Taking Your MLIS Abroad : Getting and Succeeding in an International Library Job /
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| Language: | English |
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Santa Barbara, California :
Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC,
[2017]
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Table of Contents:
- Preface: Who Are We, and Why Did We Take Jobs Overseas?
- Why Work Abroad? Myths and Reality
- Is Working Abroad for You? How to Assess Yourself Honestly
- How to Find Foreign Jobs
- The Application Process
- Winning the Interview: What's Different and What the Panel Needs to See
- The Job Offer and Getting Your Work Visa
- Before You Move
- Your Housing and Transportation: Apartment Finding, Furnishing Allowances, and Getting to and from Work
- Banks, Money, Foreign Exchange, and Taxes
- Working Abroad while Married: Care and Upkeep of the "Trailing Spouse"
- Expat Parenting, Schools, and Nannies
- Healthcare Overseas
- Your New Workplace: How Your Library Might Differ from American Ones
- Recognizing and Dealing with Culture Shock
- Keeping in Touch and Combating Loneliness
- Expat Social Life: Making Friends, Dating, and the Quest for Decent Pizza
- Surviving Worst Case Scenarios, Part 1: Crime, Natural Disasters, and Tropical Diseases
- Surviving Worst Case Scenarios, Part 2: Quitting before the End of Your Contract
- Returning Home: Leaving Your Host Country at the End of Your Contract
- What We Wish We Had Known Before, and What We Learned from Working Abroad.