by Francois du Toit, Expatriate Specialist: Insurance Are you in that awkward position of having been gone from the US and are returning for a visit? If you have been in this nomadic lifestyle and no longer call the USA home but are a citizen of the United States and need to come back for […]
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By Andy Molinsky, Expatriate Specialist: Global Competence You are a new expatriate manager at the American subsidiary of your German firm in Chicago. With a few minutes to spare between meetings, you walk into the mail room to retrieve your mail and get a quick cup of coffee. “Hey, David, how are you?” one of the senior […]
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By Andy Molinsky, Expatriate Specialist: Global Competence Michael has been in Frankfurt for about a week and is really missing his home office in Chicago. Everyone in Germany seems to be so serious at work. No small talk, no conversation about the weekend, no interest in his American background — in fact, no interest really in him […]
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By Andy Molinsky, Expatriate Specialist: Global Competence Americans can find it hard to engage in small talk with people they don’t know. But imagine if you come from a country where small talk isn’t common – or where it is actually inappropriate? Here are 6 reasons foreigners dislike American-style small talk. See if any of them applies to you. […]
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The search for a job in another country than your own is not a simple task. Getting hired and sent is the dream. Resources and agencies…
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