Expat Career Coach Megan Fitzgerald, who blogs at CareerByChoiceBlog.com, has written a useful post for anyone who is looking for a job outside of his or her home country.

In “Aspiring Expats: How Does Searching For a Job Abroad Differ from one at Home?” she points out how issues like securing proper work documentation, dealing with cultural and languange differences, and building up a network of contacts all can make a job search abroad more challenging than in your home country.

Even in Canada, where cultural differences are smaller and language issues (at least for those considering a move to provinces other than Quebec) may not present the same challenge for English-speakers as they would in countries such as China or Italy,  it’s important to know how to deal with the paperwork and identify the resources available to assist with your job search.

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