• Preface To The Seventh Edition
• Working Abroad: Is It An Option
• The Search For A Job
• The Recruitment Process
• Coming To A Decision
• Preparing To Leave
• Settling In
• Working Holidays And Work Experi
• Contract Work
• Permanent Jobs And Self-Employme
• Europe
• The Arab World
• Asia
• Africa
• North America
• Latin America And The Caribbean
• Australasia And The Pacific
• Job Opportunities By Profession
• Recruitment Directory
• Country Directory
• Useful Addresses In The Uk
• European Applications
• Further Reading

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• Preface To The Seventh Edition
• Working Abroad: Is It An Option For You?
  • Changing Work Patterns
  • Reasons For Working Abroad
  • Coping With A Strange Environment
  • Do You Fit The Part?
  • Other Considerations
  • How To Use This Book
• The Search For A Job
  • Getting Fixed Up Before You Leave
  • Answering An Advertisement
  • The Speculative Approach (In The Uk)
  • Making Visits ‘on Spec’
  • Pros And Cons Of Different Approaches
• The Recruitment Process
  • Impressing The Selectors
  • Getting Through The Process
  • Replying To An Advertisement
  • Sending A Speculative Letter
  • Writing A Letter Of Application
  • Preparing A Curriculum Vitae
  • Completing An Application Form
  • Sending Your Documents
  • Preparing For Tests And Interviews
  • Aftermath
• Coming To A Decision
  • Knowing Your Employer
  • Understanding The Salary Package
  • The Job Itself
  • Family Matters
  • Adapting To Your New Environment
  • Sources Of Information
  • Contract Checklist
• Preparing To Leave
  • Banking
  • Your Car
  • Clothing
  • Arranging Education For The Children
  • Financial Planning
  • Protecting Your Health
  • Your Home
  • Insurance
  • Language Learning
  • Sending Luggage And Personal Effects
  • National Insurance
  • Passport
  • Pension
  • Shopping
  • Travel Planning
  • Visas And Work Permits – Are They Necessary?
  • Final Checklist
• Settling In
  • Facing Culture Shock
  • Creating A Friendly Personal Environment
  • Keeping In Touch
  • Attending To The Paperwork And Other Details
  • When Things Don’t Work Out
• Working Holidays And Work Experience
  • Considering Short-Term Work
  • Vacation Jobs
  • Seasonal Work
  • Gap Year Employment
  • A Year Out As An Undergraduate
  • Exchange Schemes
• Contract Work
  • What Type Of Jobs?
  • Short-Term Contracts
  • Longer Contracts
  • Looking Beyond The End Of The Contract
• Permanent Jobs And Self-Employment
  • A Home Base With Visits Abroad
  • Secondment Abroad
  • A Home Base With Postings Abroad
  • Permanent Relocation
  • The Ultimate Option: Working For Yourself
• Europe
  • The European Union
  • The Rest Of Europe
  • Further Information
• The Arab World
  • The Opportunities
  • The Influence Of Islam
  • Political Attitudes
  • Israel And The Palestine Problem
  • Dealing With Middle Easterners
  • Finding Jobs
  • Further Information
• Asia
  • Central Asia
  • The Indian Subcontinent
  • South East Asia
  • The Far East
  • Understanding Differences
  • Further Information
• Africa
  • West Africa
  • Central And East Africa
  • Southern Africa
  • South Africa
  • The Continent And Its People
  • Further Information
• North America
  • Canada
  • United States Of America
  • Further Information
• Latin America And The Caribbean
  • Central And South America
  • The Caribbean
  • The Falklands
  • Finding Jobs
  • Further Information
• Australasia And The Pacific
  • Australia
  • New Zealand
  • The Pacific
  • Further Information
• Job Opportunities By Profession
  • Accountancy
  • Agriculture & Rural Development
  • Au Pairs, Nannies, Governesses
  • Aviation
  • Banking
  • Communications
  • Computers/Information Technology
  • Conservation
  • Construction
  • Consultancy
  • Diplomacy
  • Education And Training
  • Electronics
  • Engineering
  • European Union Institutions
  • Finance
  • Hotels And Catering
  • Law
  • Manufacturing
  • Marketing & Sales
  • Medicine & Healthcare
  • Military
  • Mining
  • Missionary Work
  • Oil And Gas
  • Police
  • Publishing And The Media
  • Secretarial, Clerical, Administrative
  • Sport And Entertainment
  • Technical Co-Operation
  • Tourism And Travel
  • The United Nations & Other International Institutions
  • Utilities
• Recruitment Directory
  • Abb Lutech Resources Ltd
  • Acord (Agency For Co-Operation And Research In Development)
  • Action Health
  • Adler Recruitment
  • Agriventure/Iaea
  • Aiesec (Association Internationale Des Etudiants En Sciences Economiques.
  • Ama (Anthony Moss Associates)
  • Cdi-Anders Elite Ltd (Formerly Anders Glaser Wills)
  • Anglo Arabian Recruitment Services
  • Apso (Agency For Personal Service Overseas)
  • Arabian Careers
  • Atd Fourth World
  • Au Pair In America
  • James Baker Associates
  • Bctv (Formerly) British Trust For Conservation Volunteers
  • Bds Challenge International
  • Beechwood Recruitment Ltd
  • Beresford, Blake & Thomas Ltd
  • British Aerospace
  • British Council
  • British Council
  • British Executive Service Overseas (Beso)
  • British Red Cross
  • Brunei Energy (Formerly Alasdair Graham Associates)
  • Bunac (British Universities North American Club)
  • Sheila Burgess International
  • Butler International
  • Camp America
  • Camp Counselors Usa
  • Carlcrest
  • Cdi-Anders Elite Ltd (Formerly Anders Glaser Wills)
  • Central Bureau For International Education And Training
  • Christians Abroad
  • Commonwealth Secretariat
  • Compuware Ltd (Formerly Computec)
  • Computing Resource Centre
  • Concern
  • Concordia Ltd
  • Coral Cay Conservation
  • Council On International Educational Exchange (Council Exchanges)
  • Crown Agents
  • Daulton Personnel
  • Delton Group
  • Department For International Development (Dfid)
  • Dexton Ltd
  • Dh Associates
  • Dm Management Consultants Ltd
  • Earthwatch Europe
  • Edgware Au Pair Agency
  • Eurocell Associates
  • European Council Of International Schools (Ecis)
  • Executive Recruitment Services
  • Financial Recruitment International
  • Fircroft Group
  • Fm Recruitment
  • Forsyth Group
  • Frontier
  • Gabbitas Educational Consultants
  • G & T Associates
  • Gap Activity Projects
  • Gap Challenge
  • Peter Glaser & Associates
  • Gorkha District Health And Educational Development Scheme
  • Grafton International
  • Grove Personnnel
  • Harrison Jones Associates
  • Hays It
  • Hb Associates
  • Health Projects Abroad (Hpa)
  • Heston (Middle East) Ltd
  • Hill Mcglynn International Appointments
  • Hw Group Accountancy And Hw Group Legal (See Tmp Worldwide)
  • Iaeste (International Association For The Exchange Of Students For Technical Experience)
  • Ingineur Ltd
  • Inlingua Teacher Training & Recruitment
  • International Co-Operation For Development (Icd)
  • International Health Exchange (Ihe)
  • International House
  • International Rescue Corps
  • International Staffing Consultants, Europe
  • International Voluntary Service (Ivs)
  • Ips Group
  • I To I International Projects Ltd
  • Jenrick-Cpi Ltd
  • Jobs In The Alps
  • Just Engineers.Net Plc
  • Kibbutz Representatives
  • Kms Ltd
  • La Recruitment & Management Services
  • League For The Exchange Of Commonwealth Teachers
  • Line Up Aviation Personnel
  • Malla Overseas Recruitment
  • Médecins Sans Frontières
  • Medical Emergency Relief International (Merlin)
  • Merrow
  • Modis International
  • Morgan Bryant
  • Morson International
  • Mrk Consulting Ltd
  • Multilingual Services
  • Nes Overseas Ltd
  • Nestor International Ltd
  • Network Overseas
  • Norfolk Care Search Agency
  • Occ Computer Personnel
  • Odg Recruitment International
  • Offshore Specialist Appointments
  • Outreach International Ltd
  • Overseas Placing Unit (Opu), Employment Service
  • Oxfam
  • Premier Personnel Ltd
  • Professional Management Resources Ltd
  • Profile Management & Specialist Recruitment
  • The Project Trust
  • Qd Group (See Tmp Worldwide)
  • Randall Massey
  • Recruitment Services Ltd
  • Redr (Engineers For Disaster Relief)
  • Riba Appointments Bureau
  • Rosta Engineering Co Ltd
  • Rw Recruitment International Ltd
  • Save The Children Fund
  • Search Associates,
  • Sherry Sherratt Technical Recruitment Ltd
  • Sherwood Engineering Recruitment
  • Skillshare Africa
  • Solihull Au Pair & Nanny Agency
  • Stepp Recruitment
  • Students Partnership Worldwide
  • Ta Group Ltd
  • Taylor Recruitment
  • Teaching & Projects Abroad Ltd
  • Thomas Mining Associates
  • Tmp Worldwide
  • Top Choice Recruitment Ltd
  • Track International
  • Travellers Worldwide
  • Tti Personaldienstleistung
  • Umm Al-Jawwaby Oil Service Co Ltd
  • United Nations Association International Service (Unais)
  • Vip International
  • Voluntary Service Overseas (Vso)
  • Robert Walters Associates
  • Wel Technical Services Ltd
  • Wickland Westcott & Partners
  • Woodland Consultancy Services
  • Worldwide Health Care Exchange
  • Notes:
• Country Directory
  • Afghanistan
  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Andorra
  • Angola
  • Anguilla
  • Antigua & Barbuda
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahamas
  • Bahrain
  • Bangladesh
  • Barbados
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Belize
  • Benin
  • Bermuda
  • Bolivia
  • Bosnia-Herzegovina
  • Botswana
  • Brazil
  • Brunei Darussalem
  • Bulgaria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burma (Myanmar)
  • Burundi
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Canada
  • Cayman Islands
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Chile
  • China (People’s Republic)
  • China (Republic)
  • Colombia
  • Comores Islands
  • Congo
  • Congo, Democratic Government Of (Formerly Zaire)
  • Costa Rica
  • Cote D’ivoire.
  • Croatia
  • Cuba
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Djibouti
  • Dominica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • Egypt
  • El Salvador
  • Eritrea
  • Estonia
  • Ethiopia
  • Falkland Islands
  • Fiji
  • Finland
  • France
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Gibraltar
  • Greece
  • Grenada
  • Guatemala
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Guyana
  • Honduras
  • Hong Kong
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Ivory Coast (Cote D’ivoire)
  • Jamaica
  • Japan
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kenya
  • Kiribati
  • Korea, Republic Of (South Korea)
  • Kuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Laos
  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Macedonia
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
  • Maldives
  • Mali
  • Malta
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Mexico
  • Mongolia
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Myanmar
  • Namibia
  • Nepal
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Nicaragua
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Norway
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Panama
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Qatar
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • Rwanda
  • St Helena (Atlantic)
  • St Kitts & Nevis (Caribbean)
  • St Lucia (Caribbean)
  • St Vincent & The Grenadines (Caribbean)
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
  • Serbia Herzegovina
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Singapore
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Solomon Islands
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sudan
  • Suriname
  • Swaziland
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Syria
  • Taiwan (Republic Of China)
  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • Togo
  • Tonga
  • Trinidad & Tobago
  • Tunisia
  • Turkey
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • United Arab Emirates (Uae)
  • United States Of America
  • Uruguay
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vanuatu
  • Venezuela
  • Vietnam
  • West Bank And Gaza (Palestinian Administered Territories)
  • Yemen
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
• Useful Addresses In The Uk
• European Applications
• Further Reading
  • Country Handbooks And Guides
  • Newspapers And Periodicals
  • Newspapers & Periodicals
  • General Books
  • Work Guides And Directories