Working World: Careers in International Education, Exchange, and Development, Second Edition

Working World: Careers in International Education, Exchange, and Development, Second Edition

by Sherry Lee Mueller, Mark Overmann
Working World: Careers in International Education, Exchange, and Development, Second Edition

Working World: Careers in International Education, Exchange, and Development, Second Edition

by Sherry Lee Mueller, Mark Overmann

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Overview

Now available in a new second edition, Working World: Careers in International Education, Exchange, and Development offers an engaging guide for cause-oriented people dedicated to begin or enhance careers in the now burgeoning fields of international affairs. Mueller and Overmann expand their original dialogue between a career veteran and a young professional to address issues that recognize the meteoric rise of social media and dramatic geopolitical events. They explore how the idea of an international career has shifted: nearly every industry taking on more and more international dimensions, while international skills—linguistic ability, intercultural management, and sensitivity—become ever more highly prized by potential employers.

This second edition of Working World offers ten new and four significantly updated profiles as well as new and expanded concepts that include work-life balance, the importance of informational interviews, moving on, and key building blocks for international careers.Like the award-winning first edition, Working World is a rare and valuable resource to students and graduates interested in careers in international affairs, mid-career professionals who want to make a career change or shift, as well as guidance counselors and career center specialists at universities.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781626160545
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Publication date: 02/26/2014
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 264
File size: 3 MB
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Sherry Lee Mueller is adjunct professor at the School of International Service, American University and president emeritus of the National Council for International Visitors (NCIV). Prior to her arrival at NCIV in 1996 she was director of the professional exchange programs staff at the Institute of International Education.

Mark Overmann is assistant director and senior policy specialist at the Alliance for International Educational and Cultural Exchange.

Table of Contents

Preface

IntroductionThe Changing Global Context for International CareersA Job versus a CareerPart One: Shaping Your Career PhilosophyPart Two: Selected Resources and ProfilesProfilesCombined Voice of a Career Veteran and a Young Professional

Part I Shaping Your Career Philosophy 1. Identifying Your Cause 2. The Art of Networking 3. The Value of Mentors 4. The Continuous Journey

Part II Selected Resources and Profiles5. Your Job Search: A General Approach 6. Professional Associations 7. Internship Opportunities 8. Volunteer Opportunities 9. Nongovernmental Organizations and Educational Institutions 10. US Government 11. Multinational Organizations 12. Business, Foundations, Thinks Tanks, and Consulting

Conclusion

Index

What People are Saying About This

Catherine Pfaffenroth

Any young professional seeking to explore or to enter a career in international exchange will find this book invaluable. Mueller and Overmann provide tried and true advice from the voices of experience. The cross-generational, multiperspective approach is both practical and exemplary of the spirit of the field.

Harriet Mayor Fulbright

Mueller and Overmann provide an engaging intergenerational dialogue about 'your place in history' for readers who share the idealism and values Senator Fulbright embraced. The authors compiled an easily navigable directory of selected resources, prominent organizations, and illuminating profiles of leaders in the field.

Saul Garlick

Working World provides the wisdom you need to start your career in clear and concise prose. Here, invaluable mentoring comes with a binding. Take the vision you have for your high impact career and read this book to catalyze your future.

From the Publisher

"Kudos to Sherry Mueller and Mark Overmann. The timing is perfect for this edition. Working World is an essential guide to international careers for a new generation of Americans eager to see, feel, and change their world."—John Zogby, founder of the Zogby Poll and author (with Joan Snyder Kuhl) of First Globals: Understanding, Managing, and Unleashing the Potential of Our Millennial Generation

"Mueller and Overmann provide an engaging intergenerational dialogue about 'your place in history' for readers who share the idealism and values Senator Fulbright embraced. The authors compiled an easily navigable directory of selected resources, prominent organizations, and illuminating profiles of leaders in the field."—Harriet Mayor Fulbright, Executive Director, President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities, 1997-2000, The Harriet Fulbright College

"Working World provides the wisdom you need to start your career in clear and concise prose. Here, invaluable mentoring comes with a binding. Take the vision you have for your high impact career and read this book to catalyze your future."—Saul Garlick, CEO, ThinkImpact Company

Allan Goodman

Sound and different advice by two leading professionals. To be read when you are starting to search but especially when you are interviewing, where most impressions are formed and jobs are lost. Working World will help make what you say something your interviewer will want to remember.

John Zogby

Kudos to Sherry Mueller and Mark Overmann. The timing is perfect for this edition. Working World is an essential guide to international careers for a new generation of Americans eager to see, feel, and change their world.

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