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How to Work in Someone Else's Country
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stark, Ruth D.
- Series:
- Donald R. Ellegood International Publications
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Travel--General.
- Travel.
- Political science--International Relations--General.
- Political science.
- Managerial economics--Careers--Job Hunting.
- Managerial economics.
- Developing countries--Social life and customs.
- Developing countries.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (177 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2011]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Working abroad offers adventure, friendship with people of other cultures, intimate familiarity with exciting places, and opportunities to make real differences in communities. It also presents countless challenges, ranging from packing and staying safe and healthy to balancing project objectives with on-the-ground realities, working with local officials, and forging respectful and productive relationships. These challenges and many more are tackled in How to Work in Someone Else's Country. Drawing on thirty years of experience as an international consultant in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Pacific, Ruth Stark provides guidance for anybody preparing to work in a foreign country.This easy-to-read guide is enlivened by real-life examples drawn from the author's journals and stories shared by colleagues. Slim enough to fit in a carry-on, this book is sure to come in handy wherever your work takes you.
- Contents:
- Relationship is everything and everyone is related
- The first step : figuring out what your job is
- The second step : figuring out whom you are working for
- Questions to ask before you start packing
- A few travel survival tips
- Keeping safe
- What to do if you get there and nobody wants you
- How to make them glad that you are there
- Living and working in the public eye
- Working with your local counterparts
- Meet the press
- Dress code for the international professional
- Working with governments
- Visiting the field
- Presenting your message
- On gift-giving
- A few notes on culture
- Briefings and debriefings
- Making a difference
- Profile of the effective international worker
- A few last words.
- Notes:
- Book.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780295804323
- 0295804327
- OCLC:
- 913562038
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