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Below is a list of resources to help you transition to a new culture and international job.
Online Resources
Transitions Abroad Website and magazine addressing issues regarding living and working abroad.
Go Abroad Extensive online resource guide for living and working abroad.
Going Global Provides extensive country specific employment and career information. Online, unlimited access subscription database contains country career guides, corporate profiles and more than 100,000 international internship and job openings.
What's Up with Culture Online training module which acts as an orientation to cross-cultural living and working.
Global Etiquette Country specific culture and etiquette for career situations.
Glimpse Abroad Website and magazine addressing issues regarding living and working abroad.
Books
GENERAL
Work Abroad: The Complete Guide to Finding a Job Overseas by Clayton A. Hubbs This book is highly recommended.
Survival Kit for Overseas Living: For Americans Planning to Live and Work Abroad by L. Robert Kohl This book is highly recommended.
The Peace Corps and More: 175 Ways to Work, Study and Travel at Home and Abroad by Medea Benjamin and Miya Rodolfo-Sioson
Alternatives to the Peace Corps by Joan Powell
The Back Door Guide to Short-Term Job Adventures:Internships, Extraordinary Experiences, Seasonal Jobs, Volunteering, Work Abroad by Michael Landes
Jobs and Careers Abroad (Eleventh Edition) by Dan Boothby
Work Worldwide: International Career Strategies for the Adventurous Job Seeker by Nancy Mueller
International Jobs Directory: 1001 Employers and Great Tips for Success By Ronald L. Krannich, Caryl Rae Krannich
Work your Way Around the World by Susan Griffith
International Job Finder: Where the Jobs are Worldwide by Daniel Lauber
Summer Jobs Abroad 2007 by David Woodworth and Victoria Pybus
The Directory of Websites for International Jobs By Ronald L. Krannich, Caryl Rae Krannich
Jobs for People Who Love to Travel By Ronald L. Krannich, Caryl Rae Krannich
How to Live your Dream of Volunteering Overseas by Joseph Collins, Stefano DeZerega, Zahara Heckscher
Great Jobs Abroad by Arthur H. Bell
CULTURE ADJUSTMENT
The Art of Crossing Cultures (Second Edition) by Craig Storti This book is highly recommended.
The Art of Coming Home by Craig Storti Amazon.com Inside Look
The Expert Expatriate: Your Guide to Successful Relocation Abroad: Moving, Living, Thriving by Melissa Brayer Hess, Patricia Linderman
So You're Going Overseas by J. Stewart Black, Hal B. Gregersen
Culture Shock! Successful Living Abroad: Living and Working Abroad by Monica Rabe
Personal Finance for Overseas Americans: How to Direct your own Financial Future while Living Abroad by Barbara Fre
Moving your Family Overseas by Penelope Welch, et al
COUNTRY SPECIFIC
Live and Work in Germany (Live and Work Abroad Guides) by Vacation Work Publications, et al (also available for France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and other countries)
Getting a Job in Australia: How to Discover Well Paid Work and a Great New Lifestyle by Nick Vandom
CAREER SPECIFIC
The Au Pair and Nanny's Guide to Working Abroad by Susan Griffith
Teaching English Abroad (Sixth Edition) by Susan Griffith
Teaching English Overseas: A Job Guide for Americans and Canadians by Jeff Mohamed
Health Professionals Abroad by Tim Ryder
Careers in International Affairs by Maria Pinto Carland and Lisa A. Gihring
Great Jobs for Foreign Language Majors by Julie DeGalan, Stephen Lambert
Global Health Directory 2000:U.S. Based Agencies Working in International Health, 2000. from Global Health Council, Washington D.C.
Working with Animals: The U.K., Europe, and Worldwide by Victoria Pybus