My global story began like many Australians. I embarked on a trip to the UK for what I thought was going to be a 9-month working holiday, planning to return home by Christmas. But it wasn’t until seven years later that I eventually made the journey ‘home’. Recently I have been asked to share my […]
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For CEO and founder of FD Global Connections, Trena Blair, the flight between Sydney and New York is a path well-travelled. While Sydney is home, Trena is a former New York resident, who now splits her time between the two cities.
A new report was recently released in Australia about the struggle that expats have in both navigating the employment market and in leveraging their knowledge and skill set upon their return.
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“I felt like the world at home in Australia hadn’t changed but, I had,” says Claire Pales, of her return journey from Hong Kong to Melbourne. “No one else was any different to before but I noticed a difference between them and me. It’s interesting that I don’t feel this as much anymore, and I’m much prouder of my expat journey than I was when I first came back.”
“Professionally I had gained so much experience working on global projects under a lot of pressure during the GFC. It was invaluable,” says Jane Hollman of her life in New York City, where she lived and worked from 2008-2012.
Marianne Matin’s international life began when she joined the British Diplomatic Service in 1988, which kickstarted a career that has seen her work for more than ten organisations and live in six countries on four continents. Originally joining to use her languages (Spanish and French) and essentially to get paid to travel, Marianne spent the
“I could have remained in Australia and taken a safer, predictable career path,” says Ian Griffiths, reflecting on the beginning of his global journey, which he embarked on some 25 years ago. “But I have always had an adventurous spirit and viewed the offer as a great ‘life’ opportunity.” This particular offer Ian refers to
“Radical change is sometimes needed as a springboard to try new things,” says Julie MillerSensini. “And only good can come from it.” It was this ambitious, forward-thinking mindsetthat first drove Julie to move overseas, first to Italy in 1999 followed by London a year later,where she lived and worked for a decade before returning
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Julia van Graas’s career commenced in Australia before following a well-trodden path by many Aussies, moving to London where she spent four and a half years enjoying a soaring career trajectory, working as a director at global consulting firm, AlixPartners. While based out of the UK, she spent 18 months in the Netherlands, a six
“We are in the connection economy, where trust and relationships are the new currency” – Seth Godin Last week a card arrived in the post from a long lost uni friend which both caught me by surprise and delighted me in equal portions. I was also particularly touched with the obvious time, thought and effort
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