How does an Adelaidean who considers himself not a ‘big city person’ with no real aspiration to live overseas, end up loving life in Ho Chi Minh City?
The is Damien Otto’s story after a generous leader at Commonwealth Bank connected him with career opportunities overseas which eventually saw the Otto family pack their bags for a life in Vietnam.
If you are a future repat thinking life back in Australia might be too slow, then you might fall off your chair during this podcast when you hear that Jacinta Reddan, the former CEO of AusCham in Hong Kong thinks her professional life is just as fast-paced in Cairns!
You’ve lived and worked overseas for 10 years building an amazing career in a market much larger and complex than Australia, so surely headlining your CV with ‘worked in New York looking after the Americas’ says it all?
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After 21 years with the one employer and a life across multiple countries in Europe and Asia, it is somewhat ironic that @Brett Cooper has now ended up in one country with multiple employers.
Such is the adventure of an expat-repat!
It took three attempts and a career 180 for Andrew Tiernan to move home to Australia after 18 years overseas but despite the bumpy role to get to Melbourne he says he is now ‘in the right place’.
On Amber Daines’ podcast, Margot Andersen discusses the challenges of expat life are rarely talked about beyond the inner circle. She explains the facets of living abroad and repatriation journeys. Tune in here.
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Margot Andersen was interviewed for Forbes Women’s Digital Network on the art of repatriation and discusses several strategies to make your return the return journey a successful on. Read the article here.
As a member of The Employee Mobility Institute, Margot Andersen has contributed a range of articles addressing the management of repatriation, global careers and global leadership. Read articles here.
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Media release – Returning Aussie expats feel like strangers in their own home Aussie repats share stories of ‘reverse culture shock’ and lost careers in new podcast series
Margot Andersen and Simone Pregellio talk about life overseas and the Boomeranging podcast as part of TellMeWhere2Go’s new Super Seven Series focusing on travel identities adjusting to COVID. Take a listen here
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