Get Ahead by Going Abroad: A Woman's Guide to Fast-Track Career Success

by Stacie Nevadomski Berdan and C. Perry Yeatman

Book Overview

As companies expand their international operations, smart women who are prepared to pursue opportunities overseas can dramatically accelerate their careers, enjoying high-profile projects, bigger... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061340537
• ISBN13: 9780061340536
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

one should at least consider the possibility

Before reading this books, I hadn't quite realised that it was possible to go overseas when being a mum or in a long term relationship (marriage, etc); What I learned in this book is that although it could be difficult to maintain/manage a balance within the family life whilst working overseas, still, it seems it is actually possible to do it: there are women who have achieved it...

Can't wait to begin my adventure!

I can't wait to begin my professional adventure abroad! I was excited about it before, but now feel even more excited and prepared. Previously I had not thought that much about using my feminine characteristics to my advantage. This book will inspire you and teach you how to act locally while thinking globally.

The Power Of Working Abroad

Hi, I recently read this book and then interviewed the authors for a feature on ExpatWomen.com. I was so impressed with both the book and the authors that I contributed the following (unsolicited) review to The Telegraph UK site (subsequently published 14 May 2008). I hope it helps you learn more about the book and decide if it is the right book for you. Wishing you success abroad, Andrea Martins, Director, ExpatWomen.com. "Could Rhonda Byrne be wrong? Could there really be another Secret? According to C. Perry Yeatman and Stacie Nevadomski Berdan, the authors of Get Ahead By Going Abroad: A Woman's Guide To Fast-Track Career Success, there is indeed another secret: working abroad gets you up the career ladder faster - especially if you are a woman struggling to break through the proverbial glass ceiling at home. Perry and Stacie are living testimony to the power of working abroad. Perry was a 25 year-old account executive making US$25,000 a year when she moved from Baltimore, Maryland to Singapore to accept her first job overseas. Ten years later, with additional stints in Moscow and London, Perry catapulted to earning US$500,000 per year and found herself touring exotic cities with global CEOs and former heads of state like Margaret Thatcher. Today, Perry is one of the top fifty executives at Kraft Foods, the second-largest food and beverage company in the world. Stacie moved to Hong Kong the day after her wedding, at age twenty-seven. She took up a vice-president position at Burson-Marsteller - the world's leading PR firm. Upon her return to Washington, D.C. only three years later, Stacie became a global managing director. By the age of 34, she was named a partner in WPP, Burson-Marsteller's parent company and ranked in the top 1 percent of the largest communications conglomerate in the world. Today, Stacie is a successful author and a sought-after speaker and consultant. But it is not just Perry and Stacie who have shot ahead by going abroad. To prove their theory, the authors conducted a global online survey of more than 200 women who had spent significant time abroad. A convincing 85 percent agreed that going overseas had accelerated their careers. Now that's a figure not to be scoffed at. As a former expat in Indonesia and Mexico, I loved reading Get Ahead By Going Abroad because it took me up close and personal with Perry, Stacie and other similarly successful expat women - who share insights never normally offered to anyone outside an expat exec's trusted inner circle. I also enjoyed the fact that the book is written differently from your standard how-to fare: it intersperses advice, checklists and get-ahead tools with loads of quotes from the 40 women the authors interviewed in-depth to make their material "real". Whilst aimed at the niche female market, this book is a must-have for anyone wanting to: land an international assignment; negotiate the best possible contract; know what to expect when they arrive; and

Great Resource For Any Ambitious Woman

While this book isn't exactly what I'm doing, taking a position overseas, it was the main reasoning behind finishing up the last leg of my education overseas. It was a very well thought-out, researched book, written by two women who had worked extensively overseas and had real life experiences of many women who had worked overseas also. It ranged from journalist to big business. It covered many aspects, from making sure its for you, how to land the gig, preparing for the move, settling in, working well overseas and surviving culture shock at the same time and even moving back to your home country and dealing with repatriation. It had some great ideas, tips, resources such as other books and websites, and was very, very helpful. I highly recommend it and am very glad I purchased it. It will be a big help and I plan on taking it with me as a resource when I start law school abroad in the Fall.

Wanderlust Pays off

This all new guide by international career women brings a whole new light and love for the saying "the world is your oyster". With a collection of personal experiences and case studies with tactical how to's this book will tell you how to land that international assignment to fulfill your wanderlust. A great read to give you that push to leap towards the global career you have always wanted no matter your age or stage of life.