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    GenXpat: The Young Professional’s Guide to Making a Successful Life Abroad

    • GenXpat: The Young Professional’s Guide to Making a Successful Life Abroad

    • By: Margaret Malewski

    • Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing

    • Pub. Date:

    • Print ISBN-13: 978-1-931-93023-9

    • E-Book ISBN-13: 978-1-423-78585-9

    • Pages in Print Edition: 240

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    Are you a young, mobile professional looking to start a life abroad?

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    Top Level Categories:
    Business

    Sub-Categories:
    Business > International Business Globalization

    Table of Contents

     

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    Copyright

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    INTRODUCTION

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    Chapter 1. Making the Decision to Move
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    The Importance of Making an Informed Decision

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    Motivations for Going Abroad
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    Professional Advancement

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    Checking the Box of International Experience

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    Travel Bug

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    Seeking a Better Future

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    External Circumstances to Consider
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    Economic Aspects

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    Political Aspects

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    Cultural Aspects

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    Personal Circumstances to Consider
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    Dealing with the Unfamiliar

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    Making the Decision

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    Chapter 2. Negotiating Your Contract
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    Win-Win

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    How Employers Think about Compensation

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    Compensation across Borders

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    Negotiability of Different Compensation Components

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    Demystifying Corporate Relocation Packages

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    Long-Term Expat Packages

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    Short-Term Expat Packages

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    Foreigners on Local Packages

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    The Negotiation Process: Strategy

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    The Negotiation Process: The Fine Print

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    Adapting a New-Hire Contract

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    Adapting a Local-to-Local Contract

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    Adapting a Short- or Long-term Expat Contract

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    Chapter 3. Juggling Work and Logistics on Arrival
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    Main Demands on Your Time upon Arrival

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    Setting Priorities in the First Month

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    Striving for Balance

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    Things That Can Be Done Later

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    Priorities for Transferees

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    Chapter 4. Culture and Culture Shock
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    Defining Culture

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    Culture as the Product of Choice

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    Culture as Pertaining to a Group

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    Culture as the Science and Art of Generalization

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    Values and Culture

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    Culture Shock

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    How Do We Experience Culture Shock?

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    Dealing with Culture Shock

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    Chapter 5. Identifying and Working with Cultural Differences

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    Seven Factors for Analyzing Culture
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    Personal Identity

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    Power Differential

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    Attitude to Change

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    Notions of Time

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    Communication Style

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    Etiquette

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    Emotional Expression

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    Using the Factors to Diagnose a Culture

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    Appropriate Level of Cultural Adaptation

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    Chapter 6. Keeping in Touch
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    Homesickness

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    The Importance of Keeping in Touch

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    Saying Good-bye

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    Deciding Whom to Keep in Touch With

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    How Distance Impacts Relationships

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    Tips for Keeping in Touch

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    Chapter 7. Building Social Networks Abroad
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    Challenges Involved in Meeting People

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    Strategies for Meeting People

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    Locals or Expats?
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    Meeting Locals

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    Meeting Expats

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    Chapter 8. Dating across Cultures
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    Challenges of Going Abroad Single

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    Cultural Dating Environments
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    Liberal Environment

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    Mixed Environment

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    Restrictive Environment

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    Diagnosing the Dating Environment

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    Moving across Dating Environments

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    Interacting with People from Restrictive Environments

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    Mixed Men and Liberal Women

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    Liberal Men and Mixed Women

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    Is Intercultural Dating Worth It?

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    Chapter 9. Long-Distance Relationships
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    Can We Make This Work?

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    Requirements for a Successful Long-Distance Relationship

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    Impact of Distance on Relationships

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    Communication

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    Straddling Locations

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    Trust

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    Chapter 10. Moving with Your Partner
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    Partner versus Spouse

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    Challenges Faced by the Relocating Couple

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    Tips for Managing the Issues

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    Chapter 11. Reverse Culture Shock
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    Returning Home: The Hidden Challenge

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    The Professional Aspect

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    The Personal Aspect

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    Dealing with Reverse Culture Shock

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    Conclusion

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    APPENDIX A: THE LOOK-SEE TRIP

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    APPENDIX B: COST-OF-LIVING CALCULATOR

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    WEB RESOURCES

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    REFERENCES

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    INDEX
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    B

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    D

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    E

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    G

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    H

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    L

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    P

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    S

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    W