Product Details
- Author: Sherry L. Mueller, Mark Overmann
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- Binding: Paperback
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- Dewey Decimal Number: 337.702
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- EAN: 9781589012103
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- ISBN: 1589012100
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- Label: Georgetown University Press
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- Manufacturer: Georgetown University Press
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- Number of Items: 1
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- Number of Pages: 246
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- Product Group: Book
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- Publication Date: 2008-10-15
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- Publisher: Georgetown University Press
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- Studio: Georgetown University Press
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- Title: Working World: Careers in International Education, Exchange, and Development
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Product Description: Are you looking for a career with professional rewards and personal satisfaction? Perhaps you'd like to find meaningful employment in the field of international relations? "Working World" is the perfect resource for making sound career choices, and is particularly valuable for those interested in exploring a career in international education, exchange, and development. Sherry Mueller, head of a large nonprofit organization with an international focus, and Mark Overmann, a young professional on his way up, serve as spirited guidance counselors and offer valuable insight on launching a career, not just landing a job. The two authors - representing contrasting personalities, levels of experience, and different generations - engage in an entertaining dialogue designed to highlight alternative approaches to the same destination: making a difference in the world.With a rich mix of anecdotes and advice, the two authors present their individual perspectives on career development: identifying your cause, the art of networking, the value of mentors, and careers as 'continuous journeys'. Mueller and Overmann push job seekers to challenge assumptions about what it means to pursue a career in international relations and to recognize that the path to career success is rarely straight.To help the job seeker chart the best course, "Working World" provides specific resources including annotated lists of selected organizations, websites, and further reading. Profiles of twelve professionals, from promising young associates to presidents and CEOs, illustrate the book's main topics. Each professional provides insight into his or her career choices, distills lessons learned, and offers practical advice about building a career in international affairs. All of these resources were chosen specifically to help job seekers map the next steps toward the internship, job, or other opportunity that will give shape to the career they envision.
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Customer Reviews
For those who need a bit of direction in their lives
Reading this book led me to meet incredible people. Going to networking events, voluntering and finding mentors seemed more real. I found some websites and print that helped to figure out what I really want to do in life :)
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Insightful, in-depth look at International Opportunities
For any college aged student with aspirations of studying or working abroad, Working World is a must read. I especially found the viewpoint of the young professional helpful and instantly relatable.
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Simply Awesome
Once I was a lost young soul living in Washington, DC who knew that I wanted to use my college degree. I knew that I wanted to perform some service for others and work somewhere with a global reach. Basically, I wanted to work in a in a non-profit in the international field.
Sounds easy, but where to start? And how to follow through and make my goal a reality? I won't go into the answers for you because this book takes care of all of that for me. I highly recommend that anyone interested in working in the international field (not only non-profits like me) take a good look at this book. It will help guide your way.
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