International Jobs and Careers Booklist | Arlington Public Library

1) Working in international development and humanitarian assistance: a career guide

Author

Gedde, Maïa

2) american statecraft the story of the u s foreign s

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3) Volunteer voices: key insights from international development experiences

4) Cultural Intelligence: Living and Working Globally

Author

Thomas, David C

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Globalization means that managers need to be prepared to do business with people from a wide range of cultures. But it's just not possible to learn the particular customs and traits of every culture you might regularly come into contact with. Cultural Intelligence teaches techniques and people skills that will allow you to function effectively in any culture. Instead of providing a laundry list of culturally specific dos and don'ts, Thomas and Inkson...

5) Foreign service: five decades on the frontlines of American diplomacy

Author

Dobbins, James

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From Vietnam in the 1960s to Afghanistan in this decade, James Dobbins was on the frontlines of American diplomacy and worked to advance U.S. national interests in some of the world's most difficult and troubled arenas. In Foreign Service, Dobbins takes the reader behind the scenes at the Vietnam peace talks, the darkest days of the Cold War, the reunification of Germany, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the U.S. military interventions in...

6) Careers overseas

Series

Gale virtual reference library

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This book provides students with need-to-know data on many different career options for those looking to relocate overseas, or who want to see the world as they embark on their career. Career options include Peace Corps Worker, English Teacher, Construction Worker, Medical Staff, and Member of the Armed Forces.

7) Teaching English abroad: your expert guide to teaching English around the world

Author

Griffith, Susan

8) Assignment Russia: becoming a foreign correspondent in the crucible of the Cold War

Author

Kalb, Marvin

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A personal journey through some of the darkest moments of the cold war and the early days of television news

Marvin Kalb, the award-winning journalist who has written extensively about the world he reported on during his long career, now turns his eye on the young man who became that journalist. Chosen by legendary broadcaster Edward R. Murrow to become one of what came to be known as the Murrow Boys, Kalb in this newest volume of

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9) Career diplomacy: life and work in the US foreign service

Author

Kopp, Harry

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"Career Diplomacy is an insider's guide to the Foreign Service as an institution, a profession, and a career. In this thoroughly revised fourth edition, Kopp and Naland provide an up-to-date, authoritative, and candid account of the life and work of professional US diplomats, who advance and protect the country's interests around the globe. The authors explore the five career tracks-consular, political, economic, management, and public diplomacy-through...

10) Career anchors reimagined: finding direction and opportunity in the changing world of work

Author

Schein, Edgar H

Series

Jossey-Bass leadership

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"Career Anchors helps you explore and better understand your workplace skills and competencies, career motives, and values. Rather than a participant workbook, the fifth edition will be a trade book with a free assessment that's accessible with a unique pin included in the book. With this program, you will gain new insight into your career values and how they relate to your past and future choices. This easy-to-use workbook includes information about...