S2E6: How does working abroad help your career?

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The move may be difficult, but can be rewarding for both personal and professional development.

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Talents with overseas exposure are coveted for their ability to help companies realise their global aspirations.

There is also robust appetite among Singapore talents to work abroad.

However, employers frequently find it challenging to convince talents here to take up overseas opportunities.

Journalist Tay Hong Yi speaks to those who have navigated and are helping others to navigate this complex undertaking to work abroad to shed light on the dilemma.

His guests are:

Dr Nadir Zafar, chief experience officer at the Human Capital Leadership Institute and director of the Singapore Leaders Network

Ms Cheryl Lin, a business analyst based in Copenhagen who moved there for further studies

Highlights (click/tap above):

2:39 What are the pathways to working abroad?

5:23 What are some of the trade-offs to consider?

7:52 Why do employers find it especially challenging to convince talents to move elsewhere?

16:58 What can you do to increase the chances of an offer?

24:57 What support is needed to increase the number of locals who work abroad to develop professionally?

Read the feature by Kai Xiang discussed on the podcast: https://str.sg/dPro

Read Tay Hong Yi's articles: https://str.sg/w6cz

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Host: Tay Hong Yi ([e-mail])

Produced & edited by: Amirul Karim

Executive producers: Ernest Luis, Lynda Hong & Joanna Seow

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1. How does working abroad help your career? (00:00:00)

2. What are the pathways to working abroad? (00:02:39)

3. What are some of the trade-offs to consider? (00:05:23)

4. Issues for employers to relocate talent (00:07:52)

5. What to do to increase chances of an offer? (00:16:58)

6. What support helps locals to work abroad? (00:24:57)