There are many things to consider when deciding whether or not to accept a job offer overseas. This week, we discussed what factors are most important when thinking about working internationally.
During this discussion, I had very similar thoughts with my peers with this topic. If given an opportunity to take a job in another country for a certain period of time, there are factors about every aspect that would need to be considered. Almost all of us stated that we would need to asses whether or not the country we would be working in was one that we felt we would be able to fit in. This means thinking about factors such as culture, language barriers, economic and political stance, etc.
In addition, salary is an important factor to consider. Moving to another country would be a huge adjustment, and a relocation package would be important. Depending on the standard of living on the country you are going, salary and benefits would need to be adjusted accordingly.
Lastly, we all mentioned the factor of relationships/stage of life. We all felt less or more inclined on accepting if we were in a stage of life that included serious relationships (significant other, children). Most of us agreed that being in our early twenties was a great time to travel for work.
