Working Abroad For The United States

A crowd of young rebellious men, loud voices shouting for freedom, shells, bombs, grenades, blood, and death; this is where my story started from. There are many changes that can happen in a person’s life. Some changes are very tiny and would not affect your life very much. However, other events could be very important and could change a person’s whole life, such as mine. These big events can cause a change in our lifestyle, personality, and the way we look at things. It can also make us realize the value of things that we did not care about before. My life changing event is when I moved with my family to the United States.

There are many reasons why people migrate to other countries. In China, the main reason is problems with the government. Many Chinese students graduate from college and migrate to other countries due to the government being very difficult and radical. In China businesses must reapply for their license every 3 years and sometimes they’re afraid that it will not be reassigned to them. This has become a major cause for entrepreneurs to leave China and bring their businesses oversea to another country.

The most memorable event in my life was when we moved out from Russia to a country that changes lives and is known as a dream land called the United States of America. When we sat on the airplane that was going toward the United States in August of 2004, we knew our lives are going to be changed in the way we always wanted them to. After twelve years of not going to school and being discriminated by Russian citizens, this moving to a new country was the most amazing, not just in my life generally, but for my entire family as well.

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religious persecution. America was a great place to travel to, because of its freedom of religion bill, which was passed in 1786. This bill allowed anyone to have the religion they desired, and also granted

Housing in America really isn’t what it used to be. With prices getting very high, people have found themselves moving and relocating more quickly. Statistics have shown that 35% of Americans have moved at least once in the last 5 years (meaning that in the last 60 months, over 100 thousand people had to fill the change of address forms) and the truth is that the number doesn’t seem to be reducing. Moving in America has always been on the rise as people have been on the constant search for more opportunities and greener pastures; better jobs, better housing and living conditions, improved ways of life, etc. Job related factors have always been the most frequent and common reasons

Shannon L. Alder once said, “If you were born with the ability to change someone’s perspective or emotions, never waste that gift. It is one of the most powerful gifts God can give- the ability to influence.” This quote above has always been my favorite line of admiration. Up until now, I have been influenced by a lot of people, but the person that I admire most is my older sister, Nhi.

Expat. Expatriate, from the Latin ex ("out of") and patria ("fatherland"). Someone living in a foreign land. Immigrant. From the Latin immigratum ("go into", "move in"). A person who comes to a country to take permanent residence.

An expatriate (in abbreviated form, expat) is a person temporarily or permanently residing in a country and culture other than that of the person 's upbringing or legal residence. The word comes from the Latin ex (out of) and patria (country, fatherland).

Secondly, many of them do not have an alternative. To leave one's home country, one needs money, a passport and/or visa, an alternative and legally preferable destination and determination, a highly improbable combination.

Finding a new job in a new culture is rather a hard than easy because a person can feel that the boss or manager may not like them due to their culture or there way of life that has to do with religion or the way they speak. Whenever you do get a job in a culture or country is mindful of all the things you should do and shouldn’t do because they can only help you cope with the decision on relocating and helping your family. While at the company you are working for they will help you in any way possible so you can get far in the business and they also know that you are fairly new to their country and need some help adjusting to their accustoms.

6: What are the clear advantages of global professional experience and living for awhile as an expatriate citizen? What experiences do people who have had these opportunities take with them into the rest

Giving the opportunity to work internationally can be an exciting, adventurous, and a wonderful experience. Experiencing another culture while progressing in your career is a major move. There are many incentives that can come with this move. Favorable tax laws are one of the biggest draws for expats who are seeking sanctuary abroad, and from this measure it is hard to beat Belize. The English-speaking Central American country has no personal or corporate local income taxes and has no foreign currency controls. Working in Belize has its many perks, the language just so happen to be one of them. Being an expat working internationally, learning another language can be very stressful. In this country, that wouldn’t be a factor. China on the other hand would be a little more challenging, but also a great experience.

In summary, the home culture of an expatriate predisposes them to certain behaviors and situations. It allows them to operate efficiently in that environment. However, moving to the host-culture changes that operating environment and makes their 'mental software ' less efficient and effective. Culture is clearly a relevant variable when expatriating employees and their families for international business assignments. Training can be applied to ameliorate these effects. Also, training provides insight into the procedural, substantive and informational aspects of their work and personal life in the host location.

The company can hire individuals from the country the headquarters are located (home country), hire individuals from the country the new location is in (host country), or hire individuals from other countries other than the home or host company (third country). Of course, the company could hire any combination of the three. When hiring from either the host or third country option, the person hired is considered an expatriate. The hiring decision for a multinational company opening in a new country could be an immense one for the Human Resources Department (HR). The HR department has to consider the cost to the company with hiring locally or hiring expatriates and the reliability and production of the new employees that they will hire. Each of these crucial choices has their pros and cons to each side of them. Recruiting locally, within the country, could benefit the company with many factors such as cost benefits, the new employees having knowledge of local professional customs and regulations, etc. Recruiting from the home or third country category, better known as expatriates, to work for the company has many advantages which could assist the company in many ways that local recruitment could not. The following pages go into greater detail on the processes and issues companies must complete when deciding between a local hire and an expatriate.