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33 articles
How to prepare for your future while at home
6 min read 6 min

Being at home offers you an opportunity to deep-dive into your career wishes and consider the next steps in your professional life. Whether you’re abo...

Why taking unpaid leave may be the best thing you ever did – and how to best spend it
4 min read 4 min

It can be truly hard to slow down. But anyone who has spent years at work knows that doing just that is one of the best things you can do. After all, ...

Transferable skills are key to career success – here’s how to develop them and highlight them on your CV
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Looking for work, or looking to progress in your current role, is not always a straightforward process. For recent graduates or those switching career...

EF Talks: Louise on how to have an international career that you love
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This Q&A is part of a special series of interviews with successful, internationally minded professionals and career experts.“There’s no way of doi...

How to set your child up for career success
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Every parent hopes their child will succeed in life. The type of success they wish for varies, but, in addition to becoming kind, engaged and producti...

5 dream internships you wish you had
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Taking your first steps into the workplace can be a challenge, and it’s made much easier when you get to try out a job first as an internship. They so...

EF Talks: James Mandl – How important is fluency to getting the job?
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The suggestion that speaking multiple languages fluently is good for your career has been around for a while, but, in practice, what impact does it re...

10 tips for writing a great international job application
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Writing resumes and cover letters are hard. Writing resumes and cover letters in another language is even harder. But we think that stepping out of yo...

6 steps to CV heaven (and to the top of the pile)
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Your resume or curriculum vitae (CV) is your wingman in the job market. It helps you get a foot in the door, makes a (hopefully great) first impressio...

Avoid these 10 mistakes when working internationally
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When working abroad or in teams with people from all over the world, it’s absolutely essential to remember that your colleagues might not see the worl...

How to write the perfect cover letter: A blueprint
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The jury is still out on which part of a job application process, all the way from networking to writing a CV and acing the interview, is the most ner...

Learn one of these 5 languages to stand out
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For most people looking to study another language, English remains the first choice – and for good reason. As the language of diplomacy, business and ...