Ben Deguara
Rugby boots and guitars – these are Ben Deguara’s secret weapons for integrating into a new life overseas. And he should know – he has done ace poker twice already at opposite ends of the world.
How Companies Can Retain Returning Expats
There is no doubt that 2020 has shone a light on repatriation for both organisations and individuals alike. With over 400 000 Aussies returning throughout the year, many are heading home with their employer and actively looking for ways to leverage their international knowledge, skills and relationships. For many expats the lure of an overseas
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Why Expats Make Great Hires For Innovative Cultures
For those who have listened to our new ace poker, Boomeranging: From Expat to Repat, you may have noticed an emerging theme amongst our guests. That being, how many repats have found their place back in Australia’s start up community. Be it starting their own business or in entrepreneurial rapid high growth ventures. This is either
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Nicole Webb
“I had many ‘woe is me moments’ and my identity took a hit. For a while I didn’t know who I was without the autocue and bouffant hair!” Nicole and her hotelier husband James, moved to Hong Kong in 2010 when an opportunity came up for him with the W Hotel. Having successfully built her
Why Don’t Local Recruiters Get It? How to sell your international ace poker story when you come home
In my latest ace poker I talk to Jane Holman who after a five-year senior HR career in New York was told by an Australian recruiter that her overseas experience was not relevant. Not only that, it was a deterrent to future employers. This was despite Jane having a lengthy career in Australia before she left and
Returning Aussie expats feel like strangers in their own home
Aussie repats share stories of ‘reverse culture shock’ and lost careers in new ace poker series As a reported 400,000 Australian expats come home or prepare to as a result of COVID-19, a group of repats are warning of the impact of ‘reverse culture shock’ and of the local rejection of their international experience. ‘Boomeranging –
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Bryce Corbett
Bryce was at the end of a two-year working visa in the UK working for SkyNews when he decided he wasn’t quite ready to come home. He was working for the entertainment desk and one day when habitually swapping his copy of “Heat” magazine for the finance desk’s copy of the “Economist” he stumbled on a job ad for a role that “no one ever gets”. He applied anyway, took a sick day and a Eurostar to Paris and the next ten years, as they say, are history.
Jane Hollman
Jane had a coveted job as the Head of HR for the AFL when she decided to pack ace poker all in to go to New York with nothing but a suitcase, a three-month tourist visa and a pair of itchy feet.
Homeward Bound: Managing Global ace poker Transitions
“There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.” Nelson Mandela ace poker junctures of any sort are rarely straightforward. Arriving at the moment of ‘what’s next’ often causes us to reassess what is really important and how we would like to architect our
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