{"id":4354,"date":"2020-11-17T08:08:28","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T21:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insyncnetworkgroup.com\/why-dont-local-recruiters-get-it-how-to-sell-your-international-career-story-when-you-come-home\/"},"modified":"2023-07-03T02:00:02","modified_gmt":"2023-07-02T16:00:02","slug":"why-dont-local-recruiters-get-it-how-to-sell-your-international-career-story-when-you-come-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insyncnetworkgroup.com\/why-dont-local-recruiters-get-it-how-to-sell-your-international-career-story-when-you-come-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Don\u2019t Local Recruiters Get It? How to sell your international career story when you come home"},"content":{"rendered":"

In my latest podcast I talk to Jane Holman<\/a>\u00a0who after a five-year senior HR career in New York was told by an Australian recruiter that her overseas experience was not relevant.\u00a0 Not only that, it was a deterrent to future employers.<\/p>\n

This was despite Jane having a lengthy career in Australia before she left and despite some global brands on her CV gained in New York.<\/p>\n

I would like to say her experience was unique, but so often I hear from returning expats the challenges they have translating their overseas experience for local recruiters.\u00a0 Many local recruiters equate time overseas as \u2018time out of the market\u2019 and therefore having out of date networks or understanding of local business practices.<\/p>\n

The reality is, for most expats, it would take more than five years for us to stop understanding how to work \u2018Australian\u2019!<\/p>\n

However Australia is a small market and expats coming home need to be aware of the challenges they could face if they have spent large chunks of time overseas and don\u2019t come home with a job.\u00a0 Chances are the recruiter you are talking to, hasn\u2019t worked overseas and therefore may find it hard to understand and then \u2018sell\u2019 your skills to an employer.\u00a0 They simply don\u2019t know what to do with your overseas experience and how to package it.<\/p>\n

Here are some of my key tips for managing how you protect and package your international experience on your return trip home.<\/strong><\/p>\n