Sharing my experience of living abroad

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Sharing my experience of living abroad
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Agenda

• The purpose of my visit today
• My curriculum vitae
• The benefits of living abroad
• Manpower and the employment industry

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Curriculum vitae

• Personal Information
• Name Caroline Hardy
• Address Brussels, BELGIUM
• Nationality Belgium - French
• Date of Birth 28 February 1978
• Place of Birth Ghent, Belgium
• Education
• 1991-1999 Ghent, Modern Languages, Hogeschool
  HIEPSO Kortkrijk, Belgium
• 1999-2000 Higher European Diploma in Travel and
  Tourism at New College Durham, UK
• 2000-2001 BA Honours in Business, Administration
  Management at New College Durham, UK
• 2001-2002 Spanish language culture courses at
  the University of CEU Luis Vives at Madrid, Spain
• Work Experience
• 06/2002 04/2005 Events Reception Services,
  Brussels Commercial event and sales coordinator
  
• 04/2005 01/2007 Manpower, Brussels Project
  Coordinator
• 02/2007 upon today Manpower, Brussels
  Operations Manager
• Traineeschip

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The benefits of living abroad

• Improves language skills
• Get to learn yourself
• Become more autonomous
• Increases self-confidence
• Increases maturity
• Improves personality
• World wild network gt friends and professional
• Helps to understand own cultural values and
  biases
• Broaden your mind and opinions (cultural,
  political, religious)
• Adaptability
• Broaden the market for job search
• exhaustive list

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Manpower and the employment industry

• Established in 1948 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
  United States. The first European offices opened
  in 1956 in the United Kingdom. Manpower France
  was established in 1957.
• A worldwide network of 4,400 offices in 73
  countries, Manpower Inc. operates under five
  brands Manpower, Manpower Professional, Elan,
  Jefferson Wells and Right Management.

• Total Revenues US17.6 billion worldwide in
  2006, 85 percent outside of the United States.
• Largest Markets France is Manpower's largest
  national market, followed by the United Kingdom
  and the United States.
• Manpower services, a wide range of services in
  the employment industry
• Temporary, permanent, outsourcing
• Recruitment and selection
• Training and assessment
• Outplacement

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The benefits of living abroad towards a
potential employer

• A foreign experience on a CV is definitely a
  strong point towards a potential employer.
• It demonstrates that you have improved language
  skills.
• It shows that you can be independent and that you
  are able to cope with unknown environment.
• Demonstrates your commitment to self development
  to potential employers
• The way you adapt, learn and integrate a foreign
  culture/country will considerably indicate your
  cultural openness.
• Today a lot of companies operates "global", and
  this is certainly an added value!

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• Go live abroad
• and enjoy it !!
• Good luck !!