About the Author

Jo Parfitt When professional writer Jo Parfitt joined her new husband in Dubai and received a stamp in her passport that read 'Not Permitted to Take up Employment' she was devastated. Since then she has let nothing prevent her from maintaining a professional identity regardless of regular intercontinental moves and the responsibilities of her family. Jo went on to create and sustain a shifting portfolio of portable careers, ranging from writing a cookbook called Dates in Oman through being a successful journalist in Dubai to running seminars and workshops worldwide from her current home in The Netherlands. In 1998 she realised it was time to write a book that would inspire and empower others to develop their own career in a suitcase too. 2013 sees the launch of the fourth edition of Career in Your Suitcase, this time in collaboration with Colleen. With a permanently evolving portable career to keep her busy, Jo has run Summertime Publishing since 1997 and now has 70 books in her stable, most of which are by or for other people living abroad. In 2012 she launched ExpatBookshop.com to enable her to promote them. Find out more about Jo, her workshops, her consultancy and what makes her heart sing, through her blog at JoParfitt.com or via SummertimePublishing.com Colleen Reichrath-Smith Colleen believes in teaching people the skills they will need to make the most of their career journey, to make personally meaningful choices for their career. Colleen made an international transition in 2005 when she moved from Canada to the Netherlands for love after almost ten years working in the field of career development. Seeing it as the ultimate chance to apply the career development principles she teaches others, within two years she had learned the language and was again delivering career development training. This time in Dutch. After meeting Jo Parfitt at Connecting Women and the European Professional Women's Network, Colleen decided to follow her intuition and discuss the idea of a book further with Jo. This edition of Career in Your Suitcase is the result and incorporates lessons learned and the career development principles needed for today's mobile career adventurer. Visit http://careerinyoursuitcase.com/speaking/ to book Colleen as a speaker for your next conference or event or http://careerinyoursuitcase.com/workshops/ to find out about Career in Your Suitcase workshops.

Reviews

"A 'how to' manual for the career oriented person wanting to thrive wherever he or she may be living in the world, No one knows how to do that better than Jo Parfitt. If you buy only one book this year, this is it." Yvonne McNulty, PhD, author of Managing Expatriates: A Return on Investment Approach "Not only is this is the bible for global nomads looking to establish their careers abroad, but it is so rich and informative it is also a must-have for those looking to start their next career adventure - wherever that may be." Donnalee Bell, Senior Consultant, The Canadian Career Development Foundation, www.ccdf.ca "Identifying passions and values is as critical to professional success abroad as it is on home turf. This step-by-step approach will guide the reader through the challenging process of maintaining a professional identity based on skill set, not physical location. " Alison Cavatore, Founder, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Global Living Magazine. www.GlobalLivingMagazine.com