Working abroad is a great experience and if you don’t understand why then read on and see. 🤗
1) Learning Possibilities
Whether it’s something as obvious as learning another language or something that might be more related to your industry or profession, be it a procedure, process, policy, and regulations, the chance to work in another country can clearly expand your learning and development on a professional level. 🕴 Some reports indicate that a third of all international business executives are at a minimum bilingual. That’s a clear-cut case of how language skills can have a tremendous impact on your power to keep climbing the career ladder. 📈 English is the first language for quite a few, which is something that makes Hong Kong a communications hub, given how widely spoken English is there. When you immerse yourself into a local environment that uses another language, the challenge of it all can prove quite rewarding. 😃
2) Networking Opportunities
According to Swisslink, who provides job ops in a range of nations, even though it only takes a few mouse clicks to connect online with overseas professionals, virtual relationships don’t come close to the quality and depth that personal relationships can get when you work side by side with someone overseas. 🌉 When you get outside your normal environment, you’re going to get a chance to work with stakeholders who might later become influential players. They might just come knocking on your door the next time a promotion or position opens up. Trust is a big factor in doing any business in Asia, and the ability to look someone in the eyes and gauge how much you can trust them doesn’t happen on LinkedIn. 🙅
3) Compensation
When you negotiate any terms of your potential overseas assignment, you might get your employer to reward you for any risks you take by going to a different country. 😍 In many cases, a company will only offer you an overseas opportunity because they believe you have the capability to deliver things for them that no one else can. Being in that position should put you in a place to make a lot of money for making an international move. Expats across Hong Kong agree with this, as over 60 percent of them say they make more in Hong Kong as compared to their home countries. 🤑 That local figure contrasts with the global average of 45 percent. Other international compensation packages aren’t quite the same as they are in Hong Kong, but if your business would like you to work overseas, consider it, as you’ll have a bit of bargaining power in terms of the possible fiscal rewards. 💰
4) Keeping up with competition
International mobility assignments are expected to stay on the rise over the next half-decade, and those that get the opportunity to work internationally wind up coming up with more experience, more skills, and possibly deeper pockets. Putting an international assignment onto your resume will establish your career development, possibly being a cornerstone that future employees are looking for in leaders or promotions. 😮 The global economy is getting more competitive every day, and having some international exposure might wind up being a standard rather than something exceptional. Stay ahead of the curve. 😉
5) Make some memories
This one might be a bit sentimental, but the more variety you have in interactions with both people and environments, the more chances you have to make long-term memories and experiences that really fuel your career and passion for life. 😍 There are obvious benefits to working overseas in places like Hong Kong, but consider the adventures or cultural experiences you could have in places like Singapore, New Zealand, Australia, Malaysia, and India! 👍