I’m Dr Sherrie Lee, career coach and educator for international professionals. I write about career development, positive psychology, employability, and international education — drawn from coaching practice, research, and my own experience navigating a career across cultures.
Latest Posts
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How to use Character Strengths to Overcome a Career Setback
After my government job was made redundant, workplace personality tests no longer helped. The VIA character strengths gave me a way to rebuild my identity and find new career directions. This post shares how, and answers common questions about strengths and careers.
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From Diplomatic Spouse to Global Professional: Skills, Resilience, and the Courage to Keep Moving
Following a partner’s career abroad can mean watching your own stall out, again and again, with every new posting. This episode traces one woman’s twenty years across three countries, and the community, strategic volunteering, and focus on skills that kept her career moving even when the path forward wasn’t a straight line.
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Not a Side Hustle: Rebuilding Work, Identity, and Home After a Big Move
What does it take to rebuild a career, an identity, and a sense of home after a big move? In this episode, a Singaporean food entrepreneur in Auckland shares how a “side hustle” became her most meaningful work — and what she’d tell her pre-move self.
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Rebuilding a Career Across Borders: Learning & Unlearning
In the first episode of International Career Journey, Dr Sherrie Lee talks with Sumati Sharma about leaving an established career in India to become a student again — and everything she had to learn, unlearn, and rebuild along the way. A conversation about cultural adaptation, professional networking, and what it means to belong to two countries at once.
