Not every international career move looks dramatic from the outside. This episode follows a computer science professor from 17 years of tenure in Turkey to a teaching role in Colorado, and shows how saying yes to small conversations, plus a decision made as a family, shaped his path.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Imposter syndrome doesn’t care how qualified you are. It shows up at the moments that matter most — the job application, the networking event, the dream role that suddenly feels within reach. This article draws on three real coaching stories and the VIA character strengths framework to explore what actually helps when the voice of self-doubt gets loud.
