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Book Title: Borderless Benefits: Unlocking Transferable Skills from International Learning

by Lynne Mitchell; Megan Pickard; and Kristopher Gies

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Book Description: Have you returned from an international learning experience and are wondering what's next? Borderless Benefits is your essential guide to transforming your study abroad experience into tangible career advantages that will allow you to stand out in today's competitive job market. This self-directed resource provides you with the practical tools to identify, articulate, and strategically leverage the transferable knowledge, skills, and attitudes gained from your international learning experience, transitioning you from study abroad student to desirable employee while also teaching you how to foster continuous personal and professional growth.

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Contents

Book Information

Book Description

Upon returning home from an international learning experience, many questions arise: How do you translate your experience abroad into a successful career path? What invaluable self-discoveries did you make, and how can they resonate with potential employers? Borderless Benefits is your essential guide to navigating the transition from learning abroad student to desirable employee. This concise, interactive, and self-directed resource equips you with the tools you need to confidently identify, articulate, and strategically leverage the transferable knowledge, skills, and attitudes you gained abroad, setting you apart in today’s competitive job market and preparing you to thrive in an increasingly interconnected world.

Borderless Benefits is organized into three comprehensive chapters. Chapter One begins with self-reflection to highlight how your identity influenced your experience abroad and can build your intercultural competence. Chapter Two builds upon this foundation, helping you pinpoint the transferable employment skills honed through your international journey and effectively communicate their value to future employers. Finally, Chapter Three empowers you to cultivate a growth mindset, providing strategies to continuously develop your intercultural skills and apply them not only in your professional life but also in every aspect of your daily interactions, demonstrating that invaluable growth opportunities exist whether you are at home or abroad.

Authors

Lynne Mitchell; Megan Pickard; and Kristopher Gies

License

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Borderless Benefits: Unlocking Transferable Skills from International Learning Copyright © 2025 by Lynne Mitchell, Megan Pickard, Kristopher Gies is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

Subject

Careers guidance

Metadata

Title
Borderless Benefits: Unlocking Transferable Skills from International Learning
Authors
Lynne Mitchell; Megan Pickard; and Kristopher Gies
License

Icon for the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Borderless Benefits: Unlocking Transferable Skills from International Learning Copyright © 2025 by Lynne Mitchell, Megan Pickard, Kristopher Gies is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

Primary Subject
Careers guidance
Additional Subject(s)
Cross-cultural / Intercultural studies and topics, Advice on careers and achieving success, Job hunting / changing careers, Travel tips and advice: general, Educational: Work experience / Careers
Institution
University of Guelph
Publisher City
Guelph
Publication Date
June 2, 2025