Survive and Thrive: The Ultimate Guide to Living and Working Abroad for Filipino Professionals

This guide will take you from an aspiring migrant in your home country to a happy and fulfilled adventurer in another.

It's concise yet packed with valuable advice, insights, tips, and stories to help you discover the ideal opportunities, prepare for the move, and thrive in your first 90 days in a new country. Plus, get inspired by the stories of resilience of fellow migrant professionals living and working abroad.

What readers are saying:

"This guide is a heartfelt, practical, and encouraging resource. It blends personal stories with advice, making it both emotionally resonant and highly useful. It made me reflect on my own hardships, and I felt a good sense of humility in seeing those same emotions mirrored in the book. It shows how challenging it could be but offers encouragement and clarity on how to navigate them. The inclusion of real-life experiences from different countries adds depth and relatability." - Cristine T.

"Insightful and encouraging for Filipinos planning to move abroad for the first time" - Rica M.

"It’s a great resource for young professional Filipinos who are thinking to expand their opportunities outside the country. One of the biggest strength of the e-book is it's informative and provides you practical information."- Aizelle T.

"You’ll really feel all the emotions—excitement, disappointments, happy and low moments—throughout the book." - Jana I.

"Full of real-life stories and practical guidance, I'm sure this book would be helpful to anyone who is contemplating moving and working out of their country of birth. I really enjoyed the stories of different people moving to different places abroad as it helps give an insight as to how different the journey is for each person and yet there is always a lesson to be learned." - Klyne P.

What's inside:

• Discover your purpose (why live and work abroad)
• Find the right opportunities and secure a job offer (what are the do's and don'ts when applying in an international company)
• Prepare for the move (and avoid the big mistakes)
• Survive the first 90 days (best tips for integration in a new country and culture)
• Stories of resilience and how to overcome obstacles related to language, culture, communication, etc.

What you'll get after reading this e-book:

Through practical insights and tips:

• you can build a purposeful job search plan, instead of a random spray and pray approach
• decide on your worth-it job offer, and how you can make the most out of your experience
• efficiently and wisely prepare and plan the move, not commit costly and time-consuming mistakes
• build connection and show up with courage in the first 90 days, not get lost amidst administrative burdens and unfamiliar local ways and cultural norms
• design your own path to freedom, and not default to what others did