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2 PROGRAMS FOR EXPAT PARTNERS WHO ARE WE? NET EXPAT is a global market leader in Career & Life transition programs for Expat Spouses. We help more than 250 International Corporations and their Expat families achieve successful expatriations in more than 60 countries. NET EXPAT is an ISO 9001 certified company. OUR SPOUSAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS NET EXPAT has been successfully supporting thousands of expat spouses like you for over 15 years, and as a result is today a global market leader and a reference in spousal assistance. We have put together a range of customized individual programs which are outlined in the following pages. As you will discover, all our programs provide you with truly results-oriented support and are tailored to your needs. The sessions are individual and face to face. The support you can expect from NET EXPAT ranges from career counseling, help with writing a CV/resume or cover letter in line with local standards in your host country, preparing for interviews through role-playing techniques, gathering information on the local job market and companies worth targeting, to supporting you in becoming self-employed, pursuing further education, or simply investigating together how to best value the time abroad when paid work is not an option in your specific case. NET EXPAT also offers you the flexible option to move forward with your job search remotely using the NET EXPAT Intranet: you will have personalised access to our country-specific web based resources centre. You will also get access to the NET EXPAT Community, a brand-new web-based social networking environment 100% dedicated to expat partners from around the world, allowing you to network with other expats partners and share experiences. NET EXPAT is proud to be recognized for its high success rate (number of candidates working vs. total number of coaching programs delivered) and its outstanding satisfaction rate (candidates rating NET EXPAT services as Good or Very Good ). INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE? Just contact us at clientrequestamericas@netexpat.com or call us on one of the phone numbers you will find on the last page of this document. You will be entitled to a free and non-binding exploratory session call during which NET EXPAT will explore with you how to best support you, based on your particular profile, needs and situation.a proposed customized program will be agreed with you. You will then be in a position to confirm your interest in working with NET EXPAT and start your program with one of our 300 local consultants around the globe. We are very much looking forward to helping you soon.

3 Job Search Coaching (JSC) Are you looking to work abroad? Here is a flexible and motivating program for you if you want to work during your expatriation. Thanks to the pick-and-mix approach, you will benefit from full personalized support. This program provides you with the resources to get that job you re dreaming of. You will benefit from 12 hours of individual face to face sessions with your NET EXPAT consultant. Together with your personal NET EXPAT local expert, you will learn how to successfully master the challenges of the job market in your new host country, and convince local employers to invest in you. This JSC is the perfect support if you are keen to pursue your career and further develop your talents while abroad. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE JOB SEARCH COACHING The following areas are usually covered by your NET EXPAT consultant to help you secure your new job: Development of a realistic Partner Professional Plan : - Assessment of your skills and personality - Review of your career and personal objectives - Selection of your future career options abroad Review of your CV/Resume and your cover letters Specific coaching sessions: - Job search techniques - Efficient networking - Interview & negotiation techniques - Intercultural challenges - Information about Work Visa Jointly developed list of targeted employers in line with your PPP and how to team up in approaching these companies (your consultant can pro-actively support you in your job search in identifying job leads and/or contacts for you). Targeted list of employers CV & cover letters Job Hunt Strategy Career Counseling JSC support Networking Interviewing techniques Communication techniques Multicultural awareness The following resources will be available for you: 1-year personalized access to NET EXPAT web-based resource center Your ExpAdviser tool (assessment of your strengths and weaknesses compared to the host culture) Your Job Hunt Manager: a tool which helps you manage, follow-up, and exchange information on your job hunting with your Job Search Program Consultant This program consists of a 12 hour counseling budget which is typically spread over weekly meetings with you, and delivered on a one-to-one basis. We recommend using this budget within a 3-month time period.

4 Self-employment support (SEP) 100% tailor-made programs aimed at helping you if you wish to work on a freelance basis or start your own business while abroad. This program can be easily combined with Job Search Coaching should you be unsure about your career options. SELF-EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT NET EXPAT will significantly facilitate your research and help you figure out how you could work on a self-employed basis in your new host country. We will provide you with ongoing assistance as you become more aware and more integrated into the business realities of your new market. Throughout the program your NET EXPAT consultant will supply you both with practical business advice, as necessary, together with continuous moral and personal support to enable you to successfully establish yourself as self-employed. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE Depending upon your identified individual needs expressed, the following aspects can be covered: Development of your Business Plan: - Review of your career, personal objectives and priorities - Assessment of the marketability of your business projects Specific support in defining: - Your product/service outline - Your customer bases and local markets - Your potential legal constraints - Possible pricing - Your communication tools and promotional materials - The logistics and delivery aspects Your legal issues (work permit, social security, tax, ) and recommendation of external experts to address them Intercultural training to facilitate your professional integration including negotiation and selling techniques Establishment of a successful network Network Multicultural awareness Legal aspects Business plan SE support Financials Market positioning Marketing targets Logistics The following resources will be available to you: 1-year personalized access to NET EXPAT Web-based resource center Your ExpAdviser tool (assessment of your strengths and weaknesses compared to the host culture) This program consists of a 12 hour counseling budget which is typically spread over weekly meetings, and delivered on a one-to-one basis. We recommend using this budget within a 6-month time period.

5 Career Continuation Coaching (CCC) CAREER CONTINUATION COACHING PROGRAM DESCRIPTION This program is the perfect replacement for our Job Search Coaching program in countries where working is not an option for you because of work permit barriers. It provides you with alternatives to paid employment (e.g. volunteering, professional development) using a pick-and-mix approach. It supports your career development during your time abroad to improve your chances of professional reintegration after your expatriation. This program will open up your horizons in a flexible and motivating way. One-on-one coaching guarantees you with a customized approach to define how you will make the best of your time abroad, and make sure you review all local alternatives to paid employment, including volunteering, further educations. It is run in your host country by NET EXPAT experts who have a comprehensive knowledge of these alternatives, and are sensitive to the challenges of your expatriation. Depending upon your identified individual needs expressed, the following aspects can be covered: Development of your Career Continuation Plan to implement identified strategies in your host country Explanation of local specificities in addressing alternatives to paid employment Research into your further education opportunities Creation of sample cover letters for spontaneous applications and in reply to opportunities in non-profit organizations Strategic reflection on career path development regarding your career options after expatriation List of potential opportunities Specific Coaching Sessions: - Career continuation search techniques - Efficient networking - Intercultural challenges - Review of your CV/Resume - Interview and negotiation techniques List of potential opportunities Networking Intercultural awareness Career continuation strategy Career Continuation Further educational opportunities As-needed: CV writing & cover letters Communication techniques Resources Available: 1-year personalized access to NET EXPAT web-based resource center Your ExpAdviser tool (assessment of your strengths and weaknesses compared to the host culture) The basis of your program is one-on-one coaching with a 12 hour counseling budget. We recommend using this budget within a 3-month time period.

6 Social Integration Coaching (SIC) If you are not willing to work abroad, this is your ideal support as non-working accompanying partners. This program is designed for those who do not wish, or are legally unable to work in the host country but are interested in staying socially active during their expatriation (further education, volunteering ). PROGRAM DESCRIPTION This program offers essential support for you as non-working accompanying partners. Instead of counting on luck to meet the right people to open-up the right doors at the right time, your personal consultant will guide you throughout your transition phase to ensure you discover all opportunities around you. As a result of this program you will feel more confident, more open to new friends and opportunities to enjoy your expatriation alongside your family. Depending upon your identified individual needs expressed, the following aspects can be covered: Development of a Partner Integration Plan based on your personal wishes: - Assessment of your areas of interest - Review of your life objectives - Selection of your best future integration options Specific Coaching Sessions: What - How to cope with a new culture expatriation for me? - How to organize your life in your new country - Efficient networking - Facilitating your children s integration (if applicable) - How to stay in contact with your friends and family back in your home country Instead of providing a generic non-tailored list of clubs and associations, you and your consultant will establish a personalized and well thought out short list of associations, clubs and schools to facilitate your integration into your new host country. How to cope with the new culture List of associations, clubs, schools Organizing my life in a new country 6 HOURS COACHING How to stay in contact with my friends Efficient networking My children s integration Supporting my partner SOCIAL INTEGRATION COACHING This program consists of a 6 hour counseling budget which is typically spread over weekly meetings, and delivered on a one-to-one basis. We recommend using this budget within a 2-month time period.

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