Research the country. The National Trade Data Bank

(NTDA) is a good place to start. Find answers to the following questions:

a. What language is spoken in this country? Are you proficient in it? What would you need to do if you are not proficient?

b. What are the economic, social, and legal systems like in this nation?

c. What is its history?

d. What are its culture and social traditions like? How might they affect your work or your living arrangements?

Today, firms around the world need employees with special skills. In some countries, such employees are not always available, and firms then must search abroad for qualified applicants. One way they can do this is through global workforce databases. As business and trade operations continue to grow globally, you may one day find yourself working in a foreign country, perhaps for an American company doing business there or for a foreign company.