1. Rory Burdick’s approach was to take a difficult initial assignment in order to get into international, and from there, to build his expertise. Would such an approach work for you?

2. Burdick’s experience also suggests that networking is an important part of career development. Describe your networking strategy.

Rory Burdick began working in start-ups and took an opportunity that required 24-hour availability to get an assignment with an international dimension. That allowed him to build his credibility in international. From there, he networked and learned about an opportunity at Google. Once in Google, he continued to network to get assignments to build his international profile.