What's it like to lead training programs for Toyota dealerships all over Asia?
If you're Hilary Corna, you might be able to sum it up in three words: one white face.
Hilary has put together a fabulous course called Live and Work Abroad, in which she invited five friends that have lived and worked in other countries (myself included), to share as much advice as possible about the process of finding a job, apartment, friends, and everything else while overseas. And Hilary has offered to Skype for 1/2 hour with anyone considering the course. Quite the generous offer!
Hilary moved to Singapore right out of college and spent three years traveling the the Asia-Pacific region training Toyota dealerships in Kaizen. One White Face is her story. I enjoyed the book, especially her descriptions of Toyota’s business culture and the reverse culture shock she felt when she went home to America.
Hilary’s experience as a young American woman working in Asia was so different from mine, because she was a leader within a company everyone has heard of, whereas I job-hopped between several industries, consulting assignments, multinationals and startups. The book inspired me brainstorm the arc of the story I could tell if I were to write my own memoir about working abroad.
Hilary has become a good friend, and if you'd like to feel like you're reading her international career diary,
One White Face is a fabulous place to start.
Until next time,
Leslie
