It has been routinely affirmed that life experience gained overseas can really improve your resume and boost the chances of you getting a job.

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Here’s a list of WHY overseas experience is a valuable life tool, and tips on how to use your past experiences to your advantage:

  • You will be developing cross-cultural skills, which is valued by employers
  • You will be accustomed to dealing with new situations, and have experience in paving your own way in unknown environments
  • Your decision to live overseas shows independence and initiative, and shows you don’t mind launching yourself into the unknown
  • It shows that you can deal with challenges
  • It is likely that you’ll be confident and have an outgoing personality, which will help when you engage with stakeholders.

How do you make this amazing life experience stand out? On your resume!

Many of our NSR Australia athletes express an interest in getting into a sports-related field, in a business or science sense. You can use your NSR experience directly to your advantage, by emphasising your exposure to the incredible sports college culture.

Under listing your education abroad, you could also include a sentence of insight. How did this experience change you? Why are you more valuable than any other candidate?