ADB Expatriate Spouse Career Services
Discover career opportunities in the Philippines or the region with ADB Expatriate Spouse Career Services
Individual Coaching Get help identifying your next career move and explore opportunities. Set your career goals and create a realistic plan for reaching them. Career Workshops Join our career workshops: Expand your network and develop your job search skills, while you learn more about the local job market. Continue your career abroad The Asian Development Bank (ADB) recognizes that many expatriate couples are dual-career couples. This means that, to succeed with expatriation, career continuity for the spouse is of utmost importance to a successful stay for the whole family. To help ADB attract and retain talented staff, ADB is offering career-related services for spouses and partners of ADB international staff seeking to find employment in the Philippines or in the region.
Personal Branding Want to know how to brand yourself for the job you want? Learn how to write an effective resume and a great LinkedIn profile. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Lao Tzu What can you expect? ADB does not offer to place you in a job, but the ADB Expatriate Spouse Career Services gives you the tools and support you need to launch an effective job search. ADB Expatriate Spouse Career Services offers a combination of individual coaching, group career workshops, learning sessions, and help with resume writing and LinkedIn profiling. Individual coaching will help you seek clarity about your opportunities in the local market and reach your career goals. Group career workshops will provide the tools you need to transition your career. Through these workshops, you will have the opportunity to meet other spouses and expand your network.
Our services Career Coaching Program: Through the program, you will learn about the local job market and other pertinent career-related topics. You will also learn how to brand and present yourself, become better at networking, get through a successful interview, and use LinkedIn effectively. You will join a group of around 12 spouses. Career Workshops: Should you wish not to avail career coaching, you can choose to join the career workshops only, which will equip you with the tools to kick-start your job search. Personal Branding: We can help you create an effective resume and an eye-catching LinkedIn profile. Career Cafés: Each month, we conduct career cafés which are half-day learning sessions whereby you can learn more about career-related topics and practice your job search skills. The ADB Expatriate Spouse Career Services is here to help you find the answers to your careerrelated questions. Location All workshops, career cafés, and coaching sessions are held at ADB headquarters, Manila. For spouses or partners of ADB international staff posted on a resident mission, coaching sessions are available via Skype.
Join us LinkedIn: ADB Expatriate Spouse Career Group. You may join our LinkedIn group to stay up-to-date with the local job market. Job opportunities and networking events will be shared in the group. Simply go to LinkedIn, search for the group, and send a request to join. For more information Get in touch with us if you want to sign up for the mailing list and receive information about upcoming events, and get notified when registration is open for the program and learning sessions. For questions about the program or other career-related concerns, please visit our website or contact: Expatriate Spouse Career Advisor Christina Melchior Tel +63 2 632 4444 (loc 70241) escs@adb.org escs.adb.org ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550 Metro Manila, Philippines Tel +63 2 632 4444 Fax +63 2 636 2444 www.adb.org Photos from Shutterstock. Publication Stock No. ARM189281 Printed on recycled paper