Some foreign companies hire senior IT managers for their expertise. Large U.S. consulting firms sometimes send employees to overseas engagements. If you're interested in the latter, experts suggest finding a company with an international presence. Such corporations often send people to start new offices or to bring a specific type of expertise to an established branch. Adjustments Even when they succeed in overseas jobs, IT professionals can find international assignments to be stressful.
Relocations are also expensive.
Intense language instruction and cross-cultural orientation can help people cope. But even if such training is provided, Komlos says it also helps to have the U.S. citizens undergo a community orientation, so they know where to find basic services and food. With the stress, though, can come rewards. Keith Kratville, who works at Terasys Inc., a Chicago IT consulting and training firm, is on a two-month stint in Australia. He says some difficulties, like being alone because his family remained in the U.S., were to be expected.