Who are you?I'm a family guy first, trained as a mechanical engineer and working in the Oil and Gas services industry.
Where, when and why did you move abroad?
We were living in our home town of Edmonton, Canada and were offered a position by my company in Perth, Western Australia. The thought of having an "Australian Experience" on the company dime was too great to pass up.
What challenges did you face during the move?
The relocation company we worked with was very experienced moving people from the US but was very unfamiliar with Canada.
They caused us a lot of additional work and needed to be managed often. I highly suggest expats who have a relocation policy to read it thoroughly and push back on relocation companies asking you to ignore what the policy says.
The first 3 months in general was tough with temporary accommodation much smaller than the house we left and not knowing anyone or how to navigate policies and procedures and even where to buy things...
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