Assignment in Adelaide

Today I would like to discuss Adelaide in Australia. If you were to be sent to Adelaide on an expatriate assignment or if you were to relocate there, you are likely to experience:

• People who speak English;
• The cost of clothing is very high compared to other places;
• The cost of food and beverages is very high compared to other places;
• The cost of housing yourself  is very high compared to other places;
• The cost of transporting yourself is very high compared to other places;
• Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth-largest city in Australia;
• Adelaide's economy is primarily based around manufacturing, defence technology and research, commodity export and corresponding service industries. It has large manufacturing, defence and research zones. They contain car manufacturing plants for General Motors Holden, and plants that produce electronic systems that are sold worldwide for applications in medical, communications, defence, automotive, food and wine processing and industrial sectors. The revenue of Adelaide's electronics industry has grown at over 15% per year since 1990. The electronics industry in Adelaide employs over 13,000 people, which is more than the automotive industry. Almost half of all cars produced in Australia are made in Adelaide;
• From a day to day comfort perspective, you are likely to experience very little hardship;
• Make sure you negotiate an appropriate salary or allowance.

If you live in Adelaide or if you lived there recently, let us know what your experience has been. Would you live in Adelaide again?

Assignment in Cordoba

Today I would like to discuss Cordoba in Argentina. If you were to be sent to Cordoba on an expatriate assignment or if you were to relocate there, you are likely to experience:

• Weather that is mostly temperate; arid in the southeast; sub Antarctic in the southwest;
• You will meet people who speak Spanish;
• You will find the cost of clothing yourself is high compared to other places;
• The cost of food and beverages is very low compared to other places;
• The cost of housing yourself  is very high compared to other places;
• The cost of transporting yourself is very low compared to other places;
• Cordoba is the capital of Cordoba Province. Cordoba is the second-largest city in Argentina after the capital Buenos Aires. Cordoba is an industrial and technology center. Technology includes space, software and electronic industries. The biggest industrial sectors are car manufacturing, railway construction, and aircraft construction. Other industries include textile, heavy and chemical industries and some agribusinesses;
• From a day to day comfort perspective, you are likely to experience some hardship;
• Make sure you negotiate an appropriate salary or allowance.

If you live in Cordoba or if you lived there recently, let us know what your experience has been. Would you live in Cordoba again?

Assignment in Buenos Aires

Today I would like to discuss Buenos Aires in Argentina. If you were to be sent to Buenos Aires on an expatriate assignment or if you were to relocate there, you are likely to experience:

• Weather that is mostly temperate; arid in the southeast; sub Antarctic in the southwest;
• You will meet people who speak Spanish;
• You will find the cost of clothing yourself is high compared to other places;
• The cost of food and beverages is very low compared to other places;
• The cost of housing yourself  is very high compared to other places;
• The cost of transporting yourself is very low compared to other places;
• Buenos Aires is the capital, and largest city, of Argentina, currently the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo;
• Buenos Aires is the financial, industrial, commercial, and cultural hub of Argentina. Its port is one of the busiest in South America; navigable rivers by way of the Rio de la Plata connect the port to north-east Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay. As a result it serves as the distribution hub for a vast area of the south-eastern region of the continent. Tax collection related to the port has caused many political problems in the past;
• From a day to day comfort perspective, you are likely to experience some hardship;
• Make sure you negotiate an appropriate salary or allowance.

If you live in Buenos Aires or if you lived there recently, let us know what your experience has been. Would you live in Buenos Aires again?

Assignment in Saint John's

Today I would like to discuss Saint John's in Antigua and Barbuda.

If you were to be sent to Saint John's on an expatriate assignment or if you were to relocate there, you are likely to experience:

• Weather that is tropical maritime with little seasonal temperature variation;
• You will meet people who speak English;
• You will find the cost of clothing yourself is very high compared to other places;
• The cost of food and beverages is very high compared to other places;
• The cost of housing yourself  is high compared to other places;
• The cost of transp orting yourself is very high compared to other places;
• St John's is the capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda'
• St John's is the commercial center of the nation and the chief port of the island of Antigua;
• St. John's is one of the most developed and cosmopolitan municipalities in the Lesser Antilles;
• The city is famous for its various shopping malls as well as boutiques throughout the city, selling designer jewellery and hauteur-couture clothing;
• The investment banking industry has a strong presence in the city;
• Many major world financial institutions have offices in St. John's;
• From a day to day comfort perspective, you are likely  to experience very little hardship;
• Make sure you negotiate an appropriate salary or allowance.

If you live in Saint John's or if you lived there recently, let us know what your experience has been. Would you live in Saint John's again?

Assignment in Luanda

Today I would like to discuss Luanda in Angola. If you were to be sent to Luanda on an expatriate assignment or if you were to relocate there, you are likely to experience:

• Weather that is semiarid in the south and along coast to Luanda. The north has a cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April);
• You will meet people who speak Portuguese (official), Umbundu, Kimbundu, and Kikongo;
• You will find the cost of clothing yourself is very high compared to other places;
• The cost of food and beverages is very high compared to other places;
• The cost of housing yourself  is very high compared to other places;
• The cost of transporting yourself is average compared to other places;
• Luanda is the capital and largest city of Angola;
• Located on Angola's coast with the Atlantic Ocean is both Angola's chief seaport and administrative centre, as well as the capital city of Luanda Province;
• Luanda is currently undergoing a major reconstruction, with many large developments taking place that will alter the cityscape significantly;
• Around one-third of Angolans live in Luanda, 57% of whom live in poverty;
• Living conditions in Luanda are extremely poor, with essential services such as safe drinking water still in short supply;
• From a day to day comfort perspective, you are likely to experience extreme hardship;
• Make sure you negotiate an appropriate salary or allowance.

If you live in Luanda or if you lived there recently, let us know what your experience has been. Would you live in Luanda again?