It’s a Bird It’s a Plane It’s a Professional Foreigner

Posted by sonabinu on Sunday July 19, 2015 @12:38PM
from the nytimes.com dept.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/19/jobs/when-taking-a-step-back-can-make-a-difference.html

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Re:It’s a Bird It’s a Plane It’s a Professional Foreigner by nohat on Sunday July 19, 2015 @12:59PM (#9911804)

It doesn't really sound like he was a professional foreigner in the sense that he was hired to be a foreigner, like some stories I have read[1]. He had a regular job, and being a foreigner gave him more attention.

[1] http://www.cnn.com/2010/BUSINESS/06/29/china.rent.white.peop...

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Re:It’s a Bird It’s a Plane It’s a Professional Foreigner by mmosta on Sunday July 19, 2015 @01:01PM (#9911819)

I thought this is where it was going too.

This reads like an advertorial without the final call to action.

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Re:It’s a Bird It’s a Plane It’s a Professional Foreigner by datamatt on Sunday July 19, 2015 @12:55PM (#9911791)

> "More important, it taught me that the most critical step isn’t to “make a difference,” but to understand."

Understand what? That you should send out surveys? Pointless article.

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Re:It’s a Bird It’s a Plane It’s a Professional Foreigner by x3n0ph3n3 on Sunday July 19, 2015 @01:17PM (#9911900)

What exactly was the point of this article? It certainly isn't an advertisement for becoming a foreign worker. There's no call to action and no real lesson or point of understanding that this article conveys.

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Re:It’s a Bird It’s a Plane It’s a Professional Foreigner by YairR on Sunday July 19, 2015 @02:21PM (#9912225)

"More important, it taught me that the most critical step isn’t to “make a difference,” but to understand." I think the writer is encouraging listening and being aware (in his case - professionally through market research/data analysis) as told through the first hand experience.

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Re:It’s a Bird It’s a Plane It’s a Professional Foreigner by ergest on Monday July 20, 2015 @10:22AM (#9916198)

I think we've been conditioned to expect a CTA at the end of many "articles" which has made many of them into pitches rather than articles. Why can't an article simply bring awareness of another culture from a foreigner's perspective?

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