Spouse Employment Assistance While Relocating Abroad

What is Spouse Employment Assistance for Relocating Abroad?

Are you planning a move abroad with your spouse or partner, perhaps for work? Are you thoughtful about your partner’s future employment situation in your new host country, and how you can help them to settle into a new role quickly and comfortably?

IAS can help. As part of our wide range of international relocation services for individuals and families, we offer specialised career support and guidance for spouses and partners of individuals moving to foreign countries.

Moving to a new country or territory without a clear idea of what you’re going to do for work can be difficult, especially if you face challenges such as not speaking the native language, being unfamiliar with the job market there or if you’re unsure of what roles you want to pick up. In conjunction with IAS’ other international relocation services, we can help alleviate some of those worries for you and your partner when moving.

Start your journey today with a free, no-obligation consultation with one of our expert relocation advisers. Call us on +44 (0)333 414 9244 or reach out to us online today.

What We Offer for Spouse Employment Assistance?

Seeking career assistance when moving abroad can be key to maintaining a sense of professional fulfillment, identity and confidence. 

See below for more information on the specific services we can offer as part of our international relocation package:

Tailored Career Guidance and Employment Support

Moving to a new and unfamiliar country can be daunting, especially with the additional added factor of looking for new employment. 

With IAS’ relocation team, your spouse or partner can receive expert, personalised career guidance and employment support to help enhance their job search and empower them to find new, diverse employment opportunities in your new country.

Through one-to-one career assessments and goal setting with our friendly local advisers, we can help identify new opportunities for your spouse or partner so they can flourish in your new host country.

We can also advise on accreditation, licensing, and qualification recognitions, as well as specialised skills acquisition to help enhance your spouse or partner’s resume.

Understanding Local Employment Markets

One of the first crucial steps in seeking a job abroad is to understand the local job market and the unique differences between it and the one you’ll be coming from.

With IAS, your spouse or partner can benefit from in-depth guidance on employment laws, work permits, and job-seeking norms, as well as job and career search support in their new cultural and professional landscape. 

We can also provide unique networking opportunities and introductions to expat/professional communities to further enhance your spouse or partner’s professional network and employability.

Professional Resume and Letter Writing

As your resume and opening cover letter is the first impression of yourself you’ll make on a new prospective employer, it’s essential to ensure that the impression is a good one.

With IAS’ local employment and career advisers, we can advise on the best way your spouse or partner can sharpen up their resume with the most effective methods to stand out from the crowd. This also includes writing cover letters and enquiries.

We will also offer personalised advice specific to your new country, including common trends to note within the local job market and how to utilise them for best effect.

Interview Preparation

Acing interviews is key to securing the right roles. By seeking the assistance of IAS’ 

employment and careers advisers abroad, your spouse or partner can benefit from expert, one-to-one advice on how to perfect interview techniques and come across to prospective employers in the best way possible, increasing their chances of potential employment offers.

Reorientation and Upskilling Opportunities

If your spouse or partner is looking to pivot their career in a new direction or to train in a new profession entirely, our careers advisers can provide mentoring and guidance on how to do so within the context of your new host country’s local job market.

We can also provide recommendations for local courses, certifications or employment resources to further assist them in their career goals.

Confidence and Community Building

Building confidence and looking after one’s own emotional health can be extremely important when moving abroad. As part of our services, our employment and career advisers can offer resources for emotional and social support to help ease your spouse or partner’s transition to a new location, as well as group workshops, career connections opportunities or specialised mentoring programmes.

We can also provide assistance with voluntary or freelance opportunities to use as stepping stones to other career progression routes.

Ready to Start Your Relocation Journey with IAS?

To enlist the help of our career and employment specialists for your spouse or partner, simply add ‘spouse support’ to your relocation package.

In addition to all of the services listed above, IAS can also help with a variety of other common issues and queries regarding international location for you and your family members.

These include assistance with the practicalities of moving such as shipping, logistics and transport, as well as visas and immigration, housing support and settling-in services.

Our range of services are designed so that you can personally pick and choose which areas you can sign up for, while leaving the ones you feel comfortable managing yourself.

We also offer seamless coordination with our other relocation services, ensuring smooth continuity between the services you do select from us. 

For the full range of services we have available, speak to one of our advisers today for a free, no-obligation consultation. Reach out to us on +44 (0)333 414 9244 or contact us online.