At the University of Maryland around 2,000 students study abroad every year. The study had 242 participants from the university. The article, “How Does Study Abroad Affect a Student 's View of Professional Life?” analyzes the feelings of students about work and education after engaging with other cultures abroad. The purpose of the data was to cross-examine the cultural differences with the various host countries and professional work settings. The longer students were abroad, the more important students thought school and work were in life. However, overall the students felt school and work were very important, and individuals needed to work harder to get ahead in life. Research on American work hours and happiness compared to foreign countries
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It is the ideal way to make your resume attractive to potential employers. For example, as an engineer, working abroad opens more opportunities to unique projects and networks that individuals couldn’t find in the United States. The organization believes, “you will have gained not only new language skills and technical experience, but can use the experience to demonstrate your ambition and ability to adapt to a different culture and working environment” (“Advantages of Working Abroad”). Individuals also learn the importance of speaking to employees in a professional setting with different cultural backgrounds. By studying or working abroad, students and graduates have the opportunities to explore different social, political, and economic experiences that different countries and cultures have to offer. Another aspect that the institution highlights is the network and work styles that working abroad can expand (“Advantages of Working Abroad”). Global activities can positively impact a student’s future performance and …show more content…
Different cultures have different values, which can affect the work life of an individual. In “Working Hours and Life Satisfaction: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Latin America and the United States”, Rubia R Valente and Brian J. L. Berry displays the cultural differences in these countries in relation to the workplace. Employment is a significant part of life satisfaction in the United States and Latin America. In Latin America, quality family time is an important part of the day. Most households are home for extended family including grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles. Any increase in time spent at work decreases the time set aside for family and religious observances. To Americans, personal achievements and success is more important than family life. Americans tend to work extra hours for the possible opportunities it would open according to this study (Valente, Rubia R., and Brian J. L. Berry). In the USA, “social status is achieved via education, occupation and income, rather than ascribed via family of birth or prescribed by tradition” (Valente, Rubia R., and Brian J. L. Berry). The study concluded, “longer work hours are associated with happier U.S. Americans but unhappier Latin Americans” (Valente, Rubia R., and Brian J. L. Berry). As seen in the previous two research studies, Americans love to work and see working longer hours as a lifelong benefit. The
It is the ideal way to make your resume attractive to potential employers. For example, as an engineer, working abroad opens more opportunities to unique projects and networks that individuals couldn’t find in the United States. The organization believes, “you will have gained not only new language skills and technical experience, but can use the experience to demonstrate your ambition and ability to adapt to a different culture and working environment” (“Advantages of Working Abroad”). Individuals also learn the importance of speaking to employees in a professional setting with different cultural backgrounds. By studying or working abroad, students and graduates have the opportunities to explore different social, political, and economic experiences that different countries and cultures have to offer. Another aspect that the institution highlights is the network and work styles that working abroad can expand (“Advantages of Working Abroad”). Global activities can positively impact a student’s future performance and …show more content…
Different cultures have different values, which can affect the work life of an individual. In “Working Hours and Life Satisfaction: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Latin America and the United States”, Rubia R Valente and Brian J. L. Berry displays the cultural differences in these countries in relation to the workplace. Employment is a significant part of life satisfaction in the United States and Latin America. In Latin America, quality family time is an important part of the day. Most households are home for extended family including grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles. Any increase in time spent at work decreases the time set aside for family and religious observances. To Americans, personal achievements and success is more important than family life. Americans tend to work extra hours for the possible opportunities it would open according to this study (Valente, Rubia R., and Brian J. L. Berry). In the USA, “social status is achieved via education, occupation and income, rather than ascribed via family of birth or prescribed by tradition” (Valente, Rubia R., and Brian J. L. Berry). The study concluded, “longer work hours are associated with happier U.S. Americans but unhappier Latin Americans” (Valente, Rubia R., and Brian J. L. Berry). As seen in the previous two research studies, Americans love to work and see working longer hours as a lifelong benefit. The