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Welcome to Database of the Week.\u00a0 This feature from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics is intended to give you a brief introduction to a database that you may not know, with only basic information to get you started.\u00a0 Hopefully, you will be tempted to explore this or other databases.<\/span><\/p>\n This Week\u2019s Featured Database: <\/span><\/b>\u00a0MyWorld Abroad<\/i><\/span>, <\/span><\/i>from Intercultural Systems.<\/span><\/p>\n Find it:<\/span><\/b><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>www.lib.purdue.edu\/parrish<\/span><\/a>, under the column headed Collections, click on List of Business Databases.<\/span><\/p>\n Description\/focus:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0MyWorld Abroad<\/i> offers resources, articles, and guides related to seeking job opportunities abroad.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n Start with this hint:<\/span><\/b> MyWorld Abroad<\/i> has a section called What Do You Want To Do? This part of the database provides articles depending on your interest, such as volunteering. If you click on the Volunteer Abroad link, you will see different sections listed as such as What You Should Know First and Find Volunteer Experiences Now.<\/span><\/p>\n Click <\/span>here<\/span><\/a> to see the basics of searching MyWorld Abroad<\/i> or try our new tool Guide on the Side with <\/span>this link<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Why you should know this database: <\/span><\/b>Students often ask their professors for advice when seeking a job overseas. MyWorld Abroad<\/i> has a page dedicated to the different experiences available when going abroad, as well as a four part guide to getting started and stories of how others have succeeded. <\/span><\/p>\n How this will help students:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0 Students can use The 4 BIG Things section of MyWorld Abroad <\/i>to discover the different stages of going abroad. This guide includes articles on how to build experience and find work in various professions. <\/span><\/p>\n Cost:<\/span><\/b> Paid by the Libraries, the Center for Career Opportunities, and The Parents Fund.<\/span><\/p>\n ——————————<\/span><\/p>\n Database of the Week comes to you from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics. If you would like more information about this database, or if you would like a demonstration of it for a class, contact <\/span>parrlib@purdue.edu<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 Database of the Week is archived at <\/span>https:\/\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/category\/MGMT\/<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 For more Purdue Libraries news, follow us on Twitter (<\/span><\/span>@ParrishLib<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n