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itemprop="headline"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/2023/07/19/helpful-guide-but-not-a-green-light-insights-after-10-years-of-expat-insider/">A Great Resource on Life Abroad: 10 Years of Expat Insider</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"><time class="entry-time" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2023-07-19T17:23:28+02:00">19 July 2023</time> · by <span class="entry-author" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/author/masumy/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="entry-author-name" itemprop="name">Jane Masumy</span></a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p><a href="https://www.internations.org/expat-insider/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Expat Insider</a><em>, one of the biggest surveys about living and working abroad, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. Kathrin, Chief Marketing Officer at InterNations, and Margit, Senior Content & Communications Manager, reminisce about a decade of </em>Expat Insider<em>. </em></p> <p><em>What were the results that surprised them most? Should the survey report be considered an endorsement of any specific destination or rather a general resource? And how does the survey still manage to receive an impressive media coverage of more than 1,000 articles per year</em>?</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/InterNations-Blog-Inights-after-10-Years-of-Expat-Insider-1.png"><img decoding="async" src="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/InterNations-Blog-Inights-after-10-Years-of-Expat-Insider-1.png" alt="" class="wp-image-25505" width="636" height="425" srcset="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/InterNations-Blog-Inights-after-10-Years-of-Expat-Insider-1.png 636w, https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/InterNations-Blog-Inights-after-10-Years-of-Expat-Insider-1-300x200.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px" /></a></figure></div> <p></p> <p><em>The </em><a href="https://cms.in-cdn.net/cdn/file/cms-media/public/2023-07/Expat-Insider-2023-Survey-Report.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Expat Insider 2023 <em>report</em></a><em> was published a week ago, featuring data from more than 12,000 respondents worldwide. It ranks 53 countries according to five topics: Quality of Life, Working Abroad, Ease of Settling in, Personal Finances, and Expat Essentials (Housing, Admin Topics, Language, Digital Life), plus expats’ overall personal satisfaction with life abroad.</em></p> <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/2023/07/19/helpful-guide-but-not-a-green-light-insights-after-10-years-of-expat-insider/#more-25496" class="more-link">[Read more…] <span class="screen-reader-text">about A Great Resource on Life Abroad: 10 Years of Expat Insider</span></a><div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='A Great Resource on Life Abroad: 10 Years of Expat Insider' data-link='https://blog.internations.org/blog/2023/07/19/helpful-guide-but-not-a-green-light-insights-after-10-years-of-expat-insider/' data-summary='The Expat Insider survey celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. Two of our team members reminisce about this past decade.' data-app-id-name='category_below_content'></div></div><footer class="entry-footer"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-categories">Filed Under: <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/category/internations-corporate-culture/success-stories/" rel="category tag">Success Stories</a></span> <span class="entry-tags">Tagged With: <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/corporate-communications/" rel="tag">corporate communications</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/expat-insider/" rel="tag">Expat Insider</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/expat-insider-2023/" rel="tag">Expat Insider 2023</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/expat-insider-survey/" rel="tag">Expat Insider survey</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/marketing-communications/" rel="tag">marketing & communications</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/public-relations/" rel="tag">public relations</a></span></p></footer></article><article class="post-25185 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-other tag-expat-insider tag-expat-insider-survey tag-expat-women tag-international-womens-day tag-working-abroad entry" aria-label="Want to Work Abroad? Where Expat Women’s Careers Thrive" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/2023/02/27/want-to-work-abroad-where-expat-womens-careers-thrive/">Want to Work Abroad? Where Expat Women’s Careers Thrive</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"><time class="entry-time" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2023-02-27T16:28:51+01:00">27 February 2023</time> · by <span class="entry-author" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/author/grobbel/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="entry-author-name" itemprop="name">Margit Grobbel</span></a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"><div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/InterNations-Blog-Where-Expat-Women-Thrive-in-Their-Careers-Pic-1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/InterNations-Blog-Where-Expat-Women-Thrive-in-Their-Careers-Pic-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-25191" width="634" height="423" srcset="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/InterNations-Blog-Where-Expat-Women-Thrive-in-Their-Careers-Pic-1.jpg 634w, https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/InterNations-Blog-Where-Expat-Women-Thrive-in-Their-Careers-Pic-1-300x200.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em><center>What are the top 3 destinations for working expat women? Read on to find out!</center></em></figcaption></figure></div> <p>Where’s the local job market booming, offering great opportunities for expat women? Where do they come for their education and stay for their career? And where do women with children find the right working conditions to have it all — fulfilling jobs and a happy home life?</p> <p>Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, we’re revealing the top 3 countries for women working abroad. All the data is from our <a href="https://www.internations.org/expat-insider/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">2022 <em>Expat Insider</em> survey</a>.</p> <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/2023/02/27/want-to-work-abroad-where-expat-womens-careers-thrive/#more-25185" class="more-link">[Read more…] <span class="screen-reader-text">about Want to Work Abroad? Where Expat Women’s Careers Thrive</span></a><div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Want to Work Abroad? Where Expat Women's Careers Thrive' data-link='https://blog.internations.org/blog/2023/02/27/want-to-work-abroad-where-expat-womens-careers-thrive/' data-summary='Ahead of International Women's Day on 8 March, we’re revealing the top 3 countries for women working abroad.' data-app-id-name='category_below_content'></div></div><footer class="entry-footer"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-categories">Filed Under: <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/category/other/" rel="category tag">Other</a></span> <span class="entry-tags">Tagged With: <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/expat-insider/" rel="tag">Expat Insider</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/expat-insider-survey/" rel="tag">Expat Insider survey</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/expat-women/" rel="tag">expat women</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/international-womens-day/" rel="tag">international women's day</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/working-abroad/" rel="tag">working abroad</a></span></p></footer></article><article class="post-24435 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-internations-corporate-culture category-success-stories tag-content-and-communications tag-content-marketing tag-expat-insider tag-expat-insider-survey tag-marketing tag-public-relations entry" aria-label="Using Original Research to Boost Business Goals" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/2022/06/15/how-to-use-original-research-for-boosting-business-goals/">Using Original Research to Boost Business Goals</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"><time class="entry-time" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2022-06-15T17:48:19+02:00">15 June 2022</time> · by <span class="entry-author" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/author/grobbel/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="entry-author-name" itemprop="name">Margit Grobbel</span></a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p><em>Conducting original research is a considerable expense, but it can be key to strengthening your company’s PR and marketing outreach. InterNations is sharing some of the insights that our team has gained from conducting a large-scale survey for nine years.</em></p> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/InterNations-Blog_Boasting-Business-Goals-with-Original-Research_Pic-1.png.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/InterNations-Blog_Boasting-Business-Goals-with-Original-Research_Pic-1.png.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-24439" width="636" height="425" srcset="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/InterNations-Blog_Boasting-Business-Goals-with-Original-Research_Pic-1.png.jpg 636w, https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/InterNations-Blog_Boasting-Business-Goals-with-Original-Research_Pic-1.png-300x200.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px" /></a><figcaption><center><em>Investing into original research may significantly strengthen your brand.</em></center></figcaption></figure></div> <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/2022/06/15/how-to-use-original-research-for-boosting-business-goals/#more-24435" class="more-link">[Read more…] <span class="screen-reader-text">about Using Original Research to Boost Business Goals</span></a><div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Using Original Research to Boost Business Goals' data-link='https://blog.internations.org/blog/2022/06/15/how-to-use-original-research-for-boosting-business-goals/' data-summary='InterNations shares some insights our team has gained from conducting a large-scale survey for nine years.' data-app-id-name='category_below_content'></div></div><footer class="entry-footer"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-categories">Filed Under: <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/category/internations-corporate-culture/" rel="category tag">InterNations Corporate Culture</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/category/internations-corporate-culture/success-stories/" rel="category tag">Success Stories</a></span> <span class="entry-tags">Tagged With: <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/content-and-communications/" rel="tag">content and communications</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/content-marketing/" rel="tag">content marketing</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/expat-insider/" rel="tag">Expat Insider</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/expat-insider-survey/" rel="tag">Expat Insider survey</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/marketing/" rel="tag">marketing</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/public-relations/" rel="tag">public relations</a></span></p></footer></article></main><aside class="sidebar sidebar-primary widget-area" role="complementary" aria-label="Primary Sidebar" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/WPSideBar" id="genesis-sidebar-primary"><h2 class="genesis-sidebar-title screen-reader-text">Primary Sidebar</h2><section id="custom_html-4" class="widget_text widget widget_custom_html"><div class="widget_text widget-wrap"><h3 class="widgettitle widget-title">Follow Us</h3> <div class="textwidget custom-html-widget"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/InterNations.org" target="_blank"><img src="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/iconmonstr-facebook-4-32.png" style="width:32px; 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