[ID:0520]Although going abroad builds a variety of skills, expands your worldview and makes you a stronger candidate for work, you still must be careful how you frame your international experiences. 

You are already aware that, with the exception of others who have lived abroad, very few people are interested or able to understand your international work experiences. Be cautious when discussing them with prospective employers.

 Here are a few tips to help you down this delicate path:

• Be professional in describing your overseas work responsibilities: You are probably fairly animated about the challenges you faced while abroad. Practice rewording your description of job responsibilities in a more businesslike manner. Be formal. Be articulate.
• Use the language of your future work: You will have to give up the expatriate jargon that may have become second nature to you. In the following chart, the left-hand column features words that are unfamiliar, and therefore intimidating, to some employers. The right-...