The U.S. gave Swiss banks too much grief a couple years back for them to want to keep accounts for Americans who weren't living in the country. It was a fun novelty while it lasted.
Since returning to the States, I've had a lot of requests for advice on getting a job overseas. To answer most of those questions, I wrote an ebook. Click here to download.
Hopefully, it's more useful than self-indulgent. Enjoy.
After two years in Switzerland where every bill is either paid online or in cash at La Poste, using checks as a form of currency seems really lame and Third-Worldish.
I just learned that I won a Certificate of Merit from the WPP Group's Atticus Awards. I'm not sure they know I'm no longer with the company. Hopefully, they won't disqualify me. Since this is the only award I was able to win for the Geneva office, I'd really like that certificate.
I noticed that my old gig in Geneva is now listed on LinkedIn. I read the job description which included the following...
I would add that "The real test of any agency is it's ability to spellcheck. Especially if it believes is doing whatever it takes to hire a new copywriter."