Global search
The mandate determines the market.
A wider search is useful only if it brings the right experience into view. We select markets around the requirement, rather than expanding geography for its own sake.
International sourcing
Where does the
experience exist?
Based in Nigeria, The Forge Careers conducts international search through digital sourcing, professional networks and targeted market research. We identify organizations where comparable responsibilities exist and investigate which experience is transferable.
How international search works
- 01Define the capabilities the role requires and which markets may contain them.
- 02Research target organizations, comparable roles and the operating environment.
- 03Examine working model, qualification recognition and employment authorization requirements.
- 04Approach potential candidates and evaluate evidence against the brief.
- 05Discuss practical constraints and refine the search as the research develops.
Country and city research is scoped for each engagement. Employment, relocation and immigration requirements need to be verified for the particular appointment.
Markets to explore in a search brief
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AfghanistanSouthern AsiaAFÅland IslandsNorthern EuropeAXAlbaniaSoutheast EuropeALAlgeriaNorthern AfricaDZAmerican SamoaPolynesiaASAndorraSouthern EuropeADAngolaMiddle AfricaAOAnguillaCaribbeanAIAntarcticaAntarcticAQAntigua and BarbudaCaribbeanAGArgentinaSouth AmericaARArmeniaWestern AsiaAMArubaCaribbeanAWAustraliaAustralia and New ZealandAUAustriaCentral EuropeATAzerbaijanWestern AsiaAZBahamasCaribbeanBSBahrainWestern AsiaBHBangladeshSouthern AsiaBDBarbadosCaribbeanBBBelarusEastern EuropeBYBelgiumWestern EuropeBEBelizeCentral AmericaBZBeninWestern AfricaBJBermudaNorth AmericaBMBhutanSouthern AsiaBTBoliviaSouth AmericaBOBosnia and HerzegovinaSoutheast EuropeBABotswanaSouthern AfricaBWBouvet IslandAntarcticBVBrazilSouth AmericaBRBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryEastern AfricaIOBritish Virgin IslandsCaribbeanVGBruneiSouth-Eastern AsiaBNBulgariaSoutheast EuropeBGBurkina FasoWestern AfricaBFBurundiEastern AfricaBICambodiaSouth-Eastern AsiaKHCameroonMiddle AfricaCMCanadaNorth AmericaCACape VerdeWestern AfricaCVCaribbean NetherlandsCaribbeanBQCayman IslandsCaribbeanKYCentral African RepublicMiddle AfricaCFChadMiddle AfricaTDChileSouth AmericaCLChinaEastern AsiaCNChristmas IslandAustralia and New ZealandCXCocos (Keeling) IslandsAustralia and New ZealandCCColombiaSouth AmericaCOComorosEastern AfricaKMCook IslandsPolynesiaCKCosta RicaCentral AmericaCRCroatiaSoutheast EuropeHRCubaCaribbeanCUCuraçaoCaribbeanCWCyprusSouthern EuropeCYCzechiaCentral EuropeCZDenmarkNorthern EuropeDKDjiboutiEastern AfricaDJDominicaCaribbeanDMDominican RepublicCaribbeanDODR CongoMiddle AfricaCDEcuadorSouth AmericaECEgyptNorthern AfricaEGEl SalvadorCentral AmericaSVEquatorial GuineaMiddle AfricaGQEritreaEastern AfricaEREstoniaNorthern EuropeEEEswatiniSouthern AfricaSZEthiopiaEastern AfricaETFalkland IslandsSouth AmericaFKFaroe IslandsNorthern EuropeFOFijiMelanesiaFJFinlandNorthern EuropeFIFranceWestern EuropeFRFrench GuianaSouth AmericaGFFrench PolynesiaPolynesiaPFFrench Southern and Antarctic 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EuropeMKNorthern Mariana IslandsMicronesiaMPNorwayNorthern EuropeNOOmanWestern AsiaOMPakistanSouthern AsiaPKPalauMicronesiaPWPalestineWestern AsiaPSPanamaCentral AmericaPAPapua New GuineaMelanesiaPGParaguaySouth AmericaPYPeruSouth AmericaPEPhilippinesSouth-Eastern AsiaPHPitcairn IslandsPolynesiaPNPolandCentral EuropePLPortugalSouthern EuropePTPuerto RicoCaribbeanPRQatarWestern AsiaQARepublic of the CongoMiddle AfricaCGRéunionEastern AfricaRERomaniaSoutheast EuropeRORussiaEastern EuropeRURwandaEastern AfricaRWSaint BarthélemyCaribbeanBLSaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaWestern AfricaSHSaint Kitts and NevisCaribbeanKNSaint LuciaCaribbeanLCSaint MartinCaribbeanMFSaint Pierre and MiquelonNorth AmericaPMSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbeanVCSamoaPolynesiaWSSan MarinoSouthern EuropeSMSão Tomé and PríncipeMiddle AfricaSTSaudi ArabiaWestern AsiaSASenegalWestern AfricaSNSerbiaSoutheast EuropeRSSeychellesEastern AfricaSCSierra LeoneWestern AfricaSLSingaporeSouth-Eastern AsiaSGSint MaartenCaribbeanSXSlovakiaCentral EuropeSKSloveniaCentral EuropeSISolomon IslandsMelanesiaSBSomaliaEastern AfricaSOSouth AfricaSouthern AfricaZASouth GeorgiaAntarcticGSSouth KoreaEastern AsiaKRSouth SudanMiddle AfricaSSSpainSouthern EuropeESSri LankaSouthern AsiaLKSudanNorthern AfricaSDSurinameSouth AmericaSRSvalbard and Jan MayenNorthern EuropeSJSwedenNorthern EuropeSESwitzerlandWestern EuropeCHSyriaWestern AsiaSYTaiwanEastern AsiaTWTajikistanCentral AsiaTJTanzaniaEastern AfricaTZThailandSouth-Eastern AsiaTHTimor-LesteSouth-Eastern AsiaTLTogoWestern AfricaTGTokelauPolynesiaTKTongaPolynesiaTOTrinidad and TobagoCaribbeanTTTunisiaNorthern AfricaTNTürkiyeWestern AsiaTRTurkmenistanCentral AsiaTMTurks and Caicos IslandsCaribbeanTCTuvaluPolynesiaTVUgandaEastern AfricaUGUkraineEastern EuropeUAUnited Arab EmiratesWestern AsiaAEUnited KingdomNorthern EuropeGBUnited StatesNorth AmericaUSUnited States Minor Outlying IslandsNorth AmericaUMUnited States Virgin IslandsCaribbeanVIUruguaySouth 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Country identifiers follow the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 dataset. Search feasibility, local requirements and qualifications are assessed for each mandate. Inclusion does not imply office presence, native local expertise or employment authorization.
Country data adapted from world-countries by Mohammed Le Doze and contributors, shared under ODbL 1.0. Download the adapted dataset.
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