Need a Job? Think Outside the Country

Wanted: civil engineers in India, teachers in Buenos Aires and MBAs in Europe.

Given the weak employment market in the U.S., now may be an opportune time to venture overseas for work, even if just for the short term.  Some industrialized countries with relatively low unemployment rates at the moment include Australia (5.3%), China (4.2%), Japan (5.3%), Norway (3%), Singapore (2.3%) and Switzerland (4.1%).

After getting laid off in May 2009, attorney Andrea Lazarow went on more than a dozen...