Most aspatial careerists will pass through the cycle to regain their sense of competence, but an awareness-building assignment may not last through the entire adjustment cycle. An assignment that ends during the euphoric period will leave the employee with a superficial understanding of the overseas location. An assignment ending during the trough of the cycle may leave the employee soured about overseas experiences and negative about the global scope of the organization. Rather than trying to avoid the adjustment cycle organizations should use training to prepare employees for it. The virtue of the adjustment cycle is that its low point prompts individuals to reconceptualize their mental frames and begin to develop in-depth understanding of the new cultures.