Top Tips: NGOs and International Development
A lot of students dream of a career in international development. But, what is the best way to prepare yourself for a successful career with an NGO or international development organization? We've...
View ArticleStories From Abroad: Hooked on Volunteering!
Short-term volunteer strips abroad can build significant cross-cultural understanding. While working as a professional massage therapist in the US, Uma has taken a number of short-term insight...
View ArticleMarketing Your International Experience to Employers
If you have traveled or lived abroad, you have built a high-value skill set. You’ve improved your cross-cultural communication skills, become more adaptable, learned how to cope with challenges, and...
View ArticleTop Tips: Building International Skills
We are living in an increasingly globalized world, and your level of cross-cultural understanding can make or break your international career. Don’t wait until you have graduated before you think about...
View ArticleStories From Abroad: Communicating Creatively in Spain
Sick of sitting in a classroom, Spanish major Emily decided to take language-learning matters into her own hands. She traveled to Valencia, Spain, for a six-week language study program and made the...
View ArticleTop Tips: Learn A Language
Having a second or third language greatly increases your appeal to international employers. Not only does it show that you are capable and adaptable, it also shows your commitment to cross-cultural...
View ArticleStories From Abroad: Now or Never in Colombia
In her story from abroad, Jessica gives a great description of her time adjusting to life in Colombia. Read about how she financed her trip, kept her focus and stepped way out of her comfort zone in...
View ArticleTravel Smarts
Making the decision to go abroad is one of the most exciting and rewarding moments in a student or young professional's life. It's easy to get carried away by your motivation to go abroad as soon as...
View ArticleTop Tips: Intern Abroad
Landing an international internship can be a daunting prospect, but it will give your international career a major boost. In order to land the right internship and get the most out of it, you need to...
View ArticleStories From Abroad: Short-term Trips for Long-term Gain
Alyssa is a great example of how even short-term volunteer trips abroad can have a big impact. Each reading week, Alyssa travels to a new location to participate in a different volunteer program. Here,...
View ArticleTop Tips: Learn A Language
Having a second or third language greatly increases your appeal to international employers. Not only does it show that you are capable and adaptable, it also shows your commitment to cross-cultural...
View ArticleStories From Abroad: Warmest Welcome in Guatemala
Bushra's story offers a great example of a student who makes the most of her trips abroad, viewing the excursions as learning experiences, but also as tools for self-reflection and self-assessment. Her...
View ArticleInternational Love Affairs & the Trailing Spouse
Countless couples have met while traveling. Those who travel are inspired, intellectually vibrant and they can often form connections easily. Cross-cultural personal relationships have their own...
View ArticleTop Tips: Job Hunting When You Return From Abroad
Job Hunting When You Return is a short section describing how to sell yourself to employers after you return from time abroad. If you have spent time working abroad, you may not know how to describe...
View ArticleStories From Abroad: English Teaching in Eastern Europe!
Do you recognize Lindsey's face from the MyWorldBlog? If you do, it's because she's done some serious traveling -- and continues to plan international adventures. This time, she reported to us about...
View ArticleTop Tips: Teaching English Abroad
Teaching English Abroad gives you all the basics about one of the most popular short-term professions abroad. You’ll learn who can teach, how to get hired and why it’s a great career move if you are...
View ArticleStories From Abroad: Hospitality and Hosting in the DCR
Paméla's experience in the hospitality industry (combined with her love of travel and her willingness to be flexible) landed her a long-term work placement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo....
View ArticleNorth American Identity in the International Workplace
Being able to describe other cultures is a key component of an International IQ. What you might not realize is that it’s equally important to be able to describe and analyze your own culture...
View ArticleTop Tips: International Law Careers
If law is your field, but you're committed to having an international career, Public International Law could be a good focus area for you.Read more about Top Tips: International Law CareersPublish a...
View ArticleStories From Abroad: Going Solo in Spain
For Ashley, studying in Spain was about more than school and language learning – it was about engaging completely with a foreign culture, opening herself up to as many new experiences as possible and...
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