Top Tips: Social Media for Career Success
In recent years, the communication landscape has changed drastically. Information and opportunities from around the world are now accessible from almost any household or dorm room, and this fact has...
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 ArticleStories From Abroad: Learning the Local Ways of Addis Ababa
Celine’s reasons for traveling to Ethiopia were two-fold. Firstly, she knew that media outlets in her home country weren’t telling the whole story about life in Africa, and she wanted to experience it...
View ArticleTop Tips: Engineering Career Abroad
If you're an engineering student or recent graduate, you need to know what your options are and how to go about achieving success in the international field. What skills do you need? What are your...
View ArticleStories From Abroad: Fast Friendship in Korea
"Reading a book can only tell you so much," says Chee. "To truly understand some things you must experience them first-hand." During his undergrad degree, Chee took his own advice and went abroad to...
View ArticleTop Tips: International Resumes
There are important differences between an international resume and a domestic one. An international resume requires you to demonstrate on paper that you have the required overseas skills and...
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 ArticleStories From Abroad: Getting Settled in Seoul
Sarah already had some international teaching experience in Europe under her belt, but wanted to take things a step further by living and working somewhere completely different. Traveling with her...
View ArticleTop 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: People, Places and Passionate Volunteering in Peru
Nichole volunteered in a community hospital and children’s clinic in Cusco, Peru as part of a language study program with AmeriSpan. While working as a nurse’s assistant, Nichole experienced a...
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 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 ArticleStories From Abroad: Teaching and Learning in Tanzania
Jaqueline wanted to find a short-term service learning program in Africa that would allow her to work in the fields of health and nutrition. She found exactly what she was looking for in a nine-week...
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: Architectural Adventures in Australia
Steph, an architecture student, spent a semester abroad immersing herself in the culture (and the architectural traditions) of Australia. Her story is an inspiring one, highlighting the possibility of...
View ArticleTop Tips: Engineering Career Abroad
If you're an engineering student or recent graduate, you need to know what your options are and how to go about achieving success in the international field. What skills do you need? What are your...
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 ArticleStories From Abroad: Adventure in the Alps
Combining valuable work experience with international travel and stunning natural beauty? What could be better?! Amy spent four months in a small town in the Swiss Alps coordinating events and...
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: Design and Dining in Korea
After having a fantastic first exchange experience on a short-term program in Japan, Mai See knew she wanted to head abroad again – this time for a longer study term. Although she was expecting to...
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