274th INTLconnect Newsletter- March 23, 2021
CONTACT: Shoptorshi Rahman (rahman12@illinois.edu)
Hello INTLconnect Members,
You are reading the 274th issue of The Career Center’s INTLconnect Newsletter. This weekly newsletter covers career-related information for international students of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. For regular career resources for international students, visit https://www.careercenter.illinois.edu/INTLconnect. If you want to connect with international alumni, join INTLconnect at Illinois LinkedIn group. To view previous newsletters, visit the Newsletter Blog.
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INTL News
AUCA Spring 2021 Virtual Career Fairs in China
The American Universities' China Association (AUCA) is an association of professionals in China representing international higher education institutions. AUCA is organizing spring online and offline career events in March and April. The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Shanghai Office will be part of the planning committee of this event. To get the agenda of events, the list of employers, and student registration information, click here. Furthermore, this alum interview link with an MSBA alumna will help you to better understand AUCA career fairs.
International Student Career Meetup: Career Journey as a Former International Student
Friday, March 26, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Zoom Meeting ID: 885 0448 2983 and Passcode: 199724
This month’s speaker for this informal gathering series is Niandong Wang, a Sr. Vice President at iPayLinks. He is a senior business executive with almost three decades of professional experience with various companies including Microsoft, PayPal, IBM, and VMware. He will share his career journey as a former international student. For details visit Handshake.
Events/Programs by The Career Center and Career Offices on Campus
Illini Career & Internship Fair (Virtual) - Spring 2021
Thursday, April 1, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Student registration is open now!
This fair is open to all majors. Come to the fair to meet and interact with employers, recruiters through video, audio, or chat. Details on Handshake.
Global Careers: Hong Kong
Thursday, April 8, 2021 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Learn about industries and career opportunities in Hong Kong, a job market-friendly to global talents as well as Chinese students from mainland China. Those who sign up here will get the Zoom link. Panelists: Gloria Yu is a corporate recruiter in Hong Kong, Patrick Chan is an Executive Director at Goldman Sachs, Young Jun Choi is a member of the Business Development team at VI Capital Asia, and Georgy Petukhov is a frontend engineer at Quantifeed. Details on Handshake.
ISSS Live OPT Workshop Available and Menu of Services for Spring-2021 Monday, March 29, 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
International Student and Scholar Services is offering a live OPT Workshop- for details click here. Besides, you can check out their menu of services for Spring 2021. This LIVE OPT workshop will be followed by a Q&A session via Zoom that can be found on ISSS calendar. Students will need to register ahead of time, by clicking this link.
Upcoming Virtual Events/Workshops/Info Sessions
BCG Advanced Degree Virtual Open House, Boston Consulting Group
Wednesday, March 24, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Register on Handshake.
Boston Consulting Group is an American management consulting firm. Join BCG Boston Open House session, a forum designed for students to meet members of BCG firm and learn about the work the firm does in Boston and beyond. Please note this event is for Ph.D., MD, JD, and postdoctoral candidates.
Capital One Technology Development Program & Internship Info Session
Tuesday, March 30, 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Register on Handshake.
Capital One Financial Corporation is an American bank holding company specializing in credit cards, auto loans, banking, and savings accounts. To learn more about their available positions join this Info session.
MIT Virtual Asian Career Fair
Runs from Friday, March 19 through Friday, April 2
This event will be held as a series of virtual information sessions, with a virtual organization fair being held on the evening of Thursday, April 1st. These sessions and the fair will be held via Zoom and are open to the students beyond MIT. For full details, including a schedule of information sessions, and for students to register, visit here.
Michigan Virtual Job Fair for Koreans by KOTRA
The Detroit office of KOTRA, a South Korean governmental agency, is hosting a virtual job fair for Korean international and Korean American students. More than 10 Korean companies in Michigan and Ohio are participating and willing to sponsor visas for qualifying candidates. Please register here to see the open positions. Those who pass the resume screening will be invited to online interviews that will happen from April 21 to April 23.
On-Campus & off-Campus Employment and Volunteering Opportunities
Intern at Odyssey Project, Humanities Research Institute at Illinois
Application deadline: April 18, 2021 by 11:59 p.m.
Undergraduate majors in the humanities, arts, social sciences and education are invited to apply for a paid internship with the Odyssey Project, a program through the Humanities Research Institute that offers free college courses to qualifying members of the Champaign-Urbana community. To apply and learn more, click this link.
Research Associate at Boston Consulting Group, MA, USA
Application deadline: June 11, 2021 11:15 AM
Boston Consulting Group, an American management consulting firm, is looking for candidates with advanced degrees. To learn more, click here.
Data Analysis/Software Development/R&D/Finance Positions at Sinocare, China
Sinocare Inc. a technology company in China, has posted multiple positions on Handshake.
Global Internship Opportunity in HR Division, Sony Corporation, Japan
Application deadline: April 10, 2021 by 9:55 a.m.
Sony Corporation, a global electronic and computer hardware company, is looking for candidates with strong written and verbal communication skills in Mandarin and English (Japanese is not required but would be an advantage). To apply click here.
Technical Designer/Special-effect Designer/ Video Designer Positions at Tuyoo Game, China
Tuyoo Games is a developer and publisher in China’s interactive entertainment industry. To learn more and apply, click here.
2021-2022 Intern at Asian American Cultural Center, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Application deadline: March 31, 2021 by 11:59 p.m.
The internship at AACC is a two-semester experience through a two-unit Global Studies 199 class. For details click here
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