Hi INTLconnect members,
Happy Thanksgiving! Are you ready for your Thanksgiving break? This is the 158th issue of The Career Center’s INTLconnect Newsletter. This newsletter is a weekly e-newsletter covering career-related information for international students of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. For regular career services and programs for international students, see www.careercenter.illinois.edu/INTLconnect and our INTLconnect at Illinois LinkedIn group. To see the previous issues of this newsletter, please visit our INTLconnect Newsletter Blog.
INTL News
Fall 2017 Career Certificate-International Students (CC-I) Program Ceremony
CC-I program finished another successful journey with our international students! This semester we broke the completion rate record. We are proud of our participants’ hard work and resilience to make them better candidates in job market. In addition, our small group facilitators have supported their group members’ career development and leveraged their own leadership. This learning experience is a must for international students at UIUC! If you missed out on the previous semester-long program, please stay tuned with this newsletter for the info session scheduled in Spring 2018.
INTL Weekly Internships/ Jobs (the week of November 12th)
Summer 2018 Intern CNNi (International) Vision at CNN (Atlanta, GA)
CNN Vision is a global production team creating documentaries and feature stories that engage, inform and entertain audiences on CNN's television and digital platforms around the world. They are seeking interns that understand international cultures and trend and able to do some basic editing, shooting, and writing. Due to the high volume of candidates for Turner's Internship Program, interested students are encouraged to apply for openings as soon as possible, as these positions will be filled on an ongoing basis. For more information, please click here.
Technology Associate at Government Technology Agency (GovTech) (Singapore)
This is a two year program for students are graduating this December or May, 2018, and who major in Computer Science, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Information Technology or equivalent fields. This program is limited to Singapore citizens. Please check here for more information.
2018 Financial Product Sales & Analytics Representative at Bloomberg (Singapore)
Do you speak Bahasa Indonesian? Bloomberg is looking for talent who speak both English and Bahasa Indonesian. To learn more details, please check here for more information.
Upcoming Events/Workshops/Info Sessions On Campus
International Student Career Meetup: Dealing with Job Search Stress
Thursday, December 7th, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM, The Career Center Interview Suite, Room 213
Are you overwhelmed by job searching? Come join us for an informal gathering where international students can talk about it. The event is open to all international students. Space is limited so register as soon as possible. Please RSVP on Handshake.
2017 American Universities’ China Association Finance & Business Career Fair
Tuesday, December 19th, 12:30 PM – 5:30 PM, JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai at Tomorrow Square
This event is open to all the students regardless of majors, and is more geared toward students and recent graduates who are interested in a job or an internship in finance or business areas. The participating companies includes EY, KPMG, Connext, Bloomberg, DBS, CerditEase, and Standard Chatered. For students who cannot make it in person, the association consider to provide an online platform. People who register the event will get notice about it. Student registration link is here. For more information, please click here.
OPT Workshops
Tuesdays-Fridays, varied times, ISSS Multipurpose Room (610 E. John St., 4th floor)
ISSS is holding OPT workshops for F-1 students. If you are graduating in fall 2017, we highly recommend that you participate in OPT workshop to know more about VISA related issues. For full OPT Workshop schedules, please click here.
Undergraduate Writing Events
Varied times, Gregory Hall, Lincoln Hall, or Foreign Language Building
Do you want to improve your writing? There are eight writing events that can help you improve different areas of your writing skills. All the events are sponsored by the Writers Workshop. For full event schedules, please click here.
Other Upcoming Events/Workshops
2018 Global Talent Job Fair
Friday, November 17th, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Troy Community Center, MI
This job fair is specially designed to STEM international students. For more information, please click here.
Career Forum for Talent with Japanese Language Ability
Friday – Sunday, November 17th-19th, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC)
Can you speak Japanese? Here are some Career Forums that particularly target students with Japanese language ability. The participating companies welcome international students and offer either/both full-time job or/and internship opportunities. You may need to plan your schedule ahead for these events. For more general event information, please click here.
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