Hi INTLconnect members,
How was your Thanksgiving break? I hope you are ready to tackle all the exams and papers after break. This is the 159th 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
2017 American Universities’ China Association (AUCA) 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 is considering providing an online platform. People who register for the event will get notice about it. Student registration link is here. For more information, please click here.
The Career Center’s Winter Break Job Shadow Program
Application Deadline is Approaching!
Have you done any internships yet? Besides internships, job shadow is another resourceful opportunity to gain practical experience at a particular company and expand your network. If you are interested, please click here to learn more information.
INTL Weekly Internships/ Jobs (the week of November 26th)
Graduate Assistantship-Education Technology Specialist at College of LAS, UIUC (On Campus)
Applied Technologies for Learning in the Arts and Sciences, in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) seeks a graduate assistant to assist faculty, students, and staff in LAS with technology to support and enhance teaching, learning, and collaboration. Please check Handshake for more information.
Hong Kong Internship Program 2018 at Macquarie (Hong Kong)
Macquarie Group is a global investment banking and financial services group, providing banking, financial advisory and investment and funds management services. They are looking for students from a wide range of backgrounds who are completing their degree in 2018 or 2019. Internship positions are available in Risk Management Group, Corporate Operations Group – Technology, and Commodities and Global Markets. To learn more details, please check here for more information.
Spring 2018 GLOBE BLUE at OIIR (On Campus)
The goal of GLOBE is provide opportunities for domestic and international students to network and develop leadership skills. They are looking for experienced domestic or international students to make connections with new international students and build communication skills and leadership experience. 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.
Home Sweet Home: Challenges of Returning Home
Thursday, December 6th, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM, Asian American Cultural Center
Are you going back home after graduation or just for break? Are you prepared the life back to home after the year or years spending in the US? You will learn some tips about it at this event.
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.
Writers Workshop Final Preps
Varied times, Gregory Hall, Lincoln Hall, or Foreign Language Building
Do you need some help for your final papers? Writers Workshop prepared some workshops for you on December 5th and 6th. For full event 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
2017 FAW Automotive Seminar @USA
Friday, December 1st, 1:00 PM, Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel, Chicago, IL
FAW Group Corporation is a Chinese state-owned automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Changchun, Jilin, China. If you are interested in working at FAW, this seminar gives you a chance to talk with them. There are many opportunities in Big Data, Data Warehouse, and BI Engineer. For more information, please check Handshake.
Unicareer Job Fair for Overseas Returnees
Saturday, December 9th, 1:00 PM – 5:30 PM, Beijing Asia Hotel, Beijing, China
There are more than 60 companies and over 3,000 positions at the job fair. For more information, please check here.
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