Hi INTLconnect members,
Happy Valentine’s Day! Hope you have some opportunities to celebrate with your beloved ones no matter if you are single or not. This is the 166th 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
Internships in Research Park: Pizza & Professionals Panel Discussion Lunch Series
Friday, February 16th, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM, The Career Center Interview Suite, Room 213
Are you still searching for internship in the coming summer? You may find some great opportunities at our Research Park. The Career Center invites 6 professionals from different companies at Research Park to talk about internships. Free pizza will be provided. For more information, please check here.
INTL Weekly Internships/ Jobs (the week of February 11th)
Paid Internship Programs at Asian American Cultural Center (AACC) (On campus)
AACC is looking for candidates for Office Specialist/Programming Intern, International Education Intern, Communication Intern, Asian Pacific American Alumni Leadership Intern, Hermia Soo Outreach Intern, Health and Wellness Intern. Please check here for more information or contact AACC.
2018 Management Associate Program at Chinatrust Bank (CTBC) (Taipei, Taiwan)
CTBC Financial Holding is now possessing eight subsidiaries including CTBC Bank, Taiwan Life Insurance, and CTBC Securities etc., with over 27,000 staff global wide. CTBC Financial Holding provides various positions like Financial Management MA and Risk Management MA for students who are studying in the U.S. or Japan. Interviews will happen in the U.S. and Japan. Please check here for more information.
Product Specialist Intern at Tesla China (Nationwide, China)
Tesla China is looking for talent who can speak Chinese. The period of working time will be at least 3 months. Please check Handshake for more information.
Upcoming Events/Workshops/Info Sessions On Campus
University of Illinois Asian American Alumni Network (UIAAAN) Scholarship 2018
Deadline: Friday, March 16th (Applications must be submitted as one single pdf file to aacc@illinois.edu)
Selected students who have demonstrated dedication and commitment to the Asian and Asian American community will receive $500 scholarships for Fall 2018. The UIAAAN Scholarship recipients will be honored at the Asian American Cultural Center’s Annual Leadership Awards Ceremony on Monday, April 23, 2018 at 7pm in the Alice Campbell Alumni Center. All applicants must submit a resume, an unofficial UI transcript, contact information for one reference and the essay response. If you have any question, please contact Christina Carpio by email aacc@illinois.edu
- Domestic or International undergraduate student enrolled during the spring 2018 semester at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Continued enrollment as an undergraduate or graduate/professional student during the fall 2018 semester at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- UI cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Completed one or more courses related to Asian and Asian American experiences, culture, and/or language
- Demonstrate leadership in the Asian and Asian American community through campus and/or student organizations​
Larsen Grant Application
Are you a graduate student and interested in research in career development? Here is a chance to receive a grant. The deadline for submission is March 6, 2018. If you are interested, please click here to learn more information.
Women’s Career Institute
Saturday, February 24th, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Women’s Resources Center (Enter door by McDonald’s)
The Women’s Career Institute is a career and leadership program sponsored by the Women’s Resources Center in collaboration with the Career Center, YWCA of the University of Illinois, the AAUW Champaign-Urbana (IL) Branch, and the School of Molecular & Cellular Biology. It offers a range of workshops and panel discussions designed to prepare women for the workforce. To learn more information, please click here. To register, please click here.
Other Upcoming Events/Workshops
2018 San Francisco Career Forum
Saturday and Sunday, February 17th and 18th, San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront
This event is open to all the bilingual students (Japanese and English) regardless of majors. They also provide financial support for students to attend the forum. The financial incentive information is here. For more information, please click here.
GoinGlobal Student Training
Saturday and Sunday, March 5th 6:00 PM and 19th 3:00 PM, Online
This is a training aimed to teach you how to identify key, potential, companies to apply to. Learn VISA issues and how to identify U.S. companies who welcome international students. To register, please click here.
Book of the Week
Ace the IT Interview
Writers: Paula Moreira
Main Topic: Tips for interviewing for IT positions
Have you received some interview invitations after career fairs? This is a book to walk you through how to prepare interviews to IT related positions. In the book, you can see how you should prepare before the interview, perform in the interview, what you should do after the interview. To find out if this book is available at The Career Center Resource Library, please click here.
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