Hello INTLconnect Members,
This is the 177th 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
Career Certificate - International Students (CC-I) Info Sessions
Tuesday, September 4th and 10th, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, The Career Center Interview Suit, Room 213 located at 616 E. Green St, Champaign.
Only Two More Info Sessions Left! Every year The Career Center organizes the signature program CC-I exclusively for international undergraduate and master’s students, who intend to be more competitive with their professional skills both in the U.S. and global market. Interested international students are requested to attend any one of the four information sessions, which is mandatory, in order to apply for this year’s CC-I program. For further information please click here
Career Info Night 2018 for International Students
Friday, August 31st, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM, The Career Center, Conference Room 143, located at 715 S. Wright Street, Champaign.
The Career Center is a great resource for new International students. Come learn about these resources and tour the space.
INTL Weekly Internships/ Jobs
2019 Recruitment at Deloitte China (Various cities in China)
Deloitte China, is one of the most innovative professional service firms, is inviting graduates from different backgrounds to bring the brightest ideas and join their diverse team in 2019. The campus recruitment program has began and the online application will close by October 8th, 2018 (Monday). More details can be found here. The interested students can contact their campus recruitment service center at hrrccrservice@deloitte.com.cn.
Global Future Leaders Program at Lenovo (Globally)
Lenovo one of the salient names in the technological industry, is proud to offer their Global Future Leaders program this year. The company is looking for creative, risk takers and passionate students all over the world. The company is hiring for their two management-level positions, Please check Handshake for further information.
Internship/Jobs for Chinese Bilinguals at Nanhua Company (Chicago, IL)
Nanhua, a Chicago-based financial service company is hiring international students, who can speak English, Mandarin and Cantonese! You will be a great fit for Nanhua, who will be dealing with business firms in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Chinese firms in USA. Nanhua also provides job sponsorships for their interns and full-time employees. More details please click here
Upcoming Events/Workshops/Info Sessions On Campus
Illinois Part-Time Job Fair 2018
Tuesday, September 4th, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM, The Illini Union Room B
Time to grab an opportunity! This is a great opportunity for all international Illinois students on campus to earn some extra money while completing their academics. Students regardless of all majors can engage with some campus hiring units for part-time employments. These employers are seeking to hire all Illinois students for their paid positions. To get a full list of employers please click here
Career Fair Prep Workshop
Thursday, September 6th, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, The Career Center Conference Room
Attending any Career Fair involves professional and witty techniques. This event particularly highlights all those preparations, techniques and discussions about attending any career fair. International students can grab this excellent opportunity to learn more about the different job market cultures and enhance their portfolio. For more information please click here
Global Engagement Lounge
Fridays, From September 7th, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Asian American Cultural Center (AACC)
A great, friendly, effective way to make contacts with diverse students, chat with advisors and staffs from campus units, play games, and get your inquires answered! Moreover, by attending five sessions students will get a prize in the lounge.
International Student Welcome Fall 2018 by The Women’s Resources Center
Tuesday, September 11th, 4.30 PM - 6.30 PM, The Women’s Resources Center, 616 E. Green St. Suit 202. IL 61820.
This year the Women’s Resources Center is organizing a cheerful event to welcome the International Students on campus. There will be mocktails, games and networking sessions for students to know each other better for professional development.
Other Upcoming Events/Workshops
Japanese-English Bilingual Career Fair For International Students 2018
Friday, October 5th - Saturday, October 6th, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Los Angeles, USA.
There will be a career fair hosted by DISCO International for talents who can speak both English and Japanese. There will be many companies joining in this event. It is open to all the students regardless of majors. For more details on other upcoming Bilingual Career Fairs please click here. Besides, another global company Mynavi is hosting a similar career fair for Japanese bilinguals. Details can be found here.
2018 Global Returning Talents Autumn Careers Fair 2018
Sunday, September 16th, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Shenzhen, China.
2018 Global Returned Talent Career Fair has been announced where Guangdong Innovative Talents Promotion Association (ITPA) and GW4 Universities from the UK are co-organizing the Global Returning Talents Autumn Careers Fair in Shenzhen,China,for their returning students. For details please click here and for enquiry please e-mail to itpa01@126.com
Book of the Week
The Smart New Way To Get Hired
Writer : Kappesser, Lisa Caldas.
Main Topic: Witty innovative guideline to know about hiring tricks and techniques.
In this book the author focuses on Emotional Intelligence as an inevitable skill, more effective than IQ, in order to impress the potential employer, score the right position and identify the best fit offers in the job market. This could be a great resource for the International Students to learn more about the Emotional Intelligence and how it will influence to achieve their desired jobs. For More details please click here
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