203rd INTLconnect Newsletter- April 18, 2019
CONTACT: Shoptorshi Rahman
Hello to all our INTLconnect Members!
You are reading the 203rd 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 https://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
International Student Career Certificate Program (CC-I) Spring 2019 – Phenomenal Completion Rate in this Semester!
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. This semester (Spring 2019) 53 students out of 59 CC-I participants have achieved all their milestones with flying colors. (Yahoo!) The participants shared their gratifying experiences throughout the sessions and made new contacts during the program. If you also want to be the part of our CC-I program, stay tuned for the application announcement for Fall-2019.
2019 AUCA Summer Career Fair
For the students who are interested in China job market, this event creates employment opportunities in China, and students who are planning to travel to or stay in Shenzhen, China this summer, can pay a visit. University of Illinois Shanghai Office is going to co-host career fairs under the name of American Universities' China Association (AUCA) Career Fair in China.
Hundreds of companies in China are coming to hire you, please mark your calendar as followed:
Time: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday, July 20, Shenzhen
Saturday, July 27, Shanghai,
Saturday, August 3, Beijing
For agenda and details check Handshake.
INTL Weekly Internships/Jobs
Unilever Leadership Internship Program-Shanghai or Ningbo, China
Application deadline: by April 28
Unilever is one of the global reputed brands and famous for their internship programs. Recently Unilever China has posted summer internship program announcement. If you want to gain valuable career experience with Unilever China, you can avail this opportunity. Few responsibilities mentioned leading and challenging projects to gain whole business overview, frontline work to dig out function insight behind data and facts, with buddy and mentors to level up your career capability. Job details, limitations and recruitment process are provided on Handshake.
Intern-Algorithm Engineer at Alibaba Group, Beijing, China
Application deadline: by June 30
Alibaba Group is one of the fastest growing business groups of the world providing opportunities to the global talents. As an algorithm engineer at Alibaba, you will be responsible for performing research and development to advance the state-of-the-art of speech recognition, speech synthesis, speaker recognition, language identification, emotion recognition and other related tasks. Other job details and information are posted on Handshake.
Japanese Bilingual Recruiter position at Pasona, San Jose, California
Application deadline: by August 31
Since its foundation in 1985, Pasona N A Inc. has pursued a clear corporate philosophy of "Solutions to Society's Problems “and supported Japanese companies entering the North American market. This position is primarily responsible for increasing the volume of registered applicants using various resources. Also responsible for recruiting, researching, interviewing, screening and referring job candidates for clients’ job openings. To apply and check requirements visit Handshake.
The Career Center upcoming Events/Workshops/Info Sessions and Resources
International Student Career Meetup: Enhancing Networking and Communication Skills
Friday, April 26, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM, The Career Center Interview Suite Room 213
The informal meetup is open to all international students who are interested in learning about networking and communication skills. A couple of international students who improved these skills very well are invited as guest speakers.
It’s All for You!
Do you know what wonderful resources we have for our international students?
For all international students on campus to get acquainted with the resources The Career Center website offers, to ease your job searching process in the U.S. job market, whether you’re graduate or undergraduate student seeking for jobs. Learn about the international student friendly companies who have hired and accepted CPT/OPT/AT from particular majors of the campus.
Visit our most updated CPT & OPT & AT list Spring 2019!
Other Upcoming Events/Workshops
Friday Global Engagement Lounge
Friday, April 19, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Asian American Cultural Center (AACC)
Topic of This: Taste of UIUC with McKinley Health
In conversation with the experienced mentors and advisors from this unit on campus to know more this dedicated service for students and tips to make the best utilization of such resources when they have. How these resources can impact on mental health, social community and overall life styles will be explained in detail.
For all international students on campus is a platform to know about the campus, people, diverse culture and their innovative ideas with purpose. Also, this is a great friendly occasion to make contacts with diverse students, chat with advisors and staffs from campus units, play games, and get questions answered!
KOTRA Michigan Job Fair 2019 for Korean Students & American Korean Students
Thursday, April 25, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Detroit Renaissance Center Marriott, 400 Renaissance Dr. Detroit, MI.
KOTRA, a South Korean governmental agency, is going to host a job fair targeting Korean international and Korean American students in the mid-west. More than 15 Korean companies that operate businesses in the mid-west will attend this fair.
KOTRA Career Mentoring for Korean Students
Tuesday, April 23, 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM, Transportation Building, 114, 104 S Mathews Ave, Urbana
Our career expert Mr. Un Yeong Park, Assistant Director of the Career Center, will mentor Korean students on campus to enhance their networking and job searching skills for the career fair event.
Note: KOTRA will arrange transportation that will depart Champaign on April 24th and return on April 25th. You will get an introduction to transportation after you submit your resume. You are strongly recommended to upload your resume as soon as possible.
To RSVP visit Handshake and learn more about KOTRA click here.
Book of the Week
Delaying the Real World
Writers: Colleen Kinder
Main Topic: A Twentysomething's Guide to Seeking Adventure for Upcoming Work Environment
Congratulations - you've finished school. But if you're not sure you're ready to settle down into an office environment, “Delaying the Real World” is chock-full of creative ideas and practical information that will help you craft your own life-changing adventure. Including stories from young adventurers and detailed information on making these dreams a reality ,Delaying the Real World is a road map for the new graduate, inspiring and directing you toward making your twenties the most rewarding (and adventurous) decade of your life. To check the availability please click here.
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