Global Career Compass
Leveraging Education Abroad for Student Career Development & Employability
Category: Education Abroad & Global Workforce Development
How global workforce development leverages opportunities for U.S.grads & Indian start-ups
Originally posted on Global Career Compass:
Great to welcome in 2012 with an article in the Washington Post which speaks very directly to the inter-connections of global workforce development with U.S. higher education! See this piece at http://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/WashingtonPost/Content/Epaper/2012-01-01/Gx4.pdf. Here we see the new draw of…
The Purposeful Connection of an Internship to Student Career Development
Originally posted on Global Career Compass:
These are my notes from my webinar presentation conducted by the Sub-Committee on Work, Internships and Volunteering Abroad of NAFSA, Nov. 15, 2011 “Integrating the Internship Experience Into Long-Term Career Development” A NEW RATIONALE FOR EDUCATION ABROAD —…
Univ of Minnesota Hosts Career Integration Conference
I’ve just returned from Minneapolis where I participated in , and spoke on the program, at the first-ever “career integration” conference in the U.S. You will find the program and speakers at http://www.umabroad.umn.edu/professionals/career-int/conference/sessions. There is an excellent list of open Resources on the topics covered… Continue Reading “Univ of Minnesota Hosts Career Integration Conference”
Matching Student Expectations to Global Workforce
See my new blog posted to the global dialogue page for the European Association of International Education at: http://www.eaie.org/blog/students-global-workforce As higher education has become a globalized industry, it should be easier to embrace more creative partnerships with businesses that must compete in a global… Continue Reading “Matching Student Expectations to Global Workforce”
Helping Academic Dreams Come True in Vietnam: A Little Goes a Long Way
Originally posted on An International Educator in Vietnam:
Fact #1: In Vietnam, about one million students finish secondary school (i.e., junior high school) every year but public high schools can only accommodate 80% of that number. Fact #2: An estimated 200,000 students who failed one single…
Of Emigration, Brain Drain & Brain Gain: Some Reflections
Originally posted on An International Educator in Vietnam:
Over the years, I’ve known and helped many young Vietnamese who have studied overseas. Some I knew in passing; others became friends. Quite a few made the decision to remain overseas either in the country in…
Studying Abroad: The Who, the Why, and the Why Not
From the blog, “Clearing Customs,”: Studying Abroad: The Who, the Why, and the Why Not. A good summary of recent data published by IIE. Professionals know the data but I liked the presentation in a blog space I had not seen before. Seems Mom has… Continue Reading “Studying Abroad: The Who, the Why, and the Why Not”
Wonderful Musical Tribute to Mandela
Do watch this video of a choir surprising shoppers: http://za.news.yahoo.com/watch–the-most-touching-mandela-tribute-came-from-the-least-expected-place-070947330.html
Opening the Door Wider is Not Enough
As an alumnus of World Learning’s SIT Graduate Institute , I was pleased to read this story in the Boston Globe: http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2013/11/12/opening-doors-international-education/0HWb8zqtFuihyqlWupOp3K/story.html. A lot of the data the authors [senior administrators at SIT] cite will be familiar to professionals, although appearing in a mainstream media… Continue Reading “Opening the Door Wider is Not Enough”
Peace Corps vs. VISTA
Only folks of a certain age will know that VISTA stands for: Volunteers in Service to America. Service in poor communities in the U.S., on reservations, in Appalachian towns, in rural Alaskan villages — was never as popular or sexy as service overseas. Now… Continue Reading “Peace Corps vs. VISTA”
