Global Career Compass
Leveraging Education Abroad for Student Career Development & Employability
Category: Education Abroad & Global Workforce Development
China to Evaluate College Majors by Employability Rates
In this post to the Wall Street Journal – http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2011/11/23/china-to-cancel-college-majors-that-dont-pay – we learn that China’s solution to the nagging issue of growing unemployment of college grads is simple: assess which majors do best in realizing employment for grads. Keep those and cancel the rest! China’s numbers… Continue Reading “China to Evaluate College Majors by Employability Rates”
“Cultural distance” Presents Problem in Finding Talent for MNCs in China
This interesting post from Wharton – http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=2903 – highlights the gap between the expansion of multinationals in China and the capacity of China’s education system (and ours) to prepare young professionals to meet the challenges of working in the country. The good news is the growth… Continue Reading ““Cultural distance” Presents Problem in Finding Talent for MNCs in China”
How global workforce development leverages opportunities for U.S.grads & Indian start-ups
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 high-tech start-ups in India for U.S.… Continue Reading “How global workforce development leverages opportunities for U.S.grads & Indian start-ups”
Outcomes of Studying Abroad: What You See is What You Get
From the Chronicle of Higher Ed, researcher Mark Salisbury (12-16-11) is reported to find that there may be “other” [albeit none are discussed…) means to more cost effectively build student cross-cultural skills and intercultural competence than to study abroad. Really? Most international educators I… Continue Reading “Outcomes of Studying Abroad: What You See is What You Get”
Navigating the Job Search After Study Abroad…
http://www.studyabroad.com/articles/navigating-the-job-search-after-study-abroad.aspx: …In the current tough economic climate, there’s intense competition for jobs in every field. The question is how well prepared are you to compete and what can you do to stand out among your peers when the time comes to conduct a job… Continue Reading “Navigating the Job Search After Study Abroad…”
The Purposeful Connection of an Internship to Student Career Development
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 — Given the impact of globalization in… Continue Reading “The Purposeful Connection of an Internship to Student Career Development”
How International Education Impacts a Global Career
Do Employers Value Education Abroad Experience? At first glance, the answer seems quite self-evident. How could they not? In a domestic economy which grows more linked to overseas markets and investors each year, companies must be on the cutting edge of new technological developments;… Continue Reading “How International Education Impacts a Global Career”
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