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Leveraging Education Abroad for Student Career Development & Employability
Category: Education Abroad & Global Workforce Development
Resources Supporting Student Integration of Education Abroad Experience With Career Planning
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Since I began writing and speaking on this topic about thirteen years ago, there has been an uptick in research – both academic and by large companies – and by several large private study abroad organizatons, to examine…
New Research: Study Abroad Fosters “Clearer Sense of Self”
Two points to make: First, this study, https://hbr.org/2018/05/how-living-abroad-helps-you-develop-a-clearer-sense-of-self, appears in the Harvard Business Review which is not where I’d expect to find research on this topic; second, the five co-authors tested their hypothesis that “living abroad will increase self concept clarity across six studies… Continue Reading “New Research: Study Abroad Fosters “Clearer Sense of Self””
Resources Supporting Student Integration of Education Abroad Experience With Career Planning
Since I began writing and speaking on this topic about thirteen years ago, there has been an uptick in research – both academic and by large companies – and by several large private study abroad organizatons, to examine and reflect upon the importance of… Continue Reading “Resources Supporting Student Integration of Education Abroad Experience With Career Planning”
A brief, but spectacular, clip on closing the employability gap for students studying abroad – at 2016 IIE Generation Abroad Summit
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I do love the brief but spectacular segments on the PBS News Hour! https://twitter.com/InStudyAbroad/status/790588430770139136
An Update & A Promise…
Hello followers one and all. I’ve been quiet for awhile. However, I have been more active on LinkedIn and continue to report out interesting research and thought-pieces on my Twitter feed (are you there?). I was recently pleased that Global Career Compass was identified… Continue Reading “An Update & A Promise…”
On the Importance of Linking Internships With Employability
Career Integration: Reviewing the Impact of Experience Abroad on Employment (No.2), by the University of Minnesota Learning Abroad Center & CAPA. See this volume – and No. 1 (2014) – at Publications || || Learning Abroad Center. The two volumes are outcomes of conferences held in 2014 and… Continue Reading “On the Importance of Linking Internships With Employability”
My Point of View on Study Abroad and Its Impact on student Career Development & Employability …
I hope you enjoy watching these presentations which deliver my point of view – well known if you follow me here or @tillman_marty – on a topic which continues to resonate on campuses and with private organizations in the international education field. This year,… Continue Reading “My Point of View on Study Abroad and Its Impact on student Career Development & Employability …”
Latest U.S. Survey on Impacts of Studying Abroad & Linkage to Student Employability
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At the recent IIE (Institute for International Education) Generation Study Abroad “Summit” held in Washington, D.C., a research survey report was released: “Gaining an Employment Edge: The Impact of Study abroad on 21st century Skills and Career Prospects…
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