C REATING P ROFESSIONAL D EVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS Jill Forest Associate Director, Career Services NAFSA International Academy.

CREATING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Jill ForestAssociate Director, Career ServicesNAFSA International Academy ‘13Kennesaw State University (formerly SPSU)

Meghan PopickInternational Student Advisor, Office of International EducationNAFSA Region 7 Regbud for Student IssuesNAFSA Trainer CorpsGeorgia Institute of Technology

GA TECH…● Colleges: Architecture, Computing, Engineering, Sciences, Liberal Arts and

Business

● 2013-2014 International Stats

○ Top Nationalities: China, India, South Korea, France, Taiwan

○ 4,301 F and J students from 110 Countries

○ 878 J Scholars

○ 885 graduates authorized to work in the US

SPSU (NOW KSU)...• Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering

Technology

• College of Computing and Software Engineering

• College of Architecture and Construction Management

Total Student population – 6,484

• 705 students not born in the United States

• International – 261 (numbers are way down)

• Permanent Resident (Green Card Holders) - 444 (number is down)

• Top Sending Countries - China, India and Saudi Arabia

WHERE ARE OUR STUDENTS GOING WRONG?

Why is this important?

Collaboration

Between OIE

and Career

Services

Student

frustration

over job

search

HOW DID WE GET STARTED?

At GA Tech…

“My resume is good but no one is

calling me.”

“Do you know companies

that sponsor?”

Students had questions that were different from domestic

students

The price of

not

understanding

small talk…

HOW DID WE GET STARTED?

At SPSU…

Professional Development Series

GA TECH ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

10 Workshops and GROWING!!!• Dan Beaudry, Author Power Ties• Career Planning for Int’l Student

Workshop• Choosing Your Path: Career Exploration

for Int’l Students• Business Etiquette Workshop• Coops and Internships & Their Work

Authorizations

Professional Development Series Continued

GA TECH ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

• A World of Difference• Immigration Lawyer• Alumni Panel• OPT Thesis Students Workshops• J-1 Employment Options

ADDITIONAL EVENTS/PROGRAMS● Individual Events for specific cultural organizations

○ Chinese Resume Workshop

● Chinese Grad Student Program Series (Private Donor Sponsored)▪ George Renwick▪ Business Etiquette Lunch▪ Webinar with Judy Shen Filerman

www.dreambridgepartners.comLab● Housing● Upcoming: Lab group

OPT Table at Spring and Fall Expos

SPSU ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS• I email registered employers about

openness to OPT • Brazilian Scientific Mobility

Students• Present at Orientation• Networking in the International Community• Use of Going Global

– H1B Company Listing– Country Career Guides– Other

SPSU ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

• Job Search Guide for International students

• Chinese companies doing business here in the US and vice versa

• Work very • Permanent Resident Resume

Tips

WHAT ARE OTHER SCHOOLS DOING?

SPSU->KSU – FUTURE PLANS• U Beyond Mentorship

Conference 1-30-2015– AT&T

• Survey creation• International Alumni Panel• Following our int’l graduates• Workshops for OPT candidates• Regular involvement with int’l

groups

HOW TO ADVOCATE FOR YOUR STUDENTS

• ASK for Access to Going Global– Share the cost with another dept– Academic departments?

• SHARE contacts in the community– NACA– NAAAP– NetIP

• MEET with Career Services Staff

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING OUR SESSION

Jill F. [email protected]

[email protected]

Meghan [email protected]