Come to our Bakesale for some yummy treats and hot chocolate on Wednesday, Nov 20th from 10 am - 3 pm at the Breezeway. Support and contribute to the cancer research fundraiser!
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Navigating the job market can be a daunting process for any student, but international students in particular often face additional challenges — from dealing with visa requirements and work authorizations, to understanding cultural differences throughout the hiring process. These obstacles can make the job search even more overwhelming, but with the right tools and resources, international students can find success.
If you’re an international student, we’re here to help! Here are some tools that international students can use as they encounter the current job market landscape.
Research. My Visa Jobs.com provides H-1B Visa and Green Card reports for every year, listing the top Visa sponsors (that is, employers) via a number of different filters including occupation, job title, location, industry, college, petition status, etc. If you’re just starting out on your job search journey, this could be a good tool to use to determine which employers in targeted industries and/or locations of interest are open to hiring.
Search On-Campus. If you’re on an F-1 Visa, on-campus jobs are the most accessible employment opportunities available to you. Therefore, you need to know where to find them. This blog post by the Career Center lays out five tips to help international students locate on-campus employment. By knowing where to look, you can get a jump start on your search before the wave of applications roll in.
Search Off Campus: If you’re an international student able to look off-campus for a job or internship, you may want to check out GoinGlobal. With their job search function, you’re able to search 16+ million worldwide opportunities in various industries. So, whether you want to stay in Maryland or go elsewhere, GoinGlobal is a great tool to see what’s out there.
Explore Career Paths: Not quite sure how to get to where you’d like to go in your career? Look no further than Steppingblocks, a digital career counselor tool that uses data from real-life alumni and professionals to show you various alumni career trajectories. You can also explore skills, education, and employers for particular industries as well. For more information, check out this blog post.
Network and Learn: When it comes to the job market, information is power. The more you know, the more strategic you can be. Additionally, your network means everything in the job search. The more people you know, the closer you’ll get to landing a position. Therefore, if there are events available where you can do both, it’s important to seize those opportunities when you can. On November 11-15, the virtual International Career Summit is taking place, jam-packed with workshops, presentations, and panels designed to equip you with what you need to succeed in your job search. Learn more about the Summit and be sure to register!
We hope these tools and resources can help you confidently pursue opportunities, connect with employers and alumni, and smoothly transition into the next phase of your professional journey.
Hey CyberDawgs!
I am once again asking you to attend another meeting, from 7:15 PM to 8:15 PM in ILSB 118.
Dread it, run from it; destiny arrives all the same.
Tonight's topic is Reverse Engineering. For all of you who love staring at your respective decompiler/debugger, or for those of you who'd like to explore the REV category on CTFs, make sure to drop in. We look forward to seeing everyone tonight!
The meetings are hosted virtually if you can't make it in-person: https://umbc.webex.com/meet/CyberDawgs. We'll also be sharing the meeting recording and slides.
As a reminder, this week's submissions for the CyberPaws CTF challenge will close at the start of tonight's meeting. Remember to submit your flag! Also, if you would like a hint, you can DM a board member to receive one.
And as always, Don’t Do Crime.
Respectfully,
Izzy
CyberDawgs Vice President
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NOV 18 5 PMLibrary and Gallery, Albin O. Kuhn |
Pablo D. Herrera Veitia, PhD is a Post Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Arts, Culture and Media at University of Toronto, Scarborough. He is a scholar-practitioner working at the intersection of Orisha worship, hip hop studies and multimodal ethnography. His research explores what it means to be Afro-Cuban in post-socialist Havana.
Ana Lúcia Silva Souza, PhD is an adjunct professor at the Federal University of Bahia in Brazil. She studies linguistics, with an emphasis on literacy and race relations, working mainly on hip hop, identity, black youth, and education.
Sarah Soanirina Ohmer, PhD is Associate Professor of Africana Studies and Latin American and Latino Studies and co-director of the Writing Across the Curriculum program at Lehman College, CUNY. Dr. Ohmer focuses on Black Feminist approaches to trauma in Black Women’s literature in Cuba, Brazil, U.S., and Colombia.
Please join us!
Peace Corps Information Table
10am-4pm – Commons Main Street
Meet Maryland’s Director of International Affairs!
4:30pm – 5:30pm – Virtual
Meet UMBC alumna Mary (Mendy) Nitsch who serves as Director for International Affairs in the Office of the Secretary of State for Maryland. Ms. Nitsch will discuss how her graduate studies in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and teaching experiences in the US and abroad prepared her for state-level policy work. In this virtual session, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from Ms. Nitsch’s experience and ask questions to get advice about a career in international public policy. Register for this session by completing the online form before 12:00 noon on 18 November.
Fulbright English Teaching Program & English Language Fellows Info Session
7:30pm – 9pm
International Career Collective: Virtual Career Expo
1pm – 4pm – Virtual (link to come)
University of Waikato Study Abroad Info Session
4:30pm – Virtual
Fulbright U.S. Student Program Info Session
5pm – 6pm – Virtual
Fulbright-Hays Program for P-12 Teachers
5pm – 6pm – Virtual
Celebrate International Student Athletes: Men’s Basketball vs Hampton
7pm – Chesapeake Arena
University of Galway Study Abroad Info Session
11am – Virtual
Celebrate International Student Athletes: Women’s Basketball vs American
6:30pm – Chesapeake Arena
EPIK – Teaching English in Korea
7pm – 8pm – Virtual
Semester Exchange Opportunities at Universität Kassel
10am – Virtual
11am-3pm – UC Ballroom
Featuring:
Celebrate diverse cultures at UMBC with Intercultural Living Exchange (ILE)
7:30-9pm (Harbor Hall Multipurpose Room)
Intercultural Engagement Prep Course Info Session
12pm-1pm – Virtual
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