Career Planning for International Students

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JUNIORS AND FIRST YEAR MBA'S

This is the time to decide on a good match between you and a life-long career. Be careful of going into a field just because it’s "hot". Make sure you have a natural talent for your chosen area.

Remember, employers are looking for education, skill, and experience.

Career Planning Checklist for JUNIORS

THINGS TO DO:

1. Update your Resume.

2. Determine what type of personality you have. Try taking a Career Assessment.

3. REQUEST A CAREER COUNSELING APPOINTMENT to go over your resume and discuss viable career options. OFFICE HOURS: 11:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday. Appointments requested.

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4. Research your chosen career field. Knowledge is power. GSM students may use our Vault Online Career Library.

5. Post your resume to UD's Online Resume Book.

6. Consider an internship in your field to obtain a better understanding of your profession and gain experience in the field. Research Curricular Practical Training (CPT).

Top 10 Internship Sites: 1. Citigroup, 2. Ericsson, 3. Fidelity Investments, 4. Merrill Lynch, 5. NCH Corporation, 6. Nokia, 7. Target, 8. Verizon, 9. VHA/Novation, and 10. Zale Corporation. Approximately 50% of our international students receive internships. The average hourly wage for internships is between $10-$15/hour.

7. Get into the Intern Magazine! Intern Magazine is a print and online resource for interns worldwide to market themselves and connect with some of the nation’s best employers. Students wishing to be showcased in the magazine are asked to post their resume, submit a head shot, and complete a short online bio for recruiters and company decision-makers to see...free of charge. This magazine will go out to HR representatives of major companies in the US. APPLY TODAY!

8. Begin your Job Search.

9. Learn how to Network. Uncomfortable speaking to strangers? Take care of that problem and go one step further to public speaking with Toastmasters. UD has it's chapter meetings every Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. at the Plano Campus. Please contact udtoastmasters@hotmail.com for more information.

10. Begin creating a Career Portfolio.

SENIORS AND SECOND YEAR MBA'S

At least 6 months before you graduate, you need to begin focusing your job search. It's important that you become very familiar with your industry, the companies within that industry, and the positions available within those companies.

Every week, there are professional job fairs, conferences, and workshops being held in the Dallas area. You have to know what you're looking for, or you'll be overwhelmed and not attend anything --- or worse, waste your time attending the wrong things.

Career Planning Checklist for SENIORS

THINGS TO DO:

1. Research industries and companies.

Multinational Companies with Headquarters and Corporate Offices in Dallas include Accor North America, Affiliated Computer Services, Alcatel, Alcon, Alliance Data Systems Corp., American Eurocopter, AmeriCredit, AMR Corp., Belo Corp., Bimbo Bakeries, Blockbuster, Brach's, Brinker International, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Cadbury Schweppes, Celanese, Centex, Citigroup, CompUSA, Dean Foods, Deloitte & Touche, EDS, Ericsson, Essilor of America, Exxon Mobil, Fidelity, Fluor Corp., Fujitsu Network Communications, Fujitsu Transaction Solutions, Hanson Building Products, Hitachi Consulting, i2 Technologies, IBM, J.C. Penney, Kimberly-Clark, Lennox International, LSG Sky Chefs, Motorola, National Semiconductor, NEC America, Nokia, Perot Systems, Pier 1 Imports, RadioShack, Regus Group, Sabre Holdings, Samsung, Siemens, ST Microelectronics, Tenet Healthcare, Texas Instruments, Valtech Technologies, Verizon, Zale Corp., and 7-Eleven Inc.

Top 10 Companies our international students go to after graduating are Citigroup, Deloitte & Touche, Ericsson, Fidelity, IBM, Motorola, National Semiconductor, Nokia, Sabre Holdings, and Verizon. Approximately 40% of our international students receive jobs after graduation. The average salary for graduating international students is $60-$80K.

2. Network at job fairs, conferences, and organizational meetings.

3. Research the Salary Ranges for various job titles.

4. Consider joining UD's AIESEC (Association of Students in Economics and Commerce) Chapter --– an international practical training program. Note: UD currently has an inactive chapter. Student volunteers are needed to make it active again --- it must be student driven. If made active again, it would become the only school in the Dallas area to have a chapter.

5. Learn how to answer Interview Questions.

6. Attend the annual Global MBA Employment Conference in Orlando or the National Society of Hispanic MBA's (NSHMBA) Career Expo.

7. Apply for Optional Practical Training (OPT).

8. In your last term, join ***UD'S RECRUITING PROGRAM FOR GRADUATING STUDENTS***!

9. Continue your Job Search.

10. Broaden your job search through the use of recruiters. Consider International Jobs.