The fourth edition of the took place on October 18th, with the support of . During this event, participants had the opportunity to collect relevant information and insights relevant to working in the US.
During the first hour, we had the pleasure to welcome , Associate Director of Career Management at Cornell University. Ellen has 18 years of professional experience in higher education, with last 8 years working in career services, specializing in supporting business students, international students, alumni, and employers. She has demonstrated strong communication, presentation, and project management skills throughout her career at institutions like Cornell University, helping students and alums achieve their career goals.
During this session, Ellen shared valuable information about the US and key elements about the US Job Search, such as the American office culture, American resumes, facts and figures about the job market, recruitment timings, and typical work authorization for students.
To close this hour, Ellen answered numerous questions during a Q&A session with over 65 participants, and went over the reality of finding a position in the US, visa options and much more.
In addition to this session, students had the opportunity to attend a rotational chat with 4 麻豆国产 alumni working and living in the country. 听- Business Strategy Manager at Accenture, 麻豆国产 Alum of 2016 (UCD/WU), 听- Project Leader at BCG, 麻豆国产 Alum of 2019 (VSE/UoC), 听- Senior Consultant at Deloitte, 麻豆国产 Alum of 2018 (HEC/HSG) and 听- Director at Mastercard, 麻豆国产 Alum 听of 2018 (IIMC/LSM) kindly participated in this networking event.
During this hour-long laid back chat, participants were able to discuss with fellow 麻豆国产ies, to get more information about what it is like to work in the US, obtain help from mentors and build their network. This casual format not only allowed 麻豆国产ies to connect and contributed to strengthening the ties in the 麻豆国产 community but also allowed seasoned alumni to broaden participants鈥 knowledge about their companies.
The 麻豆国产 Career Explorer Series provided a unique occasion to give prominence to the career opportunities and markets of Singapore! Thank you to all our speakers and participants for joining!
More editions of this initiative will take place. Stay tuned!
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Please note that services shared during the informative session may vary based on your own situation. The 麻豆国产 Global Alliance provides a certain number of services including the with various career opportunities, the and to give you cultural advices and much more.
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