Building a Successful Career: Tips and Resources for International Students

1. How to Build a Career? Juntao Zhang Chenyu He Xiaoning Liu ENG301 Adam Webb

2. Company: IntershipDesk Background: InternshipDesk is an emerging industry leader in international (F1) student programming. InternshipDesk programs are designed to enable university level students at US universities the opportunity to gain their first internship in the USA and build the experiences, skill sets, & exposure that will position them for better work opportunities in the USA and beyond post graduation.

3. Company Review Positive:Current Employee - Manager (Management Trainee) in Chicago, Negative:InternshipDesk full-time (less than a year) http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/InternshipDesk-Reviews-E715449.htm

4. Employee Fei University of Wisconsin-Madison Master of Science (MS), Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis June 2014 – Present (9 months)Greater Chicago Area Daily work: -Consulting with international students regarding their career development in the USA and beyond -Educating international students on how the InternshipDesk programs can help them to achieve their career goals in the USA

5. Resume and Cover Letter examples Resume https://www.linkedin.com/pub/fei-yang-internshipdesk/9a/600/236 Cover Letter http://jobsearch.about.com/od/cover-letter-samples/fl/recruiting-manager-cover-letter-example.htm

6. Thank You Letter • Show your interviewer common courtesy and respect • Automatically stand out if you do • Give oppotunities to reiterate what you said during your interview • Make points you forgot to make in your interview • Demonstrate your written communication skills http://career-advice.monster.com/job-interview/Following-Up/Power-of-a-Simple-Thank-You-Note/article.aspx

7. 7 Things to Measure Cover Letter • Using the right cover letter format • Making it not all about you • Proofing for typos and grammatical errors • Making supported claims • Don’t writing a novel • Don’t Using the same cover letter for every job and company • Sending a real cover letter http://career-advice.monster.com/resumes-cover-letters/Cover-Letter-Tips/Avoid-7-Killer-Cover-Letter-Mistakes/article.aspx

8. Cover Letter Tips • Don’t Regurgitate Your Resume • Think Not What the Company Can Do for You • Clearly Show What You’re Capable Of • Showcase Your Skills • …Not Necessarily Your Education • Don’t Apologize for Skills You Don’t Have • Highlight the Right Experiences • Tell a Story https://www.themuse.com/advice/how-to-write-a-cover-letter-31-tips-you-need-to-know

10. Interview Tips Job interview: • Practice • Research • Get ready • Be on time • Stay calm • Show what you know • Follow up https://www.themuse.com/advice/how-to-write-a-cover-letter-31-tips-you-need-to-know

11. Websites Cover letter tips: http://jobsearch.about.com/od/coverlettertips/ https://www.themuse.com/advice/how-to-write-a-cover-letter-31-tips-you-need-to-know Intervew tips: http://jobsearch.about.com/od/interviewsnetworking/

12. Questions?

13. Thank you!