If you are interested in going abroad this summer or after graduation, don’t forget to check out the opportunities posted at International Opportunities Virtual Career Fair taking place on PennLink until December 21st. This online career fair is for Penn students and alumni who are interested in international opportunities. Just like at a regular career fair, you will have the chance to make contact with employers, learn about their opportunities, submit resumes, and apply for positions. Sixty-two (62) organizations and companies that provide job, internship, and volunteer opportunities have signed up to provide opportunities ranging from consulting to engineering, nonprofit to health care. For more information, visit to the event website: International Opportunities Virtual Career Fair.
As you research international options, you may be interested in consulting the following websites or your Career Services counselor for advice:
- International Resources Page (includes a link to GoinGlobal with country-specific career information)
- Gap Year /Year of Service Programs
- Idealist.org International Volunteerism Resource Center (includes a nice discussion of the pros and cons of programs that charge participants a fee.)
Here are the employers participating in the International Opportunities Virtual Fair:
Consulting
| Pacific Epoch (China) |
| Roland Berger, Ltd. (Japan) |
| The Mind Co. (Argentina) |
Engineering
| eBaoTech Corporation (China) |
| IBM (China, India) |
| Johnson Matthey (China) |
| re:char (Kenya) |
| Siemens AG (Germany, Russia, Brazil, China, India, Middle East, U.S.) |
| Tally Solutions Pvt Ltd (India) |
Financial Services
| Citibank Korea Inc. |
| Morgan Stanley (Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan) (Applications accepted until Dec 2) |
| Nomura (Hong Kong, Singapore) |
| SinoLatin Capital (China) |
Other Business
| Millicom International Cellular (Bolivia, Congo, Colombia, Ghana, Guatemala, Mauritius, Rwanda, Senegal, Chad) |
| Mountbatten Institute (United Kingdom) |
| Procter and Gamble Latin America (Panama) |
| RGE Pte Ltd (Hong Kong) |
| TeleTech (Philippines) |
| Weddings in Vieques (Puerto Rico) |
Education
| Associazione Culturale Linguistica Educational (Italy) |
| Concordia University Irvine (China) |
| English Opens Doors Program (Chile) |
| German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) |
| Hellenic American Educational Foundation (Greece) |
| Institute of International Education (Mexico) |
| International Teaching Advantage* (China) |
| LanguageCorps* (Worldwide) |
| LEAP Studio (Hong Kong) |
| NTK Academic Group (China) |
| Pagus:Africa (Ghana) |
| Sino Elite Education Group (China) |
| Summerbridge Hong Kong |
| Teach For China |
| Teach For India |
| Teach Taiwan |
| Teaching Assistant Program in France – Embassy of France |
| The International Schools of Choueifat – UAE, Oman, Qatar & Bahrain |
| The Kelly Yang Project (Hong Kong) |
Healthcare
| Child Family Health International* (Bolivia, Ecuador, India, Mexico, South Africa) |
| Unite For Sight (Ghana, Honduras, India) |
Nonprofit
| Indicorps (India) |
| InterExchange* (Australia) |
| International Conservation Center (Israel) |
| International Humanity Foundation (Indonesia, Kenya, Thailand) |
| International Partnership for Service-Learning™ and Leadership (Worldwide) |
| Manna Project International* (Ecuador, Guatemala, Nicaragua) |
| Mexican Institute for Family and Population Research (IMIFAP) (Mexico) |
| The One World Foundation of New York, Inc.* (Brazil, Cambodia, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda) |
| ThinkImpact* (Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa) |
| Volunteers in Asia* (Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam) |
Multiple industries
| Abroad China* |
| Career Israel* |
| CRCC Asia LLC* (China) |
| Cultural Embrace* (Worldwide) |
| EPA Internships in Europe* (Belgium,Germany,Spain,United Kingdom) |
| Experiential Learning Abroad Programs* (Worldwide) |
| Global Experiences* (United Kingdom) |
| My China Opportunity* |
| NorCap China Internships* |
| The Catalai China Programme* |
| The Center for Cross-Cultural Study* (Spain, Cuba, Argenina) |
| World Endeavors* (Worldwide) |
* Indicates the organization charges a program fee.
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