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...from the company’s domestic e-recruiting. She heard about their summer positions her junior year through involvement with Asian student groups on campus and applied directly to their Hong Kong office. When comparing the e-recruiting interview process to the one she went through to work abroad, Gao says that though the experience was similar, the international employer was looking for certain language skills. “The only thing that was different was that they tested my Chinese,” says...
...consulting opportunity in Hong Kong also matched Gao’s professional interests. After becoming involved in global health and going abroad her sophomore summer, she looked to explore another field, “I think working at a non-profit as a college student made me realize my limitations in terms of how the wider world works, so I thought business was good for learning more,” says...
Similarly for Lawrence D. Arbuthnott ’10, who will be working in a law firm in Paris, previous experience overseas played a factor in his job search. “I studied in France spring of junior year, but I wasn’t planning to go abroad in particular,” he says. “The offer came, and it was more luck of the draw.” Arbuthnott is interested in law and hoping that the position will give him a better sense of what he would like to do in the future...
...rough field of job searches, seniors looking to go abroad have faced similar challenges as those staying domestic. “Everyone’s having trouble, and you don’t know when you’ll actually get it. You have to be really proactive,” says Arbuthnott...
...then I immediately went to the Eurostar station and switched the ticket to my name and left. I was out of the country within forty minutes. But I knew I had to come back, because I didn't want to do a film about whether you could live privately abroad. The PIs did say to me, "Go anywhere in the world. We'll catch you." But I ended up coming back to Britain...