Unpacking Your Study Abroad Experiences Study Abroad Value

Unpacking Your Study Abroad Experiences

Unpacking Your Study Abroad Experiences

Study Abroad Value

Employers Appreciate International Experience!

• Linguistic Abilities
• Cross-Cultural Competency
• Adaptability
• Transferable Skills

Reflect and Unpack Your Experiences

Where to Share?

Cover Letters

• Skills Gained
• Organization Values

Resumes

• Education Summary
• Relevant Experiences

Interview Questions

• Communicate Your Stories

Networking

• LinkedIn

Cover Letters

• Keep it Relevant
• Outcomes or Skills Based
• Focus on Job Description
• Relate back to Company
• *NOT an entire cover letter.

Resumes

Resumes

Resumes: Accomplishment Statements

• Start with an Action Verb
• Example: Adapted to living in a foreign environment
• Add Qualifiers
• Adapted to overseas living in Leipzig, Germany
• Add Quantifiers
• Adapted to overseas living in Leipzig, Germany during a 12-month cultural exchange study program
• Speak to Outcomes
• Adapted to overseas living in Leipzig, Germany during a 12-month exchange program, while successfully completing a business internship

Resume Verbs

Cooperated	Recognized	Enhanced
Exchanged	Overcame	Navigated
Fostered	Translated	Adapted
Immersed	Traveled	Learned

Interviewing

• Prepare your Elevator Pitch
• Tell me about Studying Abroad
• Don’t be Vague
• Use details
• Refer to Specifics
• Prepare Stories before
• Reflect Skills Gained
• Build Stories using PAR method

P+A+R

• Problem
• Describe the task or situation.
• What was your role?
• Action
• What steps did you take?
• Results
• Share the outcome.
• Share what you learned.
• Share how you grew.
• Tell a Story
• The PAR method allows for stories, use details and specifics.

Interview Practice

Tell me about a time when you had to adapt to a new situation.

Other Standard Questions

• Tell me about a time you had to think on your feet.
• Tell me about a time when you took initiative and took the lead.
• What is a goal you had and how did you achieve it?

LinkedIn Marketing

• Add to Your Summary
• Education Section
• Add Courses
• Experience Section
• Elaborate on excursions
• Describe Internships
• Include Projects
• Pictures, Presentations, Blogs, Etc.
• Follow Institution
• Connect with Alumni and Classmates

Example

What will you do in the next 24 hours?

What will you do in the next 24 hours?