A Special Webinar for International Students
As an international student, you may be facing challenges securing your first job in the United States.
Career coach Kwan Segal, the founder of ICAway, will discuss ways that you can navigate barriers and take advantage of opportunities in your career development journey in the U.S.
You will receive tips and techniques that you can use to communicate with potential employers about your visa status, future sponsorship, as well as networking and career branding strategies to help you secure your first job in the U.S.
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Land Your Dream Job Webinar Episode 8:
ICAway is hosting a LIVE webinar to discuss H-1B Visa Program Reforms and other visa options for F1 students with Attorney Art Serratelli, Partner at Serratelli Mijal PLLC, an immigration law team who appreciates that clients are coming to America to build a better future for themselves and their children. (About Attorney Art)
We will also hear real stories from Naisargi Dave, Former International Student from University of Nebraska-Lincoln/ Currently an Environmental Scientist at EA engineering, how she went through H-1B Lottery rounds I and II in 2021.
Moderator: Coach Kwan, Founder of ICAway
Land Your Dream Job Webinar Episode 7:
𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵
😢Searching for jobs is hard and searching for jobs as an international student could be three times more challenging!
🏆Having a success mindset is critical to achieving the job of your dreams in the U.S.
We are bringing the mental health expert Dr. Vivi W. Hua, Psy.D. to join Coach Kwan’s panel on the topic of Building a Success Mindset for Job Searching in 2022.
Moderator: our wonderful ICAway member, Vaish Hatrote, International Student from University at Buffalo
📣Our Coach Kwan joined the Panel Discussion with Art Serratelli from Serratelli Mijal PLLC and Angela Jiang from PwC at the 2021 International Student Career Talk tomorrow at York College, NE. Questions we answered included but not limited to: ✅ What has held back international graduates from landing their dream careers? ✅ When clicking yes to a question “Do you now or will you require a sponsor in the future?” – WIll a company reject me for answering yes? ✅How can we stand out as students from a smaller network? And more!
Moderator: Josh Santiago, Nebraska State President at Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL).
Land Your Dream Job Webinar Episode 6:
Our guest mentor is Marie-Helene Kennedy-Payen. She has ten years of international experience in the private and public sectors with a focus on sales in the financial services industry and on client relationships; expertise in implementing strategy, communications, leadership and talent development for over 1,800 employees across 23 countries.
In this webinar, we answered these questions and more:
Moderator: Fernanda García, Internaitonal Student from University at Albany, SUNY/ Incoming Audit Intern at Deloitte
Land Your Dream Job Webinar Episode 5:
The ICAway guest mentor in this episode is June Huynh, the Program Lead for the Student Training and Rotation Internship program at SAP America. SAP is the winner of the #1 intern program of 2019. SAP’s 1,000+ interns represent 11 different countries.
In this webinar, we answered these questions and more:
Moderator: Alyssa Louise Geonanga, International Student from North Park University.
Land Your Dream Job Webinar Episode 4:
Our guest mentor, Marie Spark, responded to questions and doubts about getting your first job in the Project Management (PM) field.
This event was moderated by Kanika Garg, an international student from Gannon University.
Land Your Dream Job Webinar Episode 2:
The product management job is one of the hottest and fastest-growing jobs in the US.
Coach Kwan, ICAway Founder, and John Fontenot, Path2Product Founder, has shared tips and techniques to stand out from the crowd as a skilled product manager.
The event was moderated by Tanu Jain, Product Manager at Bizmetric. She is a former international student from University of Houston.
Land Your Dream Job Webinar Episode 3:
As a young professional with little to no experience, how do you sell yourself to your employer or a potential employer?
How do you identify obstacles and propose impactful change as an intern? Looking back on your career, what is one piece of advice you can offer interns and contractors to turn their current role into a full-time position? and many other questions that we answered in this webinar to help you become visible in Corporate America.
This event was moderated by Farheen Nabi, an international student from University of Maryland – Robert H. Smith School of Business/ Incoming Market Risk Analyst at Exelon. Farheen received an internship extension and finally received her full-time offer four months before her graduation.
Land Your Dream Job Webinar Episode 1:
How do you answer a simple interview question like “Why do you want to work in this role?” Do you just simply share your educational background?
Stories help bring your skills and experience to life. They also engage the employers and leave a lasting impression. Unfortunately, the ability to tell a story has been one of the cultural barriers that many Asian candidates stumble through when applying for jobs in the US.
Watch this recording to learn how you can change the way you approach job applications and interviews with storytelling.
This event was moderated by Ellen Yz. Wang, a former international student from University of Wisconsin-Madison/ current business analyst at one of the fastest-growing Health analytics companies in New York.
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Hosted by The Wisconsin School of Business
Coach Kwan presented the career success roadmap for international students and how international students can secure a job before their graduation. This webinar covered topics to help students prepare for recruitment, networking, interviewing tips, leveraging your resources, and learning from others’ lived experiences. Guest presenters also include UW-Madison alumni Revati Garg and current student Harper Xiong.
Hosted by The Wisconsin School of Business
A 1-hour webinar on Navigating Recruitment as an International Student. We have discussed holistic career planning starting from being aware of different visa options, approaches to increasing your chances for job interviews, to following up with employers. Guest presenters also include immigration attorney Art Serratelli and UW-Madison alum Sean Meng.
Virginia Tech Ascend Chapter and Vietnamese Student Association host a career branding workshop with career coach Kwan Segal.
CWRU Post-Graduate Planning and Experiential Education and ICAway held a special webinar for International Students to discuss the latest trends of the job market in the US, three winning strategies to help you find your career advocates and a hidden job market, as well as tools and templates that will help you break through cultural and language barriers.
The job requires experience. I don’t have any. And I can’t get experience without a job. Catch 22, much?
If there’s one question I get repeatedly, it’s this: How can I get hired without experience and without a network?
Hosted by Sonal Bahl, #SuperChargeFridays
If you are interested in becoming an ICAway Mentor for international students and immigrants in the US, or if you would like to know more, please submit the form below.
