Tag: employment

The Olin Business School has launched a new recruiter-friendly initiative designed to help U.S. employers navigate through the complex immigration process to hire our international graduates.

The Olin program is called Gateway to Immigration and brings together recruiting companies interested in hiring international students with Global Immigration Partners (GIP), after initial contact is made with a prospective hire.

Employer fact sheet and contact form : http://olincareers.wustl.edu/SiteCollectionDocuments/PDFs/WCC/GatewaytoImmigrationEmployer.pdf

The designated point of contact in the Weston Career Center to assist employers with questions or assistance in engaging GIP through the Gateway to Immigration program is Molly Sonderman, msonderman@wustl.edu.

By no means do I have a crystal ball, but an early projection for the Class of 2014 employment market has a brighter light at the end of the tunnel than in previous years.

Why?  After several years of slow-but-steady hiring, we are seeing new opportunities emerge in the U.S. and abroad.  Students who are proactive and focus on developing a global mindset during college will more likely find “entrepreneurial-type” opportunities with small, mid- and multi-national employers who are seeking to expand oustide the U.S.  Not only for overseas opportunities but for jobs right here in the United States, too.

Domestic students who seek out cross-cultural experiences with international classmates, join multi-cultural clubs, study a foreign language or study abroad, will benefit by adding a deeper understanding or perspective of another culture or country.  Consider it a “local” immersion opportunity.

These wise students will offer the marketplace a “glocal” view – the combination of global business education with a local “native” perspective.  Domestic and global HR managers will seek graduates with an affinity for multi-culturalism, not just study abroad or overseas internships, but ongoing engagement, immersion and appreciation of other cultures.

Photo credit: Mary Butkus, WUSTL Photo Services, Diwali Celebration

According to Going Global’s March Career Update, “the employment outlook in China is one of the most promising in the Asia Pacific region. Half of China’s employers plan to increase staff in the near future. High turnover in the country means that employers are concerned with retaining top talent. Companies will offer incentives, as well as training and development opportunities, to keep their best people. Additionally, a talent shortage exists in the country at all levels of occupations in positions ranging from production operations to management/executive. Chinese students with U.S. higher education are in great demand.