How to Become a Career Fair Rockstar

It’s the spring semester and aside from very cold, snowy walks across campus, there’s one thing on everyone’s minds -- finding a job! Whether you’re about to graduate and looking to start your career, or searching for a great summer internship, everyone is facing the obstacle of making connections and getting hired. Luckily for us, …

Yingmin (Grace) Li’s Guide to Success

Yingmin (Grace) Li is an international student from China in her senior year at Michigan State University studying Supply Chain Management. She has had a number of experiences that have contributed to her professional development during her college career. Between classes, tutoring, and internships, Grace has been busy growing her skills and preparing for her future. Her …

Entrepreneurship Spirit

“Entrepreneurship comes in many different forms. Some entrepreneurs create scalable technology companies others create humble, but essential, small retail businesses to serve their hometowns. The reality is that both types of business need one another to thrive, and although perhaps very different in regards to the type of product or service they provide they both …

SUCCESS STORY – Dilshani Sarathchandra

At the Office for International Students and Scholars (OISS) we are often asked for advice on how to get an internship or job in the U.S. Students are very interested in knowing if others have been successful and, if so, how did they do it? Because of this ongoing interest, we will be posting regular Success …

How the International Student Employment Assistance Award (ISEA) Changed My Life

Guest Blogger Fangyun Zhong is the Student Technical Assistant in the Commissioning Services Department at MSU Infrastructure Planning and Facilities. She is a Masters degree student majoring in Environmental Engineering and recipient of an ISEA from the Office for International Students and Scholars (OISS). In her job at MSU, she deals with phase I documentation …

What is the International Volunteer Action Corps?

Carlos Fuentes is the Assistant Director of Internationalizing the Student Experience at Michigan State University. He implements educational support to enhance students’ global competencies and global citizenship. These programs embrace intercultural and cross-cultural understanding and development for MSU students. Carlos is also the advisor to the MSU International Volunteer Action Corps (IVAC). What is IVAC? The …

International Corporate Tour

By guest blogger, Career Services Network Events Manager, Maya Craft What is ICT? The MSU Career Services Network International Corporate Tour (ICT) is designed for MSU students interested in networking with employers, exploring various professions, touring company facilities, making friends, and discovering new cities. The ICT is experiential learning (non-academic credit) that brings students and …

Going Global – Navigating the World with a “Click”

Just as the website says, Going Global is a tool that can help you ‘Expand Your Horizons… Your Career… Your Future’. Going Global is one of the most beneficial international resources offered through the Career Services Network at MSU. It is useful for learning about transnational opportunities, foreign hiring practices, and domestic, city–specific employment information. In …

Experience Matters – Getting Involved on Campus

Now that you’re settled on campus, we hope you are getting a good feel of MSU and all the campus has to offer. With classes taking a significant amount of time and effort, making time to engage in outside activities has great benefits. Our campus has numerous resources to help you connect with the diverse …

Career Conference for International Students this Friday! (October 11, 2013)

Please welcome our new Guest Blogger, Ruhan Jiang! Ruhan is a newly arrived Chinese student currently in the Master's program of Public Relations in the College of Communication Arts & Sciences. She loves Michigan State, music, and helping people! This week, she helped the Office for International Students and Scholars (OISS) write about our event this …