Workshop Description
In this workshop, you’ll explore the steps and strategies for finding international work experiences that align with your personal and professional goals. Presenters will define international work and review some of the challenges and benefits of pursuing a career abroad. You’ll have the opportunity to reflect on your own reasons for pursuing international work, and design a search strategy that aligns with your own “why.”
Learning Outcomes
Workshop participants will be able to:
- Define their reasons for pursuing professional experiences abroad
- Understand the different types of international work experiences and their benefits and drawbacks
- Leverage networking strategies to support the international work exploration process and connect with people working internationally
- Utilize additional resources to further explore opportunities for professional experiences abroad
Registration
A registration link will be emailed to WISLI students via email.
Workshop Facilitators
Amani DeHolton is an Intern Abroad Advisor & Program Manager at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she works with students interested in interning in Europe and Oceania. After double-majoring in Linguistics & French in undergrad, Amani moved to France for a year to work as an English Language Teaching Assistant through the TAPIF program. She’s been working at UW-Madison for nearly 10 years; she received a master’s degree in Global Higher Education from UW-Madison and is a WISLI alumna (Elementary Thai, summer 2024).
Lydia Odegard (she/her) serves as the Language Directions Specialist in the Language Institute. In this role she works to promote and advance language learning opportunities at UW-Madison by collaborating with campus and community partners. Lydia also works with bi/multilingual students on campus to support them in connecting their language abilities with their personal, academic, and career goals. She earned her MS in Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis, with an emphasis on Global Higher Education, from UW-Madison. Lydia brings experience in language teaching, academic advising, and international education, and speaks Hindi and some Spanish.
Questions
Please contact wisli@lpo.wisc.edu with questions or an accommodation request.