By Yi Hsuan Yang
Does traveling around the U.S. not satisfy you anymore?
Besides going to graduate school or working nationally, for the traveling lover, working abroad is another option after graduation! There’s no career better than one where you can work in your area of interest and have opportunities to travel, is there?
Through globalization, there are more and more international corporations appearing. Did you know, for a student like you who are interested in working in journalism, public relations or advertising industries, there are a lot of opportunities to work internationally? Here are some top worldwide PR and advertising agencies you can find by LexisNexis, a company which has large collections of a wide range of professionals in corporate, accounting, academic markets and so on. If you are a journalism student, CNN, BBC, Time magazine, National Geographic and Discovery are international corporations you can work for. If you are an advertising student, you can look up an international career from a worldwide agency, such as Saatchi & Saatchi, Widden+Kennedy or Leo Burnett. If you are a PR student who wants to work internationally, Edelman, Weber Shandwick, Fleishman-Hillard or Hill & Knowlton might be your top choices. As for students who are still not sure what his/her work interest is, do not worry. This is a part of the reason why we go to college, isn’t it? To figure out who we are meant to be and what we want to do for a living in college years!
Russel Wong graduated from our school, the University of Oregon, in 1982 with a degree of bachelor of science, finance. Eventually, he became a famous international photographer. According to UO office of administration-Your Future, “Wong thoroughly enjoyed his years at the UO, and says the broad span of his undergraduate courses paved the way to his international career. ‘Taking classes in finance, economics, and advertising definitely opened up new horizons. You never know where each piece is going to fit in.’(Wong notes.)”
Another illustrious alumni is Jimmy Tay, who graduated from UO’s professional School of Journalism and Communication- advertising, is currently a chief executive, south Asia/managing director, in Singapore. A lot of students might have this question. “In order to become as successful asWong and Tay, how should we prepare in college?” Here are some tips.
You can build your international experience by learning a new language, taking international courses, joining international organizations/clubs, simply becoming friends with international students and networking with professionals in your field who work internationally. Also, you can reach out to our school alumni both nationally and internationally through SOJC and International Advancement and Alumni Relations of UO international affairs. On their websites, you’ll find brief introduction to each alumni’s education background and current work circumstances. Moreover, doing international student exchange and taking IE3 Global Internships through UO international affairs are also alternatives for building your experience! Before you set off, remember to check “The big guide to living and working oversea!”
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[...] International Work Experience” and The Big Guide to Working Overseas, provided in Sherry’s “Work Abroad!” post, connect students with tips on international career success. They can find career [...]