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Eight Communities Selected to Pilot National Skilled Immigrant Integration Program
WES Global Talent Bridge |
WES Global Talent Bridge has selected eight communities to receive free customized technical assistance to advance their skilled immigrant integration efforts. Denver, Louisville, Santa Clara, St. Louis, and Boise and its regional partners Twin Falls and Salt Lake City, as well as the states of Ohio, Michigan, and Maryland were chosen to participate in this […]
Joining a Social Cause on Your College Campus
StudyPortals |
Going to college happens at a time in your life when you can decide what you’re most passionate about. This includes deciding what your convictions are and how you feel about what is happening around the world. A place full of ideas, your university offers you plenty of people with whom you can debate and […]
How to Determine Company Culture When Applying for a Job
Susan Ranford |
Company culture is a complex subject that is important to consider when deciding where you want to work. In the simplest terms, company culture is a combination of the beliefs, values, goals, community, environment, and anything else that guides the general ethos of a business. Some companies keep their cultures very formal. People dress in […]
International Students in the United States: Fall 2017 Enrollment Trends
Kelly Acheson |
The International Institute of Education (IIE) has published its latest report on the expectations for international student enrollment at U.S. higher education institutions for fall 201 7. How is the United States’ shifting political climate affecting enrollment at colleges and universities? And has international student enrollment at U.S. universities been impacted by President Donald Trump’s […]
Mastering Soft Skills in the Workplace
Justine D'Souza |
Soft skills may not be quantifiable, but they can affect both the interview process and future job performance. When marketing yourself and considering how you fit into an advertised role, it’s natural to focus on technical capacities listed in a job description. Although those are certainly important, applicants often overlook soft skills. Interviewers and managers […]
How to Follow Up After an Interview
Beth Clarke |
If you have read articles or attended workshops on how to do well in an interview, you have likely heard that it is important to ask for the interviewer’s business card and follow up afterward. Following up is essential not only for learning the outcome of your interview and potential next steps, but it is […]
The Top 6 Job Interview Types
Jodi Tingling |
If you have been through a company’s hiring process, then you know job interviews vary in type, intensity, and duration. From undergoing an initial screening process to meeting with multiple interviewers, the process can be manageable once you know what to expect. The following is an overview of the top six interview types to help […]
Ask a Human Resources Manager: The Hiring Process
Shaunna-Marie Kerr |
As a job seeker, it can often feel like you are on the outside looking in during the hiring process. To help shed some light on what happens from the employer’s side of things, we sat down with World Education Services’ very own Tanika Clouden. Tanika recently joined WES Canada as the human resources (HR) […]
WES Contributes to United Nations Discussion on Migrants and “Brain Waste”
WES Global Talent Bridge’s Denise Jillions contributed comments on the issue of brain waste at a United Nations meeting held in July in preparation for the UN Global Compact on Migration. The Compact will be presented for adoption at the UN’s 2018 General Assembly. In her statement Jillions notes: “The number of college-educated migrants on […]
5 Questions to Ask in Your Next Job Interview
Shaunna-Marie Kerr |
If you have done your research, you should know that asking questions at the end of a job interview is just as important as the questions you answered throughout. Just because the interviewer isn’t asking you questions doesn’t mean that you aren’t still being assessed. The traditional view of a job interview as a tool reserved […]
5 Financial Mistakes Many College Freshmen Make
Ryan Bridges |
The years one spends in college are a unique and transformative time and are particularly exciting in the very beginning. It is a time when college freshmen leave their parents’ home for perhaps the first time. They are being asked to take on the responsibilities of being an adult. Although it can be very exciting, […]
4 Degree Subjects That Will Help You Start Your Own Business
StudyPortals |
Where did all the great visionaries and entrepreneurs learn the tricks of the trade? Although some well-known business pioneers were college dropouts (Mark Zuckerberg and Steve Jobs), they are exceptions to the rule. The rest of the world’s great industry leaders, who built their products and started their businesses from the ground up, gained their […]