Archive for 2010
Los Angeles Idealist.org Grad-School Fair
Monday, October 25th, 2010Are you looking to learn more about the issues you care about and find out how to do more meaningful work? Pursue your passion and explore ways to further your social-impact career through graduate school!
If so, join the Idealist.org Graduate Degree for the Public Good Fair on Tuesday, November 2, from 5:00 to 8:00 pm, at the Kyoto Grand Hotel on 120 South Los Angeles Street.
At the Idealist.org Graduate Degree Fair for the Public Good, you will have an opportunity to meet graduate admissions representatives from local, national, and international programs to discuss professional development through graduate education. You will also have a chance to attend a free information session offering advice on graduate degree options, the application process, financial aid, and deciding when to attend graduate school after spending time in the working world.
If you would like to attend this FREE event to look for grad schools, register here. Also, watch a short video on how you can make the most out of your experience at the fair.
Foreign Student who became Entrepreneur
Sunday, October 24th, 2010From November 15 to 21, millions of people around the globe will participate in the world’s largest celebration of entrepreneurship. Global Entrepreneurship Week 2010 (GEW). Thousands of events in more than 100 countries will celebrate innovation, entrepreneurship, and creativity.
On November 20, U in the USA will host a special event for college students called a Breakfast with an Entrepreneur.
On this occasion, Jean-Marc Dedeyne, Founder and CEO of U in the USA, will explain how he transitioned from a corporate job at HP France to the status of international student and finally started his own business in Los Angeles. Participants will also learn how to start a foreign business in the United States.
Our objective is to encourage International and American students to unleash their ideas, celebrate global entrepreneurship and bridge the gap between cultures.
During this event, Jean-Marc Dedeyne, Founder and CEO of U in the USA will share his experience as a foreign student who became entrepreneur in the United States.
Agenda:
- Who is Jean-Marc Dedeyne
- Why and how did he start his business in Los Angeles?
- How to start a foreign business in the USA?
- The call of the entrepreneur? (video)
- Questions / Group Discussion
Breakfast will be served.
Early Bird $18 (Sales end on November 5)
General Admission $27
SIGN UP NOW here
See you all on November 20, 2010!
World greetings,
U in the USA Team
It’s Time to Unleash Your Ideas
Friday, October 22nd, 2010In November, millions of people around the globe will participate in the world’s largest celebration of entrepreneurship. Thousands of events in more than 100 countries will celebrate innovation, entrepreneurship, and creativity during Global Entrepreneurship Week 2010 (GEW), Nov. 15-21. Now in its third year, the event will bring together aspiring and inspiring entrepreneurs, helping them embrace originality, imagination, and ingenuity through local, national, and global activities.
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation will host the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) Global Finals during Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) 2010. The GSEA Global Finals will be held in Kansas City, Mo. on Nov. 17-19, 2010. GEW is Nov. 15-21, 2010.
The GSEA Finals brings together high school, university, and graduate student entrepreneurs from around the world to compete for the title of “Student Entrepreneur of the Year.” Prizes include cash and in-kind business services, and access to the Global Entrepreneurs’ Organization Network to grow their businesses and skills.
In the span of two short years, Global Entrepreneurship Week has inspired more than 10 million people in 102 countries to unleash their ideas. It has touched aspiring entrepreneurs from major cities to remote villages.
Find an event near you here
China extends brain drain campaign to young scientists
Friday, October 22nd, 2010China is set to expand its ambitious scheme to attract the cream of the scientific diaspora back to the country so it includes young scientists as well.
Li Zhiyong, vice-minister of the Organisation Department of the Central Committee, told a conference of the High-level Overseas Talents and National Development Strategy in Beijing last month (28 September) that under-35-year-olds will be targeted to return to China. This issue was also a focus of discussions at the conference organised by the Western Returned Scholars Association (WRSA).
China’s Medium- and Long-Term Talent Development Plan (2010–2020), which was announced earlier this year, involves offering resources to established scientists from the United States or Europe who return to China under a scheme known as the Qianren plan, or Thousand Talent Plan.
Although the budget is unknown, each scientist who works under the Qianren scheme has received one million Chinese Yuan (US$150,000) in settlement support from the government.
Continue here
Under-35-year-olds will be targeted to return to China
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Where are you planning on pursuing your research and career after graduation? Why?
What would you miss the most if you have to choose between your home country and the United States?
Promote Yourself without Being Self-Promotional
Thursday, October 21st, 2010Explaining why someone should hire you, or introduce you to a friend who is hiring, can be uncomfortable.
You need to sell yourself, but you don’t want to sound like a salesperson.
Instead of detailing what’s so great about you, tell a story that covers the following:
Situation. Explain the problem or situation that you, your unit, or your company faced.
Tasks. Outline what your responsibility was in solving the problem.
Achievements. Make clear what you did to meet your responsibility.
Results. What happened as a result of your achievements? Did revenues increase? Did customer satisfaction improve? Use specific examples to pique your audience’s interest.
Source: Harvard Business Review
Bilingualism good for the brain
Monday, October 18th, 2010Bilingual education is controversial in the United States, but a growing body of research shows that regularly speaking two languages comes with certain types of improved mental performance. The longer a person has spoken two or more languages, the greater the cognitive effects.
Speaking two or more languages appears to enhance executive function — the ability to focus on the information needed to complete a task. Bilinguals with Alzheimer’s disease retained brain function longer than those who spoke only one language.
Read the Full story at Discovery News.
Do Something
Thursday, October 14th, 2010I was reading an article named The 4 Traits That Make Generation Y Awesome, when I came across this great organization called Do Something.org.
DoSomething.org is one of the largest organizations in the U.S. that helps young people rock causes they care about. A driving force in creating a culture of volunteerism, DoSomething.org is on track to activate two million young people in 2011. By leveraging the web, television, mobile, and pop culture, DoSomething.org inspires, empowers and celebrates a generation of doers: teenagers who recognize the need to do something, believe in their ability to get it done, and then take action.
Volunteer opportunities just for you, just put in your zip code to get started.
What do you think? Do you feel inspired to do something or to take action? Let us know.
5 Success Tips for the Net Generation
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010We believe these five great tips will definitively inspire you and help you succeed in your career path.
These ideas are shared by Alexandra Levit, who is a Workplace and Gen Y Speaker, Author, & Expert.
Here are some excerpts.
1-Focus on acquiring transferable skills. You have all the time in the world to get promoted and have the responsibility of a senior executive. Enjoy not having to take care of anyone but yourself and focus on acquiring skills like project management, budgeting, sales, marketing, and client relations.
2-Use your initiative one small contribution at a time. Rather than insisting on changing the company overnight, identify areas where you can improve upon a product or process and make your suggestions selectively. Once one idea is well received and implemented successfully, you can move on.
Full list at Alexandra Levit.
The Classroom – Learning English
Tuesday, October 12th, 2010Hello,
We hope you are doing well.
One of our favorite English Learning portals, VOA Learning English, just released a great resource called The Classroom.
The Classroom is completely interactive and designed to teach English vocabulary, grammar, spelling and parts of speech.
The Classroom has English Learning programs an interactive wordbook and an interactive American idiom dictionary. The Classroom also has the EFL Teaching community. VOA will offer a new English lesson to teachers all over the world every week! This area will also have interactive activities as well as videos and lesson plans you can download. Discover the site here
Let us know what you think.
How Job Seekers May Use Social Media in the Future
Monday, October 11th, 2010Back in the day, companies posted jobs in the newspaper, on job boards and spread them by word of mouth. All of those methods still exist today and continue to have a certain level of success.
But in today’s fast paced and competitive business market, companies are learning that using social media allows them to cast a wide net. And recruiting is no exception. So, if job seekers want new opportunities, they will eventually have to learn where companies are posting positions. Then follow.
If the future of recruiting is social, then job seekers need to get social. Continue here to get a look at some social media success strategies for conquering your next job search.
