International Student Undergraduate | Employer Engagement and Career Design

Welcome to Career Design at Northeastern! The U.S. style of education encourages you to take the initiative and engage in effective help-seeking. As an international student, you should:

become knowledgeable early about process and deadlines for U.S. work authorization (OPT) through the Office of Global Services.
Check out our International Student resources webpage and join the Northeastern University International Student and Alumni LinkedIn group to identify professionals from your country and career field.
If you are not fully confident in your English, utilize The International Tutoring Center through Global Student Success to polish your written and spoken English before interviewing for professional positions.
Connect with NU Temps to see if there are virtual or other on-campus opportunities to build experience, and be sure to also complete any requirements for co-op.

In addition, you should advantage of the many opportunities and resources our nationally ranked career center provides. To help you get started, we recommend the Career Design coaching labs below (or equivalent Canvas modules) as well as Career Fair prep sessions when those occur. However, these are only suggestions. Every learner has different needs. Feel free to browse all of the lab descriptions and see the weekly schedule grid below. Rotating topics and Self-Assessment sessions (Wednesdays 12-1 PM ET) can be viewed here. You are welcome to attend in whatever sequence works best for you and to return to any coaching lab for help as often as needed.

Designing Your Career
Finding Your Fit: Majors, Careers and Life Design
Self-assessment (rotating topics)
Revising Your Resume
Crafting Your Cover Letter
Promoting Your Brand on LinkedIn
Networking through LinkedIn
Interviewing with Confidence
Negotiating Job Offers and Salaries
Preparing for Law and Graduate School
Leading your Job Search
Staying Positive During your Search

First/Second Year: Attend Career Fair Prep for International Students and Navigating Cross-Cultural Differences in the American Job Search. Also attend Email Etiquette and Small Talk for International Students, co-sponsored by Global Student Success.

Third/Fourth Year: Attend International Student Job and Internship Strategies, Suceeding in the Workplace, Career Fair Success Tips for International Students, and H1-B Employment Based Options (co-sponsored with OGS).

All Career Design support is available virtually, including:

Career Studio for daily drop-Ins (remote access with some on-campus hours)
A full suite of live coaching labs on all five aspects of career design. See the weekly schedule grid and select a journey map below for recommendations on labs to attend. For descriptions and dates of Rotating Topics and Self-Assessments (Wednesdays, 12-1 PM ET), click here.

To sign up for a coaching lab, and view all other Career Design programs, go to our events calendar.
Canvas modules parallel coaching labs for 24/7 self-paced instruction. We recommend Designing Your Career for an overview of both the process and our office (and we continue to add new modules, so check back regularly).
Read the Career Design bi-weekly newsletter here for the latest updates (it is also emailed to you on Sundays).
Email careers@northeastern.edu or call 617.373.2430 with any questions.

In addition, there are many other useful tools and resources available to you:

Visit the Employer Engagement and Career Design website for helpful resources on drafting your resume using VMock Smart Resumes, practice for an interview with Big Interview, learn Tips for working remotely, and explore major-career guides to see how different fields of study can lead to a variety of occupations.
Sign into NUworks for posted internship and employment opportunities, as well as other career resources and 2021 co-op opportunities.
Join NUsource and Northeastern LinkedIn groups to connect with alumni.
Use the SAIL framework and platform to support all aspects of career design as lifelong learning.

Once you’ve taken advantage of our coaching labs and Career Studio to meet your initial needs, individual consultations can be scheduled through myNortheastern.