Global Experience

For the better part of the last century students in the USA did not have to worry about global issues. They could graduate and find good employment within the US of A. Now, the game has been altered dramatically. Students are finding that international experiences add value to their resumes. Thanks to this attribute more young people are learning about other countries. This can only lead to a more informed citizenry, more responsive government, and hopefully a more peaceful world.

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Interns chase international experience, hope it pays off with a job - chicagotribune.com: "Employers are looking to hire people who understand the economies and cultures of the world, he added.

'We just hear CEO after CEO saying that the work force of the future, really, the work force of the present, has to be a cross-culturally competent work force. Work forces are cross-cultural; businesses are global,' he said."