Career Prep

<p>Imagine stepping off a plane into a bustling international city to start a summer internship that will set your resume apart. Unlike local opportunities, UCEAP's summer internships abroad offer personalized placement support, cultural immersion, and professional networking across borders. Learn how this transformative opportunity could be the career-defining decision you've been looking for.</p>

<p>Taking an internship while studying abroad is an excellent way to enhance your experience, gain some professional workplace skills, and start building a network of contacts. It shows future employers that you have cultural awareness and that you're willing to put yourself in uncomfortable places in order to learn. Here's how to maximize an internship abroad.</p>

<p>If you're a business major at a UC, where in the world will you get the most benefit from studying abroad? See why Christina Chi (UC Irvine) recommends London and the Business and Entrepreneurship program as the best option.</p>

<p>Wondering if there's a return on investment with study abroad? Prepare to be surprised. Turns out study abroad helps you learn serious skills that pay off in your academic and professional life forever.</p>

<p>Learn how one Iranian-American student from UC Berkeley, Tara Shahandeh, discovered strength and resilience in the face of challenges while studying abroad in France. Learn what helped her finally claim her role as a multicultural, multi-lingual anthropologist. </p>

<p>Discover how study abroad in Taiwan inspired one student to escape the corporate world and determine her own set of rules. Kristin left the cubicle life that gave no joy for a life of traveling and starting her own company.</p>

<p>Wondering how to get a career abroad after graduation? Sierra Alef-Defoe has some useful advice for you and it starts with study abroad. Through fellowships, working summers, and graduate work abroad (saving loads of money), she has spent years of her career abroad and has never looked back.</p>

<p>Global health has never been more important. Become a stand-out in your health career preparations as you check off educational requirements at international locations. Develop perspectives you wouldn’t get at home when you work with healthcare teams, environmental researchers, or rural health clinics. Make an impact on the well-being of the world with study abroad. [&#8230;]</p>

<p>If you've dreamed of joining the Peace Corps after graduation, study abroad is the perfect way to prepare. UCEAP alumna and former Peace Corps volunteer Rachel Shinto explains how these two experiences work together.</p>

<p>Completing a college internship abroad is a great way to kickstart a future career before graduation. Here are just a few internships you can apply for on study abroad, as recommended by recent UCEAP returnees.</p>