In this episode we have UIC’s Career Services Coordinator Cristina López’s best advice on how to start and grow professional career skills and practices for students who are still pursuing a degree.
About Cristina López:
A native of Madrid, Spain, Cristina C. López (https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristina-c-lopez/) is a higher education administration professional with more than 20 years of experience in academia, non-profit, for-profit, and corporate sectors. Currently, she is Director of Experiential Learning and Broward Campuses at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) in Boca Raton, Florida. She is a Ph.D. candidate in the Higher Education Leadership program at Florida Atlantic University, and holds a Master of Arts in Communication Arts, a Master of Business Administration, and a Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management from St. Thomas University, in addition to a Master of Arts in Higher Education Leadership from Florida Atlantic University. Cristina is passionate about traveling and languages, and is fluent in English, Spanish, and French.
Additional Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
· O*NET Online: https://www.onetonline.org/
· LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com
· Micro-internships, powered by Parker Dewey: https://info.parkerdewey.com/uinternational
· My Visa Jobs: www.myvisajobs.com
· Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: https://www.bls.gov/ooh/