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10Careers '85Tuesday, October 29, 1985 World of work ModDDH all caiireeD's p mm oo ong BMeirini By LISA ALLEN Staff Writer Students interested in an inter national career need a working knowledge of the language and culture of a foreign country as well as the skills to perform their job, says Leigh Ann Burget, personal assistant to the consul general at the French Consulate in Boston. Burget, a UNC alumnae, majored in French and education. She graduated in 1974 and then lived eight years in Paris, where she taught English and worked in an English bookstore, among o other jobs. She has been in her present position about 18 months. "Living in the country is para mount," Burget said. "Students need to develop language skills abroad and learn an understand ing of the foreign mentality. lVe found the French are very subtle. They value neatness and humility. It's important to learn to communicate on their level." But students interested in an international career first need to obtain experience in the United States, said Peggy McAllister, a counselor at UNCs Career Plan This Is your chance to learn about: CAREER FIELDS DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES SPECIFIC EMPLOYERS Meet over 60 employers, including: BANKFINANCIAL FIRST UNION NCNB WACHOVIA COf.f?.iUNICATK)NSTV CBS NORTHERN TELECOM COMPUTEROFFICE EQUIP. BURROUGHS DATA GENERAL EDS IBM NCR XEROX ning and Placement Office. "In addition to having a lan guage, students have to prove themselves here in the states for a while," she said. "Some compan ies with international divisions come to campus looking for employment prospects." McAllister suggested that stu dents contact state and federal commerce departments. She also said the United Nations hired a large number of language special ists and suggested that students get involved with UNC's model Uni ted Nations. Explore some Mew giEcS ctcMm possiMitties . . . fed., Oct, 30 CONSUMER PRODUCTS BLACK & DECKER COCA-COLA GENERAL ELECTRIC HANES PILLSBURY PROCTER & GAMBLE GOVT.MILITARYNON-PROFIT CIA FBI US AIR FORCE PEACE CORPS INSURANCE PRUDENTIAL STATE FARM "Several of the federal govern ment agencies, such as the State Department and the CIA, are looking for language-skilled peo ple," McAllister said. People who are fluent in Rus sian and Slavic languages, Far Eastern dialects, and Near Eastern and Arabic languages have the best chances for employment, she said. "You can almost pick your job and name your price," she said. "A working knowledge of the country in which one works is a must," wrote Anneli Zcck, a 1984 graduate of UNC who is editor of o mi PHARMACEUTICAL BURROUGHS WELLCOME WARNER-LAMBERT RETAIL DAVISON'S IVEY'S THALHIMERS OTHER ARTHUR ANDERSEN RTI ' AND MORE. . . DM Tabelspitz International, a Vienna-based newspaper. "Be patient, but persistant, Zeck advised. An international job has many more rewards than just a paycheck." ' One campus organization that has obtained internships in foreign countries for students, a must for those considering a foreign career, is the International Association of Students in Economics and Commerce. "AIESEC is one of the best-kept secrets on campusV" said Duane Whitcomb, local committee pres ident of UNC's chapter. AIESEC, Whitcomb said, is a reciprocal work-exchange pro gram involving 62 countries. Local committees around the world raise jobs with companies in their native country. These jobs are then sent to the International Congress, held in Sweden this year. The congress matches each job with job requests also sent in by AIESEC members. Whitcomb said the United States had a goal of raising 450 jobs for the congress this year. They expect 5,000 jobs to be raised by 400 universities worldwide. UNC's local chapter of AIESEC was formed in 1948 by students who wanted to improve the lack of communication between coun tries that they believed had led to World War II, Whitcomb said. UNC currently has seven people ; in countries such as Scotland and . West Germany as a result of AIESEC's efforts, Whitcomb said. He said he planned to spend the . spring semester in Berlin. "One of the best aspects of AIESEC is that it provides the experience that companies are looking for," Whitcomb said.MIt also provides good references and gives you something to talk about in an interview.' Are you denying abettershot at giad school? Okay it may be too late to get a 4.0. But its not too late to try to do better on your LSAT, GMAT, GRE, or MCAT. For that, there's Stanley H. Kaplan. No one has prepped more students than Stanley H. Kaplan. Our test-taking tech niques and educational programs have prepared over 1 million students. So whatever grad school exam you're taking, call us. Remember, the person next to you during your exam might have taken a Kaplan r-TT course. h m g J! STANLEY H. K APIAN EDUCATIONAL CENTER LTD. The world's leading test prep organization. 2634 Chapel Hill Blvd. Suite 112 Durham, N.C. 27707 919-489-8720; 489-2348 vourseu 1 V
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