Grace is a second-year FANPP student and spent her summer as a Supplier Responsibility and Sustainability Intern with Thermo Fisher Scientific. Read on to learn more about her experience!
In just a few sentences, please tell us about your summer …
Job rejections are an inevitable part of any professional journey, regardless of your accomplishments. At some point, everyone faces that moment of disappointment, whether early in their career or after years of experience. While it may feel discouraging at first, …
Alex is the graduate student worker for the Block Career Center and a second-year NICBC student. Read all about her experience this summer as an intern with Good Measures!
1. In just a few sentences, please tell us about your …
Senior Manager, Nutrition Science, Balchem Corporation
While at the Friedman School, Eric earned his PhD in Biochemical and Molecular Nutrition.
1. What do you love about your job?
I love the field of nutrition science and the impact that …
Senior Advisor for Nutrition Outreach, Food and Drug Administration
Laura earned a dual Masters degree in Nutrition and Public Health from both the Tufts Friedman School and School of Medicine where she focused on food policy and health communication.
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An internship is a great way to expand your knowledge and apply what you’ve learned during your studies. It’s also a great way to gain real-world experience, boost your resume, and strengthen your skill set. Below, you’ll find advice on …
Ally is a second-year AFE student who interned at the Food Hub for New Entry Sustainable Farming Project. Here she shares her insights, experience, and advice with the Friedman community.
How did you land your internship? (e.g., networking, searching on …
Maddie is a second-year AFE student who interned on the Sustainability Team at Stonyfield Organic. A little bit about her experience:
In just a few sentences, please tell us about your summer internship. How does it connect to your personal …
Looking for an internship, volunteer opportunity, or full-time job? The Boston Network for International Development (BNID) offers a helpful directory with more than 250 Boston-area organizations focused on international development.
Categories include:
Advocacy
Africa
Arts
Asia
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Dipayan Ghatak is a Senior Product Manager at Walmart. He leads the enterprise productivity product suite within Walmart, which means leading productivity applications for all Walmart associates globally. Previously, he worked for Expedia and Microsoft. Dipayan earned his Master’s of …
Organizations can benefit from “change agents”—people who rethink, redesign, and restructure the way things work from within. Whether they reimagine entire programs or introduce new systems and technologies, change agents cultivate bottom-up problem solving and informal leadership at their organizations.
This description of a …
The H-1B is the most popular visa option for international students and graduates who wish to stay and work in the US, and there are good reasons for it to be the preferred visa for many. If you are on …
Gaining real-life work experience in the US as an international student is a great opportunity to put your studies into practice. Research from the National Association of Colleges and Employers shows that 50-60% of interns are hired as full-time employees …
H-1B visas are highly sought after, but there is only a certain amount of these visas available each year. This limit is known as the H-1B cap. Keep reading to find out if you will be subject to the regular …
Preparing for job interviews for international students comes with unique challenges. You will need to have some understanding of work authorization options and employer sponsorship to respond accurately to certain questions in job applications and interviews. Let’s explore how to …
As an international student, you’ve probably read or heard about Optional Practical Training (OPT) and maybe even STEM OPT. Both are work authorization programs for students in the United States on F-1 visas. But what’s the difference between OPT and …
Yesterday, we posted the first in a series of blog articles about the organizations that employ the largest number of people with H-1B work visas. Today, in the second article in this series, we reveal the next largest group of …
This blog post was co-authored by Erica Ford, International Career Development Coach at Cornell University.
Being an international student comes with unique challenges when it’s time for job hunting. There will be many potential career paths to pursue, so having …
