Acing Your Interview & Maximizing Your LinkedIn Profile
In the current highly competitive job market, many recent graduates are seeking for a new job opportunity. But how will you make yourself stand out? We will discuss the Dos and Donts in a job interview, how to communicate your strengths and skills, and the importance of an online profile on LinkedIn.
Listen to Kameron Ryder and Freddie Crown from Absolute Internship, and Peter Lincoln, Absolute Alumni, and Brand Ambassador, as they dig into tips and tricks on how to ace your interview and maximize your LinkedIn Profile.
Career Advice and Recruiting Trends in 2020
Being a student can get overwhelming if you don't have a clear view of what are your career goals and how's your life going to look once you graduate from university. Especially in the current situation, we're living in.
Join Fredrik van Huynh, Absolute Co-Founder, Magdalena Kuzniar, Absolute Placement Mgr, and Gaia Capelli, Absolute Alumni, and Brand Ambassador as they dig into early career tips and what recruiters are looking for in 2020.
A Day in the Life of Remote Internships
With a fast-changing business environment, businesses and young professionals have to adapt to new trends. Renata and Callie will talk about their own experiences with remote internships from a hosting company and a student perspective.
Listen to Renata Piazza, founder of Hasekura, and Callie Teague, from University of Oregon, talking about the structure of remote internships, and all its advantages and disadvantages.
Growing into a Professional: The Alumni Perspective
Absolute Internship is incredibly proud of their successful students. We are constantly pushing and encouraging students to follow their dreams and work hard.
Watch the webinar to hear more about the journey of becoming a young professional, and the hardships and successes it entails to score a fulfilling and rewarding job.
Are Digital Nomads The Future of Work?
Life as a Digital Nomad sounds too good to be true! But what does it actually mean to work remotely from far away? Is working from a deserted island more exciting than going to the office and being able to spend time with your great team?
Listen to Mark van der Heijden, best known as The Backpacker Intern and TED Talker, and Jules Costa, entrepreneur and Journalist, and get insights into digital nomads, the working-as-you-travel lifestyle, and the advantages and disadvantages of being a Digital Nomad.
Alumni Global Experiences - Special International Education Week
We invited our Alumni Inara and Evgenia to walk us through what were their biggest challenges when moving abroad to study or intern, how to deal with new working environments and culture shock, and in which ways an international experience accelerated their career!
Time Management: 5 Techniques to Structure Your Valuable Time
Insight into Remote Internships from 3 Host Companies Based in Europe and Asia
Watch our first episode of Remote 2020 webinar series to learn what companies are looking for in terms of skills, how they onboard and evaluate student's work and what students need to do to convince an employer to hire them.
Our special Speakers are:
- Mr. Jorge Rosales, Marketing and Communications Manager at MAS - based in Madrid, Spain- Ms. Carolyn Gary, Director Of Operations at Odyssey Capital Group Limited - based in Hong Kong
- Mr. Isaac Rosenthal, Investment Manager at Paragon Partners Asia - based in Shanghai, China
Which Students Are Looking for a Remote Internship and How to Reach Them
In our second episode of Remote 2020, you will learn about Remote Internships from the perspective of 3 international Absolute alumni who took part in different types of virtual internships. Discover which types of students are looking for a Remote Internship and how to reach them.
Our special Speakers are:
- Alejandro Albarracín, Business Administration student at Colegio de Estudios Superiores de Administración, Colombia doing an exchange semester in The Hague University
- Martina Furano, Linguistic Sciences and Foreign Literature student at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Milan, Italy
- Evan Guzman Biology student at Fairleigh Dickinson University, United States
Adapting to a Multicultural Work Environment in a Remote Internship
Our third episode talks about how companies successfully work with diverse, internationally remote teams and how they are supporting interns to navigate an unfamiliar work culture.
Our special Speakers are:
- Ms. Eveliene Witjes, Global Human Resource Manager (APAC, USA, EMEA), HRBP at EventBank - based in Singapore
- Mr. Damon Mackey, President & CEO at catalyst4MBAs.com - based in Tokyo
International Students & Remote Internships
For our fourth episode, we invited four international students to talk about their experience with remote internships. They will provide insight into how they adapted to a new working environment and gained cross-cultural work experiences in companies based in Singapore, Beijing, and Barcelona.
Our special Speakers are:
- Ms. Evgjenia Greku, International Economics graduate from Jönköping University, Sweden - from Albania
- Mr. Zhengmao Ye, Business student from the University of Oregon, USA - from China
- Ms. Luana Evangelista Gama, Law student from the University of Essex, UK - from Portugal
- Mr. Yohan Ismaël, Business and Management student from Queen Mary University of London, UK from France
Start Ups - Employment Opportunities in Times of Uncertainty
On our fifth Remote 2020 session, we invited 3 start up organizations based in the UK, Barcelona and Madrid that have hosted Absolute interns. During times of uncertainty and economic crisis, start-ups are the best place to find innovation and new employment opportunities, especially for current university students and recent graduates.
Speakers are:
- Ms. Janthana Kaenprakhamroy, CEO at Tapoly "Insurance on Tap" based in London, UK
- Mr. Jaume Mir, CEO & Co-Founder at Biochemize S.L. based in Barcelona, Spain
- Mr. Josué Bustarviejo, Chief Technology Office & Co-Founder at PicTime App based in Madrid, Spain
Sustainability in Sweden and Singapore
In the spirit of The European Week for Waste Reduction and Giving Tuesday, meet two of our host organizations that work in different areas of sustainability. Positive Energy Ltd is a company that accelerates the deployment of renewable energy assets globally and Emmaus Stockholm is a non-profit that contributes to a sustainable world through reuse, development projects and information work in line with the UN's Global Goals. In our session they will present on their current projects and remote opportunities for interns, what skills their organizations need most and how all stakeholders can participate in sustainability efforts. Absolute Internship donated one book for every webinar attendee to the Sahrawi refugee kids in South-west Algeria, an initiative by Emmaus Stockholm.
Speakers:
- Mr. Vincent Bakker, Co- Founder & CFO at Positive Energy Ltd. based in Singapore
- Mr. Juan Obregon, Program Manager at Emmaus Stockholm based in Stockholm, Sweden
- Ms. Flavia Bevilacqua, Modern Literature student from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy
- Current remote intern at Emmaus Stockholm
