{"id":3951,"date":"2014-03-27T10:02:56","date_gmt":"2014-03-27T10:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/?p=3951"},"modified":"2024-01-29T12:45:58","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T17:45:58","slug":"studying-abroad-could-give-you-an-edge-in-the-job-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/studying-abroad-could-give-you-an-edge-in-the-job-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Studying Abroad Could Give You An Edge In The Job Market by Anna Faiola"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/first-lady.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3952\" alt=\"first lady\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/first-lady.jpg\" width=\"110\" height=\"167\" \/><\/a>Do you know the positive impact on Studying Abroad?<\/p>\n<p>The first lady, Michelle Obama, is working to promote Study Abroad among students in the United States. &#8220;The benefits of studying abroad are almost endless,&#8221; Michelle said during the CNN interview. According to her, companies are more likely to hire people with knowledge and experience about other cultures.<\/p>\n<p>Studying Abroad is an advantage for individuals when competing for jobs in the market.<\/p>\n<p>Howard Wallack, the vice president of a human resources trade group, stated that he was a Study Abroad student, and he learned to deal with a variety of people, how to listen, how to be proactive, patient, and assertive. That just reinforces the first lady\u2019s statement on the importance of Studying Abroad.<\/p>\n<p>Organizations such as the Institute of International Education have launched programs such as <i>Generation Study Abroad<\/i> in hopes of doubling the number of U.S. students who travel internationally.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2014\/03\/25\/travel\/irpt-study-abroad\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to read the entire article.<br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\nFollow us on:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SPCStudyAbroad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"fb logo\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/fb-logo.png\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SPCStudyAbroad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter logo\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/twitter-logo.png\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/stpetecollege\/study-abroad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"pintest logo\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/pintest-logo.png\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLA201A05FC9F5F728\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"youtube logo\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/youtube-logo.png\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you know the positive impact on Studying Abroad? The first lady, Michelle Obama, is working to promote Study Abroad among students in the United States. &#8220;The benefits of studying abroad are almost endless,&#8221; Michelle said during the CNN interview. According to her, companies are more likely to hire people with knowledge and experience about &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/studying-abroad-could-give-you-an-edge-in-the-job-market\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Studying Abroad Could Give You An Edge In The Job Market by Anna Faiola<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":139,"featured_media":7256,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[56],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-3951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-international-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\r\n<title>Studying Abroad Could Give You An Edge In The Job Market by Anna Faiola - Center for International Programs<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/studying-abroad-could-give-you-an-edge-in-the-job-market\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Studying Abroad Could Give You An Edge In The Job Market by Anna Faiola - Center for International Programs\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Do you know the positive impact on Studying Abroad? 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