Many Ducks aspire to migrate across the globe after graduation, and alumna Amanda Isberg was one of them. She travelled more than 5,000 miles from the UO to her current position at the Schutz American School in Alexandria, Egypt. We caught up with Amanda to get some insight on her career journey and picked her brain for some advice to our Ducks who are interested in careers around the world.
Insight Global isn’t a place to simply have a job, it’s a place to build a career. One that you’re proud of; one that energizes and motivates you. Every employee starts out entry-level as a Recruiter and is taught from the ground up, meaning you have to begin here to be promoted there. UO alumna Syrina Revis, BS ’19, is doing just that!
Fisher Investments is not your typical financial services company and they attract Ducks from all different areas of study—like Shanae King, UO ’12 who has spent the last nine years of her career challenging herself by taking on new roles and growing in leadership within Fisher Investments.
Sometimes you have such a great experience as an intern that it transitions into a full-time job offer before you even graduate. Mallory Varas, UO senior Business major, has done just that! In her role as an advanced intern at Enterprise Holdings, she is currently interning with Enterprise as she finishes up her last few months of college.
Taking a "Year of Service" (or two!) after you graduate is a rewarding opportunity for you to gain valuable experience, explore career opportunities, and contribute meaningfully to the world. Daniel Brown, UO ’21, is doing just that!
We caught up with Daniel to learn more about his new career as an AmeriCorps Member for City Year Los Angeles.
As any of our career coaches will tell you, internships and training programs are great ways to gain professional experience, build career readiness skills, and can set you up for awesome early-career opportunities with top companies. Alyssa Thor, UO ’21, did just that!
We caught up with Alyssa to learn more about her new career as an assistant buyer at Kroger.
In this widespread pandemic context, international students are facing a pivotal challenge in planning their career paths. Many things in their lives are full of uncertainty at this time, and their career planning is especially being greatly affected by the current situation. The University of Oregon Career Center provides career consulting and advice to help international students become successful in their career paths.
Briselda Molina is currently supporting UO Dreamers* as an intern for the UO Dreamers Working Group (DWG) and as a liaison for the Dreamers Student Advisory Board. She is a graduate student at Oregon State University studying College Student Services Administration and hopes to pursue her PhD in Counseling and Psychology at the University of Oregon. She is a proud mama of one boy and two girls.
“I’m a Duck; are you a Duck?”
This is what the stranger who eagerly tapped my shoulder said to me while I was traveling in Switzerland, wearing a University of Oregon T-shirt.
“Yes, I am a Duck,” I answered, and then we burst into connections about the campus, faculty, Eugene, Oregon, and more. This is the power of being a Duck: Wherever we’ve flown, we grew on the same grounds and leaped from the same nest!
