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INTERNATIONAL CAREER PANELS

OCTOBER 2021

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The Tennessee World Affairs Council is organizing two international careers panels for students and young professionals to advance their knowledge of professions in the global arena – how to get started in those fields, what the day-to-day jobs are like and the pros and cons of working in the world.

The panels are: a multi-disciplinary group on October 6th, and a panel focused on “Women in International Business” on October 27th. Both will be produced via Zoom Webinars.

International Career Panel: Across the Spectrum of Professions | Oct 6
https://www.tnwac.org/calendar/international-career-panel-multi-disciplinary-professions-oct-6/

  • Moderator: Professor Susan Haynes
  • Diplomacy: Allen DuBose, Diplomat in Residence, Southeast US
  • National Security: Deborah Monroe, career Defense Intelligence Agency officer
  • NGO Sector: Professor Wayne Barnard, former Director, International Justice Mission
  • Peace Corps: Meghan O’Donoghue, former PCV Burkina Faso
  • US Government: Billy Woodward, former U.S. Agency for International Development

International Career Panel: Women in International Business | Oct 27
https://www.tnwac.org/calendar/international-career-panel-women-in-international-business-oct-27/

  • Moderator: Ms. Lucy Buck
  • Panelists: TBA

International Careers and Jobs Panels
October 2021

PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release
For more information contact:
Patrick Ryan
President, Tennessee World Affairs Council
(931)261-2353
1900 Belmont Blvd., Fidelity Hall 304A,
Nashville, TN 37212
pat@tnwac.org
www.TNWAC.org

October 1, 2021

Global affairs professionals share insights on international jobs

[Nashville] Do you wonder what jobs and careers there are working in the world? Positions number in the hundreds of thousands if not millions and the categories are in the thousands. Americans abroad work for the U.S. Government with almost every agency – diplomats, commercial services, law enforcement, Peace Corps and more – in the military and military support, international businesses of every stripe, teaching, hospitality and much more. There are tens of thousands more of global affairs jobs based in the United States: foreign owned businesses, American businesses engaging in international commerce, educational institutions, and more.

The Tennessee World Affairs Council (TNWAC) will present two panels this month to discuss a host of jobs connecting you with pros who have worked in international affairs at home and abroad. They’ll tell you what preparation was needed, what working in their piece of the world was like and what pros and cons you should keep in mind when evaluating their chosen profession. The 90-minute sessions will leave plenty of time for you to engage the panelists.

First up, on October 6, 2021, a “multi-disciplinary” panel will cover jobs in the foreign service and State Department, national security, NGOs, the Peace Corps and the U.S. Government. On October 27, 2021, another panel will discuss “Women in International Business,” with a diverse panel of women sharing insights and perspectives. Both panels from 5:30pm CT to 7:00pm CT via Zoom Webinar.

The career panels are popular, regular features of the World Affairs Council, a nonpartisan, educational nonprofit that works to increase knowledge of the world, to open opportunities to students and young professionals, and to build bridges between Tennesseans and the world. This season’s career panels are presented by TNWAC and its partners: Belmont University, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, Lipscomb University, Tennessee Technological University’s Department of Foreign Languages, and the University of Tennessee Center for Global Engagement.

The World Affairs Council International Career Panels are free and open to all. You can register through the link on the TNWAC.org home page.

The TNWAC invites you to enroll in the Council’s newsletter to stay up to date on global affairs programs and resources like the Young Professionals activities.

The Tennessee World Affairs Council is a 501c3 tax exempt organization and any gifts made to the Council are deductible to the fullest extent of IRS regulations. The TNWAC relies on friends to support its mission of global affairs awareness in the community and in schools.

 

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(Both programs)

Career panels provide insights on international jobs

What does “working in the world” look like? It could be any of the jobs being done by panelists in the two career panels offered by the Tennessee World Affairs Council this month. On October 6th a broad field of specialists will talk about working in foreign service and the State Department, national security, NGOs, the Peace Corps and the U.S. Government. On October 27th a panel of “Women in International Business” will share insights and perspectives on their professions. Both Zoom Webinars are free, open to all, and run 5:30-7:00pm CT. Details and registration at TNWAC.org or call 931-261-2353.

(Oct 6th – Multi-disciplinary panel)

Global affairs professionals tell you about their careers in October 6th panel

Does a job overseas or working in the States in a job with international flavor sound interesting, but you don’t know where to start? Join the Tennessee World Affairs Council on Wednesday, October 6 to talk with Foreign Service Officer Allen DuBose about the State Department, Intelligence Officer Deborah Monroe about national security, Professor Wayne Barnard about NGO work, Meghan O’Donoghue about service in the U.S. Peace Corps and Billy Woodward about work in the U.S. Agency for International Development. This 90-minute panel will offer plenty of time for you to connect with all of the fields that are of interest to you. Details and registration at TNWAC.org or call 931-261-2353.

(Oct 27th – “Women in International Business”)

World Affairs Council offers insightful “Women in International Business” career panel

There are hundreds of thousands of Americans working abroad and many more in the United States working in careers related to global business, education, hospitality and more. The World Affairs Council will host a panel of women who work in many of these global-minded fields to discuss preparation, what the work-life is like, and the pros and cons to consider before pursuing a career. This 90-minute panel will offer plenty of time for you to connect with all of the fields that are of interest to you. Details and registration at TNWAC.org or call 931-261-2353.

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Wonder about working in the world? Check in to @TNWAC career panel Webinars: Oct 6 – multiple career paths (foreign service, nat’l security, Peace Corps, etc.); Oct 27 – Women in International Business. Details/registration: TNWAC.org

Global job opportunities. Talk with a foreign service officer, a Peace Corps veteran, a NGO pro, an intelligence officer and a USAID officer at @TNWAC career panel Oct 6 5:30pm CT via Webinar. Details/registration: TNWAC.org

“Women in International Business” career panel Webinar connects you to distinguished speakers from a broad spectrum of business pursuits to discuss preparation, what the work-life is like, and the pros and cons to consider before pursuing a career. Details and registration at TNWAC.org. @TNWAC

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CONTACTING CAREER SERVICE’S OFFICES

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Good day. I hope this note finds you well.

I’m writing on behalf of the Tennessee World Affairs Council (TNWAC) with information about two career panels being hosted in October. I’d like to invite you to share this important information with your students.

If you are not the person who can help publicize this important event could you please forward this to the appropriate person and/or advise me who to contact.

Twice a year the TNWAC organizes panels of distinguished speakers to help students and young professionals navigate many of the popular, and some of the little known, fields in global affairs where they may want to work – at home and abroad.

This season’s editions feature a multi-disciplinary panel (diplomacy, national security, NGOs, Peace Corps and US Gov.)(Oct 6) and a specialized panel called, “Women in International Business (Oct 27).

These panels are presented in partnership with Belmont University, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, Lipscomb University, Tennessee Technological University’s Department of Foreign Languages, and the University of Tennessee Center for Global Engagement.

Would you be so kind as to share these programs with your students via appropriate campus media?

ATTACHED you’ll find panel descriptions for use in newsletters and social media, and a press release. You can find more details and graphics at: https://www.tnwac.org/careers/

Thank you for helping your students learn about these opportunities. Please don’t hesitate to contact me for more information or to answer your questions.

Best wishes,

Terry Rustan
Program Coordinator
terry@tnwac.org
Tennessee World Affairs Council
TNWAC.org

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1 – Newsletter Blurbs
2 – Social Media Blurbs
3 – Press Release

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Instagram – Both Panels

 

 

Instagram – Oct 6th Panel

 

 

Instagram – Oct 27th Panel / Women in International Business