Career Services
Career Services for Current Students
Current students can obtain a variety of Career Services, including:
- Resume, cover letter, and interviewing assistance provided by Optimal Resume
- Career counseling from career development experts (Vermont and Washington, DC)
- Practicum/Internship/Job Resources
Coming Soon: Career Development Video Workshops Available Anywhere
Topics include:
- Empowering International Students
- Getting the most from LinkedIn
- Resumes and Cover Letters
- Creating an Elevator Pitch
- Setting Up and Conducting Informational Interviews
- Preparing for and Conducting Interviews
- Salary Negotiations
Career Services will be delivered in Brattleboro by career development expert Linnea Löf.
Linnea Löf has over 30 years of experience as an academic administrator, a corporate manager and an entrepreneur. Most recently, she worked with the United Nations Association of Greater Boston on fundraising and business development. As Senior Associate Director of International Career Development at Babson College, she developed strategy, taught career workshops and managed corporate relationships for international MBA students. Prior to Babson, Linnea was Director of Global Career Development at Hult International Business School (formerly Arthur D. Little School of Management), where she provided career courses and programs and made corporate connections for international MBA students and alumni.
At Oracle Corporation, Linnea supervised professional development for national sales teams. Linnea also served as Assistant Dean at the Brandeis University International Business School where she managed global executive education programs in Paris, Frankfurt and Tokyo while also managing career services, IT and student services support. As President of LinnEnergy Conservation Services, Linnea started and managed an energy consulting firm where she provided energy alternatives to energy services companies and clients.
Linnea has worked in Austria, Colombia, China, England, France, Germany, Korea, Japan, Mexico and Thailand as well as cities throughout the United States. She is expert in global career, environmental and executive education consulting.
Linnea holds a BA in Business Management from Boston College and a MSF (Master of Science in International Finance) from Brandeis University. Linnea grew up in a solar-heated home in Colorado designed and built in 1957 by her father, Dr. George Lof, a pioneer in solar energy. She and her husband live in Natick, Massachusetts.
Career Services will be delivered in Washington, DC by career development expert and SIT alum, Martin Tillman.
Martin Tillman is President of Global Career Compass, an international consultancy serving students and international educators seeking to strengthen and articulate the intercultural competencies gained through education abroad experiences. For eleven years, Tillman served as Associate Director of Career Services, providing career coaching and professional development support to graduate students (especially those in the international development program) and alumni at The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington, D.C.
Consultant to the U.S. State Department Academic Experts Program, EducationUSA, IIE, World Bank, higher education organizations, education abroad programs and international nonprofit associations. Prior professional work and consulting in India, Japan, Republic of Georgia, Russia and Central Asia. A member of NAFSA: Association of International Educators for over 35 years; frequent contributor to NAFSA’s International Educator magazine, author and speaker on the impact of education abroad on career development, global workforce development and cross-cultural learning.
In 2006, the International Partnership for Service-Learning and Leadership named Tillman a Distinguished Fellow. Cited as a pedagogical pioneer in the fields of cross-cultural education and service-learning in Service-Learning: A Movement’s Pioneers Reflect on Its Origins, Practice, and Future Stanton et al., Jossey-Bass, 1999. Recipient of a Fulbright International Education Administrator award to Japan.
He holds a B.A. degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and M.A. degrees from SIT Graduate Institute and Colgate University.
View Martin's LinkedIn Profile
GROUP DISCUSSIONS - Marty will also host Group Discussions each month with groups of students. You will receive an email from Marty inviting you to join the session scheduled for your group.
Location and Time: World Learning Offices, 7th floor from 2:00-3:30pm and 4:00-5:30 pm on the following Tuesdays:
- September 13
- September 20
- September 27
- October 11
- October 18
- October 25
- November 8
- November 15
- November 22
OPEN DISCUSSIONS
Marty will host Open Discussion once a week. Hours will be posted shortly.
WORKSHOPS SCHEDULE - FALL 2011
- Career Strategies TBA
- Resume Writing/Cover Letters TBA
- Networking TBA
Phone:
800.257.7751 (toll free in US)
802.258.3397 (outside the US)
TTY:
802.258.3388
Fax:
802.258.3252
Mailing Address:
PO Box 676, 1 Kipling Road
Brattleboro, VT 05302 USA