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Using Study Abroad <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> Prepare Students<br />

for Future Careers<br />

• Employers see study abroad experience as a dem<strong>on</strong>strati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

a student’s ability <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>:<br />

• work independently<br />

• undertake unfamiliar and risky tasks<br />

• apply informati<strong>on</strong> in new c<strong>on</strong>texts<br />

• identify new problems or new soluti<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> problems<br />

• work effectively in a stressful situati<strong>on</strong><br />

Vicki TenHaken, Hope College

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