Land The Job!: The International Student's Essential Guide to Career Success (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781719233354)

Shawn Lipton has a passion for helping international students succeed. His interest in working with international students began after college when he backpacked through Europe and South America, living for a short time in Spain and Ecuador. He later went to Taiwan to teach English and U.S. business culture and also lived in Beijing. Over the last 13 years Shawn has pursued his other passion, career coaching. Shawn has worked with thousands of students and professionals across a diversity of industries advising them on how to effectively develop their career. As a certified master coach, Shawn works with individuals in developing strategies and the requisite motivation to land their ideal job. Shawn also works with major companies throughout Seattle leading workshops on cross-cultural communication, team building, and effectively dealing with conflict. In the last few years, Shawn has worked at the University of Washington where he has had the opportunity to help international students as they consider what may be an ideal path and navigate the complexities of what it takes to thrive at a U.S. university. He has coached students on how best to master the skills to build a successful and fulfilling career. It was because of these many conversations and coaching sessions that this book was born as a way to provide guidance and a road map to support international students studying in the U.S.