GoinGlobal

GoinGlobal provides job seekers of all nationalities with tools to fast track their career explorations both at home and abroad, featuring pre-departure advice to ensure a positive study abroad, internship experience, or relocation, to identifying career and employment opportunities worldwide. Features include expert country and city career guides for living and working in more than 120 locations, cultural assessment and assimilation tools and certification courses, 16M+ job and internship opportunities, global employer directory with key contact information, H1B visa database search engine, and OPT resources.

With GoinGlobal resources you can: 

  • Explore in-country job search resources, including employment outlooks, industry trends, and professional networking by location.
  • Expedite planning for study abroad and international internship programs.
  • Understand and leverage cultural differences for personal and professional success.

The GoinGlobal collection includes: 

Complimentary Visa Counseling Services available to staff or students who attend our US visa webinar series. Hosted by award-winning immigration attorneys, these presentations feature the latest US regulations impacting F-1 student employment options including OPT, H1B and green card processing.

Country Career Guides with expert advice on hiring trends, financial considerations, work permit/visa regulations, resume/CV guidelines and more – all constantly updated by our local employment specialists.

City Career Guides for both the United States and the largest metropolitan markets around the globe, featuring the same in-depth employment advice as our Country Career Guides collection.

Culture WizardTM is an online learning solution that helps international students and study abroad participants enhance their global skills through cross-cultural self-assessments, quizzes, videos and webinars, and culture guides for 160 countries.

WorkingWithTM country-specific training certification courses focused on how business is conducted and how culture and traditions impact the workplace.

16M+ Job and Internship Opportunities updated on a daily basis, GoinGlobal’s search engine provides the unique ability to identify job and internship opportunities that have been posted in both the local language and English.

Global Employer Directory provides profiles and key contact information for more than 450,000 local and multinational companies throughout 196 countries

H1B Visa Database/OPT Employer Listings instantly queries 6M+ US Department of Labor visa application records of American employers seeking to hire international talent. Our OPT tool kit features a database of listings of “OPT friendly” employers, along with step-by-step guidelines that help students navigate the OPT application and authorization process.

Get started on GoinGlobal today:

Logging in from WVU’s campus

  • Step 1: GoinGlobal WVU Access
  • Step 2: On the home page scroll down and on the right side of the page, you will see “Personalize your GoinGlobal experience” 
  • Step 3: Click on the little Globe icon on the far right and create your account.  
  • Step 4: Familiarize yourself with the platform, the resources, and opportunities, explore your options, and feel free to schedule an appointment with your Career Development Specialist if you have any questions, and to discuss your journey and preparation.

Logging in from home and from WVU’s other campuses

  • Connect to GoinGlobal via Handshake; Handshake’s secure sign-in will also authenticate you for GoinGlobal.
  • If the link does not take you directly to the GoinGlobal page on Handshake, then from the Handshake homepage follow these steps:
    • Once logged into Handshake, click on Career Center, then Resources.
    • On the resource page, click on GoinGlobal and select the external link.

Create/Manage Personal Account Training Guide: https://online.goinglobal.com/training/user-guide/manage-your-personal-account 

Good luck on your career journey and enjoy this incredible resource to success in the global job market!

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