Career Services has recently added a new service for students looking for that extra boost on their resume. While the study abroad program has been offered for a number of years, now there is a new resource to help students find jobs in other countries.

According to Mark Sisson, assistant director of career resources at Career Services, Going Global features international job listings and information for people working in other countries.

This site allows students not only to view job listings abroad, but also to find out about visa and work permits, the economic outlook of a country and other information.

'My favorite part is the cultural advice section, which contains advice on how to greet others, the way meetings are run, what gifts are appropriate, etc.,' Sisson said.

Tricia Penno is the international communication coordinator for the Center for International Programs. Before she graduated UD in 2000, Penno studied abroad in Italy, but she did not have a resource such as Going Global.

'I just didn't have the tools to plan it out, so I just dove in and went, and [using Going Global] is definitely a better option,' Penno said.

Penno now works to help promote Going Global to UD students.

'A lot of students want to study abroad; this provides that opportunity,' she said.

Going Global is continuously increasing its numbers in both countries and companies, making it the leading provider of country specific employment and career information, according to the Web site.

Students are urged to not let this resource go to waste. Sisson said it is available in the Hire a Flyer network, which is on the Career Services Web site, careers.udayton.edu. Students can use their Novell login to sign in and then access Going Global under the heading 'Additional Resources.'

'I think having this resource will encourage more students to consider working in other countries, and will certainly help me to better help them,' Sisson said.

He added that students who intern overseas will get insights into factors influencing the economy.

Sisson and Penno have two different positions, but the same objective: get students to study abroad and provide resources, such as Going Global, to assist students. Sisson simplified the success of the program by stating that more students are working overseas.

Both emphasized that if there is even a slight interest in possibly working or studying abroad, students should spend 15 minutes looking at the Web site.

'Not only does it provide great information, it can also get you excited about the possibilities, and lessen the fear that students often have about working far from home,' Sisson said.

Many students may not realize the chance of a lifetime working abroad can entail.

'The skills you learn from working abroad or studying abroad, you just cannot get any other way,' Penno said.