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Vericant Seeking Operations Associates for Beijing Location
Operations Associate – Overview:
Vericant Operations Associates interview international applicants to US and Canadian schools and take on a variety of projects integral to the growth of the company. Our Associate program is an opportunity to gain professional skills in a fast-paced, results-oriented setting, to see how a growing business makes decisions firsthand, and to be embedded in a company that is directly impacting the international admissions scene.
Salary: 7,000-8,500RMB / month + business visa arranged.
Length: The initial role will last for 8-10 months (June/July start date, ending Mar 31 of the following year)
Location: Beijing, with travel to other cities in and around China
About Vericant:
Vericant partners with US and Canadian schools to identify best-fit international applicants via verified video interviews, proctored writing samples, and spoken English evaluations. For the past four years, we’ve given our partner institutions a fast and effective way to evaluate their applicants and the applicants a platform to shine.
Responsibilities:
- Interview Chinese students as part of their admissions process to go abroad
- Learn Vericant’s Spoken English Evaluation guidelines and assess interviewees’ spoken English abilities
- Support interview and assessment quality maintenance
- Help oversee continued training and feedback for Vericant interviewers
- Take on special assignments to exhibit and build your own professional skills
Essential Qualifications:
- Impeccable written and verbal communication skills
- Exceptional interpersonal skills – warm and friendly
- Innate desire to be better than you were yesterday
- 1-2 years of Mandarin study outside of China, or one semester of Mandarin study in China
- Ability to take initiative and work independently
- Native-level proficiency in English
- Demonstrate professionalism with our clients and amongst Vericant peers
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience studying and/or working in mainland China
- Demonstrated ability to work cross-culturally
- Excited to work in a fast-growth, start-up environment
- Strong Mandarin skills
What you’ll gain:
Vericant team members take initiative, constantly strive to improve, and work together to get things done. As a Vericant Associate you have the opportunity to develope management experience and leadership abilities, gain expertise in the education industry, and get exposure to how a small and efficient international business operates. Associates will have the opportunity to take on other roles and responsibilities based on each individual’s skills and interests. By the time you’ve experienced an entire interview season with us, you will be ready to take on more permanent, mission-critical roles within the company, or leverage what you’ve learned with us to jumpstart your career elsewhere.
To Apply: Please visit www.vericant.com/hiring/ops-associate and follow the instructions. We will contact those with complete applications for interviews.
Applicants Sought for Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships
The Center for Global Studies is pleased to announce the competition for FLAS Fellowships for the Pennsylvania State University. FLAS Fellowships are authorized under Title VI of the Higher Education Act and are administered by the U.S. Department of Education. They assist undergraduate and graduate students in achieving competency in select foreign languages and conducting research in related international and area studies.
FLAS Fellowships are awarded annually. The CGS will award ten fellowships (five undergraduate, five graduate) for the Academic Year 2015-2016 and ten fellowships (five undergraduate, five graduate) for Summer 2015. Fellowships consist of an institutional payment and a subsistence allowance. All FLAS awards are contingent upon the university receiving annual fellowship funding from the U.S. Department of Education.
Students in all fields of study are welcome to apply. Languages eligible for Penn State’s FLAS Fellowships are Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Russian.
Evaluation of applications will begin on February 15, 2015, but all applications will be considered until funds are fully allocated.
For more details including the award amounts and application forms, visit our FLAS information page.
Learn Turkish this Summer at University Park!
Summer is a great time to catch up or get ahead in coursework. It’s also a perfect time to explore and take fun and engaging classes that cater to your interests. Proficiency in a foreign language is not only a graduation requirement for most Liberal Arts majors but it is also a life skill that will help you years after your graduation.
Do you want to learn a new and interesting language this summer? Enroll for Turkish! The Language Institute will be offering an intensive eight-week sequence in Modern Turkish in summer 2014. TURK 001, 002, and 003 will be offered. Turkish may not leap to the front of your mind as a language with a great strategic and historical significance, but, in fact, a knowledge of Turkish gives you access to a number of important and dynamic cultures, political systems, and economies, each of which is becoming increasingly important in the twenty-first century.
The Language Institute is offering Summer Scholarships for students enrolled in Turkish. Award amounts range from $500-$2300 per course. For more information and to apply and enroll, please visit the Language Institute’s website.