Careers Crossing Borders

Careers Crossing Borders is a series of opportunities of the Center for Global Business intended to help students explore and navigate career paths in international business, gain perspective from professionals about their career experiences, and leverage their global mindset. The Careers Crossing Borders series can include:

• The Keynote and Speaker Series
• A Case Interview Competition
• A Dinner Networking Conversation
• The Trek

The Keynote and Speaker Series

Thursday, September 19 from 5 to 7 p.m.
Room 2333, Van Munching Hall

Register to attend

Join the Center for Global Business for the Careers Crossing Borders keynote address by Greer Meisels, Director of External Affairs at Intel Corporation. Meisels will share insights from her global career journey, discuss the influence of technology on international business and current affairs, and offer tips on staying competitive in today’s global job market. A pizza reception will follow.

Speaker Bio

Greer Meisels is the inaugural Director of External Affairs at Intel Corporation where she is responsible for building relationships and strategic partnerships that strengthen Intel's position as an industry leader. She came to Intel from the Institute of International Finance (IIF), the global association of the financial services industry, where she served as Chief of Staff to the President and CEO for over four years. Prior to joining the IIF, she held several positions in the International Affairs division of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, including as Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary of International Affairs. Her work at Treasury also focused on the U.S-China economic relationship as well as on investment security issues on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) specializing in emerging technologies and biotechnology. Earlier in her career, Greer worked at several think tanks and was also a visiting lecturer at the China Foreign Affairs University, in Beijing.

While hailing from Dallas, Texas, she has lived in New York City, Beijing, Boston, Taipei, Washington, DC, and now Baltimore. She is also fortunate that her work has taken her around the globe, mostly to Latin America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. She graduated from Harvard University with her A.M. from the Regional Studies East Asia Program in 2012 and received her B.A. from Hunter College, City University of New York in Political Science with a dual concentration in East Asian studies and Art History in 2007.

Case Interview Competition

Power up Your Global Mindset and Put Your Skills to the Test!

Careers Crossing Borders: The Case Interview Competition
Friday, October 4, 2024
10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Room 2333, Van Munching Hall

Register to attend

Register by Tuesday, October 1.

Take advantage of the opportunity to realize your international experiences and practice skills in global mindset, critical thinking, and problem-solving during the Case Interview Competition on Friday, October 4.
You will learn how to:

• Translate any international experience into practical skills;
• Practice these skills in a case interview setting;
• Learn how to think critically and problem-solve;
• Understand what is a global career and how to use resources to search for one;
• Learn from experts in the Office of Career Services and the Center for Global Business;
• Network with the president of a Maryland company and global business alumni from Maryland Smith; and,
• Win monetary prizes!

A continental breakfast and lunch will be provided. Open to all UMD students and all majors.

Tentative Agenda

Thursday, October 3, 2024
9 a.m.	Email update to students to include case, final agenda and preparation materials for next day. Will have received tentative agenda and preparation materials prior to this as well.

Friday, October 4, 2024
9:30 a.m. Lobby, Room 2333	Registration and Coffee Students will be introduced to their teams during registration by finding students with their assigned number.
10 a.m. Room 2333	Welcome, Program Purpose and Case Introduction Introductions, purpose of program, instructions of how the day is going to work, review of agenda, logistics and case kickoff. Center for Global Business
10:30 a.m. Teams assigned to specific rooms. See room assignments with registration packets. Staff to give students direction if needed. MBA Case Rooms	Teams Prepare Clarifying Questions Teams will have 30 minutes to prepare clarifying questions to ask the client. Students will consider how to leverage their global skills when formulating these questions. See more information below.
11 a.m.	Break
11:05 a.m. Room 2333	Client Briefing The client will offer their insights about leading a company with global operations and provide suggestions for the teams to consider as part of the case. Each team will have the chance to ask at least one question of the client that will help them formulate their solution to the case.
11:45 a.m.	Box Lunch
12:30 p.m. Teams assigned to specific rooms. See room assignments with registration packets. Staff to give students direction if needed. MBA Case Rooms.	Teams Prepare to Present Teams will have 30 minutes to prepare their response to the case question. This should include a five-minute presentation. Students should display the skills and/or learnings they’ve relied on to come to their recommendation when creating their presentation. See more information below.
1 p.m.	Break
1:05 p.m.	Round One Presentations and Interviews Each team will participate in a 15-minute case interview during this time. Teams will present a five-minute recommendation and then be asked a series of questions from case interviewers for 10 minutes. There will be three interviewers judging each room. Group 1: Team One: 1:00 - 1:20 p.m. Team Three: 1:20 - 1:40 p.m. Team Five: 1:40 - 2:00 p.m. Group 2: Team Two: 1:00 - 1:20 p.m. Team Four: 1:20 - 1:40 p.m. Team Six: 1:40 - 2:00 p.m.
2:05 p.m.	Break
2:10 p.m.	Judges’ Debrief (judges only)
2:10 p.m. Room 2333	Exploring a Global Career What makes a job global? What skills do I already have? What skills do I need to be successful? How am I going to apply them today in this case interview? How to use resources to find a job? What keywords should I use? Office of Career Services (Jobs, Int’l Skills, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving)
2:45 p.m.	Final Round Presentation and Interviews The top teams from Groups 1 and 2 will present their five-minute hypothesis and then be asked a series of questions from all case interviewers for 10 minutes. There will be 7 (former 6 judges and client representative) interviewers judging the final teams.
3:15 p.m.	Debrief and Announcement of Winner
3:30 p.m.	Adjournment

A Networking Dinner Conversation

During an evening of networking and international career insights, Smith School alumni share their expertise, offering valuable advice on leveraging a global mindset. Open to all students and majors. Held in the spring.

The Trek

Discover exciting career opportunities during a day to explore global careers that are unique to being close to the nation's capital. Held each April.