NAFSA is your partner in charting your path in international education. Explore the tools and resources available to you to help you do your daily work and to better plan the next step in your career.
NAFSA and your Career
As the largest association dedicated to international education and exchange, NAFSA strives to offer the highest quality resources for our members that are essential to career success.
- Become a member
- Become a NAFSA Volunteer Leader
- Join Network.NAFSA to connect and communicate online with other International Educators
The Career Success resources are organized according to the cross-cutting section of the NAFSA International Education Professional Competencies™
From adviser to manager to policy maker, the International Education Professional Competencies offer everyone working in international education a direction for professional success. Download your copy of the NAFSA International Education Professional Competencies™ today and take the Career Print online self-assessment to identify areas for your professional growth.
Advocacy
- Advocacy Day, March 16, 2020
- Join Connecting Our World, the advocacy home of NAFSA
- Advocacy Toolkits: Engaging with Members of Congress
- Economic Imperative of a Global Education
- Role of Community Colleges in Global Workforce Development
- NAFSA International Student Economic Value Tool
- Independent Research Measuring the Impact of Study Abroad
Communication
- A Discussion During Uncertain Times: Navigating Change and Supporting Campus Stakeholders
- Demonstrating Value: Success Strategies for International Education Leaders
- Personal Branding and Career Strategies for International Educators
- Campus Crisis Management and Communication
Human Resources
- Education Abroad and Best Practices for Site Staff Overseas
- Career Planning for International Students: Empowering Students and Employers
- Developing Resilience in the Dynamic International Education Environment
- Model Staffing: Evaluating Your Office Structure and Effectiveness
- The One-Person Office: Strategies and Tools for Success
- Failure is Not the Other ‘F’ Word
- Strengths-based Professional Development
- An Amazing, Career-Changing Professional Development Experience
- Hiring Manager Questions: In Alignment with the NAFSA International Education Professional Competencies™
Information Technology
- Global Learning, Technology, and Big Data: Expanding the Use of Analytics
- Effective Data Sourcing and Strategy for International Educators
- Social Media Risks: Strategies for Protecting Your Campus and Your Students
- Effective Social Media For Promotion and Engagement
- Practical Technology Innovations for the International Education Office
- I Owe it All to the Paperclip
- Easy Ways to Incorporate Google Apps to Make Your Workday More Efficient
- Do You Speak Millennial? Tech Tips that Resonate for International Programming
Intercultural communications
- Developing Proficiency in Intercultural Communication
- Building Virtual Bridges for Cross-Cultural Learning
- Cross-Cultural Competencies for Managing International Partnerships
Leadership
- Leadership in Uncertain Times: Addressing a Changing International Education Environment
- Internationalization & Diversity and Inclusion
- The Innovation Imperative: Leading Change in a Competitive Environment
- NAFSA’s Symposium on Leadership
- Global Forecasting, Scenario Planning, and Collaborative Action in Leading Campus Internationalization
- International Education in a Time of Global Disruption
- Senior International Officers: Roles and Responsibilities
- Thinking Creatively About Sustainable Resources for Internationalization
Strategic Planning
- Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS)
- Assessment of Global Learning Toward Accreditation
- Making Data Come Alive: Diverse Methods for Engaging Stakeholders in Meaningful Assessment
- Assessment of Global Learning: Performance Targets vs. Developmental Growth
- Mining and Analyzing Data for Effective Education Abroad Decisionmaking
- Assessing Global Learning: Methods, Metrics, and Meaning