International Career Options
International Business Post-Diploma can open doors
The chance to participate in an international internship abroad, along with the opportunity to achieve FITT (Forum for International Trade) accreditation after graduation, convinced Heather Stokes that Georgian’s International Business Management graduate certificate program would blend her varied interests while still affording a solid, and exciting, career path.
What do you want to do?
Careers exist in both domestic and international businesses in areas such as manufacturing, market research, education, brokering, banks and other financial institutions, trade commissioner services and other government agencies, international business consulting, investments, logistics and transportation, operations and more.
What do our students say?
Toby is on an International Co-op in Dubai
Toby is currently on internship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with the Canadian University of Dubai, which is growing rapidly both domestically and abroad. Since joining the University in late spring 2008, Toby has already attended marketing meetings with international third parties, responded to inquiries from our different continents, and has interacted with many different nationalities. His next challenge is to network with local companies interested in conducting business internationally.
FAST FACTS
- One in five Canadian jobs relies on international trade
- Half of what is manufactured in Canada is exported
- This program focuses on a variety of business disciplines as well as developing an appreciation for the histories, customs, and cultures of other countries
SOURCE: The Canadian Trade Commissioner Service
International Roles and Responsibilities
What will you do?
Graduates of this program are prepared to perform functions in positions of responsibility:
- Sales
- Marketing
- Planning
- Negotiation
- Research
- Information Management
- Customs documentation
They have also demonstrated management skills which include leadership and planning to support the international business activities of an organization.
Where do you want to work?
International Business graduates work in a broad range of employment settings in all sectors of business and industry, in both domestic and international locations, including:
- Manufacturers
- Market Research companies
- Educational Institutions
- Retailers
- Insurance companies
- Freight Forwarders
- Brokerage Houses
- Banks and other Financial Institutions
- Common Carriers
- Trade Commissioners’ offices and other Government agencies
- International Business Consulting firms, and other large and small businesses
For more information about this program, please contact:
Norm Smith, Co-ordinator
Phone: (705)728-1968, x1057
Find the official program outline here.
