International Experience Survey Results

In the Spring of 2009, we asked Penn students and alums about their international experiences including what organizations they worked and volunteered for. Here are some of the results based upon the 139 responses:

Countries:

Country	Percentage of Students who went (based on survey responses)
Bosnia and Herzegovina	5.6%
Botswana	5.6%
Chile	5.6%
China	5.6%
Costa Rica	5.6%
Germany	5.6%
Ghana	5.6%
Greece	5.6%
Hong Kong	11.1%
India	11.1%
Japan	5.6%
Republic of Korea	5.6%
Saudi Arabia	5.6%
Singapore	5.6%
Trinidad and Tobago	5.6%
United Kingdom	5.6%

Experience:

Experience	Percentage of Students
Internship (paid)	57.9%
Internship (unpaid)	15.8%
Volunteer	5.3%
Teach Abroad (postgraduate)	15.8%
Professional Work (postgraduate)	36.8%

Fee:

If you went through a program, was there a fee? If so, how much was the fee? 

Fee?	Percentage of Students
There was no fee	66.7%
The fee was between $501 - $1,000	33.3%

Organization:

If you went through a program or organization, what was the name of the program/organization?*

CDS International

Humanity in Action

Opens Doors

Wharton China Business Society

*Please note that Career Services does not support or sponsor any international programs or organizations. The information above are responses from the international experience survey.

To see the list of companies abroad that hired students for employment or internship, please click here.

Resources for Penn Students:

International Job Listings & Information on International Organizations

International Page

More Resources for Penn Students (PennKey required):