Kim Figueroa

Associate Director, Career Development

Over 20+ years at Isenberg, Kim has built her career around coaching, developing expertise in both accounting and finance areas and leveraging her wide network to create programs and a robust community that supports Isenberg students. Kim works with both undergraduates and specialty master’s students on career development and the job search success.  Kim earned her M.Ed. in Student Development from the University of Maine, Orono and a B.A. in Music & Art History from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, ME. Her career has been anything but  linear, illustrating that being open to opportunities could just lead you to the career you love!

 

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6 Options for International Students Who Didn’t Win the H-1B Lottery

Another H-1B lottery season has come to an end. This year, the number of applications far exceeded the 85,000 allotted H-1Bs, the visas international students typically need to work in the U.S. after graduation. This means that, yet again, numerous …

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What is Corporate Finance?

Corporate finance deals with the capital structure of a corporation, including its funding and the actions that management takes to increase the value of the company. Corporate finance also includes the tools and analysis utilized to prioritize and distribute financial …

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F-1 Student Employment

F-1 Student Employment

There are multiple employment options available to F-1 students.

On-Campus

F-1 students are eligible to work on-campus as long as you are maintaining your immigration status.  Employment is limited to a total of 20-hours per week (including …

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UMass International F-1 Students

The F-1 visa is intended for non-immigrants wishing to pursue academic studies and/or language training programs for a period of time in the United States. Students (and their F-2 dependents) under UMass sponsorship are issued an I-20 to obtain an …

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How This FinTech Company’s Employee Networks Help Recent Grads Thrive

When looking for a company to start to grow your career, it’s essential to take a holistic look at all they have to offer. Do they help with career development? Are there opportunities to connect with other employees? These are …

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Visa and Job Prospects for International Students in 2020

Last year was a mixed one for international students looking for jobs in the U.S. One the one hand, even the simple process of securing work authorization through OPT (Optional Practical Training) proved to be complicated—and in some cases, increased …

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9 Job Search Tips for International Students in the Age of Coronavirus

As if the job search climate hadn't been tough enough for international students since President Trump enacted the “Buy American and Hire American” executive order in April 2017, now international students are forced to watch the hiring pace of U.S. …

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Brooke Baldwin: How Female Leaders are Ending the Tyranny of the Résumé

By: Brooke Baldwin Across various industries, women CEOs and bosses are hacking the traditional hiring process. For these trailblazers, the reign of the résumé is over. “When I hire someone, I don’t care about their résumé,” chef Dominique Crenn, who …

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Careers in Insurance

There are two primary functions of an insurance company around which all of the insurance-related occupations depend. The first is the underwriting function and the second is as an institutional investor.

Read the full article at The Balance Careers here.

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Why Do Investors Choose Fund of Funds?

In private equity fund of funds, investors commit to a fund, which in turn makes commitments to a predetermined number of underlying funds. Investors achieve diversification through exposure to a high number of funds, and in turn a high number …

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