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Education and certification programs are important for all Americans. International students can struggle with the process. How can we help these students through the intern application process? Conversation Highlights 

{01:06} Introduction to finding good interns 

{06:25} The first step for people interested in an internship 

{09:06} Step two after the application 

{13:32} The recall assessment 

{19:43} The length of time to complete all the steps 

{20:48} What to do once they are part of the team 

{25:25} What is coming next? Remarkable Quotes 

Travis: \\u201cEducation and certification programs are important.\\u201d 

Haowen: \\u201cIf you don\\u2019t train your interns, you\\u2019re going to have a bunch of untrained, uneducated people that don\'t feel like you care about them running around trying to do things for you.\\u201d 

Haowen: \\u201cOur students come from low-incomes and refugee camps; they need a role model.\\u201d\\u202f 

Haowen: \\u201cOur interns can create a\\u202fnew lesson plan; create\\u202fthe programs we need to learn how to be able to\\u202fcreate.\\u201d 

Travis: \\u201cOften people will get a job description, apply for the job, do the interview then start the job and the job is nothing like what was advertised.\\u201d 

Haowen: \\u201c90% of our students successfully complete and continued to get another job.\\u201d Resources 

https://internationalstudentsvc.org 

Bio for Haowen Ge 

Haowen Ge is originally from China and moved to Shaker Heights* with his mother when he was 12 years old. He experienced and fully understands the challenges and obstacles international students currently face at local public schools. 

Haowen graduated from the University of Mount Union in 2012 with a B.A. degree in Business Administration. He, also, received an M.A. in Business Administration at Baldwin Wallace University in 2017. Mr. Ge is the executive director at International Student Services Association and founded the Haowen Cultural Foundation in 2017. 

Haowen\\u2019s education, his personal and work experience uniquely qualifies him to provide guidance and assistance to international students. This includes college identification and application, career advising, and financial aid planning to facilitate a potentially difficult process for students that are new to this country. Nonprofit Architect Podcast Links 

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