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Linda Chao (born on October 15, 1959) is an International Recruitment Manager for Humber College in Canada, who is originally from Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Chao has many skills that help her do her job, including being fluent in English, and Chinese, and also being conversational in Japanese. Chao has been dedicated and has worked in the Education field for more than 20 years. She has been working for Humber College since 2005. When she was first hired, her job was to be an International Recruiter. Chao worked as an International Recruiter from 2005-2007, before she was promoted to the position of an International Recruitment Manager. Then in 2010, she had yet another promotion for her outstanding work, and gained the new title of, Manager of International Recruitment & Market Development for East and South-East Asia. As an International Recruiter, Chao attended International Education Fairs in India, Russia, Dubai, Kuwait, Oman, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Trinidad, Jamaica and St. Vincent. She also worked closely with the Canadian Embassy, offshore Canadian high schools, International Schools and agents in China, India and Vietnam to build relationships with them. After her promotion, she was put in charge of the Asia-Pacific region. Her main focus then became visiting countries such as China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, and Indonesia. In 2009, Chao started the Humber Marketing Plan Competition in China, which was successfully launched with the sponsors of Blackberry and lululemon athletica. Since then, the competition has been held annually in China.

Then in 2010, Chao was promoted to be the Manager of International Recruitment & Market Development for East and South-East Asia. As a Manager, she hired in-country Humber representatives in both Indonesia and China, and provided training and recruitment strategies. Chao was based at the North Campus for many years, and in 2012 her office was moved to the Lakeshore Campus, where she is the only acting Manager in the International department, and she oversees all the work being done there.