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10 Great Job Search Wins From International Students in 2019

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Our international students continued to get hired by top U.S firms. It’s incredible. This article contains super mature advice from 10 successful international students I know who got jobs in the U.S this past year. Let’s celebrate their success and hear what each of them has to say about what…

4 Job Search Strategies That Get International Grad Students Hired

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If you’re an international student in grad school looking to land a great job offer after graduation, know that it won’t be easy. So here are four job search strategies that separate international graduate job seekers who receive U.S. job offers from those who don’t. 1. Fully utilize your undergraduate…

Visa and Job Prospects for International Students in 2020

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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 processing time by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services caused…

Ways to Get A Job In The US Without The H1B Visa

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This article on the H-1B visa was originally published on BusinessBecause. Fresh changes to US immigration rules have increased the odds of overseas MBA students gaining US work authorization by over 10%, but only 48% of 1,200 employers polled by GMAC before the reforms were rolled out said they would hire MBA graduates from abroad this year.…

7 Common Job-Search Mistakes New International MBAs Make

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Coming to the U.S. to pursue an MBA as an international student is a huge accomplishment. You should feel very proud that you are where you are. However, don’t forget that you have a lot of work ahead of you, especially if you’ll be seeking U.S. employment after graduation. To…

4 Ways International Students Can Gain U.S. Work Experience with F-1 Visas

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If you’re an international student who wants to work in the U.S. after graduation, you need to maximize every opportunity you have to gain work experience before you graduate. The reason is, in the end, U.S. employers are most impressed by college students who were highly involved during their studies—and had jobs…

Immigration Nerds Talk About Job Seeking Strategies for International Students in the US

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In this week’s Immigration Nerds podcast, we talk to Marcelo Barros, an international student career expert and the founder of the International Advantage. Throughout our conversation, Marcelo shares his insights and the advice he relays to students to help them achieve their professional goals with American employers.

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Tensions Over International Students

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Professor at Maryland who allegedly accused all Chinese students of cheating resigns, the latest in a series of incidents involving tensions between faculty and international students. A series of recent reported incidents have raised the specter of tensions between faculty members and the international students they teach. The most recent…

4 Options for International Students Who Don’t Win the H-1B Visa Lottery

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This is the time of the year when employers start to get back to international students who weren’t selected in the H-1B visa lottery. This year, the U.S. government received 201,001 H-1B applications for a possible 85,000 visas. This means that, unfortunately, thousands of students across the U.S. will hear…

4 Essential Resources for International Students During the FY 2020 H-1B Cap Season

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The H-1B cap season for the fiscal year (FY) 2020 began on April 1, 2019. This means that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is currently accepting petitions for H-1B visas subject to the cap on the number of these visas that will be granted for the FY 2020. Each…

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10 Great Job Search Wins From International Students in 2019

4 Job Search Strategies That Get International Grad Students Hired

Visa and Job Prospects for International Students in 2020

Ways to Get A Job In The US Without The H1B Visa

7 Common Job-Search Mistakes New International MBAs Make

4 Ways International Students Can Gain U.S. Work Experience with F-1 Visas

Immigration Nerds Talk About Job Seeking Strategies for International Students in the US

Tensions Over International Students

4 Options for International Students Who Don’t Win the H-1B Visa Lottery

4 Essential Resources for International Students During the FY 2020 H-1B Cap Season

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