Read more international student news here Having recently conducted job search training for international students at over 20 universities in the US, Barros shares his thoughts on which sectors international students should concentrate on. He also discusses why pitching yourself is an old and outdated concept you should immediately abandon.…
How do MBA applicants research business schools? As if getting into one of the top business schools in the US wasn’t hard enough, visa regulations for international students can make staying in the US after graduation even more difficult. While some MBA jobs will offer sponsorship opportunities that encompass that…
When universities including Harvard and Stanford need a trainer to provide international students with hope and a strategy to achieve their job-search goals, they call on Marcelo Barros. The former associate director of MBA career coaching for international students at the University of Maryland Smith School of Business provides students…
Some people make the job search process harder than it needs to be. Obviously it’s not their intention to make an already difficult journey any longer. But sometimes job seekers (unwittingly) do things that work against them. So, if your search has dragged on longer than you’d like, see if…
The coronavirus pandemic has caused unprecedented disruptions and damage across the world, and its grave impact has been felt acutely by international students in the United States. For the 2018-19 academic year, the U.S. saw a record number of international students, totaling 1,095,299.[1] Foreign students constitute 5.5 percent of all…
Today we are joined by Marcelo Barros, international student career expert, and founder of the International Advantage. International advantage’s mission is to help international students stand out, showcase their strengths, beat visa odds, and secure jobs in the United States. The International Advantage partners with universities to help foreign students…
How this Brazilian MBA student secured a job at Amazon Meet Laura Cansanção Cruz Senior Program Manager at Amazon After more than nine years of working as an operations and supply chain professional in her home country Brazil, Laura Cansanção Cruz felt that it was time for the next step…
Was 2020 a tough year? For most of us I think the answer to this question is definitely “yes”. But for the international students below, maybe 2020 was not such a bad year after all, because they got noticed and hired. Without further due, meet the 10 extraordinary international students…
Written by Rynnaas Azlan , Journalist and content writer looking for new opportunities This article provides international students and laid off H-1B visa holders with job search strategies that could help them get hired fast. It is important to remember, however, that if you are an international student under the…
In the recent H-1B visa lottery, 483,927 applications were filed for only 85,000 available visas. This means that more than 80 percent of applicants wanting an H-1B visa, which allows internationals to work in the U.S., won’t get one. To reflect on this year’s H-1B lottery (which saw a 57…
