“As an international student, how can I stand out in the application process?” It’s a great question, and one that can lead to rich, engaging conversations. It’s also one of the most frequently asked questions that we respond to in Career & Professional Development. The internship and job search process…
Regina Ye comes by her entrepreneurial spirit naturally. Her parents, both entrepreneurs in China, modeled it for her when she was a child. Curious, creative, and well-traveled, Ye has long brimmed with different ideas. Thanks to her studies at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Mass., she’s on the brink…
With all the border-closing rhetoric that’s come from the White House over the past two years, it’s little surprise that the United States’ international student population growth is stagnating. Though America still hosts over a million foreign learners, first-time international undergraduates in the U.S. sank 6.6% in 2017 according to the IIE,…
In late 2018, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services proposed a new rule that would change the way H-1B visas are allotted. Under the new rule, the H-1B lottery would give preferential treatment to international students with advanced degrees. To shed light on the potential impact of the rule on international…
Why? Mostly, it comes down to money. Survey respondents overwhelmingly identified compensation—the potential for high-paying work after graduation—as their No. 1 factor in choosing a business school. Compensation is weighted more heavily than other factors in determining the overall rankings.
In the wake of the U.S. presidential election and with the fall school semester soon coming to an end, Vault reached out to international student career advisor Marcelo Barros (whom we spoke with last spring) to get a feel for the current job prospects for international students at business schools across…
With graduation fast approaching at universities across the country, many international students will be entering the U.S workforce for the first time. If you’re one of these students, you might have a fair amount of anxiety around joining the U.S workforce, especially if you’re not used to working with Americans.…
Marcelo Barros is a University of Oregon graduate originally from Brazil. In the U.S., he’s worked for Lucent Technologies and Cisco Systems, among other firms, and as a career coach for international students. Drawing on two decades of experience, Barros recently wrote The International Advantage: Get Noticed. Get Hired!, which gives international students advice…
As 2017 began and a new administration took over in Washington, D.C., many international students were understandably anxious about their job prospects. Then, this past Friday, President Trump’s executive order on immigration made an already tense situation for these students even more uncertain. And so, to shed some light on…
Potential changes in immigration rules and laws dominated headlines in 2017. And many of these changes could significantly impact international students’ ability to find jobs and start careers in the U.S. So, last week, Vault again spoke with international student career expert Marcelo Barros. Vault asked Barros what he recommends international students…
