Category: In the News

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.…

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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…

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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…

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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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Immigration laws and H-1B rules are not the real enemy, it’s the lack of a conducive environment — A Chennai-born alumni from Columbia University tells the inside story NEW DELHI: In November 2016, during an end-semester lab examination, I sneaked a peek at my cellphone to look at the election…

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On-campus recruiting at U.S. universities is typically slower this time of the year versus the fall. For international students, in particular, opportunities to interview with firms that sponsor might be scarce between now and graduation. So what’s a student to do? The answer is smart outreach. And to do that,…

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“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…

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