Winners! Our international students continue to get hired by top U.S firms. It’s pretty incredible. This article contains job search advice from 10 successful international students I worked with in 2019. Let’s celebrate their success, and hear what each one of them has to say about what it takes to land…
International students dreaming of a great H-1B job will find inspiration in the success stories below. I know each one of the 10 2017 H-1B winners you are about to meet and know you will agree that this group of H-1B winners is offering great job search advice. Well, let…
Hello everyone. How about graduating with a 4.0 GPA in Accounting? What are the odds that may happen? Not great at all. Binh is an undergraduate international student from Vietnam and he was 1 of 7 students who achieved a perfect 4.0 GPA among 676 undergraduate students who graduated with him…
The International Advantage program landed in beautiful Boston, Massachusetts this past February. It was cold there at the time but I had a great time working with the international students from Harvard University. Unlike some of my previous workshops, this one had plenty of undergraduate international students, who all seemed eager…
What I find unique about Steven Akotia’s journey as an international student was his ability to treat non-U.S job leads with the same focus as he attacked U.S job leads. In the end, a marketable finance MBA profile coupled with persistence and luck allowed Steven to secure a great H-1B…
Hello everyone. Welcome back to my interview with Luz Camargo. This is the final part of my conversation with Luz. I really enjoyed talking with Luz, by the way. Her suggestions are very mature. If you missed Part 1 of my interview with Luz, you can read it on my web…
Hi everyone. Please meet Luz Camargo, former international student from Colombia, and currently Director of Finance for Laureate International Universities in Malaysia. Yes, Malaysia! I recently interviewed Luz about the recruiting challenges faced by international students seeking U.S positions and her own experiences as a job…
Alan has been the kind of student at Smith who has empowered his fellow classmates to get the most out of their MBA studies. We wish you the best in Singapore Alan, and we know you will continue to be successful.
Echo Gao, Business Development Manager at Infosys. Why did you decide to come to college in the U.S.? Lots of B-school options with good international reputation; culture diversity; strong economy and employment market. What is your hometown and country known for? What’s the most interesting or funny question you…
