Archive for March, 2009
International Students Leaving the US in Greater Numbers: Most Think Best Jobs Are at Home
Do you take it for granted that international students will stay back in the United States to work after completion of their studies? There is a popular belief that the US has the best jobs and therefore must be the number one choice as to where international students want to live and work after graduation. [...]
International MBA Students Bite the Dust: TARP Regulation to Blame
Bank of America has become the first financial institution in the US to withdraw job offers that it has made to international students, since the new H-1B rules have been passed. The Financial Times has reported that BofA has withdrawn job offers that it has made to as many as 50 international MBA students attending [...]
No New H-1B Restrictions – Unless….
The Obama Administration has announced that there will be no new H-1B restrictions unless unemployment in the US gets worse. The announcement was made when a delegation of Indian CEOs visited the White House to discuss economic matters. The Press Trust of India reports: “I do not see that there would be serious setback to [...]
14 Tips For Starting College in the US
There is an excellent article posted on Back to Bangladesh titled “Starting College in the US“. The writer was an international student at Cornell who after completing his formal education worked in the US for almost three decades before returning to his homeland in Bangladesh.
Give Yourself 5 Months to Find a Job Before Your OPT Starts
Everyone knows that the US economy is in the pits and it is extremely difficult for anyone to find a job. Companies are laying off their workers by the thousands and those that are not have gone on a firing freeze. I was talking to a friend the other day who is responsible for interviewing [...]