Not long ago, the latest H-1B lottery result released by USCIS of the United States greatly increased the confidence of many overseas students. After the official implementation of the "one person, one draw" policy in 2024, no matter how many job offers applicants receive, they will only have one opportunity to register. The number of registered applicants matches the actual number of applicants, which can not only avoid unfair competition by increasing the number of offers issued by individuals, but also enable foreigners who want to work in the United States to have more fair employment opportunities.
Not only the United States, but also many countries are trying to attract high-level foreigners for employment, and universities in many countries or regions are also actively providing employment support for international students. What methods do they mostly use to help international students find jobs?
Provide paid internship opportunities
Many countries will provide paid internship opportunities for international students, so that they can not only relieve the economic pressure to a certain extent, but also accumulate work experience in advance, and bid farewell to the status of "newness in the workplace" as soon as possible.
The Canadian government takes the lead in cooperating with many well-known enterprises, Many colleges and universities have CO-OP "paid internship programs". For example, the University of Waterloo, as the pioneer of the CO-OP project, has cooperated with more than 7100 employers, including Google, Microsoft, Canada's five major banks and other well-known North American enterprises.
Most universities in Australia also provide internship courses for students, For example, Swinburne University of Science and Technology in Australia provides students with many internship related options. Professional internship can provide 6 or 12 months of full-time paid work. Students can obtain credits and professional skills at the same time, and lay a good foundation for future work.
Share rich employment resources
In addition to paid internship opportunities, the school also provides other employment services to help international students find the desired job opportunities.
under normal conditions The Career Service/Career Center of the university will help students to revise their resumes, write application letters, and provide training for interviewers. Some university websites will also launch programs specifically for international students For example, the University of Manchester in the UK recommends job opportunities for international students, provides relevant suggestions and available alumni and mentors resources. International students can also pay more attention to and participate in enterprise seminars, job fairs and other activities held by schools or colleges to accumulate contacts.
For Chinese students studying abroad, The Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) of many overseas universities is also a way to find jobs. These federations, founded on the principle of serving Chinese students abroad, often release seminars and exchange information such as job fairs, career seminars, forums, etc. If you browse more relevant information and accumulate some social contacts, you may find suitable job opportunities.
In addition, some professors may help write recommendation letters , and a valuable recommendation letter can also Industry development has played a certain role. If you catch up with a professor who has direct contact with the industry, and you happen to have a good relationship with the professor, then inviting him to help you introduce your work will definitely achieve twice the result with half the effort.
Gradually relaxed visa policy
Work visas for overseas countries are generally divided into unconditional and conditional. Unconditional work visa refers to the visa that international students can obtain as long as they apply without finding a job; However, conditional work visas generally require international students to find suitable jobs and obtain employer guarantees before they can apply.
Canada, Australia, New Zealand and some European countries are representative countries that issue unconditional work visas. These countries maintain very friendly employment policies towards international students, International students can obtain work visas of different duration according to their educational background in the case of not finding a job, which is generally 1 to 4 years.
Japan, South Korea and other countries will also give international students 6-month to 1-year internship visas as a buffer in order to facilitate them to find jobs locally, Once an international student finds a formal job and is applied for or guaranteed by the employer, he or she can obtain a work visa. In addition, countries led by the United States that implement relatively strict work visa policies have also tended to relax.
On the whole, overseas countries are more supportive of overseas students' finding jobs locally. Whether government agencies, universities, or professors will escort outstanding international students. However, the premise is that international students should learn to use the resources provided by the school and possible social resources to seize the appropriate opportunities to pave the way for development after graduation.
Whether planning to stay overseas temporarily to accumulate work experience or planning to return to China directly for employment, Mr. Zhou Chenggang wrote in his new book 100 Answers: A Guide to International Education for Chinese Families China has given many suggestions worth learning from, and most of the above content comes from this book. In addition to employment related questions, this little red book also contains many answers to frequently asked questions about international education. These answers are the essence of Mr. Zhou's many years of practical experience. No matter whether you have plans to let your children receive international education, I believe you can learn from this book.
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