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3 Ways International Students Can Legally Work during their US Studies

There are three ways F-1 international students can find practical learning opportunities outside of the classroom via employment (such as internships or externships): On campus work, CPT or OPT. All three require students to independently search for a position and work with their school international student services office to complete the appropriate paperwork. An ideal position is always with an employer who has already undertaken steps to hire non-domestic employees in the past and the quickest way to find such companies is to download the F1hire extension, which will help you filter the companies across the U.S. who actively seek international talent, participate in E-Verify (if you are looking for CPT work) and will offer sponsorship opportunities after your OPT expires.

July 18, 2023

OPT vs STEM OPT: What is the difference?

To quickly check if an employer has a history with E-Verify (companies that hire OPT students must participate in this work authorization verification program), use the F1hire extension. By installing this extension, you can easily check a box that filters out the companies not participating in the E-Verify program (meaning they cannot hire you), thus making your job search quicker so you can only focus on the positions which you are eligible for.

July 18, 2023

Identifying Jobs That Offer H-1B Sponsorship

The job search is never easy for anyone, and for an international student/foreign national looking to work in the U.S., it becomes more complicated by the fact that such individuals cannot simply work in the U.S. by finding ‘any’ job.

July 14, 2023

Job Seekers : Your 5 MUST have browser extension tools

Job seeking is a never easy. Certain tools will increase your productivity, and help you find the opening, and eventually land an offer.

July 14, 2023

H-1B Sponsorship-What is the H-1B Visa and How Do You Get One?

The H-1B is a temporary worker visa allowing you to stay in the U.S. after your OPT expires. An H-1B visa must be sponsored by an employer and not every employer will do this. Step one in being eligible for an H-1B visa is to find an employer who is willing to sponsor you.

July 11, 2023

H-1B Approval Types, Extensions and Changes!

When applying for the H-1B visa, you’re hoping for an approval that is a COS (Change of Status). The H-1B visa is granted for six years, with some options to ‘extend’ in specific circumstances if you leave the U.S. If your goal is to stay in the U.S. after your OPT expires, use the F1hire extension which will filter the sponsor-friendly companies for you, while also tracking all the jobs you have reviewed and applied for, along with offering you ideas about how to make your resume stronger by identifying the key words you are missing!

July 10, 2023

What is E-Verify and Why Should Employees Care?

The simplest way to check a company’s E-Verify participation (without even leaving your job search website) is to use the F1 Hire extension during your job search. Not only will this extension show the company’s participation in E-verify, but you can also filter to only view companies that are participating in E-Verify program by using our Job Screener feature allowing you to also see which companies have a history of H-1B sponsorship.

July 10, 2023

What Are H-1B Alternatives?

Often the most feasible way for the typical person to stay in the U.S. if they do not win the H-1B lottery is to continue their education via an advanced degree, which will reset their OPT

July 5, 2023

International Job Seekers: When possible, Only Apply for Jobs with Sponsorship

When I reviewed the job application log today, I found an F1 international student job seeker who applied to 5 job positions with specific languages of “no sponsorship”.

July 3, 2023

It’s not that hard to use international students! - A 3-minute guide

In the last blog, we discussed how a sponsorship strategy can ease the talent acquisition challenges that SMEs face.

February 16, 2023

Three minute partial solve to one of the biggest SME staffing headaches.

For Small and Midsize Enterprise (SME) owners and HR managers, finding the right talent for a job opening is not easy. When there is a job description written for a technical position, they must advertise quickly and hope for more than a few applicants. Retention can be even more difficult as experienced technical staff want to leave for larger, more well known companies that offer better “perks”.

February 6, 2023