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    COVID: Can international students still network for U.S. jobs?

    Blog | Dan

    The gauntlet of the U.S. job search seems to be getting even more challenging for international students. Things were tough to begin with: [...]

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    A different box to check...

    Blog | Dan

    What is really important to you? One of the biggest intellectual hang-ups in networking for any purpose (job, admission into a college, finding [...]

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    A Robot's "Spray and Pray" Job Search

    Blog | Dan

    Those who have read my blog or have heard me speak know that I tend to rant against the "apply online and hope" approach to a job search. Along [...]

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    It's about more than jobs...

    Blog | Dan

    I was giving a presentation at Purdue Krannert earlier this week and met a student who is studying entrepreneurship.  He approached me at the end of [...]

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    What if I don't hear back?

    Blog FAQ | Dan

    Are your contacts not responding? What to do if you don't hear back... Let's say that you've been reaching out to people for informational [...]

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    Are you guilty of bad follow up?

    Blog | Dan

    Are you making any of these bad follow up mistakes? There are lots of good ways to follow up with your contacts to deepen your relationships with [...]

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    Specific ideas on following up

    Blog | Dan

    Following up: How? I’ve been meaning to create this blog article for years.  My apologies to any international student whose graduation has come [...]

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    The visible vs. the hidden job market: Like Oil and Water

    Blog Uncategorized | Dan

    The visible and unhidden job markets don't mix! International students get themselves into trouble when they adopt tactics for penetrating the [...]

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    Unpaid Internship: Opportunity or Exploitation?

    Blog | Dan

    If I were an international student and I wanted to work in the United States, I would do whatever it took to get some professional experience and [...]

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    Can I network into a job posting?

    Blog FAQ | Dan

    Don't try to network into a job posting. It doesn't work. Students often mistakenly try to network into a job posting they see online.  For [...]

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    Can I offer to pay for my H-1B visa?

    Blog FAQ | Dan

    What if I offer to pay for my H-1B? Well, you can offer to pay for your H-1B... but it's not going to help unless you've first demonstrated the value[...]

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    Why getting an H1B visa at a big company may be a slog...

    Blog | Dan

    In my experience, every international student hoping to secure an H1B immediately targets the big brand employers that define the image of American [...]

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    Top 8 mistakes international students make in finding H-1B visa sponsors

    Blog | Dan

    Looking for H-1B visa sponsors? Don't do this... Lots of international students looking for H-1B visa sponsors waste lots of time doing the wrong [...]

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    What does Obama's new executive order on immigration mean?

    Blog | Dan

    If I were an international student hoping for U.S. employment, I'd be wondering "What does the Obama executive order on immigration mean for [...]

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    How to follow up: 5 guidelines

    Blog FAQ | Dan

    The hardest part of networking for a job is figuring out how to follow up.  It's not easy to meet new people and initiate relationships; and once [...]

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    Do resumes matter? Yes, but...

    Blog FAQ | Dan

    Yes, resumes matter. But not nearly as much as you think About a year into my first job out of college, when I started realizing that I didn't want to[...]

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    How do I get an H1B visa?

    Blog FAQ | Dan

    For international students who have been in the U.S. for a while already, this question may seem a little basic.  But it's important for anyone [...]

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    How One Bad Book Review can Ruin your Day...

    Blog | Dan

    I checked out my book's page on Amazon.com yesterday.  Book reviews can provide me with valuable feedback, and I always like to see how the book is[...]

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    5 guaranteed ways to find perfect professional contacts

    Blog | Dan

    I've written in a previous post about ways to find professional contacts for informational interviews (or any other purpose, like inviting to an [...]

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    Why sales people hate RFP's and why job seekers should too...

    Blog | Dan

    Anyone who has done sales before will be able to relate to the mixed blessing of being invited to respond to an RFP (request for proposal). An RFP [...]

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    How to work a career fair, international student style...

    Blog | Dan

    Most international students don't know how to work a career fair.  Do you? Every school's career services office works hard to put together a strong[...]

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    How do I build a professional network?

    Blog FAQ | Dan

    At most of my presentations, students ask me how they can find professional contacts in order to put the Power Ties system into practice and find a [...]

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    Professional networking works because not everyone will do it...

    Blog | Dan

    Whenever I give a presentation on my book, Power Ties: The International Student’s Guide to Finding a Job in the United States, I mention at the [...]

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    Volunteering to get an H1B visa

    Blog | Dan

    I had a chat with a former international student last night about his successful path to getting H1B visa sponsorship.  Like many international [...]

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    Informational interview: by phone or in person?

    Blog | Dan

    I'm frequently asked whether it's ok to conduct an informational interview by phone.  It's always best to have a face to face meeting; that's [...]

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    We need more H1B recruiters on campus!

    Blog | Dan

    "Why won't career services get out there and bring more companies to campus?", "Where are the H1B recruiters?"  or "Why doesn't career services [...]

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    When do I need an immigration lawyer for my visa?

    Blog FAQ | Dan

    I'm going to begin this post by saying (as I probably too often do), that I'm not a lawyer.  Everyone in the U.S. is afraid of being sued, and I'm no[...]

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    Application deadlines for online job postings mean little

    Blog | Dan

    Applying to jobs online is not a good use of time for a serious job seeker.  One of the reasons for this is because application deadlines for online[...]

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    Don't start your US job search too late

    Blog | Dan

    This post is written for all of the people coming to the US to study this coming Fall.  If you want to work in the US after graduation, you [...]

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    H1B sponsorship lists - not what you think...

    Blog | Dan

    International students get very excited about H1B sponsorship lists - or lists of companies who have sponsored H1B visas in the past.  These lists [...]

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    When do I say that I need H1B visa sponsorship?

    Blog FAQ | Dan

    International students always want to know when the best time is to reveal that they require H1B visa sponsorship.  The most important thing to [...]

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    Hiring managers - Not HR - for your H1B visa sponsorship

    Blog | Dan

    I was giving a presentation at Baruch College in New York City last Friday.  And as I typically do in all my presentations, I made the point that [...]

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    The interview follow up (part 2)

    Blog FAQ | Dan

    The interview follow up always gives people fits. And in my opinion, it's harder than actually setting up the first meeting.  The reason why it's [...]

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    Employment visas: Why won't companies sponsor an H1B?

    Blog FAQ | Dan

    When I'm presenting on campus, I get this question about employment visas all the time from international students (and sometimes from career [...]

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    After the informational interview: following up

    Blog FAQ | Dan

    International students always ask me how they can follow up with contacts they've made.  I tell them that following up is actually more challenging [...]

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    Why you never hear back after you apply to jobs online...

    Blog FAQ | Dan

    Have you ever wondered why you never hear back when you apply to a job online?  This "Black Hole" effect is the eternal frustration of online job [...]

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