INTERNSHIP/JOB SEARCH STRATEGIES FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN FISHER MBA PROGRAM

MOST IMPORTANT
Start Right Now!
Job Search is a 4 credit hour course
each quarter.
Use a multi-pronged search strateg !
i.e. there is no one wa.
"e accessible ! get a #$ with high-
speed internet.
#rinter can be %er help&ul as ou can't
use resume paper in college printers.
(n%estment in ) is required
Suit* shirts* and Shoes
(nter%iew &older
Resume paper
BEFORE APPLYING
+et organi,ed with paperwor-* email* contact
in&ormation* business cards* and resume paper.
+et our resume in shape ! it ta-es hours to get the &irst
one right.
Use resources &rom internet* .isher $areer Ser%ices* /
0"1 resumes &rom other "-Schools.
$o%er letter is %er important ! ta-e time to write a good
one ! ou should be able to customi,e it &or each
application.
$ontact alumni in our &ield to -now which companies
hired international students ! this is the list to start with.
2eep impro%ing3updating our resume and co%er letter.
Reali,e what ou can o&&er more than the US national.
WHERE TO APPLY
Apart from Fisher Career Resources
1ttend other 4ob &airs at 5SU ! at least get a
contact in a compan.
$ompan websites ! man companies ha%e
&ormal 0"1 internship programs ! the
want 65U to &ind them.
1ll pro&essional organi,ations ha%e career
centers on their websites.
.or smaller companies* research the website
- 4ust email the 7R* 8# or $95.
Job Sites li-e 0onster ma ha%e a low hit-
rate* but the are worth the time.
SCHEDULE
5ct ! Resume / $o%er :etters
No% ! 0embership to Job Sites /
#ro&essional 5rgani,ations* Research
compan websites / appl to posted
internships* learn which companies hire
international students.
;ec ! Use holida time &or uploading resumes
to compan websites and prepare contact lists.
Jan 5nwards -
$ontact companies b email.
1ppl to posted internships on compan
websites* pro&essional organi,ations and
4ob sites.
MARKETABILITY
<hin- that ou are a =consulting compan'
:earn the bu,, words used in US.
:earn new so&tware tools in our &ield.
7ow about a pro&essional certi&ication ! too
e>pensi%e? ! <hen online certi&ication is an
option.
+et our own website ! it costs )@A ! our
website should pop-up when =bu,, words' are
searched.
Use new was o& mar-eting oursel& other
than a resume and co%er letter ! $;*
#ower#oint presentation* and s-ill-set
brochure.
CREATE NEW AVENUES
;oing independent stud &or @-4 credits will open up a number o&
opportunities through &acult.
5&&er to wor- on research pro4ects with &acult.
#articipate in at least one inter-college case competition.
<r to attend local chapter meetings o& pro&essional organi,ations.
1ttend national con&erences o& pro&essional associations !
e>pensi%e ! see i& our student association can &und it.
<a-e a leadership role in student organi,ations ! ou will get to
meet a lot o& people in our &ield o& interest.
Spend time going o%er the websites o& other "-schools ! ou will
learn about new opportunities* get to -now what the learn* and
also meet other international students.
CHALLENGES
$an be a pain to &ind companies that sponsor 7B-".
$ontact international students not 4ust &rom .isher but also &rom other "-
schools ! go through their websites too.
9mail 7R with a direct question ! ;o ou hire .-B?
;on't waste too much time =75#(N+' that a compan will change their
polic &or ou.
Reali,e that ou don't ha%e to worr about .-B status &or internships ! but
pre&er companies that hire .-Bs as &ulltime.
US companies li-e to see e>perience in US ! tr &or a BA hr part time
internship during our @
nd
ear C#art-time $#< doesn't count towards the B@
month restrictionD.
:earn e%erthing about $#<* 5#<* 7B-" rules ! &rom 5(9 at 5SU*
www.wor-permit.com / www.uscis.go ! ou ha%e to educate the companies.
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