<p>It seems like it wasn't too long ago when I wrote on these forums about getting into US schools. And now it is time to inquire about some job prospects...
I would like to know if some of you here international students (NOT green card holders) were able to get jobs this year. If so, where? I am especially interested in finding out about small companies that hire internationals (obviously, I know that Google/Microsoft and the like do).
How did you guys find those companies? Any advice for someone graduating in 2013 and looking for a job (in an engineering-related field)?
I know most companies haven't started hiring for next year quite yet, but I would like to start the search process early to ideally get hired in the fall.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Especially from the engineering majors.
Thanks guys in advance!</p>
<p>Not a senior, but I can tell you that all of my international friends in college either got a job from a big employer, went to graduate school or went home. Well, all except one. She signed a 12-month contract as a low-paid program coordinator for a local non-profit (basically an extended internship), which she can do on her OPT. </p>
<p>Small companies seem rather averse to the risk of hiring international students, when that means filing an expensive and uncertain H-1B application. There are enough American college graduates who’d be happy to take an entry-level position paying above-average wage (one of the requirements for a work visa).</p>
<p>I forgot to point you to the following database: [H1B</a> Sponsoring Companies Database](<a href=“H1B Sponsors - Database of Companies that have sponsored H1B or LCAs in the past”>H1B Sponsors - Database of Companies that have sponsored H1B or LCAs in the past)</p>
<p>It contains all H-1B applications that were filed between 2001 and 2010, together with the company name, location, job title and salary.</p>
<p>thanks, b@r!um! this is a good list.</p>