<p>As you all know, the US system of education varies greatly from most other countries. What I mean is that, in Romania at least, you go to college for one specific thing. You do 6 years to become a doctor, or an architect, or 3-4 to business school/economics. In the US, you have your 4 year undergrad college, where you do like 1/3 of courses in your desired field of study, and the remaining 2 thirds are composed of core curriculum and extra stuff to explore other areas. </p>
<p>With that in mind, can some of you guys that have already finished your undergrad degrees in the US, but returned to your home country, talk about how difficult/easy it was for you to find a job? For example, say you majored in biochemistry. What job were you able to find in your home country with that major? Because you're neither a doctor nor a pharmacist. (I used that specific major because that's what i plan on majoring in, hoping for med school afterwards).</p>
<p>And even those who didn't return, how hard was it for you guys to find a company willing to sponsor you for your h1b visa?</p>
<p>I’m a us citizen but I have 5 cousins who came here just for college. They all found jobs. As long as you major in the right field there are positions open. In fact there’s a high demand for many fields in engineering. All my cousins majored in various engineering fields, none of them attended a top 40 ranked university, and all got at least 2 job offers. The unemployment rate for a bachelors degree holder is only 6% which is not terrible. So like I said major in engineering or health care related fields and you’ll find a job no problem.</p>
<p>Oh i misread your question. But all my cousins companies sponsored their h1b. I can’t say about returning to home country but I really think it depends on your country and I have ^no experience with romania.</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply!
I take it your cousins aren’t US citizens. Is engineering like law or medicine? By which I mean, do you have to do another 4 years after undergrad? I’m really not terrific with math, but I do like physics and designing roller coasters would be just…awesome</p>
<p>Your welcome :). As of now they’re h1 holders still…I think? I’m not really keeping up with their immigration status. But they have well paying jobs. Engineering only requires a 4 year degree but if you get a masters (2 years more) then you can get higher salaries and find a job much easier. You could also consider health care fields like nurse (payed almost as well as engineers) or health care management (pay varies greatly). But engineering fields are vast! Software is in the highest demand right now though. Petroleum is the highest paid.</p>
<p>I just graduated from a US college and none of my international friends went back to their home country to work. Some got jobs with US companies and many went straight to graduate school, either in the US or abroad.</p>
<p>I know a Romanian who graduated from Yale, a senior of mine who’s now working in Connecticut in a investment company. He didn’t have difficultly in getting his job for sure. I’m international myself, and I’m currently working for myself @ Yale, but I know this is a difficult time for many international students due to the poor economic climate in the US. Competition is much stiffer for sure. And H1 B sponsorships have gone down, according to some career counselors.</p>