<p>I just got into Leventhal school of accounting and am currently deciding if USC is right for me. I read somewhere that USC(or Marshall?) guarantees internship, is that true? even for internationals?? Also, what are the specifics of job placement services and are they offered to internationals? Do they just advice you your career or do they actually make contacts with corporations?
Also, am I allowed to switch to other majors of Marshall, such as finance, freely, since Leventhal is within Marshall?
Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>I very much doubt that they “guarantee” internship, but they will certainly help you find one. You just need to use all the resources that the school provides (and it’s a lot, believe me). Nobody is going to hand you a job on a silver platter, but they can point you in the right direction. And I’m sure they don’t discriminate between international and local students.</p>
<p>Changing your major is allowed, of course. I don’t know what you mean by “freely” since it is your choice to change majors, after all.</p>
<p>I was just worried that Leventhal is an independent college and that i have to first transfer to marshall first to decide majors such as finance, but judging from your answer, it wasn’t necessary. Thanks!
BTW,it’s the USC Marshall Global Summer Internship Program that guarantees internship, but you have to apply first.</p>
<p>On the Marshall website there is a partial list of companies who provide internships for Marshall students. Here is the site: [USC</a> Marshall School of Business |](<a href=“http://www.marshall.usc.edu%5DUSC”>http://www.marshall.usc.edu) .</p>
<p>This is just one example. A family friend who is a rising junior at Marshall wrote me he will have an internship at a famous hotel in Hong Kong this coming summer. He happens to be from California.</p>
<p>Dennis,</p>
<p>Marshall is ranked in the top ten undergraduate business schools in the nation. Accounting has always been ranked very high and is considered top notch. It is now ranked 6th in the U.S. </p>
<p>Marshall is known for established global emphasis before it became “popular”. The entrepreneurship program is ranked #1 by Entreprenueur Magazine and now by the Princeton Review at #1.</p>
<p>Highly ranked specialties within Marshall are Real Estate, International Business, Accounting and Entrepreneurship. The dual degree of Bus. Ad. & Cinematic Arts is unique to Marshall.</p>
<p>Dennis: If you are an international student who needs visa sponsorship, it will be much more difficult for you to find an internship/job within the US. I went to Leventhal and the many international students had a difficult time finding jobs within the US. Many of my friends went back to their home country and worked for the Big 4 there, so not all hope is lost. </p>
<p>My firm doesn’t sponsor international students and it pains me to tell that to students when I go there to recruit, but this is something you should definitely know about just so you are not caught off guard. The reason behind this is because hiring international employees simply cost more. In addition to the visa sponsorship, there are legal/documentation/compliance costs to keep an international person employed.</p>
<p>My advice would be to do the following:</p>
<ul>
<li>Have a great GPA (3.5+)</li>
<li>Work on your leadership/communication skills. </li>
<li>Network with all of the firms. Keep in touch with the people you meet and send them thank you emails, etc. Good words floats around the office if you simply follow up with people and show a genuine interest in the company.</li>
<li>Make sure you tell the firms you are an international student right away so you don’t waste your time if you run into a company that doesn’t have opportunities for international students.</li>
</ul>
<p>Hi Moss!
Are you saying that many students go back to their home countries for internships? Wouldn’t that mean they might have to take a year off college just so they could work fulltime? I thought international students have a fair competition with all others in the US when it comes to internship, rather different from after-graduation career.</p>
<p>Dennis: Keep in mind that most companies provide internships to funnel students through the recruiting process, eventually leading up to a full time job offer if things go well. The company is making an investment in you as an intern. Your best bet is to see what opportunities companies have for international students. They may want you to intern overseas in the office where you may be working or you may intern in Los Angeles and then transfer to the overseas office in a few years or if you are good, they may decide to sponsor you to work in the states.</p>
<p>There are a lot of factors that depend on the policy of the individual company. I am giving you pretty generic advice. You should do some research and contact recruiters for more information.</p>