foreign work experience

[R de la R 2]

I would like to know if your foreign work experience has been useful once you have moved to US.

Let's say: education and years of experience in the field. I have around of 11 years working for an american company and 4 differents positions (promotions) 3 of them in the accounting department and last one in the administration department, I would like to check ahead of time if I can get a job easy there because I have some financial obligations here in my country.

Your comments will be appreciated.

[sherry0201 0]

I have a BA from California State University, but I had to go back to Japan after graduation to get K1 visa.

I stayed in Japan for about two years and worked there.

I guess that working experience in oversea will be so helpful if the work is related.

I grew up in a super small town, so there is few job opportunities. So I worked at a cafe as a shift manager and sales associate. If I try to get a retail sales job or customer service job where you can use foreign languages will be very good. I live very close to disneyland, so I might try there first.

[Benika 1]

Getting a job anywhere is dependant on many factors. The biggest being what you are looking for, and where you are looking. Abviously there are some jobs that are always in demand, and some places where it is easier to get a job. (big city vs small town - and in the US also What big city)

But there is a lot you can do even before you get to the states to start the process.

A: Find a local job forum online. (local to the new area you will be moving to ofcause ) Check what jobs are often available and what the pay levels are.

B: Homework. What companies in your career field are in your area? What are they looking for?

C: Network. Just like this forum there are often forums for your career field or companies you are interested in.

D: Collect current data. I worked closely with the personel department of a huge British Engineering company (they needed someone who actaully knew the computer programs the people would be working on) and Good Resumes, copies of Good letters of Recomendation, additional certificates was often the reason we went with one person not another.

E: Send out your Resume early. The second part of the process (after the NOA2) is fairly (note the fairly) predictable, so you should be able to work out a timeline of when you would want to start work and start sending out your resume early with your potential start date.

Good luck. Just like with the visa application, research and attention to details should help you lots.

Beni

Ps: On a more negative note. I have heard that a lot of companies will not hire you on a temporary work stamp since its only for 3 months. Anyone able to comment on this?

[R de la R 2]

Getting a job anywhere is dependant on many factors. The biggest being what you are looking for, and where you are looking. Abviously there are some jobs that are always in demand, and some places where it is easier to get a job. (big city vs small town - and in the US also What big city)

But there is a lot you can do even before you get to the states to start the process.

A: Find a local job forum online. (local to the new area you will be moving to ofcause ) Check what jobs are often available and what the pay levels are.

B: Homework. What companies in your career field are in your area? What are they looking for?

C: Network. Just like this forum there are often forums for your career field or companies you are interested in.

D: Collect current data. I worked closely with the personel department of a huge British Engineering company (they needed someone who actaully knew the computer programs the people would be working on) and Good Resumes, copies of Good letters of Recomendation, additional certificates was often the reason we went with one person not another.

E: Send out your Resume early. The second part of the process (after the NOA2) is fairly (note the fairly) predictable, so you should be able to work out a timeline of when you would want to start work and start sending out your resume early with your potential start date.

Good luck. Just like with the visa application, research and attention to details should help you lots.

Beni

Ps: On a more negative note. I have heard that a lot of companies will not hire you on a temporary work stamp since its only for 3 months. Anyone able to comment on this?

Yes, it is true there are a lot of companies that won´t hire me on temporary work stamp