Finding Work After Arriving in U.S

[Nate & Dina 1]

My fiance is very concerned about being able to find work here in the U.S, even after she has her greencard. She graduated from the Udmurt University in Russia with her certification in linguistics and translation. She now works as a PR Manager for a magazine company and she enjoys what she does. She is very afraid that once over here, her education will count for nothing, and she will not be able to find work. She wants to do something that she enjoys, and is afraid of having to settle for some dead end job just because she didn't receive her education from here. Can any of you share your experience, on how the job search went for your significant other after they immigrated over to the US?

Thanks in advance for all replies.

[Cosmo Kramer 0]

She wants to do something that she enjoys

One thing I can tell you is that as long as she has a good American English and she's got right ambitions towards finding a job she wants (by that I mean she needs to be specific about it) she's going to be just fine!

The USA is a country of opportunities in all ways including employment.

Considering the above, the second thing she needs to be prepared for is that most likely there will be some "entry level" job at first for some short period (for example a job that she'll enjoy, but maybe not as highly paid as you guys expect - that's no problem). That'll give her an opportunity to adopt the office culture specific to the US and so on.

her education will count for nothing

Who pays attention to that anymore?

As long as she's got enough ambition, talent, self esteem, confidence and emotional support from you, she'll be fine!

Good luck!

Edited September 21, 2010 by Cosmo Kramer

[canadian_wife 1,822]

Keep in mind the economic situation in the US. There aren't jobs at every street corner and those that are made public have stiff competition for them. When I was applying I was told "come back when you are a US citizen" and "We're only hiring citizens". Maybe it was the presumption of sponsorship, or maybe they can afford to be picky.

Not trying to be negative but trying to set a realistic expectation of the economy here.

Foreign education is tough because US employers are not well versed on foreign credentials or educational institutions. They can't tell a French Harvard from a German clown college.

Good luck