Jobs in the USA

[Anna C. 4]

Hey Reba,

Oh yeah they can get quite rude. But if they told people before the interview that it was a sales job people wouldn't say icky I don't want that!!!!

[zauberblume 0]

www.dice.com is great for people with a tech background.

My husband has gotten a number of calls from employers perusing that website. It looks like he'll have three interviews in the next month alone and he only uploaded his resume about a month ago. (He had to turn down offers because of they were outside his commuting distance.) He's still working for his employer in Germany but decided to start looking for a job in this area. He's apparently quite sought after because there aren't many software developers in this area--New England--with the experience and skills that my husband has.

On that website, make sure your resume is searchable. And use lots of keywords for your specialty. My husband is an expert in C#, ASP.NET, and SQL. Make sure you list those in your resume multiple times!

Good luck!

[staphros 0]

Being from the UK my degree B.S is equal to a 4 year BS degree here.

I have experience in the US as i did an internship here.

Just make sure you have a U.S. style resume and clearly explain your qualifications in the interview.

When i applied for my internship I sent my resume to about 10 different companies .

Didn't here back so I sent another 10 companies my resume (these were all internships which had to be approved by US goverment for J1 VISA - via Council exchanges).

After a few weeks with nothing I decided to send follow up letters. I then recieved a LOT of responses (about 20-30% positive).

I also recommend using the internet as your main search tool and also the websites of any big companies in your town.

[Anna C. 4]

Hey Staphros,

I too had a traineeship in New York City and my education is acknowledged as well. I just do not know where to dig for PR jobs, no headhunter agencies look for PR personnel.

I applied for 2 jobs recently: a position as academic advisor at the UNC in my area of my MA and also as assistant professor at another university in Charlotte for my area. All they asked for was a MA in a related area (but it is exactly mine) and maybe some experience with research (hell yeah that is 80% of what I did only - MA's in Germany are scientific), so I should be qualified. I had to fill out affirmative action sheets and was quite stunned when hubbie explained that to me (ok it lowers my chances I understood). Never heard about a law like this!!!! Strange!!!!

So anyway one of the professors actually sent me a personalized letter if I had any more questions about the application or job. They will start in mid-november to review all applicants, I truly hope I'll get it, cause starting to teach and advise will also allow me to start my PhD soon!!!!

@ Zauberblume: Unfortunately I do not have a strong tech background - Kommunikationswissenschaft (PR, journalism, media research, ...)... I already noticed that people with degrees in computer sciences are sought after!!

Good luck,

Anna

Edited November 9, 2006 by Anna C.