Is it true that OPT students are unable to get jobs in USA after an MS I have just enrolled and I want to make sure it does not happen to me, so give me some tips please?

Answer 1

There are so many misconceptions regarding getting a job in the US. Every student’s condition is different so you can’t generalize somebody’s success or failure based on two or three experiences.

Firstly, everyone’s experience of getting a job after graduation is different, there are students who get amazing job offers before graduation and there are students who struggle for a job even after months of completing graduation. Then there are people who luck out and get stuck working contracts with staffing agencies. But all these scenarios don’t mean that person A is better than B.

Skill, hard work does play an important role though in deciding when and what kind of job you would get. You can increase your chances by having relevant job experience or having good network in reference companies as well.

But there’s a catch!

This whole process becomes tougher if you are an F1 student. Why? Because IT companies usually don’t prefer foreign students over citizens. Then there is paperwork involved and honestly nobody wants to do extra work. Hiring a citizen instead is just convenient for them. I have seen many talented people struggle to find work where as people that weren’t exactly brilliant got a job in first try. So yea, it’s safe to say that the job market is unfair sometimes.

How can you increase your chances?

If you ask for my opinion then signing up with a boot camp or enrolling in a consultancy would be a smart choice given the current situation of the market. Let me tell you why and share some names for you to make a good decision.

How can boot camps/consultations/staffing agencies help you?

•Some of the camps offer 100% job placement guarantee. Even if there are some chances to not get a job, they are still better than trying to find a job on your own

•You don’t have any industry experience let alone contacts where as these companies have solid grounds with top IT clients so they can get you hired quickly

•They have a professional and experienced team to train you and make you competent enough to get a good job

•They market you effectively to companies where your skills fit so you don’t end up working on something you don’t like

•They can negotiate better salary and long term projects for you that you can’t do on your own being just a student

•You can get adequate training in your field and be more qualified for a job as compared to your peers

Some recommendations: Not every place is the same. Staffing companies don’t provide training as such they focus on getting you a job. Some top names: Peak technical staffing, Randstad staffing, and Balance staffing. Consultations usually help with Visa applications like My Attorney USA and SGM law group. Training camps help you get skilled and teach you new in-demand language. Ironhack, Bloc, Thinkful, SynergisticIT, The Tech Academy, Flatiron school are some top names that students in USA prefer. SynergisticIT among them is actually a Bootcamp and a consultation that trains you and gets you a job with top IT clients in the USA. They are the best programmers in the bay area and you can definitely check them out among other options.

Final words: It’s not easy being an immigrant since you have to work hard, compete even harder and still there are chances you would not succeed. So don’t lose hope if you are unable to get through in your first couple of tries. Just make sure you have the right support and don’t miss any important deadline, be it OPT EAD or H1B etc. Hope my suggestions help.