International Students & Alumni : Career Support Resources
The Online Career Service Teams goal is enhancing the career preparation cycle to ensure that international students and alumni receive the knowledge and career information they need to secure stable, high-paying jobs in the future workforce.
- International Student Careers – This site offers career articles and tips for international students’ job searches.
- H-1B Employer Data Hub – This site offers a database of employers petitioning for H-1B employees. It allows you to search for H-1B sponsors by year (back to 2009), employer name, location or NAICS code, as well as calculate approval and denial rates. Complete data for individual fiscal years is available to download
- Top 200 Employers for CPT and OPT Students – The information is managed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP). SEVP provides a list of employers hiring international students for CPT or OPT. The latest published information includes the top 200 employers in 2019 for OPT and CPT students
- Myvisajobs.com – This site provides information on H-1B Visa and Green Card sponsorship trends by employers, industry, job title and occupations in its top 100 sponsors report
- International Student: Student Job Search – Listings and search interface for jobs and internships for international students in the U.S., as well as other career resources
- OPT Nation
- UnitedOpt – Portal for internship and job listings in the U.S.
- “Dos and don’ts” for international student job seekers
- Tips on How to Get a Job as an International Student
- International Student Scholarship Search
- EduPASS – List of Scholarships for International Students
- IEFA – International Student Scholarship Search
- J-1 Internships (Cultural Vistas)
- GoinGlobal (library database – requires SNHU Login – Click on the Internship tab)
- CEA CAPA Global Internships
- Guide to Finding an International Student Internship in the USA
- Internships in the USA List
- Immihelp – Information about U.S. legal immigration
- Foreign Born – Includes guides to navigate U.S. administrative services
- Y-Axis – Includes information on work authorization systems for countries including Canada, Australia and Germany
