🌟Personal Branding

Get Help Finding Your Dream Job in the U.S. Today: Join ICAway Coaching Program Personal branding is not exclusive to professionals in a leadership role. It is a tool that everyone should engage to help solidify their career, especially young professionals. Personal branding can help you in so many ways – not only to find your […]

🔎Finding Inclusive Companies 🌍

Get Help Finding Your Dream Job in the U.S. Today: JOIN NOW The ability to work with people having diverse values and cultures is extremely important. As an international student or immigrant in the U.S., you may be looking for an inclusive workplace where people acknowledge your differences and know that your uniqueness will contribute to […]

Resources To Support Ukrainian International Students

There were 1,739 students from Ukraine in the U.S. for the 2020–21 academic year, according to the Open Doors Report. Some of them may be close to the end of their program of study or OPT, and they are not able to return to their home country during the Russian invasion.

International Students’ Stories: Career Fair Strategy

Even before coming to the U.S., I asked myself: what is in store for me beyond graduation? If I graduate and then go back home to work, will what I have learned academically in the U.S. be applicable at all?

5 Steps to a Successful Informational Interview

I feel like I’m doing something wrong when I try to network. I’ve asked my professor to connect me with a few professionals in his network. When I got on a call with those professionals and asked if they can refer me to the company, they all said that they would keep an eye out for me. Unfortunately, I never hear anything back. What is your advice for my situation?

What To Do When Your 90-Day OPT Unemployment Is Running Out

Five Steps To Take If You Are Unemployed Under Optional Practical Training (OPT) I get a lot of messages from international students such as the one above as their 90-day OPT unemployment allowance period comes to an end. Many new graduates hoped that three months would be enough time to secure a job offer. Unfortunately, […]

🌎Cultural Integration

Get Help Finding Your Dream Job in the U.S. Today: JOIN NOW Adapting to a new culture is easier said than done. The Fear of rejection is real. How can we handle it? Our guest mentor today is Dr. Andrew Woods He is an adjunct professor at EMLYON business school in Shanghai, China and an […]

3 Steps to Getting Referrals from Your Connections

Dear Coach Kwan, This pandemic has made job searching so competitive. I am so torn by online job applications that don’t yield results. You taught us about building meaningful connections with US professionals, and you advised we should not ask for jobs right away when connecting with people. I try to follow your advice, but […]

📆Upcoming Webinar: Career & Visa Pathways for F1 [H-1B Visa Program Reforms]

Join our LIVE webinar to discuss H-1B Visa Program Reforms and other visa options for F1 students with Attorney Art Serratelli.

🤖 Break into Tech with a Non-Tech Background

Get Help Finding Your Dream Job in the U.S. Today:  JOIN NOW Do you feel that in order for you to land a job at top tech companies in the U.S. as an international student, you need to have a degree in computer science engineering? Let me ask another question: Do you feel that you’re […]