What does the opportunity of paid internship tell us?
In the United States, there are two kinds of paid internship opportunities for students: CPT (course practical training) and OPT (optional practical training). We can't simply regard CPT as a part-time job, its essence is a course of calculating credits, and OPT is a paid internship after graduation. And there are many color tubes that will be paid.
But the value CPT brings to students is often not as simple as salary. Many students finally got jobs in this company through CPT opportunities. OPT is the most important step to get a work visa (H 1B).
So what does this opportunity tell us? First, it is an important reference factor for students who intend to work in the United States when choosing a school, because not all schools will offer such courses. For example, accounting at Boston College does not provide CPT opportunities. Second, after entering school, if you have the opportunity to do CPT, don't hesitate to seize the opportunity.
Second, the order of employment
Generally speaking, graduates can directly apply for H 1B or OPT, and there is no clear order between them. However, H 1B has a corresponding quota every year. Generally speaking, the annual quota is around 65,000, and the number of applicants often reaches18-200,000.
So getting H 1B often depends on? Draw lots? Yes, not through the degree of Excellence. Because not all companies are qualified to help you apply for H 1B, this is easy to understand, just like saying that some companies in Beijing can help you solve the hukou problem, and some companies can't.
In this case, the value of OPT is reflected.
Third, about OPT.
The value of OPT to students is self-evident, which is not only an important channel to obtain H 1B, but also a rare way to accumulate American work experience. OPT usually lasts 12 months, that is to say, if you can't get H 1B during this period, at least you have accumulated one year's work experience.
As shown in the figure below, students can apply for OPT within 90 days before graduation, but the application must be submitted 3 weeks before graduation. OPT usually starts within 60 days after graduation. However, please note that for the same student, each degree level has only one choice. In other words, after studying for a master's degree in the United States and then applying for OPT, you can't apply for OPT after OPT. And if you choose to continue reading at this time, you can continue to apply for OPT after reading.
As mentioned above, the duration of OPT is only for students majoring in general, but for students majoring in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics), if they successfully find a job in OPT, they can apply to extend OPT to 29 months, so all STEM students can have the opportunity to win H 1B for two years. This greatly increases the probability of obtaining h1b. From this point, we can also confirm our view that science and engineering have more advantages in employment. This also shows that, in fact, the American government also welcomes foreigners with technical ability to work in the United States. On the other hand, it can be said that the US government is also protecting the employment environment of local people.
Fourth, the choice of geographical location.
In order to survive in the cracks, we can make all kinds of preparations in advance. So some students said, when choosing a school, choose a remote place, choose a place with few people in China, which is good for future employment, because China people will have vicious competition together. Is this right-definitely not! In fact, the more crowded China is, the better. Why-just imagine, if there are few people in China or foreigners in a place, what do they think of foreigners? Although there is no racial discrimination here, after all, they don't know foreigners, their abilities and their way of thinking, so they will definitely be more cautious when using foreign employees. On the other hand, in China, where there are many people and foreigners, employers there are familiar with foreigners and have no doubts about foreigners, so when using foreigners, it is as natural as using locals.
Similarly, in places where there are many foreigners, companies will be more experienced in helping foreigners deal with visa issues. For example, when applying for an H 1B visa, they know better how to deal with OPT, and they will have experienced lawyers to help employees deal with visa matters, so that they will have a greater chance of passing under objective circumstances.
In these schools with more foreign students, there are usually many activities, that is, sharing your brothers and sisters' experiences after finding a job and how to use their own advantages to stand in the United States. Generally, the China Student Union in these schools has a large number of students and resources. On the other hand, there are two and a half students in places where there are few students in China. What else can we share-what resources-
The places with many foreign students are usually developed areas, and the places with few foreign students are usually underdeveloped areas. When doing H 1B or OPT, different companies get different places. In other words, some companies are above the average level of 30%. For example, in Oracle Bone Inscriptions, the passing rate of H 1B is about double the average level. On the contrary, there must be a large number of below-average companies. A company like Oracle Bone Inscriptions won't open in a particularly remote place. Similarly, the absolute quota of large companies is much more than that of small companies. For example, Microsoft holds about 2,500 H 1B visas every year.
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2. Chemistry is also an industry that is easy to go abroad. The employment prospects in the United States are quite good. Among them, pharmaceutical companies that are most exposed to organic chemistry, such as Pfizer and Lilly, have a starting salary of $80,000-$90,000 for doctors and $50,000-$70,000 for masters. However, organic chemistry is harmful to health. At the same time, in order to go to a good pharmaceutical company, we should pay attention to accumulate many skills during our study, such as writing, language, attending academic seminars in the industry and meeting people in the industry. Analytical chemistry can also go to pharmaceutical companies, analytical instrument companies and so on. The employment of inorganic chemistry and physical chemistry is slightly narrow, but the chemistry as a whole is still good, because the chemical and chemical industry is relatively large, and many large companies need chemical talents, such as DuPont, Dow Chemical, ge, BP, Shell, ExxonMobil and so on.
It's easy to go abroad in mathematics, and the employment prospect is very good. In the future, you can go to finance, insurance, banking, real estate, credit cards, medicine and other industries. The annual salary of doctors is more than 80,000 to 654.38+0.5 million US dollars. Many excellent mathematics doctors can become assistant professors directly without being postdoctoral fellows. Everything is determined by the relationship between supply and demand in America.
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