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It covers how to treat applications as an ongoing, year-round effort, refresh résumés, and use campus and off-campus conferences to expand networks. It also explains handling the challenge of not receiving a returning offer, identifying companies’ sponsorship policies, and positioning uniqueness in interviews through experiences and the STAR approach.","International Students & the Job Search  \nFrom A Student’s Perspective  \nby Stephen Ahn • CCD Peer Career Advisor • Hanszen’12  \nStephen is an active member of the Center for Career Development’s Peer Career Advisor (PCA) program. To learn more about the program and how you can assist your fellow students, [contact ccd@rice.edu](contact ccd@rice.edu).  \nWHO AM I?  \nI am a senior at Hanszen College, majoring in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering with a Business minor. Although Iam originally from South Korea, I have travelled around the world and lived in numerous places, including Tyre, Lebanon for six months as a part of the United Nations Peacekeeping Forces while serving in the Korean Army. These traveling experiences have enabled me to adapt to new environments quickly and make friends easily. I am not shy, and I believe that this is very important in finding internships and full-time positions in the United States. You should actively go tell them that you are interested and not wait for them to come find you.  \nTHE APPLICATION PROCESS  \nThe job application process is not that different from any other type of application process: there is still a set procedure and deadline. However, it is important to keep in mind that the job search is not as cyclical as other application processes. You should be looking for jobs year in and year out, whether it is a job on campus or a summer internship. There are more companies than you can imagine, and they all have different hiring periods. That’s why you need to update your resume frequently and be on the market for jobs. Additionally, there are numerous conferences and professional opportunities on and off campus that can help you broaden your network.  \nOne of the biggest challenges that I had was the fact that I did not get a returning offer from the company I interned with. My boss tried to work with their HR to find a way, but hiring international students for a full-time position was against the corporate policy. As a result, I had to restart the process. But it was definitely easier than the first time because I knew most of the big companies that do have a corporate policy of not sponsoring international students for various reasons. One common misconception that most hiring managers from those companies have is that that the company will deal with the  \ninternational situation case by case; however, that usually does not apply to undergraduate students. Therefore, I tried to concentrate my time and effort into smaller but still wellknown companies that are rapidly growing. The approach I took was to look up specific companies online and emailed their hiring manager, explaining my qualifications and interest of the company. I think the fact that I started this process early, freshman year in my case, was the key in my success. Now I have an offer from a company that is as good as the one I interned with, if not better.  \nTHE INTERVIEW  \nAt this point of the selection process, all the other interviewees were just as capable of performing the tasks in the job descriptions as I was. Therefore, I had to show my prospective employers that I was unique in a way that would suit their company and vision. 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