Internships for International Grad Students: A Step-By-Step Guide
The good news is such internships are totally doable -- as long as you take time to plan ahead and keep a few special considerations in mind, advises Leah Collum.
Experience required.
Those two little words are all but guaranteed to strike dread into the heart of practically every international graduate student job seeker. It’s a classic catch-22: How can you gain real-world work experience when your immigration status requires you to be a full-time student and/or limits your ability to work off campus? [...]
Enter the internship. Internships are a great way to develop your professional network in the United States and gain practical experience in your field of study before you complete your degree. [...]
With hard work, planning and persistence, the right internship can be the perfect complement to your graduate studies, helping to form the foundation of your future career.
Leah Collum is assistant director in the Office of Graduate Studies at the University of Texas at Arlington and has over 10 years’ experience working with international graduate students. She is a member of the Graduate Career Consortium -- an international organization providing a national voice for graduate-level career and professional development leaders.
For the full article, visit: https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2019/11/18/advice-international-graduate-students-seeking-internships-opinion