Does it take long for immigrants to secure good jobs in the US?
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Does it take long for immigrants to secure good jobs in the US?
Coming to the USA already established professional, it’s going to be difficult to find your niche career and grow as you used to do in your home country. You’re going to start from the bottom, which is okay. Just remember that you should earn your professional reputation in a totally new environment where people speak a different language, has a different professional approach and culture. If you have opportunities definitely go back university to get USA education which will allow you to leverage your professional skills better. As to practical job hunting, start with building a resume fit with American job market requirements. If you don’t know how to do, look at one of the best examples and try to build a similar resume. Optimize your LinkedIn page. Don’t forget to put your experience from the home country. And write impressive LinkedIn summary, clearly indicated your key professional abilities. Once you applied for any job, try to find rep of human resource through LinkedIn, send a small note about you and your desire to work for them.
You might get a more personalized answer as each person has a different experience. Getting a job as an immigrant is like starting a new company from scratch. You have to network and build relations who can talk positively about you before you get your dream job. It’s ironical that if your country is seen positively in the country of immigration, your credentials and experience would receive a favorable response otherwise sadly you would be in a disadvantageous position. Also your expertise in your home country may not be an expertise in the country of immigration. It’s a hard truth that I learnt in the process of applying for jobs for me as an immigrant. You might need to change your career or acquire additional skills. Asking an honest question, do I really fit for the position or I just believe that I do, helps. Once you start with any job, other jobs would follow up: Getting out of the house would help you see things objectively and assess where could you fit in. It is not easy to be a qualified immigrant. Feeling bad that you are doing a job for which you are overqualified is the last thing that a qualified immigrant should do. Feeling bad would affect confidence and performance, and make your life miserable. I know a PhD who delivered pizzas before getting a research job with the US state department.
You cannot convince companies your worth; only your work at other companies and your references would.