Research Guides: Job Searching: International Students

Navigating the U.S. Job Search

As an international student, your best resource for navigating the U.S. job market will be the experts at the UO Career Centers. They can help you navigate on-campus employment, visas, and U.S. job searching. Use the materials on this page as a supplement to their assistance.

United States by Ted Grajeda from the Noun Project

International Student Resources - UO Career Center

Handshake
Handshake is the UO Career Center's official hub for student career resources. Come here for access to job & internship postings, connections to UO Career Services staff, information on recruiting events, career path research, etc.
GoinGlobal (via Handshake)
Going Global provides country-specific and U.S. city-specific career and employment information, Country and City Career Guides, H1B Visa information, employer information, internship and job listings within the United States and around the world.
Note: Access to GoinGlobal is provided via Handshake under Career Center > Resources.

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Directory of more than 20,000 multinational firms in 20 countries, including contact information, headquarters, subsidiaries, affiliates, and job posting information. Directory is searchable by industry sectors, # of employees, annual revenue, and location.

Succeeding as an International Student

Succeeding As an International Student in the United States and Canada by Charles Lipson; Allan E. Goodman
Call Number: LB2376.4 .L57 2008 (Knight Library)
ISBN: 9780226484785
Publication Date: 2008
Each year, 700,000 students from around the world come to the United States and Canada to study. For many, the experience is as challenging as it is exciting. The process can be overwhelming, but as Charles Lipson's Succeeding as an International Student in the United States and Canada assures us, it doesn't have to be. Succeeding is designed to help students navigate the myriad issues they will encounter - from picking a program to landing a campus job.