Research Guides: Career Resources: International Students

Resource Suggestions?

This list is by no means exhaustive, and if you are aware of a resource that we have not included but should, please contact us.

Job Search Resources

International Student Careers This link opens in a new window - This site offers career articles and tips for international students' job searches.
H-1B Employer Data Hub This link opens in a new window - This site offers a database of employers petitioning for H-1B employees. It allows you to search for H-1B sponsors by year (back to 2009), employer name, location or NAICS This link opens in a new window code, as well as calculate approval and denial rates. Complete data for individual fiscal years is available to download This link opens in a new window
Top 200 Employers for CPT and OPT Students This link opens in a new window - The information is managed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP). SEVP provides a list of employers hiring international students for CPT or OPT. The latest published information includes the top 200 employers in 2019 for OPT This link opens in a new window and CPT This link opens in a new window students
Myvisajobs.com This link opens in a new window - This site provides information on H-1B Visa and Green Card sponsorship trends by employers, industry, job title and occupations in its top 100 sponsors report This link opens in a new window
International Student: Student Job Search This link opens in a new window - Listings and search interface for jobs and internships for international students in the U.S., as well as other career resources
OPT Nation This link opens in a new window
UnitedOpt This link opens in a new window – portal for internship and job listings in the U.S.

Scholarships

Internships

J-1 Internships This link opens in a new window (Cultural Vistas)
GoinGlobal This link opens in a new window (library database – requires SNHU Login – Click on the Internship tab)
International Student - Job & Internship Search This link opens in a new window

Student Organizations

Campus

Office of Diversity Programs This link opens in a new window
William’s & Joan Green Center for Student Success Suite: 105A
Telephone: 603.645.9653
Hours: M-Th 9:00am-7:00pm, Fri 9:00am-5:00pm
Email diversity@snhu.edu
Facebook, Twitter - @SNHUDiversity
SNHU International Student Services This link opens in a new window
William S. Green Center – Suite 108
Telephone: 603.645.9676
Hours: M-F 8:00am-4:30pm
Email ISS@snhu.edu
International Students Association (ISA) This link opens in a new window
Multicultural Student Union
MSU serves to create awareness and celebration of cultural differences of all Southern New Hampshire University students, staff, and faculty and their backgrounds.

Online

mySNHU's Online Clubs and Organizations This link opens in a new window
Check out mySNHU's Online Clubs and Organizations This link opens in a new window page for a complete listing of current clubs and organizations to join!

Professional Organizations

Immihelp This link opens in a new window - Information about U.S. legal immigration
Foreign Born This link opens in a new window - Includes guides to navigate U.S. administrative services
Y-Axis This link opens in a new window - Includes information on work authorization systems for countries including Canada, Australia and Germany

Publications

9 Job Search Tips for International Students in the Age of Coronavirus This link opens in a new window (Firsthand, March 19, 2020)

Laws

Rights of International Students and Scholars in the United States This link opens in a new window (IUPUI)
U.S. Laws That International Students and Scholars Should Know This link opens in a new window (Compiled by Yale University)
Legal Information for F-1 Visa Students This link opens in a new window (Compiled by FVTC)