Career Resources
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.
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 windowWilliam’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 windowWilliam 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 UnionMSU 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 windowCheck 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)