在美国校外工作.S. 持有F-1签证
Information on this website is to supplement policies and guidelines found on the 宾州州立大学全球网站.
Curricular Practical Training (CPT) is what most undergraduate students use for internships.
请注意,学生可以持F-1签证在校园里工作. This website contains information about working off-campus in an internship or other practical training related to the student's major. Students studying here on an F-1 visa do not need to use CPT or OPT for on-campus jobs.
来自国际学生的建议
索汉姆Turakhia
B.S. 信息科学与技术,2021年5月
获得一份全职工作需要做很多计划和准备. I started my research in September of my senior year and applied to those positions at the end of December.
在我的OPT申请过程中,我见到了她. 康堤Szymusiak, 国际学生顾问, 大约在2021年5月毕业前四个月开始这个过程. 联系杨小姐是很重要的. Kandy about the OPT application early since there could be a backlog in applications, 而且在获得批准之前可能需要很长时间.
我见到了. Kandy four times to ensure that my STEM OPT was approved and that my documents were complete and correct for the OPT application submission to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
作为一个国际学生, finding jobs was challenging and competitive since international students from all over the United States are applying for the same job posting. Companies are hesitant to hire international students due to visa complexities. I checked with the companies to see if they hired international students since it would be a waste of time to fill out an application if they don't hire international students. It is crucial to keep track of all the job postings you applied for in a document when you submit numerous applications, 比如面积和位置.
Career Counselor Courtney Kantoski from 职业服务 helped me a lot in the career planning process. I went to her throughout my senior year to review and edit my resume and cover letters. I did a lot of mock interviews with Courtney, which helped me prepare for my actual job interviews.
Courtney helped me put a LinkedIn profile together for my 找工作 and coached me on how to build connections with Penn State alumni, 教师, 工作人员, 公司招聘人员. She guided me on career fair preparation available at system-wide Penn State campuses. She also helped me create a profile, upload a resume, and look for jobs on Nittany Lion Careers.
我很高兴结束所有的准备工作, I was able to land a position as a Security 研究 Engineer at Cowbell Cyber in Pleasanton, 加州.
路易斯阿尔梅达
B.S. 轨道交通工程专业毕业
A lot of planning and preparation goes into successfully landing an internship.
路易斯阿尔梅达 received his Bachelor of Science 轨道交通工程专业毕业 at 十大网投平台信誉排行榜阿尔图纳分校. 作为一个国际学生 from Brazil, he pursued internships for CPT in 2017 and 2018. 路易斯和考特尼·坎托斯基一起工作, 十大网投平台信誉排行榜阿尔图纳职业服务中心的职业顾问, to craft his resume and cover letters tailoring them to positions of interest. He created several versions of cover letters for ten positions he wanted for an internship.
路易斯会见了. 康堤Szymusiak, 国际学生顾问, before he started the CPT application process.
Before landing an internship, Luis applied to about 50-60 positions all over the country. He researched companies he wanted to work for and expanded his search to other companies because he knew the competition would be tough. 路易斯制作了一份他申请的公司的电子表格, 包括职位, 位置, 公司的快速概述, 面试日期. He completed a mock interview with Courtney to build his confidence and skills. 他还利用“职业衣橱”来购买参加当地招聘会所需的物品.
路易斯每次面试后都会给招聘人员发一封感谢信.
路易斯在就读十大网投平台信誉排行榜阿尔图纳分校期间完成了两次暑期实习. His first internship was with Norfolk Southern in Kentucky and the second internship was with Arup in New York City.
Luis graduated from 十大网投平台信誉排行榜阿尔图纳分校 and accepted a full-time job as a Rail/Civil Engineer with Arup in New York, working on projects such as the MTA Enhanced Station Initiative and the Long Island Railroad Third Track project.
联系人
去 康堤Szymusiak国际学生顾问:
- 签证问题,如签证状态、工作限制和限制等.
- 任何与CPT, OPT和校园工作相关的问题.
- 出国旅游,改变签证状态,CPT和OPT的资格等.
去 职业服务 :
- 工作机会和校园就业.
- 求职信和简历等资源, 面试准备, 找工作, 和LinkedIn网络.
建议的后续步骤
- 检查需要什么和截止日期 宾州州立大学全球网站.
- 尽早联系你的学术顾问,通知他们你的录取通知. Your adviser will guide you to the 教师 supervisor of the internship course for your major or college if needed.
- 如果你毕业不需要实习, then you must work with your academic adviser to find a 教师 supervisor for your field experience. 你不能报名参加实习课程.
- 在申请参加实习课程后,你可以再次确认 LionPATH 看看你是否被录取了.
- 一旦注册了课程,你就可以在iStart上申请CPT.
这可能需要长达三到四周的时间. The stated twelve to fifteen business days do not include holidays and weekends.
要注意
- 当你给雇主发邮件索要录用信的时候, ensure that they have the list of information that needs to be in the letter and that they know it is for your CPT application. 所需信息的列表可在 宾州州立大学全球网站 在申请及授权程序一节下.
- 提醒并通知女士. Kandy, 国际学生顾问, that you have submitted your CPT or OPT application. The sooner you inform her, the faster your application will be reviewed by her.
需要资金支持你的经历?
学生可以申请1000美元或2000美元的奖励 宾州州立大学学生参与网络(SEN). Successful applicants will receive the requested amount and are required to participate in a free, non-credit-bearing SEN Canvas course centered on the student engagement journey.
需要法律服务资金?
免费法律服务 对在校生开放吗.