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Adapting to a new culture is easier said than done. The Fear of rejection is real.

How can we handle it?

Our guest mentor today is Dr. Andrew Woods

He is an adjunct professor at EMLYON business school in Shanghai, China and an adjunct faculty member at the British Columbia Institute of Technology in Canada.

Dr. Woods also has served as an advisor to the Canadian government on cross-cultural communication, entrepreneurship and helping immigrants to settle in Canada.

He is the author of three books and numerous articles and the editor and content advisor for the Shanghai government’s inward investment guides.

Follow Dr. Woods’s work on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doctor-andrew-woods/

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Do you feel that in order for you to land a job at top tech companies in the U.S. as an international student, you need to have a degree in computer science engineering?

Let me ask another question: Do you feel that you’re not good enough because you come from a non-technical background?

If you are from a non-technical background but you dream of joining a top tech company like Microsoft, let’s listen to Serah’s Story about how she overcame her barriers as an international student, built her profile, and got noticed by a recruiter at Microsoft without having a tech background or an engineering degree.

Follow Serah's work on Instagram: CareerWomin (@careerwomin) • Instagram photos and videos

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55% Of America's Billion-Dollar Startups Have An Immigrant Founder.

Immigrant entrepreneurs have long been an important part of America's economic success story.

Unfortunately, Starting a business as an international student in the US is not that easy as visa requirements are complex.

Our guest mentor on this episode is Fiona McEntee, an award-winning nationally recognized immigration attorney.

She is the Founder of McEntee Law Group in Chicago.

Fiona shares advice for international students who want to build a business in the US.

Follow Fiona's articles and interviews: https://mcenteelaw.com/press/

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It is not easy to network with people or interview for a job as you are from another culture. Differences in cultural values and expectations can have a huge influence on how a candidates’ skills and experience are interpreted.

Our guest mentor in this episode is Nii Ato Bentsi-Enchill - a holistic career coach for professionals of color & allies.

Nii Ato shares tips and approaches to overcome your barrier as a cross-cultural job seeker.

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“𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒊𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒕"

"𝑵𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇.” - Victor Garcia, a recent graduate from University of Houston, C.T. Bauer College of Business. He is currently pursuing his dream role as an analyst at Deloitte consulting.

🗽First-generation students of immigrant families often feel intense pressure to be successful.  Victor Garcia is a perfect example of an American dreamer who is smart, intelligent, and hardworking. He sees his barriers and opportunities and never discounts himself.

In this ICAway [Meet the Mentor] Podcast Episode, I sit down with Victor and discuss how we can invest in ourselves and achieve our dreams.

💡You will receive fresh ideas, inspiring, and empowering stories to help you overcome your unique challenges as a job seeker who may not have a strong network in the US or does not know where to start.

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If you were an international Student seeking H1B in 2021, your overall chance of getting selected for H1B cap employment was only 31%

Because of this, many students have started considering Canada’s easier system as a backup plan.

But, is it easier for international students to get a job in Canada?

In this episode, I sit down with Pat Chaisang,  co-founder of Empower - a community of career-driven international students across Canada.

Pat and I discuss the key challenges of searching for jobs as an international student in Canada and a few tips to overcome them.

You will receive fresh ideas, inspiring and empowering stories to help you overcome your unique challenges as an international job seeker.

Learn more about Empower, visit https://www.isempower.com/

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You have big dreams that you will land a good job. But when you move to a different country, you may run into a lot of naysayers -someone who thinks that you are joking and says “It’s impossible!”

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Ponsi Trivisvavet, a former international student from Asia, is highly recognized as the leader in AgriBusiness in the US. She is currently the CEO of Inari, the SEEDesign™ company headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Within 3 years of her leadership at Inari, the organization has grown fivefold and has raised >USD 300 million in funding.

At Inari, within 180 employees, there are >20 nationalities. Inari truly values the diversity of thoughts in order to elevate the organization to new heights of innovation.

To learn more about Inari, please visit https://inari.com/

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Most professionals who make it to the executive level cite mentoring as an important contributor to their career success. We all know having a mentor would make a difference to your career. However, do you know how to make someone want to mentor you and how to create a successful mentor-mentee relationship?

Listen to our guest mentor, Steve Pae, to receive a view from the other side: A Mentor's Perspective

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Coming to the U.S. for your new life as an international student can be an overwhelming process: 

Harpuneet Kaur came to the US from India in 2012 as a Rotary International Foreign Exchange student and graduated with High Honors from High School. She then went to Albert Dorman Honors College, New Jersey Institute of Technology, and graduated with a Business and Finance degree in May 2018. Upon graduation, she worked full-time at JPMorgan Chase and volunteered in a leadership position at Posana, an NGO geared towards the mental and holistic well-being of caregivers in the South Asian community.

She currently works at Burgiss as a Client Service Analyst and serves as a Board Member at ALPFA’s New Jersey chapter. 

This path may sound like a smooth road but it is certainly not. As an international student or an immigrant who moved to a new country and wanted to accomplish something that’s bigger than ourselves, we need to thrive during our life transitions.

Let's hear from Harpuneet - how she thrived during her life transitions as an international student in the US.

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