job market

Now that you have earned your degree, you will likely enter the highly competitive international job market. You probably hope that having obtained your education in the United States you will have an edge over the majority of other candidates looking for a job in your home country. Depending on your field, you should still plan to encounter plenty of competition. The recent and continuing economic globalization of the world depends on the role of human migration, international trade, movement of capital, and integration of financial markets, which have all theoretically expanded competition across the globe.

If you go into your job search with your eyes open and realistic expectations, you won’t feel so discouraged if the process takes months. Your studies abroad and experience with American culture will certainly provide you advantages that many other applicants don’t have, but remember that according to research about 80% of available jobs never get advertised. That means that you will need to use creativity and networking to find out about openings and information that never get publicly posted.