Job Hunting for International Students

Recently, one of my students, Wesley, went from zero prior finance experience into working at Blackstone .  I wanted to share with you a little about that experience, and explore this secretive firm. Wesley’s situation: experience as a summer camp counselor and looking to break into investment banking Wesley’s Result: investment banking internship and now working at Blackstone. If you are int...

On LinkedIn, you see your friends and your friends-of-friends. Unless Jeff Bezos is your buddy here, you just don’t see who you need to.    Friends and friends-of-friends: that would describe the limits of all Premium LinkedIn users. So what to do?    In this video, I describe the level of access needed. LinkedIn charges for this service, but offers a 30-day free trial. If you'...

"It feels DIRTY to network". This is a challenge for so many of us. The good news is this: that dirty feeling comes from a very CLEAN part of you: you want your networking exchange to be of mutual benefit. So how to address networking when it feels so one-sided? What can I do to make networking work? How to make it of mutual benefit? Join Stuart as he walks through the various motivations for our...

5 Points of  “Job Fair Philosophy” & What To Do Before/During/After a Job Fair Let’s talk about job fair strategy and converting job fairs to interviews. *A lot* of this content is what any job seeker should try to shoot for domestic and international students alike.  You may find that if you do these things you’ll be getting interviews through the job fair right away.  --------...

In this episode, we dig into the most thorny aspect of the job hunt: the pain of jobhunting-and how that’s actually one of our greatest jobhunting teachers.  We also look at what’s great about the job hunt - the pleasures – and how these are also great teachers.  I share an example from my own daily life experience - how my frustrations with the simple event of getting something delivere...

Have you considered attending graduate school? Is it the right move for you?   If you are “going to grad school just to get it done, meet parental expectations, or just to avoid the job hunt“ consider reading this blog.    Because if that’s the case, you're losing a ton of value - like OPT. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Podcast | Why We...

One-on-one coaching is focused on you. It’s about helping you achieve clarity in your job hunt and then helping you stick with a plan and then working with you step-by-step to achieve it. - What Is One-On-One Coaching? - Goals When Selecting One-on-One Coaching - Coaching Can Be Mixed and Matched With Different Learning Modalities! - Helping You Stay On Track and Identify the Next Step -----------...

In this episode, I talked with Steve, who is looking to get an amazing US full-time job but do it remotely from another country.  What are the considerations in achieving that?  We sit down and discuss his current situation, the goals behind the search for remote work and drill down into what ultimately would be most satisfying to him. Please join us as we look at the big picture of what...

Fall recruiting working well looks like 1) some time spent applying 2) a lot of time spent interviewing.    So, who or what is going to help make sure that happens? A good online course will. Not all. But a good one will.    How do we choose the right course that's going to make fall recruiting a success?    I put together this podcast on “How Can Online Courses Help...

Ever Felt LinkedIn Failed Your Expectations? Here’s How to Fix That   Ever felt like an international student that LinkedIn wasn’t meeting your expectations?   I recently put this together on how to use LinkedIn in your job hunt.   LinkedIn is not just about posting!   Do you want to learn how to use LinkedIn in your job hunt?   --------------------------------------------...

Important question: Why would somebody hire you? I was shocked when I got this question once, but it’s a fair one.    If you can't think of any reasons, do some research into that!   We want to get clear on why someone would hire you - because until we find that out, then no one is going to!   Now, here’s a chance to turn the tables on me and ask: “Hey, what is coaching? Why hi...

The fight between "I don't think I can" and "I think I can" is ongoing.   Don't wait for the winner to be announced. Go out and make things happen.   Then tomorrow you're new you, yes still with some doubts, but with one day of progress under your belt.   Enjoy this podcast on how to overcome any obstacle in your job hunt.  ------------------------------------------------------...

My resume rejections were more than I could possibly count. I'm so impressed by those who are keeping track!   What if it was the degree of focus - indicated by the professional summary in the resume - that made the difference?   Professional summaries make BIG impressions.   Don't let yourself have a bad impression and listen to this training on how to write a crazy effective profe...

Shortcuts are great and they exist in the job hunt. Just deciding that you want a shortcut is usually the most powerful way to find them. Here I talk about my #1 job hunt shortcut and you can put it to use right away.  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Podcast | The #1 Job Hunt Shortcut www.jstuartbradley.com Follow me on social media! www.linkedin....

Here we go "behind the scenes" with Alvin, my mentee = who got hired at JPMorgan despite only having 1 year of OPT.  He talks about the 3-4 things that worked for HIM to get hired only having 1 year of OPT. These were: showing how he understood their projects.  showing a willingness to work harder showing a willingness to work longer asking for the opportunity.  It all comes ba...

Want to know where to "start" in the job hunt? Sometimes it might be starting for the first time, or starting over. In any case, getting and keeping that momentum can be hard and is the key. Here I'm going to share my #1 "hack" that will help you crush your job hunt and get hired fast. Enjoy!  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

I was driving my kids to their weekends activities and "save the hiring manager" came to me as a great call to action for all job seekers. What this means is this: You will get hired extremely fast if you position yourself as a problem solver to these people! Want to get a great internship and offer now? Hit me up at www.jstuartbradley.com and I can share my advice.  -------------------------...