One Year Before You Leave (Job Search)

One Year Before Graduation
 Find out limitations and requirements for work permit.

Helpful links:
USA
http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/
Australia
http://www.immi.gov.au/
http://www.gradlink.edu.au/
UK
www.workpermits.gov.uk/guidance/training
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/index.shtml
http://www.ukcosa.org.uk/
Japan
http://www.studyjapan.go.jp/
Switzerland
http://Switzerland.isyours.com/e/immigration/programs/study/work.html
France
http://www.edufrance.fr/
Germany
http://www.campus-germany.de/

6 Months Before Graduation
 Begin serious job hunting: Attend fairs, take advantage of school’s employment service, networking (let people know you are looking for work), apply for an internship (good way to make contacts and they can also be made into references).
 Update resume
 Select and ask contacts to be references
 Get a social security card (US only) if you don’t have one yet

Job Search Sites
France
http://www.phosphore.com/
Japan
www.nagai.or.jp/english/index.htm
www.nagai.or.jp/english/sgoffice.htm
http://www.tfemploy.go.jp/

US only
http://www.careerbuilder.com/
http://www.job.com/

Global
http://www.monster.com/
http://www.brassring.com/

3 Months Before Graduation
 Apply for EAD/work permit
 Interview for jobs. Try to go for interviews with jobs that you don’t really want, so you can do your practice interviews with them. Reminder: Make photocopies of all the documents you send out

1 Month Before Graduation
 Follow up status of EAD
 Get copies of transcript
 Interview for jobs

Graduation!