Hiring international students from Weatherhead School of Management can provide employers with candidates who have extensive international work experience, cultural awareness, and language skills. While students need proper work authorization to begin employment, employers face no additional hurdles in making job offers to international versus domestic students. Options like Curricular Practical Training allow full-time students to gain internship experience within their field of study with minimal effort from employers.

1. Taking the Mystery
Out of Hiring
International
Students
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Meagan Kittrick

2. Overview
• Weatherhead’s international student population
• Why hire international students?
• Myths about hiring
• Employment options for international students
• Summary

3. International Population
• The Weatherhead School of Management is proud
of its culturally diverse student population
• More than 25 countries are currently represented in
Weatherhead’s graduate program

4. International Population
Profile of Weatherhead International Students:
• Age: 27 years
• Work Experience: 4 years
Emerging
• GMAT Score: 650 Economies
• Gender: 43% Female 35%
Domestic
54%
Europe
(ex Russia)
Other 2%
International
9%

5. Why International Students?
• Extensive work experience
• International exposure
• Multi-lingual
• Team-management in various environments
• Divergent thinking on global issues
• Cross cultural awareness of market dynamics
• Flexible: Easy to relocate anywhere in the USA
• Potential relocation to home country would provide
employer a reliable international liaison

6. Why International Students?

7. Myths About Hiring
“International students need work authorization before
we can make a job offer”
• FALSE
• Students DO NOT need work authorization before
an employer makes an offer
• Students DO need such authorization before they
can BEGIN working

8. Myths About Hiring
“Hiring process is extensive and paperwork is time
intensive”
• The hiring process is no more extensive than hiring
a domestic student
• Employers DO NOT need to complete any
additional paperwork to be able to legally make a
job offer

9. Myths About Hiring
“It is illegal to hire a student without a green card”
• Federal law permits international students to obtain
off-campus employment on their F-1 Visa
• Students are allowed to work in jobs related to their
field of education

10. Myths About Hiring
“An employer has to prove that international students
are not taking jobs away from a qualified American”
• FALSE
• Employers DO NOT have to document/certify that a
foreign citizen working on a F-1 or H1-B Visa
prevented a qualified US citizen from obtaining the
position
• This is only needed during employer-sponsored
applications for permanent residency (green card)

11. Employment Options for Hiring
International Students
International students are LEGALLY permitted to
obtain internships and short term employment
post graduation. Requires almost NO ADDITIONAL
effort from employers compared to hiring domestic
students.
“Practical Training” options available to students:
• While in school: Curricular Practical Training (CPT)
• After graduation: Optional Practical Training (OPT)
• After OPT: H1-B Visa

12. Employment Options for Hiring
International Students
While in school: Curricular Practical Training (CPT)
Employment which is integral or an important part of a
student’s curriculum and is related to the student’s field
of study, including:
• Internship or practicum
• Co-op education

13. Employment Options for Hiring
International Students
Any international student on a F-1 Visa can participate in
Curricular Practical Training (CPT) who:
• Has completed one academic year (9 months) and in F-1
status at the time of application for CPT
• Intends to continue to maintain F-1 student status while
on CPT
• Can prove to the Career Management Office course
advisor that the proposed employment is related to
current field of study
• Must register and enroll in the internship course

14. Employment Options for Hiring
International Students
Curricular Practical Training (CPT)
Employer Obligations:
• Treat international students at par with domestic
students in the hiring process
• Make the job offer – the offer letter needs to specify
details of employment, pay, location, etc.
• Allow at least 5 business days for the students to get
their work authorization processed through the school

15. Employment Options for Hiring
International Students
Curricular Practical Training (CPT)
Student Obligations:
• Obtain a detailed offer letter from the employer
• Meet with corresponding school official to begin the
process
• DO NOT start working before obtaining work
authorization and DO NOT continue beyond the
authorization period

16. Summary
• International students can provided added
breadth to your applicant pool
• Ask students about their work authorization
• Students are responsible to acquire proper work
authorization after you make the job offer
• Plan on welcoming a dedicated, productive, and
driven professional on his/her first day