Marketing Yourself: "How To Use Your Foreignness As An Asset!"
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"Why should I hire you? You are an international student . . . a foreigner in our country. Why shouldn't I hire an American for this job?"
International students who apply for practical training or work authorization due to economic hardship often tell me they wonder how they should answer these ....
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.... has required you to make major cultural adjustments, to adapt to a very different environment, and to meet new challenges with confidence. It is not easy to earn a degree in another culture using a "foreign" language. If you have earned a degree in a foreign land, it is appropriate to believe that you can adjust and be flexible in your new job. Use this as a selling point during your job interview!
Many American employers now want "team players" who are flexible and understand cooperative mana ....
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