Jobs for non-US citizens

Realistically it'll be more difficult as not all companies will sponsor you.

Is recommend keeping your options open in terms of work...I'd look at both the US and Singapore, this will increase your odds. Especially with Singapore becoming a new financial powerhouse in Southeast Asia this strategy should work well for you.

cedricTCS:

assuming that i do well in school ... ... i'm from Singapore

Y'know, there's this MIT professor who often jokes that if he has any Singaporean students in his class, he just gives them the whole semester's problem sets on day 1, and by the end of the week he'll have an entire book of answers to mark with.

Big banks/Major consulting firms/Big 4 don't care that much about visa status -- given the int'l student speaks fluent English, which coming from Singapore you probably do. After that you are pretty much evaluated on the same basis as American students. Of course, ceteris paribus, employers don't wanna take on the extra cost of sponsorship. But at the same time, you have advantage over most American kids in the areas of foreign language, international experience, etc. Bottom line: stay on top of your game and you will find something, barring another economic meltdown.

Stay in America for your first job. You can always make the move back home if you choose. The reverse is not true.

totally agree with your statement, gangnam banker. I would love to work in the US, i feel that it would provide me with more perspective as compared to working in singapore, which is probably going to be monotonous, to say the least. Yes, Singapore is up & coming, no doubt, or is already up there in terms of being a financial powerhouse in SE asia, but my aim of pursuing my studies abroad is to eventually work there. Permanently or not, i can't say for sure, but definitely upon graduation.

haha and @ angus, i'm from Singapore, but i'm not one of MIT calibre. can't say the same about those in MIT though. they're probably smart as hell to even make it there in the first place

Also, how much of a difference does it make to obtain employment in the US with a STEM degree as compared to a business degree?

lots of BBs recruit for their SG office in the US so if you want to head back to home after studying here it would not be an issue. Also, SG has a special arrangement with the US (based on our FTA) for Singaporeans to have a different H1B1 visa. You can bring that up with potential employers if you want to stay in the US

My preference would be to work in the US after graduation. I would not rule out coming back to Singapore, but if that were my aim, I would just study here instead. It would be cheaper as well. And as gangnam banker has said, getting back into the US would definitely be harder than leaving.

Gangnam Banker:

Matthew Kim:

Hey I just got my bachelor in Korea and thinking about going to get my master in finance in US. I speak English fluently and English is pretty much my native language. I'm going back to get my masters in hopes to find a job their and settling in US. Is this a good way to fulfill my dream or not as strategic move to investment my time and money?

Not sure if straight from Korean undergrad -> US MSF would be a smart move. I would try to get some work experience in Korea first and go for a top MBA. I don't know what exactly is your end goal & why so those are just general thoughts.

Thanks for the reply Gangnam Banker( I live 15mins away from Gangnam btw.)

My final goal would be getting a quantitative position for a private equity firm.

If it means at start working from the bottom, I'm willing to start in junior position.

You raise my curiosity to ask another question. Are there any reasonably top MBA that doesn't require any work experience?