Lets talk about job oppurtunities in the USA!

[Kish.2328 9]

Hello

To those foreign nationals who are already in the US.. After everything is settled for you there, were you able to get a job? Is it easy or hard to get one? Well, I think it'll depend on your field or what you finished. Plus, the faith and confidence you have within yourself and of course the determination. My fiancé really don't want me to work when I get there but I insisted.. You know, I want to be productive. I know my priorities are. Top of the list is my family (my husband and our kids), next is the job..So a part time job will do.. Any thoughts? Wanna share? Come on now, lets talk!

Edited April 5, 2011 by Kish.2328

[YuAndDan 153]

Is a more general topic, about work in the USA, moving to the Work in USA forum...

[danik713 21]

Good luck... unemployment rates are still high and the figures are skewed (it's worse than the news reports) - they do not include recent college graduates over the past several years or those who do not collect unemployment checks.

Low paying customer service jobs exist.. but if you want a salaried position it's a difficult process regardless if you are a USC or an alien. The health care sector is always in need of nurses and support staff, but that industry is in a real flux and will continue to change with the implementation of Obamacare.

I wish everyone the best, but realistically the job market continues to change for the worse.

[Matt :) 1]

Agree with above poster, but you mentioned you are looking for a part-time job so you shouldnt have too hard of a time finding one of those. If you work part time at least apply somewhere with nice environment or tips. Starbucks, waitress, etc. Good luck!

[Harsh_77 718]

As you correctly identified, it your skills, your field and other important factor is the city you live in.

These things determine how easy or difficult it is for you to get a job, there are still jobs more and more employer are trying to put more responsibilities on less and less employee so that takes away some jobs from market.

The pays kinda have stalled don’t expect big raises and pay incentives.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Walmart is always hiring.

[<3 3]

Hello

To those foreign nationals who are already in the US.. After everything is settled for you there, were you able to get a job? Is it easy or hard to get one? Well, I think it'll depend on your field or what you finished. Plus, the faith and confidence you have within yourself and of course the determination. My fiancé really don't want me to work when I get there but I insisted.. You know, I want to be productive. I know my priorities are. Top of the list is my family (my husband and our kids), next is the job..So a part time job will do.. Any thoughts? Wanna share? Come on now, lets talk!

Good advice from the above posters. In case you aren't aware, the minimum wage is $8/hr in California (I could be wrong..lol). Roughly that translates to 360 pesos/hr. If you plan to work to send money to family in the Philippines, the monthly earnings for a part time position would be helpful. If you plan to supplement your fiance/husbands income, it would help a tiny bit.

Often times, if you plan to work in any restaurant/customer service type position, I think its important to have good communication skills and be able to speak/understand the English language. My fiancee sometimes gets a "nose bleed" whenever I speak to her in English since I talk fast (supposedly).

To me personally, it would be better to go for some schooling/training in the States so that you can get a position that will pay more than the minimum wage in the future. From what I've read, sometimes the college degree/education isn't transferrable to a position here in the States (with the exception of some health field degrees).

[JoBri 548]

My wife has been here since May 2009. She got a job in October 2009 at a nursing home. She quit there and then got another job in August 2010 at a high school, working for the county. She works at a Filipino restaurant part time with a friend of ours from church who owns the place. She just now got a part time job (they wanted her full time) at an assisted living place that is beautiful and across the street from where we live. She earns $8.15 an hour. Minimum wage here is $7.25.

She loves to work and always had. I never have had a problem with my wife wanting to work. Why should anyone ever have a problem with it??

Brian in Tennessee

[Tyes1725 2]

Good advice from the above posters. In case you aren't aware, the minimum wage is $8/hr in California (I could be wrong..lol). Roughly that translates to 360 pesos/hr. If you plan to work to send money to family in the Philippines, the monthly earnings for a part time position would be helpful. If you plan to supplement your fiance/husbands income, it would help a tiny bit.

Often times, if you plan to work in any restaurant/customer service type position, I think its important to have good communication skills and be able to speak/understand the English language. My fiancee sometimes gets a "nose bleed" whenever I speak to her in English since I talk fast (supposedly).

To me personally, it would be better to go for some schooling/training in the States so that you can get a position that will pay more than the minimum wage in the future. From what I've read, sometimes the college degree/education isn't transferrable to a position here in the States (with the exception of some health field degrees).

This is an interesting topic. I came here September last year. I received my AP late February. I am now workin' Part time at Oxford Tutoring (Math Tutor). The payment is 15/hr 12hrs a week. Not to bad for a starter.

[ivory 1]

Same here. I entered the US last Sept and got my EAD and greedcard late February. I just started working with Bank of America as a Sales and Service Specialist. Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) really matters. Good luck! :-)

[Sweetcheeksss 91]

I found a great job (for my area) at a local financial institution making roughly $15.50 per hour to start, it's 38 hours a week, I'm happy with it while my hubby is deployed. When he comes back, I am going to scale back to approx. 30 hours per week.

Guess it depends on how you market your skills.

[Pegasusth 1]

Hi there,

I am the one whom settle down my life in usa for 6 months now, I am still jobless. In my humble opinion that it depends on the area you live which has much popular alot of building and close to shopping more, good transportation then you will have much choice to pick one and all is your skill too. I can't drive, No good on english for american ( But all asian people whom knows me here they said my english is good ) I live in Baton Rouge,LA I feel like my life just start. Right now I read LA driving guide and almost ready to test Learner permit but still on hold LOL, and Walmart pretty far from my home like 7 miles, Here in this town everyone has private car and not really good on public transportation...

[Choo.143 3]

Like you say depends on your field, as for my wife she works online as an administrative assistant and can do so from anywhere and able to work from home and she plans on keeping it when she is in the US

[Daniel&Theary 30]

If you speak english well and another language banks have started hiring dual language speaking people especialy if you speak spanish

[bestofboston 36]

If you are comparing it to the Philippines, it is far easier here to get a job. Of coarse, your ability to speak good english matter.

Good luck.

My wife arrives next Wednesday here in the USA. Can't wait. She is an Elementary School Teacher in the Philippines. I told her she needs to work on her english if she wants any kind of job.