Addressing 6+ month gap in employment as a K1?

[TBoneTX 47,495]

Another item, presuming that you're not exceptionally senior in terms of work experience, is to have your university transcripts formally evaluated in terms of U.S. credits and coursework.  Not every U.S. employer will understand (or take the time to deduce) which of your courses are relevant in qualifying you for employment.

 

I remember two outfits that do this sort of evaluation, but not their names.

[smilingstone 588]

8 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

Another item, presuming that you're not exceptionally senior in terms of work experience, is to have your university transcripts formally evaluated in terms of U.S. credits and coursework.  Not every U.S. employer will understand (or take the time to deduce) which of your courses are relevant in qualifying you for employment.

 

I remember two outfits that do this sort of evaluation, but not their names.

 

That's a really good point. I have both undergrad, postgraduate and professional degrees, but my main work experience hasn't really been directly in those fields. I studied Fine Art at undergrad and postgrad, then gained a teaching qualification. In the end, I moved into administration/middle management in the university/cultural sector. I only have 4 to 5 years solid recent professional work experience, with more entry level jobs and internships/student worker positions while I was studying.

 

I'm even unsure how to say I have a basic high-school education. The UK doesn't have a GED, we sit exams in English, Maths, Sciences and then other chosen subjects. Although by the time you've gone through higher education, the high-school exams become less relevant.

 

I'll definitely look into how I can get this across on a resume. If any readers here can provide suggestions on how to go about this, that would be great. 

[garebear397 104]

8 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

Another item, presuming that you're not exceptionally senior in terms of work experience, is to have your university transcripts formally evaluated in terms of U.S. credits and coursework.  Not every U.S. employer will understand (or take the time to deduce) which of your courses are relevant in qualifying you for employment.

 

I remember two outfits that do this sort of evaluation, but not their names.

Yeah we did this for my wife as well, though more for licensing and grad school requirements, was never needed for any job applications/interviews. The university she applied to required her foreign transcript to be certified by a member of NACES (National Association of Credential Evaluation Services). We went with Global Language Services, which translated her documents for like $100, and then evaluated and certified them for an additional $100. And yeah, they went class by class and reflected the respective US course name, credit hours, and grade (A-F, GPA). 

Edited June 12 by garebear397