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dub42 got a reaction from Ms.F.Brown in December 2015 I-130 Filers April 24, 2017

Been in Michigan since September, working in my field since November and am enjoying life. The winter wasn't too bad but I am still glad warmer days are here! I coach soccer after work every day and I am really enjoying that experience and the kids are all great!

dub42 got a reaction from Suss&Camm in How long did it take you to get a job in your field? December 28, 2016

yeah its definitely done here in favour of the employer. you will hear lots of negative talk about unions and low pay workers here. its definitely different perspective than nothern europe but it's America i guess we all know what to expect!
I get one week's holidays in my job until my 2nd year. In Ireland it's automatically 4 weeks minimum and often 5! So yeah that sucks but I am determined to do well and it's a year of sacrifice for a longer term goal i guess, that's how i am dealing with it. Working from home is nice though and I start work at 7am and finish at 3:30pm so i have time in afternoon to spend with family.
Using Linkedin I just added recruiters in the Detroit area and got to speak with them and see what opportunities are out there. I didnt contact companies/HR people directly. They were able to send me to interviews when I arrived and let me know if any suitable roles came up for me, rather than me having to be checking job boards every day (i did this also to an extent)

dub42 got a reaction from Suss&Camm in How long did it take you to get a job in your field? December 28, 2016

1. Started work 8 weeks after arriving in US. Probably spent 3 looking for work/interviewing
2. Software Engineer
3. Ireland
4. Detroit

dub42 got a reaction from Suss&Camm in How long did it take you to get a job in your field? December 28, 2016

yeah i actually did some ground work before we moved over. i made some connections on linkedin and did some research, applied for roles and did phone interviews from ireland.
in the end the companies that made me offers were ones I didn't apply to until I arrived in the US. I find the process here was a little slow but otherwise it was quite similar to home ( Ireland has a lot of US companies and I have worked for some before). Interviews pretty straight forward, nothing out of the ordinary. I think having US companies on my resume helped me alot (some company told me they wouldnt hire anyone who hadn't worked in america before :S). My bachelors is from a decent university in Ireland but wouldnt be known internationally that much but it wasn't ever an issue thankfully.
I am enjoying the job, people work longer hours here and get less holidays but the volume of the work is the same at home.