Written by: Karin Fischer
Published by: The Chronicle of Higher Education on 6/13/2022
MBA News Digest Comment: Graduate program placement may need to expand their role when it comes to placing international students.
Extracted Content: Those students you’re recruiting from overseas? They’re not always seeing their investment pay off.
For international students, as for their American classmates, getting hands-on experience in the workplace is an important part of a college education. A 2017 survey by World Education Services, a nonprofit international-education research company, found that three-quarters of respondents said that gaining American work experience was very important in their decision to study here.
Navigating the pathway from college to career is tricky for all students, but those from overseas must maneuver along one that is more tightly bounded by legal restrictions. One wrong step and they could jeopardize their right to stay in America. And many employers — like the airline that hired, then unhired Tan — may not want to deal with the paperwork and responsibility of an international student or recent graduate.