Options....
Nov 9th 2011, 9:22 pm
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Re: Options....
I know that my options are limited at the moment for moving to the US. I don't have a partner who is a USC. I have a History degree but I doubt whether that will get me far. I want to go into teaching. At the moment I'm a Teaching Assistant and I could do my training ASAP - hopefully being a teacher would improve my chances of getting an H1B. failing that, get a job in a UK office which has a US office!
One question I did have though. If i got the job I'm applying for as a Cultural Representative in Epcot at Disney World, I'd be out there for a year on a J-1 visa. Will this open some doors of opportunity for me? Could I apply for some jobs whilst I'm working at Disney with some companies who would pay for my H1B once my Disney job has ended? Or is that unrealistic?
One question I did have though. If i got the job I'm applying for as a Cultural Representative in Epcot at Disney World, I'd be out there for a year on a J-1 visa. Will this open some doors of opportunity for me? Could I apply for some jobs whilst I'm working at Disney with some companies who would pay for my H1B once my Disney job has ended? Or is that unrealistic?
Unless you're talking uni levels.
The J1 thing, well it opens up connections and you might meet someone. Other than that, well if you aren't looking like a prospective before the J1, that kind of work will probably not make you much better post, for a H1 at least.
Basically, find a career path that'll do it, teaching unfortunately won't be realistic.
Nov 9th 2011, 9:23 pm
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Re: Options....
TBH there are thousands of unemployed teachers in most States in the US.
My son's girlfriend qualified as a teacher a few months ago. Only two students in her graduating year have managed to get full-time teaching posts in New Jersey and many teachers have been made redundant due to budget cuts
My son's girlfriend qualified as a teacher a few months ago. Only two students in her graduating year have managed to get full-time teaching posts in New Jersey and many teachers have been made redundant due to budget cuts
Nov 9th 2011, 9:24 pm
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Re: Options....
OP - is it specifically the US you want to get to, or do you want to get out of the UK? Would Canada or Australia be somewhere you'd consider? Or elsewhere in the EU? All of which would be much easier than the US to get into.
Nov 9th 2011, 9:33 pm
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Re: Options....
Both Australia and Canada are definitely options though ultimately, the US is my preferred choice/ultimate goal. 3 friends have just gone out there - one to work in the Daily Mail office in NYC, one got a graduate year long job with the BOA in NYC and one has just gone out to Washington state to be an au-pair. It can be done but I need to find a way!
Nov 9th 2011, 9:41 pm
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Re: Options....
Both Australia and Canada are definitely options though ultimately, the US is my preferred choice/ultimate goal. 3 friends have just gone out there - one to work in the Daily Mail office in NYC, one got a graduate year long job with the BOA in NYC and one has just gone out to Washington state to be an au-pair. It can be done but I need to find a way!
Good luck to you anyway
Nov 9th 2011, 10:27 pm
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Nov 9th 2011, 10:29 pm
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An H1B job position opening needs to require a degree. You have to have the degree that matches the job description. So even though you'll be in the USA on a J-1 and can somehow "make connections", your degree is in teaching, so you'd really only be eligible for teaching positions. Which, as you've seen, are scarce.
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Nov 9th 2011, 10:36 pm
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My degree isn't in teaching. I haven't actually trained to teach in the UK yet. My degree is in History. My History degree was a four-year undergraduate Bachelor of the Arts degree (standard degree length in the UK) and is equivalent to a US 4-year Bachelors degree.
In the UK, you can do a 4-year undergraduate degree which results in Masters and Qualified Teacher Status (Early Childhood Studies or something like that) or you can do a subject-based 3-year Bachelors degree (like I did in Histro) and then do a seperate year-long teacher training course to get Qualified Teacher Status.
In the UK, you can do a 4-year undergraduate degree which results in Masters and Qualified Teacher Status (Early Childhood Studies or something like that) or you can do a subject-based 3-year Bachelors degree (like I did in Histro) and then do a seperate year-long teacher training course to get Qualified Teacher Status.
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Nov 9th 2011, 11:35 pm
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Re: Options....
If you do get the job at Disney give me a shout as I live right above DW 
Good luck!
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Good luck!
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Nov 10th 2011, 8:07 pm
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Re: Options....
Just wanted to pop in and say that I'm loving your optimism JTSB 
Keep going - I'm sure you're gonna get there/here!
Good luck.
PS: Before anyone points out I'm being all pink and fluffy, and not taking into account visa requirements, I know! I just wanted to enjoy the fact a 22 year old has the gumption (sp?) to plug away at his ambition
Keep going - I'm sure you're gonna get there/here!
Good luck.
PS: Before anyone points out I'm being all pink and fluffy, and not taking into account visa requirements, I know! I just wanted to enjoy the fact a 22 year old has the gumption (sp?) to plug away at his ambition
Nov 10th 2011, 8:45 pm
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Thanks! I know people are just trying to be realistic but I can't for a second believe that it's not possible.
Nov 10th 2011, 9:05 pm
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You're doing it the right way - for what it's worth.
Nov 10th 2011, 9:10 pm
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It is odd, all these people wanting to get to America, and here I am, never had a thought of wanting to move here; even when I was traveling, I only gave New York a days stop-over (other than visits to the to-be missus) If so many of us end up here by happenstance, its got to be doable for someone who plans it out.
Nov 10th 2011, 9:13 pm
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It is odd, all these people wanting to get to America, and here I am, never had a thought of wanting to move here; even when I was traveling, I only gave New York a days stop-over (other than visits to the to-be missus) If so many of us end up here by happenstance, its got to be doable for someone who plans it out.
(or the clean version, as a matter of convenience ...)