International students are having a tough time securing a full time job in Tech.

Reasons

1. Market has limited opportunities for entry level junior data/software engineers.

2. People having 0-3 years of workex are competing against job seekers having 8+ years of seasoned experience.

3. Lot of companies have their operations in off-shore, as companies grow the headcount of offshore>>onshore.

Solution :

Build up relevant skillsets, latch on to the newer technologies that will bring you at par with experienced candidates.

Build apps/ai models/data pipelines/dashboards that tracks live data.

People who have secured job has everything to lose and their routine is restricted and have limitied time to be dedicated to learning. You on the other hand have nothing to lose and everything to gain.

Request for that coffee chat.

Take that certification exam.

Attend that quarterly event.

Success is sweeter when its delayed.