3 Tips To Secure Your CPT Internship - International Students // Curricular Practical Training
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- čas přidán 7. 05. 2020
- If you're an international student getting ready to start an internship in the US, then it's likely that you'll need to apply for Curricular Practical Training (CPT) for your work authorization, which means that this video is for you! Check out some of the tips I share based on my personal experience on how you can have a smooth CPT application process.
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Hi Alex! thank you so much for sharing this! I hope you did well in your internship!.
Thank you for the video! Congratulations!!
Informative and very well-structured video! I'm an MBA student (masters of Business Administration) and my PA college's policy is very similar to yours. It's truly sad how many additional steps we have to go through just to get an internship. Like you explained, we have to extensively prove to our college that the internship is relevant to our major. I don't see it as a logical requirement for all the hassle, and I wish we can one day be treated with more fairness and equality.
Great video, as always. Also, the emphasis on the 5 mins made me laugh. Ooh, the joys of attending a large university Can't wait to see the video on OPT... that was a wild.
Girl you know it. The OPT one is coming soon.
Hi Alex, thank you for the videos ! I have a question for you, as a fellow international student in Boston I have found an internship and now I am just preparing the forms to get signed. My question to you is during breaks (winter) do I have to re-apply to ISSO for a full-time CPT ? How does this work ? I'll be doing part-time CPT for both semesters but I still need to work over break so I am a little confused on what should be done for those 5-6 weeks that I will not be enrolled in classes etc.
Thank you for the informative videos !
Is it possible to convince the employer that is looking for a full time employee to offer me the internship role on the same domain.
So that i can take that to my university DSO for CPT process
Hello Alex. Thank you for the video. In my case, I want to apply for an internship that is not quite related to my career, but my school won't care. The problem is the international students office; how strict are they on that matter? Also, how extensive does that justification need to be? 1 paragraph is enough, or they want a whole developed explanation?
Thank you very much in advance
How did you find the internships and one question when I find it do I select I need sponsorship or no in the application?
Thank you
how can I get an internship? I live in DMV area.
how do you explain to employers during recruitment or interview that you are an international student?
I think it really depends on the situation and on what your long-term goal is.
Most job applications will ask you if you will need sponsorship "now or in the future" and if you are hoping to get sponsored in the future, then I would answer "yes." I know this can be scary, but for me, I feel it's better for them to know from the beginning that I'm an international student. And if they still want to talk to me after that, then great! But if they reject me because of that, then at least I won't be wasting any time with them and I can move on to other employers.
But if you want to explain your status during the interview process, I would wait until after the first interview. Let them get to know you in the first interview - your skills, your personality. Let them decide if you would be a good cultural fit for the company first. Then, once they like you, you can tell them that you are an international student. When it comes to CPT and OPT, I always say, "I am already authorized to work in the US for the summer/for one year" (depending on the authorization you have).
It's important that when you disclose you're an international student, you immediately tell them that you already have authorization. This helps to assure the employer that they don't need to do anything extra to hire you.
Does that help? I could also make a video on this to talk about it in greater detail!
Hi Alex, I'm currently talking with a company that doesn't really understand CPT... They want me to fill out the form I-9, which is suppose to verify my authorisation work in the US. But I'm not sure if it's necessary if I have a CPT. Do you know what the relationship is between I9 and CPT is?
Hi Bernardo! CPT is a form of employment authorization that international students need in order to work for a US employer while still enrolled in school. So typically, once a student has been hired by a US employer, the student will have to work with their school's international student office to get their CPT processed. Once your CPT is processed, you will get a new I-20 reflecting your right to work for the employer who hired you. The I-9 is a federal form that anyone in the US has to fill out when they start a new job (whether or not they're an international student), and this form helps to verify a person's identity and their right to work. So you would need to get your CPT from your school first before you can fill out the I-9.
Let me know if you have anymore questions!
@@alexandra-zillennial Thank you so much Alex! That's an even better answer than what my immigration advisor provided me with :)
@@berniem4483 I'm so glad that was helpful :) Thanks for asking, and good luck with your employment!
Hi Alex! Are the CPT Internships paid?
Hi Sharon! They can be! It depends on what opportunity the student is able to find.