International Student Resource Guide

Below are resources our CPD team has collected to help support international students. You’ll find many more helpful resources in our Handshake Resource Library. Our CPD career coaches can also provide additional resources, support, and advice customized to meet your unique interests – schedule an appointment on Handshake.

If you wish to receive information about career-related events and opportunities and self-identify as an international student, please sign up on Handshake, (self-identified diversity interests are only accessible by CPD and Thayer ECS staff and all information will be kept confidential).

Access currently offered DEI events in Handshake by clicking here, or use the Filter feature in events and click the label “dei-focused”.

Campus Resources

• Office of Visa and Immigration Services
• International Student Advising (OPAL) – Includes information on key programs, mentoring opportunities, and the international student association.
• Travisa Passport and Visa Service – Dartmouth has partnered with Travisa to provide information and support in obtaining travel documents.
• Orbis – Search engine for 306+ million public and private companies worldwide.
• CPD Overview for International Students

Professional Organizations

• Immihelp – Information about U.S. legal immigration
• Foreign Born  – Includes guides to navigate U.S. administrative services 
• Y-Axis – Includes information on work authorization systems for countries including Canada, Australia, and Germany

Recurring Internship/Job Opportunities/Job Boards

• Indeed.com – Feed for internships not specifying requirement for U.S. permanent work authorization
• LinkedIn –  Feed for jobs not specifying requirement for U.S. permanent work authorization
• InternationalStudent.com – Job Search
• OPT Nation
• UnitedOpt – Portal for internship and job listings in the U.S.
• H-1B Employer Data HubOpens in a new window – Search for employers that have submitted petitions to employ H-1B nonimmigrant workers by location and industry.
• Databases of Visa Sponsorship Information
  • H1B Grader – Includes information on H1B application information by employer, job title and U.S. location
  • My Visa Jobs

Videos/Ted Talks

• Build Don’t Break Relationships with Communication – Connect the Dots
• How to Speak so That People Want to Listen
• Mahmud Johnson ’13 – Portrait of his social entrepreneurship, Heroes Diaries – J-Palm

Career Resources / Advice for Job Search

• Dartmouth Library Resource Guide: Countries
  Highlights include Global Road Warrior (business culture), databases with company information (Orbis, D&B Hoovers), industry reports, and country market data/research.
• 9 Job Search Tips for International Students in the Age of the Coronavirus (Vault Reports)
• Jopwell is a career platform that connects folx of color with employers. Students and new professionals can create a profile and search for internships or jobs with companies with a proven track record of creating more equitable work environments and a firm commitment to DEI from hiring and beyond.