Foreign experience is useless??
Foreign experience is useless??
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This question might not draw much attention from forum users, but I need some serious advices before I waste too much of my time.
I am an international student who is about to complete Ph.D degree and find a job in the U.S. My bachelor degree was from a foreign country, but I received a Master's from a state university in Ohio, and also expecting a Ph.D degree from the same school. After the master's, I worked for an engineering & construction company in my country for 4 years as a geotech engineer. That company was among top 20 international contractors by ENR, and most of my work were involved in huge international construction projects in south asian countries.
When I applied to some big name engineering firms in the U.S., I realized that many of them don't credit my experience from the outside of U.S. It could be understandable for small local-based companies, but I never thought that my foreign experience was practically useless to get a job in the U.S. In addition to this problem, many also think that I am overqualified with a Ph.D degree.
I want to stay in the industry and do more practical work, but I am very confused right now if I ever find a job other than faculty positions at school. Any advice or recomendation will be appreciated.
I am an international student who is about to complete Ph.D degree and find a job in the U.S. My bachelor degree was from a foreign country, but I received a Master's from a state university in Ohio, and also expecting a Ph.D degree from the same school. After the master's, I worked for an engineering & construction company in my country for 4 years as a geotech engineer. That company was among top 20 international contractors by ENR, and most of my work were involved in huge international construction projects in south asian countries.
When I applied to some big name engineering firms in the U.S., I realized that many of them don't credit my experience from the outside of U.S. It could be understandable for small local-based companies, but I never thought that my foreign experience was practically useless to get a job in the U.S. In addition to this problem, many also think that I am overqualified with a Ph.D degree.
I want to stay in the industry and do more practical work, but I am very confused right now if I ever find a job other than faculty positions at school. Any advice or recomendation will be appreciated.





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Good luck in your career.
John
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As fndn and BigH say, I will try to be positive in my career. I also realized that a PE certificate in the U.S. should be the top priority I have to complete to be sucessful. ENR website provides me a list of top global engineering firms, and that could be my first step for job searching.
Thanks again.
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