International Ambassadors

hey buddy ,nice to meet u.
i am planning to join UMN by september 2008 fall 2008.i got my acceptance letter but some of my friends say that the job oppurtunities are not that good in minnesota.so please help me with this...
thanks

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First of all, Congratulations! Welcome to U of M!
For the job opportunities, I am not quite sure whether you are asking about the working experience in college or the future career.
I f you would like to work to enrich your college experience, you can go to the UM website of job center, http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/employment/student/find.html
there is a whole list of job opportunites for students. You can't be disappointed!
I f you are concerned about the career prospect, you can turn to the academic advisor for help. (you'll meet your academic advisor on your orientation) As far as I know, there are several job fairs held in U every semester,including many 500 Fortune companies! Isn't it amazing!
Again,Welcome of UMN!

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First of all welcome to University of Minnesota. As far as what I understand, you are talking about the jobs once you graduate. Well it depends on a lot of factors like your major or whether it is honors major or just a regular one. But in general it requires international students a bit more effort than the American students to get to the opportunity and even more effort to avail it. It is not university specific but a generalized U.S concept pertaining to international students. But the effort definitely pays back and there is always a job for you if you are good at what you do, that is maintain a good GPA around 3.5, and get involved in other degree related on-campus activities that show a company your interest and enthusiasm towards your major. Apart from that, economy plays a major role as well and when the economy is in a recession, like nowadays, then it is definitely hard to get a job. But like I said that if a company thinks you are valuable it will definitely hire you.
I hope that helps.
Azeem

i am from india