Advice on to secure job in Texas
- Thread starter Agu
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Then Texas is the right place for you my friend. My advice to you is that:
1. Create a complete Linkedin profile if you don't have one already.
2. I don't know where in Texas you've chosen as your port of entry, but I strongly recommend Houston.
3. Look for recruiters in Linkedin
4. See what job fairs are going to be held in Houston close to the time you enter US
5. Prepare a list of companies you like to work for (e.g. Halliburton, Shclumberger, Bechtel,...) and try to get connected to the people who work there. I know there is a place in Houston where yuppies from these companies usually go after work to socialize.
6. Do not hesitate of getting Linkedin Premium and send messages to pretty much whoever you think can help you out
Good luck!
Britsimon
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Ditto to what Sardis said. If you have petroleum industry skills you will find there are some specialized recruiters who work in that area (mainly based in Houston) - if you have the right skills you will get a Houston job very easily. They will be very interested in a guy who doesn't need the typical relocation assistance/visa help that they do for MANY people. One thing I would say is get a good salary expectation, Houston is expensive - because many people have relo packages that pay around $3k per month toward renting a home - so you will find that landlords try and get rents from $3k to $4k from people on the assumption that you are getting help with most of that from the employer. So - a decent oil industry job will pay $100kplus - which is a lot for Texas but not enormous for Houston.
Thanks Simon. I have to disagree with you though on Houston being expensive. I've been living close to Houston for almost 6 years now and I have many friends over there. Real estate is particularly cheap, since Houston is the one of the few metro areas where you can still find undeveloped land. You can fine a 1B apartment with less than 1k a month. Buying a house in Houston is also not so expensive, comparing to places like Austin, where real estate is booming.
Petroleum engineering is one of the highest paid professions in the US, so ~100k is a very reasonable starting salary.
Britsimon
Super Moderator
Yes I understand your argument - but you notice I am talking about rental market. The oil industry effect creates an unrealistic rental market - which you can choose to avoid if you are prepared to compromise. If you buy immediately then that is a different story since the relo package premium affects rental markets more than sales - and that is one reason I am expecting to invest in real estate in that area (targeting oil industry rentals). Feel free to disagree with me, but it 'aint my first rodeo.
Do I need my GC produced before I can start looking for job? Or the paper type visa I have in my passport good enough to search for work ?
UOTE=britsimon;2684491]There is no issue with that. The POE is simply the place you first land where your paperwork is processed and as for the host/sponsor they don't really expect you to stay there if prospects are better for you elsewhere....[/QUOTE]
UOTE=britsimon;2684491]There is no issue with that. The POE is simply the place you first land where your paperwork is processed and as for the host/sponsor they don't really expect you to stay there if prospects are better for you elsewhere....[/QUOTE]
Sm1smom
Super Moderator
To search for work, you do not need your GC, be it the plastic one or the endorsed stamp on your passport.
To take up a job offer, you do need your SSN, this is what tells your prospective employer you have the authorization to do so. And in your case as a LPR, the authorization is unrestricted.