Hi Guys
well done to all those who have been selected and congrats to all those who have had successful interviews.
i am going to give a little bit of advice. to those willing to listen and take it, good for you!! it will really make the difference for you...... to those who dont want to take it i wish you the best. I will try and be as blunt as possible and give as much detail as i can and call it as it is..
1) SAVE AS MUCH MONEY AS YOU CAN!! trust me especially if you dont have a strong family structure here you will need it beacuse life here is not cheap with rentals for a good two bed in averaging between $850 to $1500 per month, power anything from $80-$300
2) If you were an accountant, manager, ceo, director or some high position; i can assure you you will NOT GET A JOB ANYWHERE NEAR THE LEVEL YOU ARE THERE in your home country. A lot of people come here with that mentality and are really frustrated when they can only get Walmart supermarket jobs paying you minimum wage of like $7.50 an hour. Your experience pretty much usually wont mean anything here they have their own standards.
Ealier i mentioned a strong family base.... i have cousins and aunts who lived here for over a decade and therefore i had a lot of guidance when it came to looking for, applying for, creating a resume and interviews for a job and hence i wont lie to you i make a lot more than than most people make, almost three times the minimum wage, which believe me is a lot. Moral of my point you may ask??? you dont live in a vaccum!!! ask those who have gone before you they know the system and that is why i had a job, a very well paying job at $15 an hour as my first job within two weeks of my arrival.
3) NETWORK...... relates to the above point if you dont network with others you will fumble about in the dark and learn the hard way!!!!
4) KNOW THE SYSTEM!!! The bible says my people persih beacuse of lack of knowledge.... Know the system and take time to know what you need to do when you get over here. My advice is the moment you land here try and go to apply for your social security ASAP because without that you cannot work, get an ID or a drivers licence..
5) KNOW THE RULES, LAWS & REGULATIONS OF THE STATE YOU GOING TO
Every state has different laws and rules know them! here is a bit of advice to those who like to drink and drive.... DONT!
Here is more advice to those of men whose still live in the primitive times and beat their wives when they have a disagreement and think beating her is the solution... i suggest you fast start learning how to stop that because here that will will land you in a lot of trouble and you will go away for a long time. Dont say i didnt warn you......
here if you havea criminal record it sticks with you and i promise i promise you again getting a job after you have got a record either for drunk driving, violence identity theft of whatever, getting a job or an apartment will be very very hard, mark my words...
6) KNOW as much as possible about the states they all have pros and cons e.g taxs, weather, transportation. here is another example yes getting a job in New York etc will pay you more but you will end with less after that coz first of all you are taxed by the government and then also by the state you live in on top of that, and also the cost of living is higher unlike for example in Texas where you only pay federal tax.
another example for thos coming to live in Taxas... YOU NEED A CAR THAT IS A MUST...
wHEN I HAVE TIME AGAIN NEXT I WILL CONTINUE from where i left off but if any of you have any questions inbox me. i cant guarantee i will reply you all but i will try my best when i am free.
