Episode 87
How To Deal With A Lay-Off While on OPT (& Get A New Job Within 90 Days) - w/ Aman
How He Stopped the Clock & Got Hired in 40 Days (The Blueprint) Description: Getting laid off is a punch to the gut. Getting laid off on an F1 Visa with the 90-day unemployment clock ticking?
Who this is for
- You are trying to get hired without sounding like everybody else in the pile.
- You would rather hear Aman's version while the mess is still fresh than get another polished hindsight sermon.
Key takeaways
- Deal With A Lay-Off While on OPT (& Get A New Job Within 90 Days) - w/ Aman
- Sponsorship Trap: How to answer the dreaded "Do you need sponsorship now or in the future?" question without getting automatically rejected.
- STRATEGY: How to Pause the Clock on OPT
- How He Stopped the Clock & Got Hired in 40 Days (The Blueprint) Description: Getting laid off is a punch to the gut.
- especially if that email address is very new to your mailbox. In line with the podcast theme of focusing on just the...
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You're on OPT. You've been working for a few months and then one day suddenly you realize that you no longer have a job. You now have 90 days to get a new job or pack up your bags and leave. This is
pack up your bags and leave. This is exactly the situation that Ammon found himself about a couple months ago. In this episode of the Ready, Set Do podcast, he breaks down for us in clear
podcast, he breaks down for us in clear chronological order every single thing he did starting at that moment, from stopping his unemployment day clock to successfully finding a new job in what
successfully finding a new job in what most definitely is the most brutal job market in recent memory. Do not attach your resumes because a lot of times Gmail filters it as spam, especially if that email address is very
especially if that email address is very new to your mailbox. In line with the podcast theme of focusing on just the first few steps in any endeavor, my goal with this episode is to help you figure
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How He Stopped the Clock & Got Hired in 40 Days (The Blueprint) Description: Getting laid off is a punch to the gut. Getting laid off on an F1 Visa with the 90-day unemployment clock ticking? If you are currently staring at a termination letter and wondering if you have to pack your bags, STOP. In this episode, we are tearing down the "OPT Layoff Survival Guide." I’m joined by Aman, who faced the exact nightmare scenario: losing his job while on OPT.
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