Life Update of the founder
For those of you who don’t know, I graduated from Millikin University with a degree in Entrepreneurship in December. I am an international student from Malaysia, on an OPT visa, available to start immediately, and will not require an H-1B visa sponsorship until next February. I have spent the last five months furiously applying for jobs in Illinois and so many other states in the US. Each week, I complete an average of 2 to 3 interviews for various positions. Despite graduating with a 3.84 GPA, being involved in student-run ventures, multiple organizations on campus, and being a collegiate athlete for Millikin, I have so far been denied for many positions and have yet to hear back from many positions that I have applied/interviewed for.
Most of the positions I have recently applied to are part-time and pay minimum wage. They do not require high school diplomas or skilled experience.
Just over 3 and a half years ago, I took the risk of flying to a different country, almost 10,000 miles away from my family, my friends, my home. I was raised hearing that America was the Land of Opportunity, that if I rollup up my sleeves and put my nose to the grindstone, I could find a job that I love and a place to call home. I came to find the American Dream but am still searching for it. I am putting myself out there and applying for hundreds of jobs. I want to be able to give back to this country by working here, and my parents who are back home in Malaysia.
All this is to say that
A) I am in immediate need of either remote work and am willing to relocate to any state and
B) Many fresh international graduates want to work.
We are applying tirelessly to work and are getting rejected because we would require a visa sponsorship in the future. Even with jobs that do sponsor a visa, they require 8-10 years of experience. If you or someone you know is in charge of hiring at a workplace right now, I encourage you to consider hiring a young international person. We work hard to achieve our goals and now want to get hired.
Hire me, you’ll thank me later.
– Laura Atkinson
March 14th, 2023
We are excited!
It’s been a hectic start to the summer holidays. We are working with students who want to take up these courses as their major in the coming university intake:
Paleontology:
- the branch of science concerned with fossil animals and plants.
Origin
mid 19th century: from palaeo- + Greek onta ‘beings’ (neuter plural of ōn, present participle of einai ‘be’) + -logy. (Oxford)
Marketing: the action or business of promoting and selling products or services, including market research and advertising. “The Western arts of marketing and distribution”
Marketing in itself, covers a broad spectrum of offerings. We are working with our student client to identify areas of interests that she would like to cover in university.
Karate: is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called te (手), “hand”; tii in Okinawan) under the influence of Chinese martial arts, particularly Fujian White Crane. Karate is now predominantly a striking art using punching, kicking, knee strikes, elbow strikes and open-hand techniques such as knife-hands, spear-hands and palm-heel strikes. Historically, and in some modern styles, grappling, throws, joint locks, restraints and vital-point strikes are also taught. A karate practitioner is called a karateka. Wikipedia
This student is high ranking in this sport. We are working on possibilities of helping her get a sport scholarship.
Architecture: A student who is exploring the idea of taking the qualifications in Architecture that she has now, to the next level.
Entrepreneurial Studies: Working closely with Millikin University in helping market its Entrepreneurial Studies course for the Spring 2023 intake.
LKA International 