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Lin

Hi there,

I have just moved to the US and unfortunately the market here is very different. With my experience in the UK it appears that neither my qualifications or experience is getting me though to interview stage.  Is there any tips or advice you can offer me? I am now considering whether I should study for the SHERM certificate,

Any advice would be helpful.

Regards,

Lin

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  • Hi Lin

    My sister moved to the US about a year ago and has just been through a very similar situation.
    She has a BSc in Analytical Science and a MSc in Environmental Protection but was finding that as her qualifications did not map over exactly to similar programmers in the US, employers were not recognising her achievements and her application was not progressed.
    She went to a local career guidance clinic who advised that she should go through a process to have her degree and masters evaluated against the US equivalent, which took some time but once she got that confirmation, she added that detail to her CV (resume!) when applying for roles and ultimately secured a job. Her situation probably took a bit longer than usual as she had to obtain her green card, which she ultimately did.

    The below link is also pretty useful in relation to qualifications, evaluations and working in the US:
    www.enic-naric.net/usa.aspx

    From my experience, I am a HR Manager in Dublin and I previously had HR responsibility for our office in Portland, Oregon. I joined the SHRM (like a US CIPD) and found them to be really helpful on a day to day basis. They also run training seminars and careers clinics too, so definitely worth looking into that as well.

    Finally, congratulations on your move and best wishes in your job search!

    Fionnuala.
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  • Hi Lin

    My sister moved to the US about a year ago and has just been through a very similar situation.
    She has a BSc in Analytical Science and a MSc in Environmental Protection but was finding that as her qualifications did not map over exactly to similar programmers in the US, employers were not recognising her achievements and her application was not progressed.
    She went to a local career guidance clinic who advised that she should go through a process to have her degree and masters evaluated against the US equivalent, which took some time but once she got that confirmation, she added that detail to her CV (resume!) when applying for roles and ultimately secured a job. Her situation probably took a bit longer than usual as she had to obtain her green card, which she ultimately did.

    The below link is also pretty useful in relation to qualifications, evaluations and working in the US:
    www.enic-naric.net/usa.aspx

    From my experience, I am a HR Manager in Dublin and I previously had HR responsibility for our office in Portland, Oregon. I joined the SHRM (like a US CIPD) and found them to be really helpful on a day to day basis. They also run training seminars and careers clinics too, so definitely worth looking into that as well.

    Finally, congratulations on your move and best wishes in your job search!

    Fionnuala.
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