Job and Internship Search for International Students Startups

Job and Internship Search for International Students: Startups

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Startup/VC Fair • Upcoming Startup, VC & Data Analytics Career Fair: Thursday, February 14 th 11 am – 3 pm, Houston Hall • Penn Career Fair Plus App – download now before the fair to learn more about registered employers • See event on Handshake for details about each employer • Jobs & Internships: Startups – February 11 th, Steinberg Dietrich Hall, room 213, 4: 30 – 5: 30

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Handshake Searches Keyword search (try different terms). “Start-up” and then “Startup” You can also do an advanced search and then save it to be emailed when positions matching your criteria are posted.

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Penn Campus Competitions • Penn Wharton Startup Challenge: annual competition open to all Penn students looking to surface the best of Penn student founded ventures. • Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize: annual global prize that celebrates leadership and innovation in the social sector with an emphasis on impact and transferability of practices. • Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition: education business plan competition, run by the Penn Graduate School of Education. • President’s Engagement Prize: empower Penn seniors to design and undertake local, national or global engagement projects during the first year after they graduate. • President’s Innovation Prize: awards a graduating Penn senior, or a team of graduating seniors, $100, 000 (plus a $50, 000 living stipend per team member) to envision and implement an innovative, commercial venture that makes a positive difference in the world. • Y-Prize: a contest in which members of the Penn community compete to propose the best applications for an emerging technology. Penn Wharton Entrepreneurship 15

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Work Permission Options for Start Ups Before Graduation- • Curricular Practical Training (CPT) • Pre-Completion Optional Practical Training (OPT) • J-1 Academic Training (AT)

Work Permission Options for Start Ups • After Graduation • Post Completion Optional Practical Training (OPT) & STEM OPT • J-1 Academic Training (AT)

Volunteering? ? • Caution: Volunteering is permitted only where it does not violate labor laws. Volunteer Unpaid • Unpaid internships may require work authorization • Employment authorization must be obtained before beginning employment. • Read ISSS website to learn about Work Permission for F-1 and J-1 Students. • Plan ahead to know deadlines.

Be Careful!! Do NOT Work Without Permission! Working without Permission = VIOLATION OF IMMIGRATION STATUS

Legal considerations – for you • Definition of “work” • When is employment authorization needed or not needed?

Legal considerations – for your company • Structuring the company to sponsor employment-based immigration • Employer-employee relationship • Kinds of documentation required by the USCIS

Immigration options for employment at a start-up • CPT and OPT • H-1 B • Other employment non-immigrant visas • International Entrepreneur Rule • Permanent residence • company-sponsored • self-sponsored • investor

See our website for resources for entrepreneurs and employers • www. Klasko. Law. com