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Am a MBA (HR), worked for 5 years and have career gap of 5 years, am thinking to get into HR immigration to start my career so want to study immigration law , wondering where n how to start

My Bachelor degree and MBA degree is from India... do they accept these degrees
Do I need to study law or can I do certification #law #law-school #college #humanresource
#immigration #lawyer

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Derek’s Answer

You can definitely get a job if you have confidence. Just two years ago, I was in a similar situation. I have an M.Tech degree, but I had a career gap because I was trying for government jobs. I gave it my all, but it didn’t work out. So, I started looking into teaching and software jobs. Every recruiter wanted either experienced people or fresh graduates, and my gap made things tough. I got frustrated, felt I wasn’t good enough, and stopped job hunting. I started having negative thoughts and stayed away from friends, feeling alone.

Seeing my struggle, my sister encouraged me. She said, “Winners never quit and quitters never win. Believe in yourself, face your fears, and stay active.”

I began reaching out to friends for job advice, updated my resume online, and kept following up. I worked on my skills through online resources. If I had questions about programming, I’d ask friends who were already working. Soon, I got interview calls. I attended them, learned from my mistakes, and was honest about my career gap. Eventually, I got a job at a good company with a salary of 27k per month. I was so happy, I cried.

I’m sharing my story because many of us waste time thinking we’re not capable and fear interviews. Be honest about your gap; employers are human and will understand. Work hard and improve your skills. A big career gap can seem small when you have strong skills. All the best!
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Jena’s Answer

Studying immigration law would be extremely helpful for this career path and you should reach out to your local college if you wish to go back to school to inquire about their requirements. I got into this field by applying for an entry general HR position with a company that had a large immigrant worker population and I learned a tremendous amount, then I took my knowledge to apply for a specific HR immigration position. My advice is to look up your local college and see if they are having any informational sessions to help you understand the requirements to go back to school. And to look for job positions with companies that would expose you to HR immigration, to help you gain valuable experience in this field.

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Ken’s Answer

Congratulations on being interested in finding the right career to follow.. It takes a special person to enter into a specific career field and meet the demands which that career area presents. The first step is to get to know yourself to see if you share the personality traits which make one successful in that area. The next step is doing networking to meet and talk to and possibly shadow people doing what you might think that you want to do to see if this is something that you really want to do, as a career area could look much different on the inside than it looks from the outside.  When I was doing college recruiting, I encountered too many students, who skipped these important steps, and ended up in a career/job for which they were ill suited.

Ken recommends the following next steps:

The first step is to take an interest and aptitude test and have it interpreted by your school counselor to see if you share the personality traits necessary to enter the field.
Next, when you have the results of the testing, talk to the person at your high school and college who tracks and works with graduates to arrange to talk to, visit, and possibly shadow people doing what you think that you might want to do, so that you can get know what they are doing and how they got there. Here are some tips: ## http://www.wikihow.com/Network ## ## https://www.themuse.com/advice/nonawkward-ways-to-start-and-end-networking-conversations ## ## https://www.themuse.com/advice/4-questions-to-ask-your-network-besides-can-you-get-me-a-job?ref=carousel-slide-1 ##
Locate and attend meetings of professional associations to which people who are doing what you think that you want to do belong, so that you can get their advice. These associations may offer or know of intern, coop, shadowing, and scholarship opportunities. These associations are the means whereby the professionals keep abreast of their career area following college and advance in their career. You can locate them by asking your school academic advisor, favorite teachers, and the reference librarian at your local library. Here are some tips: ## https://www.careeronestop.org/BusinessCenter/Toolkit/find-professional-associations.aspx?&frd=true ## ## https://www.themuse.com/advice/9-tips-for-navigating-your-first-networking-event ##
It is very important to express your appreciation to those who help you along the way to be able to continue to receive helpful information and to create important networking contacts along the way. Here are some good tips: ## https://www.themuse.com/advice/the-informational-interview-thank-you-note-smart-people-know-to-send?ref=recently-published-2 ## ## https://www.themuse.com/advice/3-tips-for-writing-a-thank-you-note-thatll-make-you-look-like-the-best-candidate-alive?bsft_eid=7e230cba-a92f-4ec7-8ca3-2f50c8fc9c3c&bsft_pid=d08b95c2-bc8f-4eae-8618-d0826841a284&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_20171020&utm_source=blueshift&utm_content=daily_20171020&bsft_clkid=edfe52ae-9e40-4d90-8e6a-e0bb76116570&bsft_uid=54658fa1-0090-41fd-b88c-20a86c513a6c&bsft_mid=214115cb-cca2-4aec-aa86-92a31d371185&bsft_pp=2 ##
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