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Jake Jakobz
Welcome to the Mygrant Podcast. Join me Jake Jakobz to hear stories of how i made just in time decisions as an international student and built my career in USA. Having a job and building a career as an international student in the USA has some difficulties. I have worked for 2 fortune 500 companies in the united states and i am here to share those intricate steps i took at every stage during my studies so that you can make the best decision and make big career moves. New episodes every 2 weeks.
International students want to start a company in order to get a green card. This is a laborious approach and we will deep dive into the mundane difficulties with starting a company as a start-up company.
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Communication is very important and having one that is concrete and clear is the holy grail of any form of communication with Executives
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Sometimes performance issues can be tied to goldbricking. This episode dives into the reason goldbricking can be the main hindrance for you and your career growth.
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A lot of companies are requesting employees to return to the office. What do you need to know in regards to working from home or returning to the office if your job gives you the option to do so.
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Everyone will have a boss but good bosses rarely come by. Listen to this episode to quickly find out if you are dealing with a good boss or a bad boss.
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Leadership is all about responsibilities and inspiration and making your team see the vision as you do. Listen to this episode to increase your leadership skills to be a leader that inspires and executes.
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Asking for a raise is considered bravery and when you finally get the confidence to ask for a raise, you quickly realize you should have prepared better before asking for a raise. To ask for a raise, you have to plan for the long game and that game starts from the first day you are hired.
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Welcome to the Mygrant. In this episode, we will be talking about Credit Cards and debt including what to do to rebuild credit. Managing credit is not easy and a lot of international students struggle with credit especially in the early stages of getting approved for a credit card. So listen and take a look at the show notes to stay ahead with repaying outstanding balance and maintaining a high credit score.
What is a credit card
https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/credit-cards/what-is-a-credit-card
Managing a credit score
https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/finance/simple-way-manage-credit-score
What goes into your credit score
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozbGWLtZdoY
Credit scores and reports
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71iaNlskCc0
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Everyone plans for retirement and you must have heard about 401k. Listen to this episode to grasp the basics of 401k so that you don't ask your HR crazy questions during your onboarding process when you get your first corporate job.
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Luwa a software Engineer at Apple speaks of career growth and delayed gratification as an international student.
Meet Luwa Matthews
https://www.linkedin.com/in/luwa-matthews-51a8154a/
Books
Americanah - https://www.amazon.com/Americanah-Chimamanda-Ngozi-Adichie/dp/0307455920
Caste-Origins-Discontents - https://www.amazon.com/Caste-Origins-Discontents-Isabel-Wilkerson/dp/0593230256
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What does job security really mean? Ever thought about that? listen to this episode and find out how the new meaning of job security can improve your knowledge and awareness on how to take control of your career by making yourself relevant beyond your job.
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Fired from your job? it's okay and there are always ways to redeem your career and this episode will go through the strategies you need to implement to regain control of your career.
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This episode is packed with alot of valuable information with applying for OPT Valea Metzger is an international student with a wealth of knowledge that can help international students thrive on Campus.
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https://www.facebook.com/val0711
https://www.facebook.com/groups/internationalstudentsusa
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Welcome to The Mygrant Podcast, there are alot of articles online talking about how to prove your relevance in your first 30 days and they say trivial things like punctuality. Jake jakobz takes it a little further by giving many details and numerous ways you can prove your worth in your first 3 months and be ROCKSTAR!
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Welcome to The Mygrant Podcast, there are trivial things we do not know and one of them is understanding our paystubs. Are you one of those people like me who just look at net pay and forget other line items on their pay stubs? then listen to see how that cost me 7 thousand dollars in back taxes
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Welcome to The Mygrant podcast, getting a mentor is difficult for international students and the only option available is asking your boss to be your mentor which is a risky approach. so if your only option is risky, how do you navigate through the uncertainties to make your boss your mentor?
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If i knew better i would have done better. This episode shares some of the lessons i have learned from being an international student to getting into the labor force.
ADT crime watch
https://www.adt.com/crime
Lemon Squad
https://lemonsquad.com/
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Welcome to the Story Mode of Mygrant podcast, this episode will talk about the life of an international student from India to becoming the CEO of Microsoft.
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Welcome to the Mygrant podcast, being a doctor is difficult as an international student or a foreign doctor. This 2 part episode is going to talk through the difficulties of being a doctor and the resources below will help with further research.
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-RESOURCES BELOW-
Applying to medical school as an international student
https://www.facebook.com/EducationUSALebanon/videos/718845805547285/
Mentorship.
https://www.f1doctor.com/
Applying as an international student
https://students-residents.aamc.org/applying-medical-school/article/applying-international-applicant/
MCAT Testing calendar
https://students-residents.aamc.org/applying-medical-school/article/2015-international-mcat-testing-calendar/
Guide to medical school admission
https://www.scribd.com/document/409090664/The-Free-Guide-to-Medical-School-Admission
Requirements for medical schools to accept international students
https://ingeniusprep.com/blog/american-medical-schools-that-accept-international-students/
Transcript guidelines
https://www.aamc.org/system/files/c/2/448960-theguidelinesformedicalschoolsregardingacademictranscripts.pdf
Residency tips for international students.
https://resident360.nejm.org/expert-consult/applying-for-residency-as-an-international-medical-graduate#:~:text=You%20are%20only%20eligible%20for,residency%20for%201%2D2%20years.
The Residential Matching Program.
https://www.nrmp.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Charting-Outcomes-in-the-Match-2018-Seniors.pdf
Applying to medical schools
https://students-residents.aamc.org/applying-medical-school/article/applying-international-applicant/
The ECMFG website.
https://www.ecfmg.org/
ECFMG Fact Sheet.
https://www.ecfmg.org/forms/certfact.pdf
Matching Residency and Fact sheet.
https://www.matcharesident.com/non-us-img
Residency interview tips
https://www.aafp.org/medical-school-residency/residency/interviews/preparing.html
Residency Q&A interview questions
https://www.shemmassianconsulting.com/blog/residency-interview-questions
Welcome to the Mygrant podcast, being a doctor is difficult as an international student or a foreign doctor. This 2 part episode is going to talk through the difficulties of being a doctor and the resources below will help with further research.
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RESOURCES BELOW.
Applying to medical school as an international student
https://www.facebook.com/EducationUSALebanon/videos/718845805547285/
Applying as an international student
https://students-residents.aamc.org/applying-medical-school/article/applying-international-applicant/
MCAT Testing calendar
https://students-residents.aamc.org/applying-medical-school/article/2015-international-mcat-testing-calendar/
Guide to medical school admission
https://www.scribd.com/document/409090664/The-Free-Guide-to-Medical-School-Admission
Requirements for medical schools to accept international students
https://ingeniusprep.com/blog/american-medical-schools-that-accept-international-students/
Transcript guidelines
https://www.aamc.org/system/files/c/2/448960-theguidelinesformedicalschoolsregardingacademictranscripts.pdf
Applying to medical schools
https://students-residents.aamc.org/applying-medical-school/article/applying-international-applicant/
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This episode covers the ubiquitous phrase ''actively looking for opportunities on linked in. and ways to strategize so you can rank higher on linked in when hiring managers are searching for talents.
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This episode will talk about what is in the news. This is about the increase in application fees and how this will affect international students.
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This episode will talk about some social faux pas international students experience which results in some struggle with making social connections with people.
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This episode will answer some questions that will help international students through this unprecedented time and how to prepare or game plan travel plans to the united states. so you will be well informed and reduce stress while traveling to the united states.
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Travel restrictions map
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This episode will talk about all other options available to international students to easily migrate form an F1 visa to an authorized working resident alien.
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This episode will shed some light on the current issue of the day. To help an international student know how to game plan and maintain their eligibility in the United States of America especially for the fall semester.
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This episode will help with clarifying some nuances with deciding to further your education with a master's degree.is a master's degree worth it or not? listen to find out.
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An internship will be your most competitive endeavor in college. Get your AirPods on and listen to all the strategies that will enable you to be the best person for an internship position. This is the part ii that will share strategies that will improve the chances of turning your internship to a full-time job.
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An internship will be your most competitive endeavor in college. Get your AirPods on and listen to all the strategies that will enable you to be the best person for a internship postion.
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This episode will give you the information you need to take control of your finances at an early stage as soon as you get to the united states so that you can multiply your savings.
Coupons
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This episode is about the little things that constitute academic success because the little things count. If you can develop the skills we talk about in this episode, you will have a successful career.
Chegg
https://www.chegg.com/
Grammarly
https://www.grammarly.com/
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This episode will share hacks and tips that are not shared on any platform on how to prepare for interviews. This episode also covers general questions to expect during the interview process.
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This episode gives complete information on how self-confidence can help grow your career so you can be the best person for the job. Listen to the episode and be the confident person you were born to be.
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This episode is going to give you tips on how to be the best version of yourself in this dwindling time. Even if you are laid off, you can get back on your feet with the right plan and mindset.
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This episode talks about the current COVID-19 pandemic and how international students are caught in a limbo. This episode will share information that will help students get through this difficult time with less stress.
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This episode gets into the benefits of volunteering with tips for you to get empowered with opportunities to make you prepared for the job market. Don't wait for an internship or CPT before you start making moves to get you closer to the job you desire.
All for good
https://www.allforgood.org/
Red Cross
https://www.redcross.org/
Scult
https://www.scult.com/world/events
UN Youth delegate program
https://www.opportunitiesforyouth.org/2019/10/08/united-nations-youth-delegate-programme
Do-It
https://do-it.org/
Idealist
https://www.idealist.org/en/
Volunteer match
https://www.volunteermatch.org/
Bug Bounty Catcher at Hacker one
https://www.hackerone.com/
Git Hub open-source maintainer
https://github.com/search?q=open+source+mantainer&type=Issues
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This episode resume structure and career hacks you won't find online. This episode will share tips you can use to structure an eye-catching resume when applying for a job.
Resume Samples and Cover Letter tips
https://www.jobhero.com/
ATS tracking to boost your interview chances
https://www.jobscan.co/
For competitions
https://www.herox.com/
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This is the first episode of The Mygrant Podcast. International students struggle with finding jobs or a fulfilling place to work after graduation. This podcast is here to share career hacks to empower immigrant students which will lead to landing jobs in pursuit of achieving the american dream.
This is the first episode and an overview of what to come in future episodes so be on the lookout.
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The Mygrant Podcast Hosted by Jake Jakobz is here to help immigrant students make the best out of their education to get amazing jobs. Interviews of successful international students will be hosted on this podcast to inspire and share advice on career growth as an international student.
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