How to Thrive as an Immigrant in Tech: Tips for Your Job Search
via Marketing https://ift.tt/MrQDIkx Welcome to Creator Columns , where we bring expert HubSpot Creator voices to the Blogs that inspire and help you grow better. I moved to the United States exactly a decade ago. I’ve been saying this a lot lately — perhaps my brain is still adjusting to this milestone. I remember when a friend once said, “I plan to stay in this country for 5 years.” At the time, I thought, “Five years is a lot; I’ll definitely be here for much less.” Well, ten years have passed, and I’m still in the San Francisco Bay Area — this is the longest I’ve lived in any city as an adult. Before moving, I did a lot of job search research . I felt prepared — I had a good resume and had worked for international companies, including Hewlett-Packard and Visa at one of the largest global ad agency networks. It sounded impressive on paper, but when I started interviewing, I faced real challenges. It felt like I was saying one thing, but the interviewers heard something compl