Super Football and H-2B Workers
Posted by admin on February 6, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Dear Friends,
While hundreds of millions of people around the world watched immense professional athletes earning millions of dollars playing football in the Super Bowl, here at home this past weekend I watched two young boys play catch on a dark field. Football in America is televised pageantry full of flash and color and amazing athletic performances. But it is also a fun game that kids play by throwing a ball. Late Sunday afternoon Wesley 14, and Spencer 16, were practicing diving catches in the rain on a soaked field. They like football (in spite of the fact – or maybe because of the fact – they can get very wet and very messy.) And then they can go home and watch it on TV.
H-2B Workers.
The past year, over 100 H-2B workers disappeared from their employer in Alabama, leaving the company, the local community and the Department of Homeland Security asking questions as to what came of these Napalese individuals. H-2B workers, as compared to the J, Exchange Visitor participants which we primarily use, are generally less-skilled with little motivation to return to their country if they are poor. In contrast, our J participants are generally college-educated and look forward to returning home to use the skills that they have acquired.
We are continuing to gather new positions for hospitality students and professionals interested in working at one of America’s largest indoor water parks.
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Calling Times and J Training vs. “Work”
Posted by admin on November 3, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Dear Friends,
As we end daylight saving time I got to wondering about time around the world. Specifically I was wondering until what time you can call people at night at their homes to say hello in different countries. Vipul in India says you can call people at home up to about 10 in the evening, which is about the same time I would call people here in the US – though I start feeling self-conscious after 9:30. Simone says that in Brazil you don’t want to call after 10:30 because after that people expect you would only be calling because of an emergency. Cesar, from Spain, says it is similar in his homeland, where you don’t want to call after 11:00 pm unless you want to worry people. In China, Fei says that it is even earlier. There, if you are calling around 8:00 pm you should start by saying “I hope it is not too late to call.” But Chinese are not shy and before you get a chance to say anything they might have already told you “Oh, you are calling very late!”
J Training or J Internship Is Not Work
While the J Training and the J Internship programs are “work based” they are not specifically “work” programs. There are working visas, such as the H-2B, that are designed to allow internationals to work in the US but the J are Exchange Visitor visas that, for the Training and the Internship programs, allow one to gain experience in a field through a work-based placement. The difference is very fine but, especially when being interviewed by a US consular official for a J visa, it is very important that applicants understand it.
This week I was in Utah and Wyoming visiting resorts and ski areas in those beautiful states. We will be posting additional open positions for those areas this week but in the meantime please do be sure to check our current open positions.
Please note that as of Sunday November 2, the time in the United States has went back an hour (except for the States of Hawaii and Arizona). We are now on “standard time.”
Hope you don’t receive any too-late-calls this week.
World and Local Finance and Work and Travel Students
Posted by admin on October 10, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Japan’s stock market falls almost 10% in one day; the DAX in Frankfurt fell almost 11% at one point and in Brazil the Reis is down 5% against the dollar. Here in the United States, where our stock market is down 40% from one year ago, the government is spending hundreds of billions of dollars to support our strained financial sector. But the local people are having problems too. On the radio the other day, I listened as a middle school teacher complained that while the wealthy people on Wall Street are getting all the money they need, schools are still being cut back. The radio announcer gave the caller an innovative suggestion. “You should try turning your school into a bank.”
Work and Travel Students for the winter
If you visit any ski resort in the United States during the winter ski season there is a very good chance you will have students from Argentina or Chile or Australia helping you onto the lift. Work and Travel is a popular program for international students and for American employers. If you are looking for winter employees give us a call and we may be able to help.
This week we have several positions at one of America’s largest water parks.
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