Dejobism (u/Dejobism)

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simonbarker87 · a year ago

Seveneves is my favourite book, it’s excellent and, unlike most people, not only do I like the last third it’s actually my favourite part. The world building, the reimagining, the what-if is incredible to me.

If you don’t like the last third of Seveneves and haven’t read Anathem then you’ll struggle with the first 150 pages of that book. It’s like Seveneves flipped, starts mega slow and turns into an action fantasy book.

Dejobism · a year ago

Couldn't finish it. Way too slow, I'm not even halfway through. Does it pick up at some point? Is there a satisfying ending?

Dejobism commented on Ask HN: Chances of immigrating to the US through a multinational company? · Posted by u/Dejobism

oumua_don17 · a year ago

>> Is there selection in your case? Do you need to be some level of indispensable for your team ...

Nothing of the sort really, at least in the teams/org I work in. As long as you are performing to expectations i.e good and hardworking as you put it, it's just a matter of letting your manager know and the rest is taken care of.

>> I am guessing that there is a tactical way to do that without telling them that

You can always ask during the interview stage about relocation opportunities, how these are handled and how easy/hard it is to relocate. More often than not, the manager/HR will be transparent about it. If the manager/HR is curious as to why, you can always say that you would like to experience working in the US; nothing wrong in that.

Dejobism · a year ago

That's really encouraging, thanks a lot.

Dejobism commented on Ask HN: Chances of immigrating to the US through a multinational company? · Posted by u/Dejobism

oumua_don17 · a year ago

I work for a FAANG in London and we have cross geo teams in US (California mainly, some in WA). Anyone interested in relocating to the US teams needs to work for at least a year in the UK office before they are eligible to move to US on L1B if engineer or L1A if management role.

More often than not chances of moving to US after working at a FAANG in Europe should be possible unless your company doesn't support relocations; it's better to be upfront in the interviewing stage if you want to do that.

I have never aimed for PR in US so can't speak to that; I may want to move to California only for the weather and the higher salary but my wife likes the UK weather ;-)

Dejobism · a year ago

Very interesting, thanks.

> I work for a FAANG in London and we have cross geo teams in US (California mainly, some in WA). Anyone interested in relocating to the US teams needs to work for at least a year in the UK office before they are eligible to move to US on L1B if engineer or L1A if management role.

Is there selection in your case? Do you need to be some level of indispensable for your team, or have a very good track record already to be considered? Or is it something more relaxed where you get to move if you're considered good and hard-working?

> More often than not chances of moving to US after working at a FAANG in Europe should be possible unless your company doesn't support relocations; it's better to be upfront in the interviewing stage if you want to do that.

I am guessing that there is a tactical way to do that without telling them that I just want the job for the relocation opportunities?

Because working at a FAANG would be great for me, I'm interested in the job, but I also really care about the relocation. Not sure how to say this.

Dejobism commented on Ask HN: Chances of immigrating to the US through a multinational company? · Posted by u/Dejobism

kjellsbells · a year ago

Difficult to answer all these without a wall of text that will bore the other readers. DM me on LinkedIn? Address in HN bio.

Dejobism · a year ago

Thank you, will do!

Dejobism commented on Ask HN: Chances of immigrating to the US through a multinational company? · Posted by u/Dejobism

kjellsbells · a year ago

First, not a lawyer. But you basically have a few paths. L1A or L1B, O visa. L1, you can work for your FrenchCo (eg, you get a job at Mistral) in France for a few years, then get transferred to the US to work for the US arm of the same FrenchCo.

Going from L1 to a greencard takes several years and is much easier if you come in on the management L1 rather than the specialist knowledge L1.

If you are a 'known' researcher, you might also be able to get here on an O visa which is for extraordinary talent. This is the visa that actors use to move to Hollywood for example, so the bar isn't as high as say needing a Nobel prize. But you need to show that you are well known in your field, eg press articles about you, papers, journals etc.

Another path might be to immigrate to Quebec, which IIRC controls its own immigration and would be especially interested in a French speaker with AI skills. Once you have Canadian residency you can dip back and forth to the US easily. I guess you could probably even get a TN visa to stay longer in the US.

All of this stuff takes years by the way. You gotta figure out if the glow of the NY tech scene will last the decade that it might take to achieve legal permanent status in the US. My journey from L1 to greencard took nearly ten years.

Dejobism · a year ago

Thanks a lot! Questions:

- how soon did you get into the US during your journey? Was it a couple years in Europe, then immediately L1, then waiting 8 years for a green card? More like starting a job and moving 5 years later?

- do you expect the situation to change in the next couple years? the new election, current criticism of the H1B, apparently overdue reform of immigration due to border issues (?); I read that the Trump admin changed the H1B rules which made them closer to a lottery, maybe the process could change again?

- does Canadian _residency_ give you better chances of US job visas/residency? Do you need citizenship? I would be okay with staying a few years there if I find good jobs (or remote US jobs!)

- why is it harder to get a green card from the technical L1? how much harder? that's probably what I would be going for, unless I can find a job that includes both

- assuming that I manage to get respected in a field, but maybe not world-class researcher, does this help? in making companies more willing to sponsor me maybe? (I can probably co-publish more and get references if that's all it takes)

Dejobism commented on Ask HN: Chances of immigrating to the US through a multinational company? · Posted by u/Dejobism

Dejobism · a year ago

Also would like to know how I should present this to the local company. Can I tell them "I want to work for you but I'm aiming to get US residency", and ask them if they would commit to that? Or do I need to work for a year or two and _then_ ask for it?

Dejobism commented on Ask HN: How to change jobs with almost no interviewing experience? · Posted by u/Dejobism

whalesalad · 2 years ago

Just go for the job you want. Don't burn other companies and waste their time to exercise your experience.

Your limited experience - internship as work history - will already allude to the fact that you don't have interview experience. You can address that up front during the recruiting process.

Dejobism · 2 years ago

> Your limited experience - internship as work history - will already allude to the fact that you don't have interview experience.

Sorry if my OP wasn't clear, I'm in a real, permanent job. I meant that I was selected for that through my internship performance, the interview itself was very light. I guess your point still stands though.

> Just go for the job you want. Don't burn other companies and waste their time to exercise your experience.

I'd also like to avoid that. Thanks!