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Re: Which Of These Two Careers Can Help Me Migrate To The US? by 2braithe: 12:44pm On Apr 03 |
zagorakis: Thank you. But most of the occupations you listed are not specialty occupations qualified for H1b. Can you elucidate on the emboldened? |
Re: Which Of These Two Careers Can Help Me Migrate To The US? by 2braithe: 12:46pm On Apr 03 |
Youngman50: Okay so what do you advise I do? Which route do you recommend and which route did you go through? |
Re: Which Of These Two Careers Can Help Me Migrate To The US? by 2braithe: 12:51pm On Apr 03 |
ednut1: IB is easier to get into in Nigeria, it's US I know it gets really tough especially for international students. I don't like accounting as a career, I prefer other aspects of finance like Private Equity, Hedge fund management, IB, etc. |
Re: Which Of These Two Careers Can Help Me Migrate To The US? by 2braithe: 12:53pm On Apr 03 |
franchasofficia: Thank you! 1 Like 2 Shares |
Re: Which Of These Two Careers Can Help Me Migrate To The US? by 2braithe: 12:55pm On Apr 03 |
Sctests: From Accounting to Medical field? I'm not into medical stuffs. Thank you. |
Re: Which Of These Two Careers Can Help Me Migrate To The US? by 2braithe: 12:58pm On Apr 03 |
being: The problem is I don't wish to work as an accountant. Only Investment Banking, Private Equity etc interests me. I'm also not desperate. But I prefer there to here. |
Re: Which Of These Two Careers Can Help Me Migrate To The US? by Poanan: 12:59pm On Apr 03 |
2braithe: Choose tech. Breaking into finance maybe difficult in some countries. |
Re: Which Of These Two Careers Can Help Me Migrate To The US? by 2braithe: 1:03pm On Apr 03 |
Poanan: Thanks |
Re: Which Of These Two Careers Can Help Me Migrate To The US? by SIRTee15: 1:07pm On Apr 03 |
hotwax: And it's finance that's not oversaturated. U think na beans to work for investments firms. His best bet as a migrant is still tech. The chances of breaking into wall street or any top financial institution is almost zero. That sector is reserved for the la creme la creme of the white male elites. Even ethnic mimority Americans struggle to breakthrough in finance except via affirmative actions, minority quota or u are an exceptional genius. One of the key to success in global financial world is social skills. How would someone from Nigeria acquire such social skills. Will he be able to even chit chat informally in conference rooms. Any body can make it in tech so long as U hardworking and diligent. America still issue over 100 thousand h1b visa every year for mainly tech jobs with average salary of 100k. Let's learn to give pragmatic advise here. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Which Of These Two Careers Can Help Me Migrate To The US? by Unitedabby(m): 1:15pm On Apr 03 |
Praying4Nigeria:Leave that thing abeg. Even you,given the opportunity to japa won't have a second thought! |
Re: Which Of These Two Careers Can Help Me Migrate To The US? by 360command: 1:17pm On Apr 03 |
Go and study process technology or process technology in plant operations. You will thank me later. Actually, if you can see gas processing or gas process technology, that is much better. I know why.. in the oil industry, workers are laid off. But in the gas industry, you can work constantly. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Which Of These Two Careers Can Help Me Migrate To The US? by 2braithe: 1:18pm On Apr 03 |
Gerrard59: Thank you. I checked out that NIW requirements omooo😂 |
Re: Which Of These Two Careers Can Help Me Migrate To The US? by Gerrard59(m): 1:28pm On Apr 03 |
2braithe: NIW is easier and more straightforward than Canada's EE. Five years experience with BSc/BA or an MSc and the five years' work experience gets omitted. If you get into an audit firm while in Nigeria, write ACCA then CPA, you would be qualified to become an accountant and get the work authorization to work in the US. For investment banking, an MBA is extremely important, considering you are a black African coming from a largely poor country and one where there exist very few US investment vehicles compared to, say, India or Vietnam or Brazil. So, MBA from a M7 business school or at least T15. Again, to be admitted into a good MBA program, you need quality and cognate work experience. If I were you, looking at finance, I would focus on getting quality work experience in Nigeria. 2 Likes |
Re: Which Of These Two Careers Can Help Me Migrate To The US? by Gerrard59(m): 1:30pm On Apr 03 |
2braithe: Then, an MBA from an M7 is a must. Check Reddit/MBA section to know whatsup 1 Like |
Re: Which Of These Two Careers Can Help Me Migrate To The US? by dreamxhaser: 1:50pm On Apr 03 |
Re: Which Of These Two Careers Can Help Me Migrate To The US? by ednut1(m): 1:50pm On Apr 03 |
2braithe:IB is not easy to enter. When i was in stanbic ibtc training school years ago just two guys were able to enter IB out of 31. Big 4 experience in Nigeria plus an MBA in Usa lands you in finance and consulting . I know ex colleagues from a big 4 in Nigeria in amazon, McKinsey, google and the likes. Dey play 2 Likes |
Re: Which Of These Two Careers Can Help Me Migrate To The US? by being(m): 1:57pm On Apr 03 |
2braithe:Maybe desperate is not the word but keen like have u even been there b4 to be sure u prefer there? There are many factors to be considered not just ur possible increased purchasing power. There is culture, family, social, racism,food, weather many things that can easily trump a better purchasing power. Anyways up to u. As for finance, we only have IB in Nigeria not PE or hedge fund etc. And IB as ednut has said is not something u decide u want to enter and u find yourself there. It is not even thriving currently cos of the economic decline. Ur best bet in terms of what is sure is accounting.. u can decide to do a cfa and move to IB if lucky from there. Like pple with understanding of how things work are telling u, target big 4 first.. 1 Like |
Re: Which Of These Two Careers Can Help Me Migrate To The US? by steeltrust: 2:10pm On Apr 03 |
Go with finance Tech is over rated Accounting is a big thing here I don’t know why when people talk of japa na tech then de think first |
Re: Which Of These Two Careers Can Help Me Migrate To The US? by Lovemaester: 2:10pm On Apr 03 |
360command: How do I go about it? Is it something I can learn online or is there a school for it |
Re: Which Of These Two Careers Can Help Me Migrate To The US? by Bossman(m): 2:25pm On Apr 03 |
If tech is oversaturated, then finance is oversaturated X 10! On the US side, you are better of anytime any day with IT/Software Dev skills than accounting/finance. There may be 1000 applicants for a single tech job posting. However, there will probably be 10,000 job applicants for the same single accounting/finance job posting. Actually the job prospects between these 2 are not even comparable here in the US. You still stand a better chance of getting sponsorship for a tech job than finance/accounting. There are tons of folks from top notch schools with degrees in finance/accounting here in the US that can't find a job. So why would anyone sponsor you for that. I have been in tech (software Development) for a very long time, though in management now. There is still pretty good demand for those with strong tech skills. 5 Likes |
Re: Which Of These Two Careers Can Help Me Migrate To The US? by Dijita: 2:47pm On Apr 03 |
2braithe: Unless you have a very rich parent, you are more or less dreaming. Note there is a difference between dreaming and vision. Vision is dream backed by actions. You don't like accounting but you like Private Equity, Hedge fund management, IB, etc. What do you think all this people are doing? There are all doing accounting. What you are mentioning are industries that employee people with accounting, law, technology, marketing etc. The most universal of these skill is accounting. You want to get into any of these industries, you have to sharpen your accounting skills, become a chartered accountant, join an auditing firm, maneuver to the teams auditing banks and investments firms. This may give you an opportunity to get into those field that interests you. It appears you are looking for shortcut. You can get that in Nigeria, not in the western world. |
Re: Which Of These Two Careers Can Help Me Migrate To The US? by 2braithe: 2:53pm On Apr 03 |
Gerrard59: Thank you so much. I don't seem to understand what you're trying to say at the emboldened. I'll work on the certifications. I might start with ICAN because it's cheaper then write a paper of ACCA and proceed to CPA. |
Re: Which Of These Two Careers Can Help Me Migrate To The US? by 2braithe: 2:56pm On Apr 03 |
ednut1: I feel encouraged. Are those your colleagues in the US? If yes, how did they do it ? I have been made to believe that STEM field is the way to move to US easily asides marriage. |
Re: Which Of These Two Careers Can Help Me Migrate To The US? by 2braithe: 3:04pm On Apr 03 |
being: Since I graduated from secondary school, I have been dreaming of going abroad and I'd been doing research and contacting people living abroad. I was so frequent on travel section of NL that there's hardly any visa thread I hadn't encountered. So I know about these things you mentioned. I will target big 4. But I'm open to how that can take me to US. Someone already mentioned NIW and I'm on it but I'll need other alternatives to compare too. Thank you for taking time to respond Sir/Ma. |
Re: Which Of These Two Careers Can Help Me Migrate To The US? by Dijita: 3:06pm On Apr 03 |
Bossman: You are partially wrong. I hold two master degrees. One in information systems and the other in accounting. I am in forensic accounting. we are constantly looking for qualified personnel. Because US students prefer IT due to high pay, accounting pipeline was left shallow. Accounting field is now scrambling to fill many entry level positions. You are right that the HI-B visa favor IT than accounting. Infact, one of my major challenges is keeping my entry level staff. I have to go extra miles to be nice to those working with me so that they don't leave, believe me it is very challenging filling accounting positions these days. 1 Like |
Re: Which Of These Two Careers Can Help Me Migrate To The US? by ednut1(m): 3:07pm On Apr 03 |
2braithe:their work experience from 9ja ( big 4) was solid, also bankers in core functions from Nigeria ( not branch) are also able to break in. Regardless some have found African Americans to marry as backup 😁 2 Likes |
Re: Which Of These Two Careers Can Help Me Migrate To The US? by 2braithe: 3:21pm On Apr 03 |
Dijita: Thank you for the eye opener. I'll consider auditing in the Big 4. Any advice to make me stand out? Because obviously I'm not the only one pursuing Big 4. Also, at the risk of being accused of putting the cart before the horse, any tips on how I can be better positioned to relocate abroad(my ultimate goal)? |
Re: Which Of These Two Careers Can Help Me Migrate To The US? by 2braithe: 3:24pm On Apr 03 |
ednut1: No dulling lol Thank you Sir!! 🤲 |
Re: Which Of These Two Careers Can Help Me Migrate To The US? by 2braithe: 3:30pm On Apr 03 |
steeltrust: I think it's because tech gives better chances of staying back. And it's also more lucrative. |
Re: Which Of These Two Careers Can Help Me Migrate To The US? by Easybet1(m): 3:34pm On Apr 03 |
Dynamicboss:what is the difference between software developer and web development?? |
Re: Which Of These Two Careers Can Help Me Migrate To The US? by being(m): 3:35pm On Apr 03 |
Lol. Thank u for thanking me.. u r such a cool kid. Ednut has already given a clear pathway of how big 4 can land u in the USA--through an MBA or through a CPA( for Canada).. Now, the fact that u dream about something doesn't mean u will enjoy it when u eventually have it. U were a teenager then, now u are fairly older- u can't just follow any cliche or ur childhood dreams mindlessly.. u need to evaluate what is really good for u. 2braithe: |
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