Retrouvez le contenu du troisième "Interactive Workshop" USA SKEMA Alumni, du 23 janvier 2014 : Willing to move and work in the US ? How to approach the American Dream. Plus de 40 participants à cette nouvelle session où nos trois experts américains ont abordé le sujet et répondu à diverses questions : Pierre Georges Bonnefil – Immigration Attorney. Emmanuel Cargill – Senior Vice President, Human Resources, for Pernod Ricard USA. Sandrine Bernard – Executive Vice President, Solstiss USA, (SKEMA 1999). Grâce à ce nouveau partenariat et un outil Webinar innovant, retrouvez ci-dessous les conseils et réponses de nos experts dédiés à l’évolution de votre carrière aux USA

1. Willing
to
move
and
work
in
the
US?
How
to
approach
the
American
dream!
LIVE
WEBINAR
JANUARY
23rd
2014
at
1pm
EDT
In
partnership
with

2. CAREER
MANAGEMENT
Welcome
!
by
Fabienne
Buon
• For
SKEMA
Alumni,
your
career
ma4ers.
With
this
brand
new
program
of
interac@ve
workshops,
SKEMA
Alumni
gives
you
access
to
exclusive
tools,
advice
and
experts
dedicated
to
assis@ng
you
with
managing
your
career
in
the
United
States,
whether
you’re
already
working
there
or
willing
to
do
so.
• Several
sessions
are
scheduled
over
the
school
year,
hosted
and
animated
by
our
US
partner
Strat’America,
co-­‐founded
and
managed
by
Sylvie
Giret
&
Lae@@a
Longuefosse.
• Keep
checking
Skema
Alumni’s
website
for
upcoming
dates
!

3. CAREER
MANAGEMENT
The
speakers
today
PIERRE
GEORGES
BONNEFIL
EMMANUEL
CARGILL
SANDRINE
BERNARD
And
Youri
moderator:
LAETITIA
LONGUEFOSSE
Execu@ve
partner
of
the
US
consul@ng
firm
Strat’America
and
co-­‐founder
of
Stratégies
Américaines
(www.strategiesamericaines.com)
with
Sylvie
Giret.
Connect
with
Lae--a
at
lae@@a@stratamerica.com
3

4. CAREER
MANAGEMENT
Table
of
content
1. Is
immigra@on
part
of
the
dream
or
a
nightmare?
2. Human
Resources:
What
are
the
best
ways
to
prepare?
3. «
I
did
it!
»
The
inspiring
experience
of
a
Skema
Alumni

5. CAREER
MANAGEMENT
PART
1
IMMIGRATION:
WHAT
ARE
MY
OPTIONS?

6. CAREER
MANAGEMENT
Work
visas
Appropriate
visa
depend
on
your
background.
A
competent
immigra@on
lawyer
will
direct
you
to
the
visa
that
makes
sense
for
you.
Most
common
work
visa
are:
F1/J1
Visa:
Student
and
intern
Visa
H1B:
Most
common
working
visa
–
Quota
(85K
visa
per
year)
open
each
year
in
April
for
October
1st
of
the
same
year.
It
takes
a
couple
of
months
to
build
the
case.
E2:
Investor
visa
L1:
Transfer
Visa
What
is
the
best
way
to
prepare?
Once
you
have
a
job
offer,
send
the
job
offer
as
well
as
you
resume
and
any
relevant
informa@on
to
your
immigra@on
lawyer,
and
he
will
discuss
with
you
which
are
your
best
offers.

7. CAREER
MANAGEMENT
Transfer
:
L1
Visa
Transfer
What
is
the
best
way
to
prepare
for
an
internal
promo@on?
If
you
get
transfered
to
your
current
company’s
subsidiary,
you
will
be
able
to
work
with
your
lawyer
to
get
a
transfer
visa
(L1
visa)
Good
news:
There
is
no
quota
for
a
L1
Visa.
Family
What's
happening
to
my
spouse
and
children
if
my
company
transfers
me?
A
L1
visa
spouse
is
not
allowed
to
work
in
the
United
States.

8. CAREER
MANAGEMENT
Entrepreneur/investor
E2
Visa
How
to
approach
the
immigra@on
constraint
should
I
decide
to
start
a
business
in
the
United
States?
E2
Visa
is
for
entrepreneur
with
a:
-­‐ Substancial
investment
(amount
depends
on
the
project)
-­‐ Investment
must
be
at
risk.
You
are
willing
to
be
inves@ng,
even
if
you
do
not
get
your
E2
Visa.
A
E2
visa
is
valid
5
years
and
renewable
at
vitam
eternam
as
long
as
you
keep
the
business
running.
Cost
and
@meframe
depend
on
many
factosr,
including
your
level
of
involvement
in
the
case
construc@on

9. Green
Card
CAREER
MANAGEMENT
What
are
the
ways
to
the
Green
Card?
-­‐ Lo4ery:
Opens
once
a
year
for
a
month
in
October.
-­‐ Work:
your
employer
sponsor
you
or
you
are
willing
to
invest
a
million
USD
(EB5
visa)
-­‐ Family
:
Marriage

10. CAREER
MANAGEMENT
PART
2
HUMAN
RESOURCES:
WHAT
CAN
I
DO
TO
INCREASE
MY
CHANCES
TO
COME
AND
WORK
IN
THE
US?

11. CAREER
MANAGEMENT
It’s
all
about
image!
What
do
you
associate
French
Business
School
with?
There
is
a
lot
of
compe@@on
:
The
US
are
very
a4rac@ve
to
French
people.
First
impression
from
a
French
Vice
President
Human
Resources:
Empathy.

12. CAREER
MANAGEMENT
Looking
for
a
US
job
from
France
Is
there
a
privileged
route
to
follow
for
an
execu@ve
willing
to
move
from
France
to
the
US
?
First,
iden@fy
a
short
list
of
10
companies
that
you
would
really
like
to
work
for.
Do
some
research
and
apply
to
each
of
them
with
a
personalized
applica@on.
HR
people
are
gejng
many
applica@on
every
day.
You
will
not
get
the
a4en@on
of
a
HR
person
without
showing
interest
in
the
company
and
passion.
Then
social
media
are
a
good
way
to
find
common
contacts.

13. CAREER
MANAGEMENT
Some
mistakes
to
avoid
What
are
the
major
mistakes
Foreign
applicants
make
when
applying
for
a
US
posi@on?
1. DON’T
SEND
AN
APPLICATION
IN
FRENCH.
The
tempta@on
is
here,
when
you
see
a
french
patronym.
But
this
applica@on
will
be
lost
as
it
cannot
be
forwarded.
2. Use
spell
check.
3. Get
your
contact
involved.
Spark
his/her
interest.

14. Do’s
and
Dont’s
CAREER
MANAGEMENT
-­‐ Usually
resume
are
rather
well
forma4ed
:
Remember
to
use
the
US
format
(no
personal
men@ons
such
as
picture,
age,
sex).
-­‐ On
an
interview,
a
HR
person
expects:
Candidates
must
know
what
they
are
really
good
at.
Show
confidence.
Candidates
must
show
passion.
The
first
2
minutes
are
crucial.
The
best
advice
is
to
prac@ce,
with
friends,
family,
a
mentor,
go
through
the
usual
ques@ons
and
prac@ce.
You
have
to
shine!

15. CAREER
MANAGEMENT
PART
3
A
PRACTICAL
CASE
:
SANDRINE
BERNARD
EVP
SOLSTISS

16. Why?
CAREER
MANAGEMENT
It
was
a
family
project.
Sandrine
and
her
husband
wanted
to
work
overseas
and
he
managed
to
be
transferred
to
the
United
States.
However,
he
was
not
transferred
as
an
«
expat
»
but
as
a
«
local
»
-­‐
Moving
expenses,
lodging
etc
were
not
paid
or
arranged
by
the
company.

17. CAREER
MANAGEMENT
Challenges
What
were
the
biggest
challenges?
Even
if
Sandrine
was
not
working
the
first
6
months,
every
aspects
of
the
personal
installa@on
was
challenging:
Being
French,
we
do
not
have
a
credit
history
which
makes
it
difficult
to
do
pre4y
much
anything:
sign
a
lease,
get
a
cellular
phone,
get
a
credit
to
buy
a
car,
etc.
Cost
of
living
is
challenging:
cost
of
living,
educa@on
(20K
USD
per
child)

18. Prepara[on
CAREER
MANAGEMENT
What
would
you
do
differently
if
you
could
go
back
to
Skema?
Sandrine
took
advance
to
Erasmus
in
Spain.
If
she
could
go
back
to
the
Skema
years,
she
would
chose
China
or
the
United
States.

19. CAREER
MANAGEMENT
Advices
What
are
the
best
advices
for
those
who
would
like
to
follow
your
path?
-­‐ Be
prepared!
Especially
if
you
move
with
your
family.
-­‐ Take
advance
of
your
networks.
-­‐ Believe
in
yourself!

20. CAREER
MANAGEMENT
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21. CAREER
MANAGEMENT
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YOU
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