u/Accomplished_Air2608

Hi everyone! This question is for recruiters and HR professionals based in the U.S.

Background: I’m a Green Card holder who moved to the U.S. from India 9 months ago. I had a solid career with about 4.5 years of experience in beauty marketing particularly social media and PR before moving here. I’m currently pursuing my master’s degree in NYC because I believe it will help me build my career in this country and expand my network.

Problem: I’ve been applying for jobs over the past few months but haven’t had much luck apart from a recruiter call here and there. The recruiters who do reach out often assume I’m on a student visa since all my previous work experience is in India. I’m starting to wonder if it would be a good idea to mention somewhere on my resume that I’m a Green Card holder. I know a resume is meant to highlight my experience, but I feel this may be creating confusion because recruiters assume I can’t work full time while I’m studying. Whenever an application asks whether I require sponsorship, I always select “No,” yet it still seems to come up during recruiter conversations.

My Question: Do you think it’s appropriate to mention my immigration status on my resume or elsewhere? Has anyone here done this? If anyone has been in a similar situation, I’d really appreciate hearing what worked for you.

Thank you for taking the time to read this far! 😭

Hi everyone! This question is for recruiters and HR professionals based in the U.S.

**Background:**I’m a Green Card holder who moved to the U.S. from India 9 months ago. I had a solid career with about 4.5 years of experience in beauty marketing particularly social media and PR before moving here. I’m currently pursuing my master’s degree in NYC because I believe it will help me build my career in this country and expand my network.

Problem: I’ve been applying for jobs over the past few months but haven’t had much luck apart from a recruiter call here and there. The recruiters who do reach out often assume I’m on a student visa since all my previous work experience is in India. I’m starting to wonder if it would be a good idea to mention somewhere on my resume that I’m a Green Card holder. I know a resume is meant to highlight my experience, but I feel this may be creating confusion because recruiters assume I can’t work full time while I’m studying. Whenever an application asks whether I require sponsorship, I always select “No,” yet it still seems to come up during recruiter conversations.

My Question: Do you think it’s appropriate to mention my immigration status on my resume or elsewhere? Has anyone here done this? If anyone has been in a similar situation, I’d really appreciate hearing what worked for you.

Thank you for taking the time to read this far! 😭

Hi everyone! This question is for recruiters and HR professionals based in the U.S.

Background: I’m a Green Card holder who moved to the U.S. from India 9 months ago. I had a solid career with about 4.5 years of experience in beauty marketing particularly social media and PR before moving here. I’m currently pursuing my master’s degree in NYC because I believe it will help me build my career in this country and expand my network.

Problem: I’ve been applying for jobs over the past few months but haven’t had much luck apart from a recruiter call here and there. The recruiters who do reach out often assume I’m on a student visa since all my previous work experience is in India. I’m starting to wonder if it would be a good idea to mention somewhere on my resume that I’m a Green Card holder. I know a resume is meant to highlight my experience, but I feel this may be creating confusion because recruiters assume I can’t work full time while I’m studying. Whenever an application asks whether I require sponsorship, I always select “No,” yet it still seems to come up during recruiter conversations.

My Question: Do you think it’s appropriate to mention my immigration status on my resume or elsewhere? Has anyone here done this? If anyone has been in a similar situation, I’d really appreciate hearing what worked for you.

Thank you for taking the time to read this far! 😭