Career intelligence for global talent
The Career OS for International Students and Global Talent
Know which companies to target, what to do this week, and where your timeline stands.
Built by F-1 alumni · Educational, never legal advice · Free to start
Your visa-aware roadmap
LiveWhy F-1Careers exists
The job search is harder when nobody understands your constraints
Recruiters ghost after 'I need sponsorship.' Career offices don't know visa timelines. Job boards ignore work authorization. We built the layer that fixes all three.
“Recruiters ghost me after I mention sponsorship.”
Word-for-word scripts that keep the conversation alive.
See how →“My career office doesn't understand my constraints.”
A pathway sequenced around your actual visa dates.
See how →“Employers think hiring F-1 students is hard.”
Recruiter education that shows how simple OPT hiring is.
See how →The platform
One operating system for the entire journey
From choosing a program to permanent residence - every module is visa-aware by design.
AI Pathway Builder
Enter your degree, dates, and targets. Get a personalized roadmap: roles, employers, timelines, risk flags, and a weekly action plan.
Build your pathway →Employer Intelligence
Search employers by sponsorship signal, STEM OPT friendliness, cap-exempt potential, and community-sourced experience.
Search employers →AI Career Coach
Rewrite your resume, draft networking messages, rehearse your OPT explanation, and get a 90-day plan - grounded in your profile.
Ask the coach →Student Dashboard
Readiness score, visa timeline tracker, application pipeline, and mentor recommendations in one place.
Preview dashboard →University Partnerships
Cohort analytics, OPT deadline monitoring, and outcome reporting for international offices and career services.
For universities →Employer Enablement
Recruiter education, visa-aware job posting, and consent-based candidate sourcing for globally competitive teams.
For employers →For students
From uncertainty to a plan you can execute
Most international students lose months to confusion. The Pathway Builder converts your exact situation - school, major, visa status, dates - into a sequenced plan with deadlines that matter.
- CPT, OPT, STEM OPT, H-1B, cap-exempt, O-1, and EB-1A/NIW pathways mapped to your dates
- A 3-tier target employer list built from sponsorship intelligence
- Weekly action plans that adapt as you progress
- Risk flags before they become emergencies
Example timeline · STEM master's, May 2027 grad
Now → Aug 2026
Internship applications (CPT), resume + LinkedIn rebuild
Feb 2027
OPT filing window opens (90 days pre-graduation)
Jun 2027
OPT starts - 90-day unemployment clock begins
Mar 2028
H-1B lottery cycle 1 of 3
Feb 2029
STEM OPT extension window (E-Verify employer required)
Ongoing
EB-1A / NIW evidence building - employer-independent exit
$0
Employer cost to hire a student on OPT - no petition, no filing
36 mo
Work runway for STEM graduates before sponsorship decisions
1.18M
International students in the US, 2024/25 (IIE Open Doors 2025) - the most under-recruited talent pool
10 min
To get your recruiting team fluent with our hiring primer
For employers and recruiters
Hiring international talent is easier than your team thinks
F-1Careers helps employers access high-potential international talent, reduce recruiter confusion around work authorization, and build a more globally competitive workforce.
For universities
Make international student outcomes visible - then improve them
International offices and career services get cohort analytics, OPT deadline monitoring, engagement tracking, and employer pipelines. Your students get a Career OS that understands their constraints.
University dashboard preview
1,847
Active students
of 2,210 enrolled
72%
Pathway completion
+9 pts vs last term
312
OPT deadlines tracked
8 need attention
64
Engaged employers
12 new this quarter
Community intelligence
Learn from people two steps ahead of you
Anonymous, trust-scored experiences: who sponsored, how interviews went, what conversion negotiations looked like.
“Skipped the lottery entirely: cap-exempt research role, H-1B approved in 4 months, built my NIW case on the side.”
“The 30-second OPT script changed everything. Three recruiters who said 'we don't sponsor' kept me in process.”
“Employer intelligence flagged my company as a non-converter. Negotiated H-1B registration in writing before signing.”
Illustrative community examples. Individual outcomes vary; nothing here guarantees any immigration or employment result.
The market, measured
Real numbers, real sources
Every statistic on this platform is sourced and dated. These are the latest verified figures.
1,177,766
International students in the US
2024/25 · IIE Open Doors 2025
294,253
Working on OPT (+21% YoY)
2024/25 · IIE Open Doors 2025
57%
Studying STEM fields
2024/25 · IIE Open Doors 2025
30,000+
US employers with a new H-1B approval
FY 2024 · USCIS Data Hub via NFAP
Sources: IIE Open Doors 2025 · NFAP analysis of USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub (Dec 2024) · figures verified 2026-07-04.
New · Admissions-to-Employment OS
Now the plan starts before you even enroll
Choose your school, major, and city with the same visa-aware intelligence: ROI scoring, sponsor ecosystem mapping, financial risk stress-tests, and a decision report your whole family can read.
Pricing
Free to start. Serious when you are.
Students
Free forever tier, Pro at $29/mo for the full engine, Premium adds mentors and mock interviews.
View pricing →Employers
From $199/mo for postings and recruiter education to enterprise talent campaigns.
View pricing →Universities
Semester pilots from $5K; full Career OS partnerships with cohort analytics.
View pricing →Stop guessing. Start executing.
Join thousands of international students and the employers learning to hire them.