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Moh247:
Well the reason for his career switch might not be because of lack of job opportunities or his skill set in development..

Apart from UK , Canada with Sponsored work Visa due to shortage in IT sector and maybe Italy with Digital Normad Visa... US Japparians in the IT sector usually need time to fully integrate into the very competitive US IT sector and this is why most Japparians to US make do with other Jobs till they can fit in to the US IT Labour market

Apart from the lecturer in question, I have another friend who got his master's degree in US, hasn't get an IT job, but works as a bouncer

You are very right... some of us here in the States settled for blue collar jobs for years before we could be able to fully switch into IT... tho it's not like IT positions are competitive here... but the reason is that a new arrival may hav to consider other means of survival for the time being.... no IT company will hire you without a proper Work visa... so you gaz to work on your residency first before even thinking of applying for jobs...

Only the people that arrived on work permit resume work immediately...
I was a students and it took a while before I got a proper placement because I require a sponsorship and its not that simple to issue out....

So I guess if this people work on dia adjustments of status first... den option for IT jobs will be surplus...

I remember I used to apply for jobs before Ieft Nigeria... i used to get almost every mail wanting me to resume or come for physical interview ... but when they discover I need a sponsorship... everything just become slow.....

So that's just the reasons

BigDawsNet:
You are very right... some of us here in the States settled for blue collar jobs for years before we could be able to fully switch into IT... tho it's not like IT positions are competitive here... but the reason is that a new arrival may hav to consider other means of survival for the time being is that... no IT company will hire you without a proper Work visa... so you gaz to work on your residency first before even thinking of applying for jobs...

Only the people that arrived on work permit resume work immediately...
I was a students and it took a while before I got a proper placement because I require a sponsorship and its not that simple to issue out....

So I guess if this people work on dia adjustments of status first... den option for IT jobs will be surplus...

I remember I used to apply for jobs before Ieft Nigeria... i used to get almost every mail wanting me to resume or come for physical interview ... but when they discover I need a sponsorship... everything just become slow.....

So that's just the reasons

Very insightful..

BigDawsNet:
You are very right... some of us here in the States settled for blue collar jobs for years before we could be able to fully switch into IT... tho it's not like IT positions are competitive here... but the reason is that a new arrival may hav to consider other means of survival for the time being.... no IT company will hire you without a proper Work visa... so you gaz to work on your residency first before even thinking of applying for jobs...

Only the people that arrived on work permit resume work immediately...
I was a students and it took a while before I got a proper placement because I require a sponsorship and its not that simple to issue out....

So I guess if this people work on dia adjustments of status first... den option for IT jobs will be surplus...

I remember I used to apply for jobs before Ieft Nigeria... i used to get almost every mail wanting me to resume or come for physical interview ... but when they discover I need a sponsorship... everything just become slow.....

So that's just the reasons

The person you quoted wasn’t even going towards this angle but you ended up making him look smart.
Insightful post by the way.

Side note - It is in Nigeria that tradesman and craftsmen struggle.

In obodo oyibo they make bank.

So stop looking at this with Nigerian eyes or perspective.

Different place, duff norms

Eg in obodo oyibo you pay through your nose for live in maid. It is purely for the rich. And if you make mistake carry someone abroad as househelp you will get busted for slavery, human trafficking and chop 5 years prison