How do I start career in US, as an graduate in Canada?

[celebi]

I am currently a Master student in actuarial science in Cananda (not UT, you know what I mean). I like it and the program suits me well, but I hope I can have a career in the US in the recent future. I am a little confused about what to do, and several options have come to my mind:

1. Apply for a school in the US which starts next year when I graduate. It appears to me that it's easier to find a job with an American degree. The problem is that I do not know what kind of program should I seek. I like my current major, and would love to be an actuary. It must be kind of weird to apply for another graduate program close to actsc. And it's a bit late now to start preparing.

2. Apply a year later. I can choose the thesis option for my current program and it will last another term. Then there will be more time, and more research experience for application.

3. Try to find a job in US when I graduate. I do not know what American companies think of students from my university.

4. Find a job first in Canada and hop later. I am not sure whether this is good for my career, or it's feasibility.

 

Don't know whether this question should be posted here. I would appreciate any comment from you. Thanks.

[overworkedta]

Okay, so I have no experience with a degree from Canada because while I looked into going up there post-BA, I didn't.  I stayed here.

 

However, I have a lot of friends who have been back and forth between Canada and the US and am kind of aware because I want to do the opposite and move to Canada.

 

There are a couple of things you can do but the easiest way that most of my friends have found is to take a job with a multinational that operates out of TO or Vancouver or something.  I have a bunch that have taken jobs in TO and then moved down here temporarily at first and then decided to stay. One of them is now back in TO because of a promotion and another is living in San Fran because they moved him down there.  They had to identify that they were willing to move and then did.

 

Another friend has a degree from Trent but has gotten job interviews down here while on vacation.  He took about 10 days, left TO with his wife, and went to visit my friend in SF.  He got two job offers while down there.  So, I have had friends that are really lucky.  I hear it is actually harder for what I want to do (the opposite - move to Toronto or Vancouver).

 

That's all I got.  Good luck!  If your school has a careers person, they also probably have someone who knows about this sort of thing.  Our Canadian Studies program here at my uni works with students on placement in Canada sometimes.  You may have a similar resource there.

[James_7]

Just curious, why do you want to move to the US?

[celebi]

Thank you a lot!

Okay, so I have no experience with a degree from Canada because while I looked into going up there post-BA, I didn't.  I stayed here.

 

However, I have a lot of friends who have been back and forth between Canada and the US and am kind of aware because I want to do the opposite and move to Canada.

 

There are a couple of things you can do but the easiest way that most of my friends have found is to take a job with a multinational that operates out of TO or Vancouver or something.  I have a bunch that have taken jobs in TO and then moved down here temporarily at first and then decided to stay. One of them is now back in TO because of a promotion and another is living in San Fran because they moved him down there.  They had to identify that they were willing to move and then did.

 

Another friend has a degree from Trent but has gotten job interviews down here while on vacation.  He took about 10 days, left TO with his wife, and went to visit my friend in SF.  He got two job offers while down there.  So, I have had friends that are really lucky.  I hear it is actually harder for what I want to do (the opposite - move to Toronto or Vancouver).

 

That's all I got.  Good luck!  If your school has a careers person, they also probably have someone who knows about this sort of thing.  Our Canadian Studies program here at my uni works with students on placement in Canada sometimes.  You may have a similar resource there.