International Students - Sponsoring Banks SA 2021 Cycle
Hi fellow F-1 Visa students. Can we get a list of banks that won't even take a look at our resume for this SA 2021 cycle going? This topic has come up in the past but now with the new Exec Order the list just grows longer so it's ripe for an update.
Personal experience:
JPM, William Blair: this is certain 100%
UBS: 80% sure... they rejected me immediately, but maybe they'll sponsor top candidates?
Barclays: maybe. Application says "We want to recruit the best people for all our jobs, but there are certain criteria that we must satisfy as a minimum for legal reasons and to protect our customers. Unless we can satisfy these, unfortunately we may not be able to offer you a job." Maybe if we answer "Yes" for "Do you need authorization in the future" we're basically withdrawing our application already.
Any insights is appreciated. Cheers and let's make the best of the situation!
Based on 2019 info (naming as many banks as i can from top off my head) *Note: when i say 'officially yes' it means that that is their official policy but ive struggled to come across any internationals there who needed sponsorship so it might just be a no * GS: officially yes JPM: Yes MS: Yes Citi: only some teams BoA: No Barlcays: Yes UBS: exceptional cases CS: Yes DB: Yes RBC Yes TD: exceptional cases BMO: No Scotia: Officially yes Guggenheim: No Evercore: Yes Moelis: Officially yes Greenhill: No
And obviously it goes without saying. Its harder to recruit as an international
How did you come up with this? Most of this is incorrect lol. BofA is one of the most supportive banks with sponsorship. MS and Barclays don't sponsor ( at least for IBD). JPM stopped too. You'll get an auto dinged at UBS if you're international. GS, BofA, DB and CS are the best when it comes to sponsoring/relocating if visa situation doesn't work out in the US.