A Pittsburgh-based education technology company called F1 Hire conducted an analysis and found that just 1.6% of US job openings are “friendly to global talent.”
The International Talent Friendliness Index has been released by the company, which began operations in August 2023 with the goal of making the job search process easier for overseas students studying in the US.
The company stated that the Index, which is posted every day on the F1 Hire website, is the first human resource index to compare US hiring companies’ openness to accepting talent from abroad. Only 1.6% of the over 713,000 job openings in the United States between September 1 and December 3, 2023, contained language that was deemed “international talent-friendly.”
F1 Hire discovered that in about 12% of the job postings, it was stated, “do not apply without U.S. citizenship or green card.” By dividing the number of sponsorship-friendly job openings by the total number of job openings, ITFI determines the ratio of sponsorship-friendly job openings.
According to Andrew Chen, CEO of F1 Hire, “our mission is to empower international talents with the tools and information they need to succeed in the US job market.”
“The ITFI is evidence of our dedication to openness and helping talented individuals make educated choices regarding their professional trajectories. Our mission is to increase awareness among employers who have never considered hiring foreign talent.
By increasing the index tenfold, F1 Hire hopes to see 10% of job openings with language that appeals to international talent. The Index uses cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) technology to scan job descriptions and identify language indicating the availability of sponsorship for a visa or the willingness to accept CPT/OPT/H1-B/H-1B transfers.
Users of the F1 Hire platform are shown the sponsorship lines in the job description. By modernizing and streamlining the visa application process, President Biden’s Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence, which was signed in October of last year, according to F1 Hire, “clearly seeks to enhance highly skilled immigrants’ and nonimmigrants’ capacity for STEM study, stay, and employment in the US.”
At the time, the Federation of American Scientists stated that the Order would enhance chances for foreign STEM students studying in the US. US Citizenship and Immigration Services has clarified that, provided the startup satisfies specific requirements, OPT following a STEM degree can now be used for employment at startups.
