Ask HN: Advice on finding an entry level job in NYC?
Our company is NYC based and has (and continues to be open to) sponsoring people to move and work in NY. Can only speak for our perspective:<p>The clearest path for us is to 1) have a skill set that is relevant to us and 2) be good at it.<p>If you can add value to our team it’s a no brainer for us. My family immigrated to the US and I think there is a lot to be said about someone who is willing to drop everything they know and are comfortable with and bust their ass to make it somewhere else. Make no mistake, this is not going to be an easy journey for you.<p>From our perspective, I have observed that some of our most loyal and bought in employees are the ones we brought over. Part of it is attitude, part of it is work ethic, part of it is the principle of reciprocity. We also know there is far less risk of an employee we are sponsoring to walk away and work somewhere else for a few extra dollars.<p>That’s my two cents. I suspect principal decision makers will be aligned with the above. It’s not that much extra work to sponsor someone and I think most people will do it for the right person.<p>I would not do this for an untested totally entry level grad most likely.