Recruitment Services
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Hiring Solutions
How can recruiting an international intern or trainee get even easier? With CIEE's free hiring services, of course! CIEE: Council on International Educational Exchange has decades of experience matching employers with some of the most talented interns and trainees from around the world. And, since 1969, ºÚÁÏÍø911has been the U.S. Department of State's leading J-1 Visa sponsor, facilitating more than 30,000 exchanges each year. Our experts make the visa process worry free.
What Employers are Saying
“ºÚÁÏÍø911has placed only the most passionate, incredible, thoughtful and engaged international interns with Skanska. They have added tremendously to our teams with their energy, diversity of thought, capabilities, and by sharing their unique cultural perspectives. All while soaking in all there is to learn at work and with American culture.â€
- Albert Zulps, Director of Emerging Technology, Skanska USA
Gold Standard Service: Support That Never Sleeps
It's true: ºÚÁÏÍø911BridgeUSA has nonstop support for employers. For more than 50 years, we’ve managed cultural and professional exchange programs that meet your hiring needs and keep your business running smoothly.
You’ll collaborate with CIEE's dedicated account management team to ensure a successful experience from recruitment to internship completion. You can expect timely and transparent communication and 24/7 emergency phone support while participants are on program in the U.S.
ºÚÁÏÍø911BridgeUSA Intern and Trainee Facts
Countries in our international hiring network
Global agents finding you the best candidates
Access to our host portal and digital job boards
Your Recruitment Options
Choose your hiring approach: interview talented candidates individually or trust our proven ºÚÁÏÍø911recruitment process to find the best intern and trainee candidates for your business. It’s all part of CIEE’s Gold Standard Service: providing the support that our busy employers need.
ºÚÁÏÍø911Road Shows
ºÚÁÏÍø911organizes international hiring events for face-to-face candidate interviews in their home countries. Ideal for larger employers who meet a hiring threshold each year, we manage travel arrangements and expenses. Road shows occur in select countries with significant BridgeUSA participation.
ºÚÁÏÍø911Virtual Road Shows
CIEE's virtual hiring events connect you with pre-screened candidates from around the world. International representatives recruit, and the ºÚÁÏÍø911team arranges interviews for all your open positions. Easily access resumes and extend job offers through our portal.
Recruitment-to-Hire Timeline
See how ºÚÁÏÍø911simplifies the process for you.
Note on J-1 Visa Applications
CIEE's rigorous application process, careful vetting, and thorough preparation of applicants ensures that most international interns, trainees, research scholars, short-term scholars, professors, and specialists receive their J-1 visas. However, it is solely the decision of the U.S. Embassy or U.S. Consulate to approve or deny an applicant’s visa application.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Students seeking resume-building opportunities may seek out an internship. Many do so through an internship placement program – especially if they’re an international student looking to develop skills in another country.
ºÚÁÏÍø911connects these students with employers attracted to the advantages of working with global talent. And that's where the BridgeUSA program comes in: It’s a U.S. Department of State-led initiative that promotes cultural exchange through work and travel. ºÚÁÏÍø911is the largest and oldest nonprofit overseeing these BridgeUSA programs, meaning you’ll benefit from 50+ years of experience throughout the process.
If you’ve hired interns before, you may have a training plan already in place. You can use that to finalize your required BridgeUSA training plan, called Form DS-7002.
And don’t worry if you’ve never formalized a plan before, because ºÚÁÏÍø911is here to walk you through the process. We have step-by-step resources that can help you understand how to complete Form DS-7002.
Employers pay no fees to hire international interns through BridgeUSA programs managed by ºÚÁÏÍø911 In fact, participants pay their own way to come to the U.S. and take part in your internship.
BridgeUSA interns do, however, need to be paid. They typically work 32-40 hours a week for employers, and they can be paid in one of two ways:
- Through a traditional paycheck
- Through a $1,500 monthly stipend