Hi,<p>I'm an CompSciEng grad student (Masters) about to graduate and am considering applying to startups and smaller companies instead of the usual big stalwarts.<p>Question is : do such smaller companies hire international students (on F1 visas) ? What is the general trend and also, how does one find such companies ?<p>Thanks
Arn
I heard the U.S. govt recently extended OPT for 2.5 years. You should be able to work in a startup for at least that long. If you have contributed a lot to the startup's growth, hopefully they won't mind sponsoring you for a H1-B visa after that period.