Right

Chevron called me today. Same Chevron that seemed really interested in me at the intern expo. Not to brag, but what's not to be interested in when you have a 4.0 GPA and work experience in finance and IT in multiple countries?

Here's the sum of the conversation: Chevron was interested in offering me an internship but they happened to notice that my permanent address was non-US, and I had no work experience in the US, so that begged the question as to whether I had authorization to work. Naturally I told them my status and that while I would need authorization to work full time, I wouldn't for an internship (the same as a citizen or permanent resident). They withdrew the offer. Why? Because they want interns who would come back to work full time after graduation.

Naturally I was pretty ticked off. Being this close to getting an internship in one of the biggest energy companies in the US, as a sophomore (second year junior but they don't see it that way), based purely on my qualifications, and then being rejected simply because I'm an international student?

Prepare yourselves for part 2 of rant, tomorrow evening.

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