Getting the Job at TESLA & McKinsey - International Student Edition

Onboard is excited to present “Getting the Job - International Student Edition” - a series where we interview international students who have accepted full-time and internship positions at exciting companies in the US. Each episode will introduce a new international student and discuss their recruitment strategies, motivators, and processes that helped them get where they are today. Our second episode features Krish Mehta, a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. He is originally from India and now working with the Engineering Finance team at Tesla in San Francisco. Having been through a rigorous recruitment process, Krish landed 45 first-round interviews with companies in the US, of which he faced 43 rejections. Watch the video below to learn how he landed an internship at Morgan Stanley but lost this opportunity on the second day of his internship, remained steadfast and got his first job at McKinsey in New York City, and secured his most recent job at Tesla! The Onboard platform was designed to provide international students with a digital personal student advisor that’s always available; we help students quickly complete administrative processes and provide exclusive access to real-time insights through our international student alumni community. Onboard takes care of the paperwork and helps students navigate the unknown so that they can make the most of their international student experience. To stay up to date with our latest products and international student news, sign up for The Onboard Bulletin: https://app.onboardss.com/signup Follow us on social media: Website: https://www.onboardss.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onboardss/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/onboard-student-services If you have questions for international students who have accepted job offers in the US, feel free to drop them in the comments! ▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 0:00 Introduction 1:00 Getting to know Krish 2:20 The Recruitment Process 6:12 Employers Not Sponsoring 7:14 Finding a last-minute internship 9:51 Getting a full-time job without a “big name” internship 14:06 Recruiting with a full-time job 15:42 Preparing for the interview 17:55 Answering questions you don’t know the answer to 18:39 Tips & advice for international students 20:50 Joining Tesla