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International Virginia Tech student shares challenges in U.S. job search
‘I started to have a community here’
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BLACKBURG, Va – With Virginia Tech winter commencement Friday, most graduates are already well into their post-grad job search, but one international student is facing more challenges than others.
Jon Labatut left his home in France to study engineering at Virginia Tech in hopes of expanding his horizons.
“I started to have a community here, I have a girlfriend, have some friends, I have.a group of people that is kind of hard to leave,” Labatut said.
He wanted to stay in the United States after getting his degree establishing a life here, but after talking with other French engineers, he soon realized there would be a long list of challenges.