 The number one hidden mistake for any international student getting a job in the US is that they thought they couldn't learn a job was because of H&B. In reality, most of them do not know even how to answer the basic interview questions. For example, I've seen she's a senior partner manager working for Netflix competitor and with six years partner manager experience, but she cannot pass any first round interview regardless of the big company like Tiktok and Metta or small companies like startups. She just couldn't have the first round interview. She thought it was because she's on H&B in reality, even if she told the recruiter she doesn't need H&B sponsorship, still couldn't pass the first round interview. Lots of international students stopped trying just saying that I'm on H&B so people don't hire me. In reality, it was because they didn't improve the skills to go into any interviews or new job.