Did you start your career after the set back of being on H4

@ VanithaSudhir
I did mention in my previous post that I was placed as a BA by an Indian Consulting Company. Of course I was sponsored H1-B by them to work J. After I was done with my contract, there were no other contracts available at that time for me to take up another assignment in the area where I lived. And so I converted myself back to H4. I also did mention in my post that I did not talk about this in my original post since I am, at this point, not willing to go that path again.
Like I mentioned before, I love working as a BA, suits my personality and my education background. But adding all sorts of things on the resume and trying to get a job in that fashion is something I do not wanna go through in this phase of my life. In the area where I live, its 90% Indian and 10% Americans. I did try to go the consulting path from last 4 months, the Americans Love me and say I am the right candidate but they intentionally put another interview with an Indian to check the validity of the resume. Even if I camouflage very well, Indians turn me down, sometimes coz they think I am extremely well in the area and might be a threat to their jobs or sometimes they know that my resume isn’t what it is J. And also, in the period you keep applying for such jobs, you have to constantly lie to people around you or your neighbors that you are currently working either remotely etc. Coz if people around know that you are not working and you show you are working on your resume, upon getting hired, god forbid if someone you know already works in that company then you will be out in no time. Or if all goes fine and I work on the contract for an year or so then after the completion, I will have to again keep looking to get into another contract. So basically until at least I have real solid 3 years of continual experience, I will not be able to apply for a Full Time BA position.
I have nothing against that path. Infact, the consulting route has given so many people new lives here in the US.
So, at this point, I do not want to take so much stress and walk that path again. SO I decided, whatever it is, I will walk the path in which I will not have to lie. And most importantly I can be free in telling the truth. I personally feel, when your mind is free of all clutter or fear then you can flourish and reach to great heights. Also, the area where we live, we have decided to stay here permanently, so I do not want my lies to affect my kids future. Coz every Indian will know when some one Fakes J.
So for all the above reasons, I with a very heavy heart, I decided I will give up on my BA dream, although I love it so much. That being the reason I never mentioned about BA at all in my original 1[SUP]st[/SUP] post. And wanted to gain information on other areas how I could get back to the workforce.
I agree no pain no gain, but I have decided I will take pains in the right path, so that I can be myself and flourish and shine with my talents.
@jskls
Thank you for responding and for all the input.
@Butterflyice
I appreciate all the information you have given in your post about colleges and to approach councellors. I tottaly find this appealing. Also the idea of getting in touch with people via linked in or facebook, love it. Thank you so much for providing the links to the list of colleges.
Can you please clarify what is “Romba nyaamaana ponnu”. I did not understand what it means.
Also, for MBA if you know how to get financial aids, outside of the college campus, then please let me know. I will certainly talk to the counselor about aids etc.
All the information that you guys have provided here is so amazing. Feels like I had the most sensible conversation with the most sensible people.
But, I would love for more information to keep coming and more people who have walked this path to share here in this thread. It will not only help me but also help so many others who might be in the same boat as I am. And to all the posters so far, please add to this thread whenever you have a new idea or suggestions.
I appreciate all your time in replying. Appreciate it!
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@vanithasudhir
Thank you for your response.

@tashidelek2002

Thank you for your post. Thanks for the advice on approaching counselors.
I agree with you, it’s a Small World today unlike 10 years back. The last part of your post was a little too aggressive. I do not want to justify but I believe numerous people, not only who are on H4, even people who come to the US on L visa’s with intra company transfers, do take the Consulting path and eventually end up having a great career in the US. The path seems lucrative when you have no other path to take.
The reason I tried that path was, even if I had done my Masters again after coming to the US, getting a H1-B sponsorship was so hard. Visa quota’s were getting filled up, there was a lottery system etc . So even with my investment of time and money in doing Masters here, there was no guarantee that I would get a job upon graduation due to work authorization sponsorship requirement. And since I already had good education qualifications, and looking into what was going on here when on H4, I took that path. If I were to be fortunate enough to have continual projects for atleast 2 or 3 years, by now I would have made a great career for myself by eventually getting into a Full Time position. Like so many hundreds of Indians have made going the consulting path.
You are right when you say “I suggest you change your methods”. If you have read all of my posts correctly then you would know, that is what I am doing and trying to seek help from people like you and others who might have had great careers after getting their Green Cards and the liberty to work in the USA without restrictions.
Your last few lines makes me really think. Your right, employers or Managers especially if they are Indians, would guess what the path would have been, for my experience as a BA consultant. They very well can think twice before offering me a job with them. I would want to know your opinion on the below options:
If I told them, I got training from a company and then they placed me – Would it work?
Or would it be best to just forget about the 1 year BA experience and not show anything at all on the resume and just keep my qualifications?
If I went back to doing my Masters here, then would you advice I take that 1 year of experience away from my profile? So there can be no worries at all? And I can start everything fresh?
Thanks for providing suggestions on the Certificates. After reading your post, I did a quick research and saw such certificate programs offered for few weeks to few months. Cost ranging from 2K to 5K.
If I were to get into such certificate programs and upon completion, would you suggest I just keep my previous degrees and this certification on my resume ? And take away my 1 year BA experience ?
Please do let me know your thoughts. Others please feel free to pitch in as well.
Thank you.