Indian woman in US shares why Indian work experience ‘absolutely counts’ abroad: ‘It helped me land my first job’
An Indian woman living in the US has shared a powerful message for professionals who are often told that their work experience from India may not hold the same value abroad. In a video shared on Instagram, the woman, identified as Meenakshi, spoke about how she chose to present her career journey with honesty instead of hiding or altering parts of it.An Indian woman said she proudly kept her Indian work experience on her resume in the US. (Instagram/desiimmigrantmom)(Also read: Bengaluru woman compares US and Indian work culture: ‘There, offices empty 4:30 pm, here meetings go on till 10 pm’)In the video, Meenakshi addressed a common concern faced many immigrants while looking for work in a new country. She said, “Your Indian experience doesn’t count here in abroad. Does they tell you the same? But it does count.”She went on to explain that she never removed her Indian work experience from her resume, LinkedIn profile or personal story. “I never removed it, not from my resume, not from my LinkedIn, not from my story. I showed my Indian experience with pride. Every year of hard work, every skill I’ve built, and yes, I showed my career gap too,” she said.(Also read:
