Interstride
About Interstride
Interstride is a new digital career platform available free to all UC San Diego students and designed to support both international and domestic students in navigating today’s global job market.
Whether you’re seeking visa-friendly opportunities in the U.S., exploring careers abroad, or looking to better understand global hiring trends, Interstride puts powerful tools at your fingertips.
🚀 Accessing the Platform
You can set up your Interstride account in 3 easy steps:
- Click Sign Up from the UCSD Interstride page and enter your ucsd.edu email
- Create your profile
- Start searching for international friendly jobs and internships, join communities, and find resources!
⭐ Features List
✅ Visa-friendly job & internship search with filters based on work authorization.
✅ Employer insights including sponsorship history and hiring trends.
✅ Career & immigration resources such as webinars, guides, and expert articles.
✅ Global networking with students, alumni, and professionals worldwide.
✅ Real-time updates via the mobile app for jobs, events, and community activity.
🛂 US Visa Insights
Interstride’s U.S. Visa Insights give international students a clear, data-driven view of which employers support work authorization in the United States. Using verified information from the U.S. Department of Labor, SEVIS, and USCIS, the platform provides up-to-date trends on companies that sponsor visas and the types of roles they support. With Visa Insights, you can:
- Search job opportunities by U.S. visa type, employer, country, experience level, and more.
- View historical sponsorship activity, including the number of visa petitions submitted by each company or for specific roles.
- Identify employers familiar with hiring international talent, helping you target applications strategically.
- Filter opportunities by visa type, including H-1B, Green Card, OPT, STEM OPT, and CPT.
Start exploring jobs, building your global network, and planning your next steps with confidence.