Guides Team: OPT Eligibility Requirements and Recruitment Process - hackforla/guides GitHub Wiki

Please review the Eligibility requirements

Eligibility

You must:

  • be able to start within a week of your interview date
  • be able to attend the Guides team meeting every Friday from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM PST
  • have confirmed with your school that the Product Manager role is directly related to your major area of study
  • be authorized for post-completion OPT (NOT pre-completion OPT or STEM OPT Extension)
  • be within the required legal period to start the OPT volunteering (no later than 60 days after you complete your degree)
  • have Post-completion OPT authorization ending 2025-06-19 or later
  • be available for 20 hours per week of unpaid volunteering, for a minimum of 3 months
    • If you obtain paid employment from another entity before the three months expires, we require you to complete at least the first month of volunteering, which can you do concurrently with your paid employment. After the first month of volunteering, we only ask that you notify us of your departure date and update the issue you are working on to summarize what work you have completed.
  • have a good internet connection
  • have a relatively quiet workspace to attend meetings
  • be able to
    • attend Zoom meetings with your camera on
    • share your screen when requested