[whatevermom]

Sorry, English isn’t my native language, but do you want to start studying again in EU? In that case, you can apply for an education VISA. I don’t know what is a blue card, but I’d suggest looking at the country you want specifically rather than looking at Europe as a whole. The procedures will be similar between EU countries but in the end, you’re going to be talking to one specific embassy in America. Each countries have different levels of strictness.

[camhayes]

My goal is to study in EU (particularly Germany or France), but to first try to find employment there. Where I am having difficulty is finding a reliable method for setting up interviews with German/French software companies, and I was hoping for advice on what others may have done to succeed in that.

[whatevermom]

Why do you want to find employment first? I don’t mean to tell you to change course but curious if going to a school first wouldn’t be a better option.

I can’t prove it but I think that it’ll be hard getting a job here without speaking the language unless you’re extra qualified. At least, that’s my perspective in France but I might be 100% wrong since I actually never held an office job here.

Not sure about Germany, but I would say that they speak better English than us French on average so that’s where I would try my luck first if I was you.

… except that German will be useless if you ever want to transition to Spain / Italy. Learning French would allow you to learn Spanish or Italian fast, but German wont.

(This message is definitely a nothing burger concerning finding employment, but I hope it gave you some ideas to consider)