GlobalAutoIndustry.com’s latest Audio Interview “Work, Training, or Both? How the J-1 Visa Program Can Help Train Your Foreign Automotive Talent in the U.S.” features Gennady Babankov, a manager of the SHRM Exchange Visitor (J-1) Program. SHRM is the Society for Human Resource Management. He oversees two private sector exchange programs for foreign trainees and interns and helps develop, implement, and promote SHRM benefits portfolio for global mobility and immigration members. Prior to joining SHRM in 2019, he managed several education and training programs sponsored by the federal government, including the Flagship Overseas Language Program (U.S. Department of Defense), Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program (U.S. Department of State), and the Open World Program (Library of Congress).
In this 19-minute audio interview, Babankov discusses these questions:
- You propose to launch this program under the umbrella of the J-1 Visa Program, but what is the J-1 Visa Program?
- Please tell us more about the program eligibility requirements.
- Many of our members/clients/partners are familiar with visas such as H1B or L1 that have been traditionally used to support corporate training and rotation programs. How is J-1 visa different?
- What is required of a host company?
- In what ways do host companies benefit from the participation in the J-1 Visa Program?
- You made it look so easy. Are there any program-related and post-program restrictions?
Click here to listen to the audio interview.
About Gennady Babankov, J.D.
Gennady Babankov is a Manager of SHRM Exchange Visitor (J-1) Program. Babankov oversees two private sector exchange programs for foreign trainees and interns and helps develop, implement, and promote SHRM benefits portfolio for global mobility and immigration members.
Babankov has more than 20 years of experience building and managing global education and training programs for students and professionals. He has experience in teacher training, study abroad, cross-cultural training, and language acquisition, and has directed field operations in Russia, Central Asia, Middle East, and the Caucasus.
Prior to joining SHRM in 2019, Babankov managed several education and training programs sponsored by the federal government, including the Flagship Overseas Language Program (U.S. Department of Defense), Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program (U.S. Department of State), and the Open World Program (Library of Congress).
Babankov earned his J.D. degree from the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, a master’s degree from the Johns Hopkins University, and a bachelor’s degree from the Lomonosov Moscow State University in Russia.
Babankov has lived in the United States since 1994 and currently resides in Fairfax, VA.
