How GCB matches you with a U.S. host employer

Choose how you start: $199 Application Fee one-time (Track A) or $99/month GCB Subscription capped at $297 (Track B). Either option unlocks the same matching process.

We review eligibility, qualifications, timing, preferred location, and English-language capability to confirm you are a fit for the J-1 program.

Video or phone call with your placement officer to confirm fit, discuss goals, and walk through the program end to end.

We submit your profile to the J-1 Visa Sponsor for eligibility confirmation before matching begins. No host is contacted until the sponsor confirms you qualify.

We share your profile with our vetted U.S. host employer network (and the Sponsor's network when appropriate) based on your guidelines, availability, timing, qualifications, and Host Company requirements.

If a Host extends an offer, you review role, location, stipend, housing, duration, and pricing model before deciding. The decision is always yours.

Boutique, concierge-level matching

Targeting a specific property, brand, city, or caliber? We are the only ones who do this.

Most J-1 agencies push you into whatever opening is available. We do the opposite. If you want a specific host property, a particular hotel brand or restaurant group, a luxury or 5-star caliber only, or a precise location - New York City, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Colorado, Nevada, Texas, or anywhere else in our U.S. network - sign with us and we will hand-build that match for you. It is a true boutique, concierge-level service that no other partner in the industry offers at this level. Targeted placements naturally take longer (limited seasonal capacity, longer interview cycles, brand-specific requirements) - but the result is the placement you actually wanted, not a generic assignment. The properties listed on our site are example hosts in our network; the full reach is much wider.

If you already hold J-1 sponsorship and only need us to find your host employer, that same matching work is available on its own.

Profile and CV strength

Eligibility for J-1 category

Availability and start window

Preferred U.S. location

Program duration (3 to 12 months)

English-language level

Host Company current openings

Department and training needs

One conversation at a time

GCB moves through Host Company opportunities sequentially - typically one active conversation at a time, occasionally two when timing overlaps. You will not be asked to compare a long list of offers, and GCB will not stack offers to pressure you.

Important

Declining an offer does NOT end the matching process

If you decline an offer because the role, location, stipend, housing, duration, or pricing model does not fit, GCB moves on and introduces you to the next Host Company that may be a fit - as long as you remain engaged and responsive. What matters is that the right placement is found for you within the program window.

Why longer programs are easier to match

The minimum program duration is 3 months. Longer programs (6 to 12 months) are usually easier to match because the Host Company has more time to train you and benefit from the program. 3-month placements are possible but typically harder to match.

After you accept

Once you confirm in writing that you wish to proceed with a placement and its commercial terms, that placement becomes binding for further processing. Transfers, Host Company changes, or re-matching after acceptance are not guaranteed and require Sponsor approval and written confirmation.