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23. They ask for years of experience in specific skills

Reply to IronLionZion (Reply #15)

Mon Mar 25, 2019, 03:33 PM

Mar 2019

that they have only been hiring H-1Bs for.

They are not interested in bringing in a college grad and letting them learn, even though these programming languages are very accessible to a smart young grad (anyone from a decent school with a comp sci degree with decent grades will pick it up just fine)

The recruiters filter the applications and exclude the Americans because they say the skills match isn't there.

But it is because the job posting was written to target a specific H-1B they want to get.

I have been on the hiring side too.

It is a stack of steaming bullshit.

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Thousands of Indian techies return home as US rejects visa extensions [View all] IronLionZion Mar 2019 OP

Forced to hire Americans? Don't get your hopes up too high. They'll subcontract these jobs over... SWBTATTReg Mar 2019 #1

Americans should apply for these jobs IronLionZion Mar 2019 #4

And maybe our so called president would quit using the H-1Bs for hiring his own workers ... SWBTATTReg Mar 2019 #6

If companies can't find qualified people who Ilsa Mar 2019 #2

Americans should apply for these jobs IronLionZion Mar 2019 #3

They should apply. But the companies can't force them to Ilsa Mar 2019 #20

Nothing qualified me for a job I had a few years ago IronLionZion Mar 2019 #21

BTW, I'm only vaguely familiar with the contracting companies. Ilsa Mar 2019 #25

H-1B's cost far more Americans jobs than riverine Mar 2019 #5

Jobs exist. American workers exist. Americans should apply for H-1B jobs IronLionZion Mar 2019 #9

Some companies want the indentured servant rather than the American MH1 Mar 2019 #22

Because the south has the anti union, "right to work" states. borgesian Mar 2019 #16

Yes, that is a primary reason auto jobs left the upper Midwest riverine Mar 2019 #17

No. They let them work from India or move the jobs over there. roamer65 Mar 2019 #7

Americans should apply for these jobs IronLionZion Mar 2019 #10

They aren't posted here. roamer65 Mar 2019 #12

There are jobs posted on company websites, and LinkedIn, Monster, Dice, etc. IronLionZion Mar 2019 #13

True. roamer65 Mar 2019 #14

I've been on the hiring side IronLionZion Mar 2019 #15

They ask for years of experience in specific skills MH1 Mar 2019 #23

Yes. Why do you think there are very few Americans applying? roamer65 Mar 2019 #24

Many Americans don't know about, or buy into the contracting model IronLionZion Mar 2019 #26

What's your theory on why Americans won't apply? IronLionZion Mar 2019 #27

Hire Americans! TexasBlueDog Mar 2019 #8

Americans should apply for these contracting jobs! IronLionZion Mar 2019 #11

Programmers Guild area51 Mar 2019 #18

STEM workers should unionize IronLionZion Mar 2019 #19

Shameless kick for America IronLionZion Mar 2019 #28