>I've been a hiring manager for over a decade in Silicon Valley and my experience is that the market is very competitive now. Most candidates I've spoken with a

>I've been a hiring manager for over a decade in Silicon Valley and my experience is that the market is very competitive now. Most candidates I've spoken with are talking to multiple companies and many have offers pending. Compensation seems to be steadily rising. The market is always competitive for the top 15%. But that's not usually the case for the rest of the labor pool. What the H-1 program means for companies is they never have to train anyone, they never have to hire anyone over 40, and they never have to make offers that include moving expenses.