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The Big 4 consultancies hire college grads give them basic training on the big cloud platforms and then fill up projects. Otherwise they hire cheap engineers fr

by wil421 6y ago

The Big 4 consultancies hire college grads give them basic training on the big cloud platforms and then fill up projects. Otherwise they hire cheap engineers from Eastern Europe or India. They are not looking for experienced engineers. At least in the Technology Advisory space.

MangoCoffee 6y ago
>The Big 4 consultancies hire college grads give them basic training on the big cloud platforms and then fill up projects. that's correct. i went thur that with Avanade. they teach us some basic about the security system that they implemented for their client and client ask for tech support and guess who they send.
raincom 6y ago
That's how these offshoring consulting companies make money: for every 7 fresh undergrads, there is one senior person. They pay $3500 per annum for these cheaper resources; the senior resource gets paid about $16000 per annum. Profits for these consulting companies come from these $300 per month resources.
- texasbigdata 6y ago
  $300 per month for an undergraduate? Genuinely seems a bit low
  - imtringued 6y ago
    There are countries in Africa that pay more than that for unskilled manual labor. Even the cheapest software developer should be able to get $1k before tax per month. Of course I am assuming that these people actually became software developers, if those 7 juniors are merely trainees who haven't written a single line of code in their life then that salary may be justified.
  - raincom 6y ago
    Thousands of undergrads are happy to even get that job in India. That's what TCS/Infosys/Wipro pay for fresh graduates; that's why they milk from the billable hours model.
- qaq 6y ago
  I can speak for their Ukrainian offices starting pay is around 1.2K/month USD and it quickly goes up mid level (3+ years) would be 2.5K+ and senior 4k-6.5K/month. Tech leads architects can make over 8K. Keep in mind that given a tax regime in place of like 5% and cost of living being low you are in very solid shape.

by wil421 6y ago

MangoCoffee 6y ago

>The Big 4 consultancies hire college grads give them basic training on the big cloud platforms and then fill up projects. that's correct. i went thur that with Avanade. they teach us some basic about the security system that they implemented for their client and client ask for tech support and guess who they send.

raincom 6y ago

That's how these offshoring consulting companies make money: for every 7 fresh undergrads, there is one senior person. They pay $3500 per annum for these cheaper resources; the senior resource gets paid about $16000 per annum. Profits for these consulting companies come from these $300 per month resources.

texasbigdata 6y ago
$300 per month for an undergraduate? Genuinely seems a bit low
- imtringued 6y ago
  There are countries in Africa that pay more than that for unskilled manual labor. Even the cheapest software developer should be able to get $1k before tax per month. Of course I am assuming that these people actually became software developers, if those 7 juniors are merely trainees who haven't written a single line of code in their life then that salary may be justified.
- raincom 6y ago
  Thousands of undergrads are happy to even get that job in India. That's what TCS/Infosys/Wipro pay for fresh graduates; that's why they milk from the billable hours model.
qaq 6y ago
I can speak for their Ukrainian offices starting pay is around 1.2K/month USD and it quickly goes up mid level (3+ years) would be 2.5K+ and senior 4k-6.5K/month. Tech leads architects can make over 8K. Keep in mind that given a tax regime in place of like 5% and cost of living being low you are in very solid shape.