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I'm not sure if it's just "remote" or also aiming for cheap overseas contractors. As a senior remote US employee I don't see how any of the companies I intervi

by gedy 4y ago

I'm not sure if it's just "remote" or also aiming for cheap overseas contractors. As a senior remote US employee I don't see how any of the companies I interviewed with would even allow past screening not turning on camera or other tricks like this.

xupybd 4y ago
As a New Zealander, unfortunately, I fall into the category of cheap overseas contractor. With our weak dollar working for a US company is a good way to earn above average. We're still much more expensive than some of the cheaper countries. In fact we're currently working with a Vietnamese contractor. He is very good and much cheaper than a local hire.
- LAC-Tech 4y ago
  Please don't go into remote work with this attitude. We speak fluent English and if we get up early we have a great timezone overlap with the US. There's no reason to settle for NZ rates with a US company.
  - xupybd 4y ago
    If I were to get a job with a US company I'd be expecting US rates. That would be the point. That was kind of my point that while getting US rates is still and advantage for us here in NZ we can't compete based on price.
    - godmode2019 4y ago
      What is a US rate? I get $120NZD per hr from local companies
      - xupybd 4y ago
        Is that for a salaried position? If so well done!
        godmode2019 4y ago
        No, that's not market rate for salary. I thought we were talking about contracts. Salary seems to be around 150k +- 50k
primeblue 4y ago
ThePadawan 4y ago
Sometimes, the problem is just getting to that first call. If a job offer results in 20 genuine applicants, the company might set up 20 calls. If the same job offer results in 20 genuine applications and 480 fraudsters, the seconds spent on a CV need to drop drastically for a HR person to make the decision to interview a candidate. And if the fraudsters do well faking a CV, and HR only has time for 20 calls, there are going to be a lot of false negatives (genuine candidates not getting a call back).

by gedy 4y ago

xupybd 4y ago

As a New Zealander, unfortunately, I fall into the category of cheap overseas contractor. With our weak dollar working for a US company is a good way to earn above average. We're still much more expensive than some of the cheaper countries. In fact we're currently working with a Vietnamese contractor. He is very good and much cheaper than a local hire.

LAC-Tech 4y ago
Please don't go into remote work with this attitude. We speak fluent English and if we get up early we have a great timezone overlap with the US. There's no reason to settle for NZ rates with a US company.
- xupybd 4y ago
  If I were to get a job with a US company I'd be expecting US rates. That would be the point. That was kind of my point that while getting US rates is still and advantage for us here in NZ we can't compete based on price.
  - godmode2019 4y ago
    What is a US rate? I get $120NZD per hr from local companies
    - xupybd 4y ago
      Is that for a salaried position? If so well done!
      - godmode2019 4y ago
        No, that's not market rate for salary. I thought we were talking about contracts. Salary seems to be around 150k +- 50k

primeblue 4y ago

ThePadawan 4y ago

Sometimes, the problem is just getting to that first call. If a job offer results in 20 genuine applicants, the company might set up 20 calls. If the same job offer results in 20 genuine applications and 480 fraudsters, the seconds spent on a CV need to drop drastically for a HR person to make the decision to interview a candidate. And if the fraudsters do well faking a CV, and HR only has time for 20 calls, there are going to be a lot of false negatives (genuine candidates not getting a call back).