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At any given time, the PERM process in the greencard system creates an inflated number of tech job postings. I'll outline the envelope math. Assuming all H1B s

At any given time, the PERM process in the greencard system creates an inflated number of tech job postings. I'll outline the envelope math. Assuming all H1B slots are filled, that's 85,000 per year based on the recent 10 year cap. H1B visas last about 6 years. In order to get a green card, part of the process is the PERM. You post the H1B holder's job in a newspaper or on websites and have legal review the applicants and determine why no american applicants are suitable. Assume that all H1B people want to get into the perm process, but it can generally take a few years to happen. So at any given time, there may be up to 510,000 (85K6) people applying for PERM status. During that time, we can assume about half are in the PERM process, meaning we have at least 255,000 fake* postings that are specifically tailored to a candidate in order to reject other candidates. TLDR; PERM process creates at least 0.25M fake job postings at any given time, mostly in technology.

howdoesoneknow 2y ago
How does one know that this is happening so that they are not wasting their time applying for positions that they will never get?
- blobbers 2y ago
  Usually they try to tailor the job description very specifically to the PERM person's skills, and they're allowed to discriminate based on someone not having a specific skill. You need to tick all the boxes in order to not get disqualified or to disqualify the PERM candidate. The job description may still have some generic text about how we don't expect you to have everything; that's gobbledygook, ignore it. You need to have everything. If a job description looks too specific, it may be a PERM job post. I don't think there is a clear cut way to avoid it. Probably the best way to get around it is referrals; people might know the hiring manager and know if the req is real.

howdoesoneknow 2y ago

How does one know that this is happening so that they are not wasting their time applying for positions that they will never get?

blobbers 2y ago
Usually they try to tailor the job description very specifically to the PERM person's skills, and they're allowed to discriminate based on someone not having a specific skill. You need to tick all the boxes in order to not get disqualified or to disqualify the PERM candidate. The job description may still have some generic text about how we don't expect you to have everything; that's gobbledygook, ignore it. You need to have everything. If a job description looks too specific, it may be a PERM job post. I don't think there is a clear cut way to avoid it. Probably the best way to get around it is referrals; people might know the hiring manager and know if the req is real.