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For outsourcing firms its about institutionalized racism. In India, applicants put who their parents are, if they're married, where they were born, how old the
by codeonfire 12y ago
For outsourcing firms its about institutionalized racism. In India, applicants put who their parents are, if they're married, where they were born, how old they are, height, weight, etc all on their resume. That is the kind of power they have if they only hire Indians. Why would they hire Americans who can sue them for discrimination?
It's also not just about saving money. Modern day corporations (and probably old fashioned ones) are basically extortion pyramids. The entire livelihood of everybody with employees at a corporation depends on having complete control over their subordinates. Why would you hire someone that can quit when you piss them off. Corps hire people for management jobs on visa as well. Its all about control. The thought is you're nothing if you don't have people under control. It's sad that corporations work that way, but that doesn't change the fact that they do.
- yummyfajitas 12y agoI just looked at the first 5 candidates sitting in my recruiterbox account (hiring for a position in Delhi). Not a single one listed parents, marital status, birth location, age, height or weight. You are correct that outside IT, hiring decisions rely heavily on the community. Within most serious IT firms, which definitively include Infosys and Tata, hiring is roughly as meritocratic as it is in the west. That's due to simple market forces - your community is simply not big enough or smart enough that you can hire exclusively from within it. ("Community" refers to a narrow slice of your ethnic group, e.g. Parsis, Gujus or Conkanis.)