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The truth is that the demand for technologists across all industries is so high right now that an increase in H1B visa quota brought very little impact to the o

The truth is that the demand for technologists across all industries is so high right now that an increase in H1B visa quota brought very little impact to the overall supply demand in the current job market. Look around, is it any easier to high developers now? What's sad about it though, is that, given the reputation of these out-sourcing companies such as Infosys, I am not too confident in the qualification of the tech people they imported. Worse, these companies are so good taking advantage of the loopholes in the H1B application process that they actually hurt the chance of people with really qualifications.

beamatronic 11y ago
Speaking of the application process, are H1Bs ever denied by the government? Does the current process put the burden of proof on the government to show that yes, there are in fact US workers who could do this job?
- prostoalex 11y ago
  > Does the current process put the burden of proof on the government to show that yes, there are in fact US workers who could do this job? The burden is on the company. They must advertise the position externally and internally. Note that in this case it wouldn't be Disney advertising the position and filing the application - it would be the outsourcing company.
- parennoob 11y ago
  > Does the current process put the burden of proof on the government to show that yes, there are in fact US workers who could do this job? No, it puts the burden of proof on the employer. My employer had to submit about 600 pages of paperwork to show that yes, they did look around a lot before hiring me (including records of applications by candidates). I have no idea how the outsourcing firms get away with that.
  - Eridrus 11y ago
    > I have no idea how the outsourcing firms get away with that. They make job descriptions that only the immigrant worker could possibly fill, e.g. they demand that they have all the niche skills a candidate has that could possibly apply to the role, they demand that candidates are willing to work for the same pay in the same location and they do their best to advertise the position in places people won't look, like physical newspapers. I also find that the prevailing wage information for software engineers is very low, at least when I've seen it on my own LCA forms it's been a lot lower than what I'm getting paid and I can easily see how other companies could abuse the process.
s73v3r 11y ago
This statement is irrelevant, though, as the story is about a company that already had competent people doing the job. It's not a situation where they couldn't find people to work. It's a situation where some MBA asshole wanted to bump up his bonus by a few thousand.

beamatronic 11y ago

Speaking of the application process, are H1Bs ever denied by the government? Does the current process put the burden of proof on the government to show that yes, there are in fact US workers who could do this job?

prostoalex 11y ago
> Does the current process put the burden of proof on the government to show that yes, there are in fact US workers who could do this job? The burden is on the company. They must advertise the position externally and internally. Note that in this case it wouldn't be Disney advertising the position and filing the application - it would be the outsourcing company.
parennoob 11y ago
> Does the current process put the burden of proof on the government to show that yes, there are in fact US workers who could do this job? No, it puts the burden of proof on the employer. My employer had to submit about 600 pages of paperwork to show that yes, they did look around a lot before hiring me (including records of applications by candidates). I have no idea how the outsourcing firms get away with that.
- Eridrus 11y ago
  > I have no idea how the outsourcing firms get away with that. They make job descriptions that only the immigrant worker could possibly fill, e.g. they demand that they have all the niche skills a candidate has that could possibly apply to the role, they demand that candidates are willing to work for the same pay in the same location and they do their best to advertise the position in places people won't look, like physical newspapers. I also find that the prevailing wage information for software engineers is very low, at least when I've seen it on my own LCA forms it's been a lot lower than what I'm getting paid and I can easily see how other companies could abuse the process.

s73v3r 11y ago

This statement is irrelevant, though, as the story is about a company that already had competent people doing the job. It's not a situation where they couldn't find people to work. It's a situation where some MBA asshole wanted to bump up his bonus by a few thousand.