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Old 04-07-2010, 08:21 PM
 
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I find this hard to believe.
I believe it. Many employers in the US and even some schools do not recognise foreign schools that don't have US accreditation.

I went to a three year university for undergrad in the Caribbean but because it has US accreditation I was accepted to graduate school at UT. Without US accreditation or recognition going to the best schools in your country or region won't help you.
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Old 04-07-2010, 11:28 PM
 
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Well i'm in IT (graduated abroad and my bank and the INS found my engineering degree to be equivalent) and I work with a lot of FOB chinese, pakistanis and indians etc. none of us really have problems with our foreign diplomas especially during our greencard processing (they hire some company to do the analysis of our scholastic records). most of us did not finish in a famous university. I guess a business degree would need some adjustment to US standards
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Old 04-09-2010, 08:03 PM
 
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Some degrees are considered to be equivalent some are not. A lot of people have issues with 3 year degrees. I've seen it written in some places "3 year degrees not accepted". Also check out some of the immigration forums (not on city data), this is often discussed.
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Old 04-10-2010, 08:26 PM
 
Location: Sugar Land
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In the current market conditions, there are plenty of US educated Engineers from tier 1 and 2 schools and those with 15+ years industry experience to choose from. My Hr staff receives 100-150 applicants for every opening these days...
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Old 04-10-2010, 08:50 PM
 
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In the current market conditions, there are plenty of US educated Engineers from tier 1 and 2 schools and those with 15+ years industry experience to choose from. My Hr staff receives 100-150 applicants for every opening these days...
Is being from a "Tier 1 and 2" school relevant when knowledge workers overseas can work for a fraction of the cost of an American one?
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Old 04-10-2010, 10:49 PM
 
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This is also causing a glut in the market, but even then, there is not enough low-paid highly skilled people overseas to meet all the demands. What outsourcing to low cost regions has done is made it tougher for those that do not have the right experience or have highly desired skills to get a job.

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Is being from a "Tier 1 and 2" school relevant when knowledge workers overseas can work for a fraction of the cost of an American one?
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Old 04-10-2010, 11:27 PM
 
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We're talking about jobs in the US though not jobs outsourced outside the US. A US employer cannot employ a foreign worker for a wage that is less than the prevailing wage in the industry.

I know this because I am *gasp* an H1B worker.
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Old 04-10-2010, 11:33 PM
 
Location: TX
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Fair enough. When strong AI is perfected, we'll all be out of work.
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