Should American companies that claim they "can't find any qualified Americans" be required to interview every ... (drugs, stats)

[Mircea]

Originally Posted by KonaldDuth

Shouldn't companies have to interview every American candidate before making a determination on whether or not there exist qualified candidates in America? Would you support a policy like this?

No, that would cost way too much money.

[USERXXXX]

Originally Posted by KonaldDuth

American candidate first?

Here's what I don't understand. I live in the town of a large software company that has been leading the charge on bringing in more H1B Visa workers for decades now. I've applied for many positions that I was qualified for on paper and just recently got a phone interview. It was a 10-minute preliminary interview where a recruiter asked me basic questions about my education and experience. Then I never heard back.

So if this company claims they need more H1B Visa workers to fill their open technical positions, they'll say that they "interviewed" myself and many more people and couldn't find any candidates, when they didn't even give me a chance to demonstrate my technical expertise?

I don't get it. Shouldn't companies have to interview every American candidate before making a determination on whether or not there exist qualified candidates in America? Would you support a policy like this?

This is a very easy comparison:

1. You maybe a graduate from a third-tier college (no offense), but demand a high salary with good benefit as well as "a good work-life balance."

2. Indian/Chinese candidates come from a top college like John Hopkins with a strong intention to work in the US. They will work hard for the company to receive a commitment for H1B visa. Even the company will apply visa for them, they may lose their job due to H1B visa cap.

If I am the hiring manager, why I hire you? Give me a reason.

[BobNJ1960]

Originally Posted by T0103E

I answered no before I even got to the end of the question. They shouldn't be required to do anything they don't want to do. It's their company.

Amen, and all I expect them to do is follow the law. Let the chips fall where they may.

[waviking24]

No.

[Manimuni]

They should be made to put American workers first in my opinion.

[Swingblade]

Listening to the chamber of commerce you would think that Americans were the most un educated and un skilled people on the planet and I do not believe it. Their reps claim that we are too un skilled to work in factories. That one always angers me since I have done that work a lot in life.The places I have worked had skilled techs that kept the machines running the majority of the jobs were taking the parts inspecting, boxing or stacking. Like you need tons of skilled people to do those type of jobs.

On one hand our leaders tell us to get skilled or educated and on the other they flood the country with competition and the only reason I can think of is to lower wages to increase profit.

[GregW]

I would place sever restrictions on the H1b immigration programs in order to provide a realistic employment market for American citizens. the H1b would be used to import a very few special people. This may increase the costs for the companies but employing Americans is far more important that the already handsome profits of Microsoft and Apple.


We need far more government control of the corporate sector to return our government to the voters instead of to Monsanto and the rest of the monopolists.

[T-310]

H1B needs to be suspended indefinitly.

[stan4]

Well.
You said they asked about your education.
If you had a guy who went to some random ok school and a stack of people who went to Harvard on your desk, would you even bother with random ok school guy?

Now, competition in the asian countries is insane. To get into the best schools is even more insane. If they have a bunch of foreigners from the best schools that are harder to get into than some of the best schools here will to work for them, why bother with less qualified guy?

[No_Recess]

Sure let's have more 3rd party intervention in the form of government!

Ever notice the government's answer to every problem (I take that back...perceived problem) is regulation and tax?

God bless it for being so consistent!