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Shocking Growth?

Comment #20: Working for an Indian Recruiter: Seeing Incorrect Candidates Sent to Clients?

I worked as an IT recruiter 20 years ago and saw how it all began. I was shocked to learn how the process worked and how they would have one "educated" person doing ALL of the technical phone interviews, but sending other, much less skilled Indians to

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Forcing Out Entire Teams?

Comment #7: On the Replacement of Domestic US Workers?

I have been in IT for over 20 years. In the past 5 years, I have been personally discriminated by Indian workers and managers while HR has stood back and done nothing. My entire teams were discriminated against and forced out if they were American and replaced with less qualified Indian

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Scammed, Lied To, Slandered by Indians?

Comment #67: Scheming to Get Rid of US Domestic Workers?

I have been scammed, lied to, and slandered by Indians in IT at every level - supervisors, colleagues, contractors, vendors - you name it. The Indian recruiters are the worst. I’ve come to believe that Indians are inherently dishonest.

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Asked by Indians to Spice Resumes?

Comment #71: Asked by Indians to Spice Resumes?

In 2020 I was in the job market for a number of months. 90+% of the calls I received were from Indian recruitment firms. Many of them asked me to doctor my resume to fit the position or outright lie. This happened over and over. I interviewed at a few Indian owned businesses and it was very cl

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"Forget Training"

Comment #72: Forget Training?

Americans don't seem aware of the "train and place" industry that gives them a boost to get careers here. There are lots of tiny, undercover "schools" that drill them in technologies such as SAP, "spice" their resumes, and take a cut of their salaries. I've encountered them twice in my state. One recruiter, wor

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"Using Generic Scripts"

Comment #76: Indian Recruiters?

Our of Control Recruiters?
When I have actually worked with Indian coworkers at various jobs, the experience has been fine overall. There have been some exceptions, but they have generally been good-natured, friendly people, who are competent, if not exceptionally so. What really bothers me is that

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