As a contractor, very little positive. Good pay, but no benefits.
It's hard to get full-time employment unless in management or senior-level positions.
Eighty-five percent of the Test Engineering team in Center City Philadelphia is comprised of foreign workers who are here on H1B visas. They get taken advantage of with less pay and long hours, or they get sent back home. Conversely, US workers are let go in favor of the cheaper labor that foreign workers from India, Asia, and Russia can provide. It's really messed up. In a meeting recently, out of 33 people, only 6 were US citizens.
Invest in America and hire US citizens.
Then make them direct hires, as that gives them pride and a sense of loyalty to their company, instead of having a mercenary attitude since the company shows no loyalty to them.
Tired of seeing US workers train their foreign replacements... I am in the process of doing that now.
After I had a phone screen with the hiring manager, I was invited to an on-site interview with 5 different developers, one at a time, each for 30 minutes. I spent most of my time coding on a whiteboard and answering core Java questions. Overall, I f
1. Recruiter reaches out and does the initial screening. 2. Set up an interview with a team. 3. It depends on the team how they will interview you. 4. If the team likes you, they will send you an offer letter.
They had a manager talk to me and ask me various questions about my previous work. They also talked about where I see myself at Comcast. Overall, it was a very nice interview, and I felt respected.
After I had a phone screen with the hiring manager, I was invited to an on-site interview with 5 different developers, one at a time, each for 30 minutes. I spent most of my time coding on a whiteboard and answering core Java questions. Overall, I f
1. Recruiter reaches out and does the initial screening. 2. Set up an interview with a team. 3. It depends on the team how they will interview you. 4. If the team likes you, they will send you an offer letter.
They had a manager talk to me and ask me various questions about my previous work. They also talked about where I see myself at Comcast. Overall, it was a very nice interview, and I felt respected.