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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have no idea what the H1B scam supposedly is, but we struggle to find qualified candidates.

It's not that there aren't candidates who have a CS degree or something - there are plenty of mediocre candidates - there are very few quality ones. That's true whether we are talking us citizen or not. Generalizing a bit, we tend to see better poise and prescence from us citizens who are perhaps more culturally acclimated, but we see generally weaker mathematics and [b]critical reasoning skills as well.[/b] On the flip side the the H1Bs tend to be on the stronger end of the bell curve in mathematics and related disciplines, and usually somewhat weaker on the presentation side.

We've never said "hey let's hire an h1b cause he's cheaper" or "let's hire a us citizen because they are a citizen". We hire those that pass the screening and testing process. Many citizens don't, many h1bs dont.

There seems to be this idea that because someone has completed a degree they are "entitled" to a job - or deserving of one - or because they've done a program they are equally qualified, but of course that's simply not the case. H1Bs exist because there's a desire to hire top talent, and some H1Bs - just like some citizens - are truly exceptional talent. [/quote]

H1Bs are not being used to hire exceptional talent. Let us know more specifically what it would take to get hired by you. Stronger in mathematics, meaning what precisely?[/quote]
You are partly correct and partly incorrect.  Are there lots of low skilled h1b in IT? Yes, but there are also a good number of top talent on h1bs, too.[/quote]

No way - most of the H1Bs I have worked with definitely lack critical thinking and strategic thinking skills. If you get to know any of them, you will find out in school those skills are not stressed and are not well regarded.  This is the biggest hurdle we have when working with them.[/quote]

Very defensive , very blanket. I know tons non-h1bs who contribute nothing, I mean nothing useful and they have jobs. People with bare minimum degrees that need a handbook for every feature introduced. Hand holding, drama, change averse. Basically dumb as bricks. I work for a Fortune 50 company[/quote]

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