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June 21st, 2006 at 10:43 am
The ad you cite is not saying they will only hire H-1B holders. It cleary sas they will only hire a person who has an H1-B if that visa is valid for transfer ( most are not ).
Unless the guild has instances where the ad clearly states We will only hire H1-b visa holders they do not have a leg to stand on.
June 21st, 2006 at 11:23 am
Not to mention ignorant and stupid.
June 21st, 2006 at 5:39 pm
We have thousands of ads specifically stating “h-1b only” - with no ambiguity at all. You can find plenty of “grey area” ones as well, but lack of evidence is certainly not a concern given the sheer volume of it.
Companies can only blame typos so many times - and ignorance is no excuse in the eyes of the law. I would think it laughable that hundreds of companies are making the exact same type of “innocent” typo.
June 21st, 2006 at 11:01 pm
Hello Roy,
Realizing that you are on the board of Programmers Guild, I am wondering if you could show me some actual examples.
–Angsuman
November 2nd, 2007 at 5:40 pm
Here’s another company ad looking for H1 transfers ONLY. How can you explain this- VMWare is wildly profitable and growing at an amazing rate. What jerks:
http://www.codeproject.com/script/jobs/article.asp?id=1312
November 2nd, 2007 at 11:21 pm
Jon,
They are merely saying saying that they are open to transferring H1-B but not to other kind of sponsorship like applying for a new H1-B etc. They are not denying US nationals from applying for the job.