I ve been reading a lot about H1-B visas and about the number games that is being played in this arena.That is basically because,my company has filed for one such visa for me and I hope to get it within a fortnight.This year,there has been a cap or a limit on H1-B visas and the number is 65000.According to reliable sources,this number is going to be reached very soon(may be a month).
Linked above is the list of the companies hiring maximum H1-B visas.Although this list gives a good outlook about the U.S job environment for people from India,I view it with a different angle.I feel it should be an eye-opener to the breed of students applying for their M.S in U.S universities.The noticeable fact in the table is that there is not a single Semiconductor company,both manufacturing or design,in this list,but yet the majority of the students coming into the U.S for studying is in the area of Semiconductor Design or processing.Even other areas such as the telecommunications take a beating when compared to the IT arena.It would definitely be an excuse to shy away from reality,if one were to say that his intention to study M.S was not to get employed in such firms but strictly for the knowledge base and going back to India.Even in that case,the chances of one getting employed in the semiconductor arena seems to be bleak.
Most of the companies that feature in the list are the Indian companies which recruit freshers from Indian universities with undergraduate degree and train them to somewhat decent manageable standards and send them to the U.S with one of the numerous available visas such as the H1-B and L1.One factor that I have noticed in this model is the largesse that the Indian companies show towards the branch of their fresh graduates.They do not seem to bother even if the person is from a civil or chemical engineering background and welcome them with open arms.
According to my most humble opinion,I feel this kind of an approach towards building ones career is better than taking the traditional India-B.E,U.S-M.S and H1-B job route.Why I say this is,the whole picture of life changes when the person works in U.S but has a base in India,i.e, if the person has a clear-cut goal of gaining experience/money through the short-time(not short many times-2 or 3 years) U.S visit and going back to India.The feel of contentment and the development in both personal and professional areas, is very well evident in this case.One would get treated like a king at work,upon his return from U.S and one could obviously lead a life like a king with the money that is earned from the trip.But if we consider the case of a person who chooses to do his M.S and get into a H1-B job in the U.S,the whole scenario is different.Due to the lack of a strong pulling force from India in terms of job,nobody leaves the country and chose to stay in the U.S.This gradually brings in a stunted growth both in the personal and professional aspects.One is forced to lead a life of a lonely beggar,considering the fact that one is isolated from the family and how much ever money is earned in U.S,it doesnt matter if one were to live in U.S.On a funny note,the only thing I feel that is of benefit to this U.S beggar is that he is still much sort after by the matrimonial ads and the Maamiyaars2be who advertise for grooms with H1-B visas working in U.S;)))))
So..is it worthy to be a king in India or a begger in U.S??That is something everybody has to dwell into before putting their foot into their careers and all the maamis who open their mouths to say "Enga maapla H1 visa holder ..maami!!Unga maapla??".
-Raapi
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