Tech Sector Slow To Hire

Iftekhar25 writes "The NY Times is running an article about soaring unemployment rates for IT in the US (6 percent) despite a tech sector that is thirsting for engineering talent. Quoting: 'The chief hurdles to more robust technology hiring appear to be increasing automation and the addition of highly skilled labor overseas. The result is a mismatch of skill levels here at home: not enough workers with the cutting-edge skills coveted by tech firms, and too many people with abilities that can be duplicated offshore at lower cost. That's a familiar situation to many out-of-work software engineers, whose skills start depreciating almost as soon as they are laid off, given the dynamism of the industry.'"

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Re:3... 2... 1... before that old H1B rant

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The rules might not have been followed that well before the crisis, but the authorities are now much keener on enforcing the law and finding companies that abuse those rules.

Tt's cute that you talk about a topic which obviously you have never deal with.

Re:Six percent

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Dude, seriously: FUCK YOU.

You arrogant bastard. I can't wait until YOUR old ass is out of work, then can't get a job because of (gasp) - your AGE.