This Ah Neh started out as a fake IT worker in US and is paid to learn.
So how many of such Ah Nehs are in Singapore with fake, or no real IT qualifications?
To get to the bottom of this is to make all Ah Nehs declare where they get this job in Singapore from? Are they with any Indian Consultant company which give them this job?
From there put him to sign and says he will be jailed for 10 years if he lied to MOM.
taken from one of the comments in this site http://www.scholarshipforusa.com/2009/01/the-truth-about-indian-it-consulting-firms-revealed/
DS says:
December 9, 2011 at 1:52 pm
I am someone who has joined these consulting companies and still involved with one of them. The one’s I joined are involved in a lot of lies but both are good in one area. Once on a job they pay you the agreed amount without fail. Trust me with 50% of these consulting companies even getting your paycheck while on a job is difficult. My earlier roomie used to get paid 3 months late (Jan paycheck in april) and sometimes didnt get it. To change this scenario of fake consultants there are a few ways. Laws dont need to change, they are already in place but people are breaking them since its extremely difficult to catch the culprits. Companies have to understand that you dont need people with 10 years experience to do something which a person with 1-2 yrs experience can do. They ask for ridiculous amount of experience which I am 100% sure would remain unfulfilled if everyone is genuine. If this does not change I dont see any major change in the consulting world in the near future. I started with a fake exp of 5 yrs but now I have worked for 4 years and last years have been in an extremely good client site.
Even now I find it extremely hard to find positions that are looking for people with 3-4 yrs experience. I am aware US is not there to feed foreigners but one has to understand what people go through to get here. Once they do that people do anything and everything to stay and earn here. People who are lucky get hired by the client or by some bigger cleaner consulting company like IBM, Deloitte etc. I am still waiting for that to happen to me.
Everything that was said about these consulting companies are true. They keep 10 – 15 people in one big house with 4 rooms and sometimes 5-6 people in 1 BHK apts. Nowadays they dont pay a single penny during the fake 2 month training (although have heard some companies pay for grocery). They provide the material for training and its upto the consultant to train him/her self. Once at the client side the consultant manages somehow to get through the initial period. I remember the time when I had to dial into a conference call the first time, I looked so stupid. Although this fake consulting business is not a correct thing, both legally and morally I dont see this scenario changing unless these big companies change themselves.
Another confession
Screwed says:
May 10, 2012 at 9:56 am
I am an Indian international student and I feel that these consultancies are wrong in what they do. It’s a dirty process that screws over the honest american kids.
We have very little right to come out here and claim poverty in order to get a job. There is nothing ethically correct about this whole thing. You feel like you just sold yourself to the mafia and you’re whoring yourself out just for the money. We all just need an entry point but this is corrupt. Everyone should be given a fair chance; not hustle your way into the job market. People don’t want to go back to India because the pay isn’t as good so they feel like they’ve forced their way into this mess. If you stop to think, this is how girls become prostitutes, you work with deceit. I’m sad to say that my county is filled with liars and thieves, we’re not smart, we’re just cunning.
Some day I hope that the government would stop playing dumb and fix this mess. The job market is inflated with resumes to match requirements that have been set by companies to filter out the trash.
Corporations are so huge that they dont care about the small picture stuff, just the holistic view shows that they’re functioning correctly. On a broader perspective, the rest of the country is getting messed up with unemployment
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Hitchhiker says:
April 26, 2010 at 5:24 pm
I have had some really bad experiences with these Desi consulting firms. My H1B was filed and approved by one of the desi consultancies. They promised a project in US so I went back to India for my H1B stamping (Prior to this I was living with my spouse). When I was supposed to travel back after stamping, they told me that there are no projects. I came back to US on H4 (dependent visa). Its been 8 months now, the consultancy who had filed for my H1B is no more searching for a project for me. So I decided to post my profile on job sites. I did that a couple of months ago. In a few days a different desi consultancy calls me up.
They have an opening matching my profile, but when I don’t agree to pay for H1B filing and premium processing fees, the recruiter tells me that “You will never get a job on H1B if you don’t go through consultancies. You need to pay money.” I just tell him that I am not interested in dealing with such consultancies. I have around 5 years of experience in working with top MNCs in India. But these consultancies treat you like a garbage just because you don’t have a job.
Thanks for posting this. We should do something about this. The worst part is, I know so many people who have a job and working in this way. Its a joke to be honest when people with fake experience are getting jobs.
So how many of such Ah Nehs are in Singapore with fake, or no real IT qualifications?
To get to the bottom of this is to make all Ah Nehs declare where they get this job in Singapore from? Are they with any Indian Consultant company which give them this job?
From there put him to sign and says he will be jailed for 10 years if he lied to MOM.
taken from one of the comments in this site http://www.scholarshipforusa.com/2009/01/the-truth-about-indian-it-consulting-firms-revealed/
DS says:
December 9, 2011 at 1:52 pm
I am someone who has joined these consulting companies and still involved with one of them. The one’s I joined are involved in a lot of lies but both are good in one area. Once on a job they pay you the agreed amount without fail. Trust me with 50% of these consulting companies even getting your paycheck while on a job is difficult. My earlier roomie used to get paid 3 months late (Jan paycheck in april) and sometimes didnt get it. To change this scenario of fake consultants there are a few ways. Laws dont need to change, they are already in place but people are breaking them since its extremely difficult to catch the culprits. Companies have to understand that you dont need people with 10 years experience to do something which a person with 1-2 yrs experience can do. They ask for ridiculous amount of experience which I am 100% sure would remain unfulfilled if everyone is genuine. If this does not change I dont see any major change in the consulting world in the near future. I started with a fake exp of 5 yrs but now I have worked for 4 years and last years have been in an extremely good client site.
Even now I find it extremely hard to find positions that are looking for people with 3-4 yrs experience. I am aware US is not there to feed foreigners but one has to understand what people go through to get here. Once they do that people do anything and everything to stay and earn here. People who are lucky get hired by the client or by some bigger cleaner consulting company like IBM, Deloitte etc. I am still waiting for that to happen to me.
Everything that was said about these consulting companies are true. They keep 10 – 15 people in one big house with 4 rooms and sometimes 5-6 people in 1 BHK apts. Nowadays they dont pay a single penny during the fake 2 month training (although have heard some companies pay for grocery). They provide the material for training and its upto the consultant to train him/her self. Once at the client side the consultant manages somehow to get through the initial period. I remember the time when I had to dial into a conference call the first time, I looked so stupid. Although this fake consulting business is not a correct thing, both legally and morally I dont see this scenario changing unless these big companies change themselves.
Another confession
Screwed says:
May 10, 2012 at 9:56 am
I am an Indian international student and I feel that these consultancies are wrong in what they do. It’s a dirty process that screws over the honest american kids.
We have very little right to come out here and claim poverty in order to get a job. There is nothing ethically correct about this whole thing. You feel like you just sold yourself to the mafia and you’re whoring yourself out just for the money. We all just need an entry point but this is corrupt. Everyone should be given a fair chance; not hustle your way into the job market. People don’t want to go back to India because the pay isn’t as good so they feel like they’ve forced their way into this mess. If you stop to think, this is how girls become prostitutes, you work with deceit. I’m sad to say that my county is filled with liars and thieves, we’re not smart, we’re just cunning.
Some day I hope that the government would stop playing dumb and fix this mess. The job market is inflated with resumes to match requirements that have been set by companies to filter out the trash.
Corporations are so huge that they dont care about the small picture stuff, just the holistic view shows that they’re functioning correctly. On a broader perspective, the rest of the country is getting messed up with unemployment
More:
Hitchhiker says:
April 26, 2010 at 5:24 pm
I have had some really bad experiences with these Desi consulting firms. My H1B was filed and approved by one of the desi consultancies. They promised a project in US so I went back to India for my H1B stamping (Prior to this I was living with my spouse). When I was supposed to travel back after stamping, they told me that there are no projects. I came back to US on H4 (dependent visa). Its been 8 months now, the consultancy who had filed for my H1B is no more searching for a project for me. So I decided to post my profile on job sites. I did that a couple of months ago. In a few days a different desi consultancy calls me up.
They have an opening matching my profile, but when I don’t agree to pay for H1B filing and premium processing fees, the recruiter tells me that “You will never get a job on H1B if you don’t go through consultancies. You need to pay money.” I just tell him that I am not interested in dealing with such consultancies. I have around 5 years of experience in working with top MNCs in India. But these consultancies treat you like a garbage just because you don’t have a job.
Thanks for posting this. We should do something about this. The worst part is, I know so many people who have a job and working in this way. Its a joke to be honest when people with fake experience are getting jobs.
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