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(23,218 posts) Wed Mar 28, 2012, 07:54 PM Mar 2012

Facebook hires software engineers from India to fill US posts [View all]

Source: Economic Times of India

28 Mar, 2012, 10.11AM IST, Srividya Iyer,ET Bureau

MUMBAI: Facebook, the world's largest social networking site, is doing something that no domestic or multinational company has done before - hire software engineers from India for positions based in the United States.

Typically, global firms such as IBM and GE hire in India for positions here and send some of these recruits abroad for specific projects. However, Facebook's open invitation in a newspaper advertisement last week seeking applicants "to work in the US" is being regarded as a first.

"It is unusual and I haven't seen anything like this," said Sharad Sharma, the chair of industry body Nasscom's software product forum. The advertisement in The Times of India pointed applicants to an online coding challenge for 86 open positions in software engineering in Chicago, Dublin (Ireland), New York and Seattle.

Those who solved the puzzles were promised a phone interview. The online test is being done in partnership with InterviewStreet, a startup founded by Vivek Ravhishankar, a graduate of the National Institute of Technology in Tiruchirapalli. Facebook is a client of InterviewStreet.

Read more: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/jobs/facebook-hires-software-engineers-from-india-to-fill-us-posts/articleshow/12433245.cms

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Facebook hires software engineers from India to fill US posts [View all] OhioChick Mar 2012 OP

It isn't really that surprising johnd83 Mar 2012 #1

When the primary qualification appears to be, "Must work for peanuts"... TheMadMonk Mar 2012 #5

Some jobs are low pay for immigrants, but that is not always true johnd83 Mar 2012 #9

+1 William Seger Mar 2012 #10

(RETRACTED) Not true. caseymoz Mar 2012 #12

Because, you know, it's not like China has a bigger population or anything Blue_Tires Mar 2012 #20

(RETRACTED) Yes, but their higher education system is still pretty bad. caseymoz Mar 2012 #23

There are about 900,000 software engineering jobs in the US. There's about 4.1-4.7% unemployment HiPointDem Mar 2012 #28

(RETRACTED) Very true-- of software engineers. caseymoz Mar 2012 #33

I must have replied to the wrong post; I included the info on software engineering because HiPointDem Mar 2012 #34

Very good statistics and sources. I've reconsidered. caseymoz Mar 2012 #35

I didn't say you were stupid, I said your claim was stupid. HiPointDem Mar 2012 #37

You mean a shortage of indentured servants, don't you? HiPointDem Mar 2012 #32

not reality tru Mar 2012 #24

70% of qualcom hires = non-american. HiPointDem Mar 2012 #30

reason number 3,764 I'm not on facebook bart95 Mar 2012 #2

HA. You and me both! ChromeFoundry Mar 2012 #8

great article '6 reasons i'm not on facebook' by wired uk editor bart95 Mar 2012 #15

All because there are no unemployed software engineers in Silicon Valley Newsjock Mar 2012 #3

Did they have to turn over their passwords during the interview? n/t IDemo Mar 2012 #4

Article is total BS. This has been done for years. eomer Mar 2012 #6

I thought that as soon as I read the headline? This is news? Flash!! Water is wet! riderinthestorm Mar 2012 #7

Really. drm604 Mar 2012 #13

Facebook has done this for years? sarcasmo Mar 2012 #16

The article claims FB "is doing something that no domestic or multinational company has done before" eomer Mar 2012 #17

Yeah, I was about to ask about that Blue_Tires Mar 2012 #21

Exactly. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2012 #18

I thought I was in bizarro world for a sec' when I read that first line. ieoeja Mar 2012 #38

Isn't there a law banning outsourcing except for compelling lack of qualified applicants? alp227 Mar 2012 #11

I wish. beerandjesus Mar 2012 #14

you know, that might explain the insanely inpossible ads I saw dixiegrrrrl Mar 2012 #19

Here's a video of a guy at a conference coaching companies on how NOT to hire Americans riderinthestorm Mar 2012 #22

+1 sarcasmo Mar 2012 #40

DING DING DING!!! KamaAina Mar 2012 #29

my child, let me introduce you to the real world. tru Mar 2012 #25

I asked bc I recall that the senate filibustered something like that alp227 Mar 2012 #27

They're just doing the work that Americans won't do, trying to make a better life, etc., etc. nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #26

Yes, but look at the quality work they do KamaAina Mar 2012 #31

so much stuff is cr*p tru Mar 2012 #36

I doubt it has anything to do with hiring the poorly educated and the incompetent. HiPointDem Mar 2012 #39

Spam deleted by Ruby the Liberal (MIR Team) CompSchool212 May 2012 #41

Little thing about India. ohmindi5 Sep 2012 #42

and you should be proud of your country... hlthe2b Sep 2012 #43