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    Hi!! How are s/w jobs scenario in USA?I got a H1 B done with a company there , am presently in India with a good firm.The company also started a development centre in India and benefits are good during bench period also(Also ranked top 2 fast grwoing company in past 2 years in Milwaukee region, presently with 500 employees). Which technology is doing well.(Heard .Net and Datawarehousing). What do you suggest, going to USA at this time(dont say before filing for H1 , you should have thought,or your personal...), after nearly 6 years exp. Please suggest. Bye -- modified at 7:57 Tuesday 13th June, 2006

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      Hi!! How are s/w jobs scenario in USA?I got a H1 B done with a company there , am presently in India with a good firm.The company also started a development centre in India and benefits are good during bench period also(Also ranked top 2 fast grwoing company in past 2 years in Milwaukee region, presently with 500 employees). Which technology is doing well.(Heard .Net and Datawarehousing). What do you suggest, going to USA at this time(dont say before filing for H1 , you should have thought,or your personal...), after nearly 6 years exp. Please suggest. Bye -- modified at 7:57 Tuesday 13th June, 2006

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      Go man, Atleast you will have some abroad experience , even one year which will be good for your career. Atleast you will be good in client interactions in future, if you come back. see the new places, new world, new people.. how did u get h1b I heard quota is already over?

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        Go man, Atleast you will have some abroad experience , even one year which will be good for your career. Atleast you will be good in client interactions in future, if you come back. see the new places, new world, new people.. how did u get h1b I heard quota is already over?

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        Thanks IdliDosa for the suggestion. Rgds Ind_coder:cool:

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          Thanks IdliDosa for the suggestion. Rgds Ind_coder:cool:

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          welcome man :) Idlidhosa is most nutritious food on the face of earth.

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            welcome man :) Idlidhosa is most nutritious food on the face of earth.

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            only when taken with sambar :) anyhow thanks again,please guys do suggest Rgds ind_coder:cool:

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              Hi!! How are s/w jobs scenario in USA?I got a H1 B done with a company there , am presently in India with a good firm.The company also started a development centre in India and benefits are good during bench period also(Also ranked top 2 fast grwoing company in past 2 years in Milwaukee region, presently with 500 employees). Which technology is doing well.(Heard .Net and Datawarehousing). What do you suggest, going to USA at this time(dont say before filing for H1 , you should have thought,or your personal...), after nearly 6 years exp. Please suggest. Bye -- modified at 7:57 Tuesday 13th June, 2006

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              If your H1B is approved, and you don't go - you've basically taken some other person's chance of going there on a work-Visa. Though, that is not a particularly major issue - from your current perspective. I'd suggest this. Move to the US, work for an year or so, and if you don't like it, go back to India. One extra year of work experience in the US looks good on your resume - specially since many companies are looking for that sort of candidate. Regards, Nish


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                If your H1B is approved, and you don't go - you've basically taken some other person's chance of going there on a work-Visa. Though, that is not a particularly major issue - from your current perspective. I'd suggest this. Move to the US, work for an year or so, and if you don't like it, go back to India. One extra year of work experience in the US looks good on your resume - specially since many companies are looking for that sort of candidate. Regards, Nish


                Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
                Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. Also visit the Ultimate Toolbox blog (New)

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                Hi Nishant, Thank you. My H1 is approved and stamped in April 2006 from chennai consulate. Its only I wanted to know the market there, and booming skills. And if it is appropriate time to go there now or wait. Any valuable suggestion is highly appreciated rgds

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                  only when taken with sambar :) anyhow thanks again,please guys do suggest Rgds ind_coder:cool:

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                  ind_coder wrote:

                  only when taken with sambar :)

                  I prefer Rawa Dosa With Sambar.. nay body taking order:)

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                    Hi Nishant, Thank you. My H1 is approved and stamped in April 2006 from chennai consulate. Its only I wanted to know the market there, and booming skills. And if it is appropriate time to go there now or wait. Any valuable suggestion is highly appreciated rgds

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                    ind_coder wrote:

                    My H1 is approved and stamped in April 2006 from chennai consulate.

                    Looks like you got it under last year's quota then. This fiscal year's start date is Oct 1 2006. Even if the H1B is approved, the work Visa date starts Oct 1.

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                    Its only I wanted to know the market there, and booming skills. And if it is appropriate time to go there now or wait.

                    Well, the US has always been the land of opportunity. Unless you have strong emotional ties to family and friends in India, you should move to the US (my opinion of course). Regards, Nish


                    Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
                    Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. Also visit the Ultimate Toolbox blog (New)

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                      ind_coder wrote:

                      My H1 is approved and stamped in April 2006 from chennai consulate.

                      Looks like you got it under last year's quota then. This fiscal year's start date is Oct 1 2006. Even if the H1B is approved, the work Visa date starts Oct 1.

                      ind_coder wrote:

                      Its only I wanted to know the market there, and booming skills. And if it is appropriate time to go there now or wait.

                      Well, the US has always been the land of opportunity. Unless you have strong emotional ties to family and friends in India, you should move to the US (my opinion of course). Regards, Nish


                      Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
                      Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. Also visit the Ultimate Toolbox blog (New)

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                      yes it was last year petetion which i went for stamping this year , a delay of one year due to some personal commitments here. Still an eligible bachelor :cool:, so can take a leap into land of opportunities, no strings attached. Thank you again Nishant. Rgds

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                        Hi!! How are s/w jobs scenario in USA?I got a H1 B done with a company there , am presently in India with a good firm.The company also started a development centre in India and benefits are good during bench period also(Also ranked top 2 fast grwoing company in past 2 years in Milwaukee region, presently with 500 employees). Which technology is doing well.(Heard .Net and Datawarehousing). What do you suggest, going to USA at this time(dont say before filing for H1 , you should have thought,or your personal...), after nearly 6 years exp. Please suggest. Bye -- modified at 7:57 Tuesday 13th June, 2006

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                        I moved from Canada to the US almost 7 years ago, initially with a Trade NAFTA visa, then an H1B visa. I have completed the residency requirements and am now a permanent US resident. I have no regrets for my decision. The job environment has given me room to grow professionally and personally. As others have said, international experience shows you are willing to test new waters.

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                          I moved from Canada to the US almost 7 years ago, initially with a Trade NAFTA visa, then an H1B visa. I have completed the residency requirements and am now a permanent US resident. I have no regrets for my decision. The job environment has given me room to grow professionally and personally. As others have said, international experience shows you are willing to test new waters.

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                          Thank you Tim, It is definitely an encouraging suggestion. Since you are in US now, please do let me know the IT market and hot skills now. Rgds

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                            Thank you Tim, It is definitely an encouraging suggestion. Since you are in US now, please do let me know the IT market and hot skills now. Rgds

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                            The IT market in the area I live (near Charlotte, NC) seems to be increasing. As for as hot skills, the people I have worked with that have gone elsewhere are working with C# and SQLServer 2005, so, Microsoft based technologies are certainly in demand.

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                              ind_coder wrote:

                              only when taken with sambar :)

                              I prefer Rawa Dosa With Sambar.. nay body taking order:)

                              "Opinions are neither right nor wrong. I cannot change your opinion. I can, however, change what influences your opinion." - David Crow

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                              OMG! You guys've certainly made me hungry. : ) . . . .


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                                The IT market in the area I live (near Charlotte, NC) seems to be increasing. As for as hot skills, the people I have worked with that have gone elsewhere are working with C# and SQLServer 2005, so, Microsoft based technologies are certainly in demand.

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                                Thanks Tim for your valuable info. Rgds

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                                  welcome man :) Idlidhosa is most nutritious food on the face of earth.

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                                  hey Idlid Hosa ... I just found a way! Now you cannot make me hungry. I can keep looking at your name for hours without any desire to run to canteen ! Am I right Idlid Hosa ?:-D


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                                    ind_coder wrote:

                                    My H1 is approved and stamped in April 2006 from chennai consulate.

                                    Looks like you got it under last year's quota then. This fiscal year's start date is Oct 1 2006. Even if the H1B is approved, the work Visa date starts Oct 1.

                                    ind_coder wrote:

                                    Its only I wanted to know the market there, and booming skills. And if it is appropriate time to go there now or wait.

                                    Well, the US has always been the land of opportunity. Unless you have strong emotional ties to family and friends in India, you should move to the US (my opinion of course). Regards, Nish


                                    Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
                                    Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. Also visit the Ultimate Toolbox blog (New)

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                                    Nishant Sivakumar wrote:

                                    This fiscal year's start date is Oct 1 2006. Even if the H1B is approved, the work Visa date starts Oct 1.

                                    Wow you are pretty good inform, I came here with a H1B for a dotcom. Was so difficult then getting a H1B, they run out fast those days. The good old days! Being in a H1B is actually a bad idea in my personal opinion. You need to settle in a country, buy a car, get a rent or buy a house, etc .... If they let you go, you got 10 days to leave the country. This is a little crazy as you children are in the US schools, mortgage, car payments, etc ... I have friends that got let go after the dotcom boom and had to leave the US back to Europe, pulling the kids out the schools, selling the car in a rush and break the lease of the apartment. Cheers Al My eMail control My Blog

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                                      Nishant Sivakumar wrote:

                                      This fiscal year's start date is Oct 1 2006. Even if the H1B is approved, the work Visa date starts Oct 1.

                                      Wow you are pretty good inform, I came here with a H1B for a dotcom. Was so difficult then getting a H1B, they run out fast those days. The good old days! Being in a H1B is actually a bad idea in my personal opinion. You need to settle in a country, buy a car, get a rent or buy a house, etc .... If they let you go, you got 10 days to leave the country. This is a little crazy as you children are in the US schools, mortgage, car payments, etc ... I have friends that got let go after the dotcom boom and had to leave the US back to Europe, pulling the kids out the schools, selling the car in a rush and break the lease of the apartment. Cheers Al My eMail control My Blog

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                                      Nish Nishant
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                                      Albert Pascual wrote:

                                      Was so difficult then getting a H1B, they run out fast those days.

                                      Same today - this year's quota was used up in 7 weeks :-) Regards, Nish


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                                        Nishant Sivakumar wrote:

                                        This fiscal year's start date is Oct 1 2006. Even if the H1B is approved, the work Visa date starts Oct 1.

                                        Wow you are pretty good inform, I came here with a H1B for a dotcom. Was so difficult then getting a H1B, they run out fast those days. The good old days! Being in a H1B is actually a bad idea in my personal opinion. You need to settle in a country, buy a car, get a rent or buy a house, etc .... If they let you go, you got 10 days to leave the country. This is a little crazy as you children are in the US schools, mortgage, car payments, etc ... I have friends that got let go after the dotcom boom and had to leave the US back to Europe, pulling the kids out the schools, selling the car in a rush and break the lease of the apartment. Cheers Al My eMail control My Blog

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                                        Nish Nishant
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                                        Albert Pascual wrote:

                                        Being in a H1B is actually a bad idea in my personal opinion. You need to settle in a country, buy a car, get a rent or buy a house, etc .... If they let you go, you got 10 days to leave the country. This is a little crazy as you children are in the US schools, mortgage, car payments, etc ... I have friends that got let go after the dotcom boom and had to leave the US back to Europe, pulling the kids out the schools, selling the car in a rush and break the lease of the apartment.

                                        True - many H1Bers appl for a Green Card once they are in the US - for exactly this reason. Regards, Nish


                                        Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
                                        Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. Also visit the Ultimate Toolbox blog (New)

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                                          hey Idlid Hosa ... I just found a way! Now you cannot make me hungry. I can keep looking at your name for hours without any desire to run to canteen ! Am I right Idlid Hosa ?:-D


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                                          hey Idlid Hosa

                                          Its Idli Dosa Vivek, and order one for me tooo:)

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