Would like to work in the US
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What could be the fastest way of getting employed in an IT company in US if I'm coming from country somewhere in Asia? I am already a BS Computer Science Degree holder with an outstanding academic performance (even got an honor during graduation). Right now I am employed in an IT comapny here in Asia but learned that money is fast in US. Thanks for your help! ---------------------- Seeing the infinite...
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What could be the fastest way of getting employed in an IT company in US if I'm coming from country somewhere in Asia? I am already a BS Computer Science Degree holder with an outstanding academic performance (even got an honor during graduation). Right now I am employed in an IT comapny here in Asia but learned that money is fast in US. Thanks for your help! ---------------------- Seeing the infinite...
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how exactly would that help me?
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What could be the fastest way of getting employed in an IT company in US if I'm coming from country somewhere in Asia? I am already a BS Computer Science Degree holder with an outstanding academic performance (even got an honor during graduation). Right now I am employed in an IT comapny here in Asia but learned that money is fast in US. Thanks for your help! ---------------------- Seeing the infinite...
quette wrote: ...but learned that money is fast in US. Indeed it is very fast (at leaving your pocket). Sometimes you do not even see it because it is so fast. Taxes alone will chew up nearly 40% of your gross salary. From the remaining 60%, you'll need to pay for things like car and life insurance premiums, mortgage or rent, car payment, school, food, clothes, fuel, utilities, retirement, ad nauseam. It is a very vicious cycle.
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how exactly would that help me?
I think he is referring to Tolkien's "All that is gold does not glitter..." quote meaning that just because something looks good does not necessarily mean it is good. There are other things to consider besides the face value.
"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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What could be the fastest way of getting employed in an IT company in US if I'm coming from country somewhere in Asia? I am already a BS Computer Science Degree holder with an outstanding academic performance (even got an honor during graduation). Right now I am employed in an IT comapny here in Asia but learned that money is fast in US. Thanks for your help! ---------------------- Seeing the infinite...
Forget about it. It ain't gonna happen. Many IT professionals in the US are out of work still. Many more, like me, were out of work for a long time and are now happy to just be employed for substandard wages. In IT no one really cares about your education. Experience is whast counts, and many experienced people are competing for jobs. No US companies are interested in sponsoring visas for IT professionals. There is a much greater interest in outsourcing IT for cheap to places like Asia. Plus as has been mentioned, 35-40% taxes right off the top. Minimum rent for a one bedroom flat in metro areas like Atlanta is $1000USD a month. New York, LA, figure $1500-2000 for not much more than an address basically. The average American carries over $8000 dollars in high interest rate credit card debt. You think people carry $8000 in 15% APR credit card debt because "money is fast"? Whatever you heard, you heard wrong. Sorry ...
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Forget about it. It ain't gonna happen. Many IT professionals in the US are out of work still. Many more, like me, were out of work for a long time and are now happy to just be employed for substandard wages. In IT no one really cares about your education. Experience is whast counts, and many experienced people are competing for jobs. No US companies are interested in sponsoring visas for IT professionals. There is a much greater interest in outsourcing IT for cheap to places like Asia. Plus as has been mentioned, 35-40% taxes right off the top. Minimum rent for a one bedroom flat in metro areas like Atlanta is $1000USD a month. New York, LA, figure $1500-2000 for not much more than an address basically. The average American carries over $8000 dollars in high interest rate credit card debt. You think people carry $8000 in 15% APR credit card debt because "money is fast"? Whatever you heard, you heard wrong. Sorry ...
rwestgraham wrote: Plus as has been mentioned, 35-40% taxes right off the top. Actually, if you exclude sales tax, property tax, etc. the highest income tax bracket is 35% currently. Which means, you'll never pay 40% in income tax. Also, the IRS allows many deductions that most people never take advantage of. If you're going to pay taxes, it behooves everyone to at least somewhat understand how things work. Here's a good example. If you recently had to move for a job, the expenses incurred are tax deductible. It's up to you, not the IRS, to figure out what you do for the year. Learn a bit about it and you could save serious money. As far as finding a job, programmers are a dime a dozen now. Gone are the old days of saying "hey I'm a programmer" and anyone would hire you. Everyone jumped on the bandwagon and this is what we now have. The most valuable programmers of the future will be the ones that A: know how to program WELL and B: the ones that know an industry very well they can apply their programmer knowledge to. For instance, a programmer that knows how the court system and state laws work will be more valuable than just any old programmer to a law firm that needs software. The ball has now been thrown back in our court, it's time we run with it or else we will fall out of the game completely. Jeremy Falcon
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What could be the fastest way of getting employed in an IT company in US if I'm coming from country somewhere in Asia? I am already a BS Computer Science Degree holder with an outstanding academic performance (even got an honor during graduation). Right now I am employed in an IT comapny here in Asia but learned that money is fast in US. Thanks for your help! ---------------------- Seeing the infinite...
quette wrote: that money is fast in US "The grass is always greener on the other side." Jeremy Falcon
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quette wrote: that money is fast in US "The grass is always greener on the other side." Jeremy Falcon
Jeremy Falcon wrote: "The grass is always greener on the other side." Right!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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rwestgraham wrote: Plus as has been mentioned, 35-40% taxes right off the top. Actually, if you exclude sales tax, property tax, etc. the highest income tax bracket is 35% currently. Which means, you'll never pay 40% in income tax. Also, the IRS allows many deductions that most people never take advantage of. If you're going to pay taxes, it behooves everyone to at least somewhat understand how things work. Here's a good example. If you recently had to move for a job, the expenses incurred are tax deductible. It's up to you, not the IRS, to figure out what you do for the year. Learn a bit about it and you could save serious money. As far as finding a job, programmers are a dime a dozen now. Gone are the old days of saying "hey I'm a programmer" and anyone would hire you. Everyone jumped on the bandwagon and this is what we now have. The most valuable programmers of the future will be the ones that A: know how to program WELL and B: the ones that know an industry very well they can apply their programmer knowledge to. For instance, a programmer that knows how the court system and state laws work will be more valuable than just any old programmer to a law firm that needs software. The ball has now been thrown back in our court, it's time we run with it or else we will fall out of the game completely. Jeremy Falcon
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What could be the fastest way of getting employed in an IT company in US if I'm coming from country somewhere in Asia? I am already a BS Computer Science Degree holder with an outstanding academic performance (even got an honor during graduation). Right now I am employed in an IT comapny here in Asia but learned that money is fast in US. Thanks for your help! ---------------------- Seeing the infinite...
IMHO, if you have to move to States simply to earn more money than you are not qualified enough. In the age of Internet, money flows around the world. Cheers. Don't know much < I, don't care much > I, while I am here ... just be happy :)