I don’t know about the rest of you, but I subscribe to Indeed.com. Subscribe is probably not such a good word as I have a couple of search alerts set up which send email to me each day. For anyone who didn’t know how companies get away with bringing illegal aliens and other non-citizen workers into this country take a look at the following job opening. The billing rate being offered is less than 1/3 the standard consulting rate for the skills and years of experience they want. The ad will run for a few weeks, then you can bet your bottom dollar they will be bringing in someone on a vacation or H1 visa. There was no shortage of talent to fill this contract, just an unwillingness on the part of the company to pay prevailing wage. This is almost as bad as when Mastek got nailed for running an ad stating they wanted H1-B only.
http://www.smuz.com/jobs/JobSeeker/index.cfm?page=jobdetails&jobid=140286
Job Description
18 MONTH CONTRACT POSITION. $30.00 PER HOUR.
Job Description: This is a contract position and will run about 18 months. ESI would like to hire the individual, but it is not required. If an H1B Visa candidate fills the positions, the candidate will have to take 1 month off after the 18 months and then return. C2C is acceptable. It is also best to try and find someone close to St. Louis, MO, but is it not required for ESI. The candidate will have to come in for a face to face interview though if called.
Required Skills: (these are the skills that are specialized or an absolute must! Please include years of experience and version numbers required for each skill set.)
Technical:
*Minimum of seven years of programming experience on VAX/ALPHA machines.
*Minimum of five years experience with COBOL/OpenVMS.
*Must have hands-on experience in FMS, Datatrieve, CMS, COBOL, DCL, RMS and DecForms.
*Experience with usage of System Services and Run-time Library Functions on OpenVMS.
*Knowledge of “C” programming is a plus. CORBA experience is a plus.
*Experience with source management tools, preferably CMS/ MMS.
Analytical:
*Ability to partner with a lead analyst. The lead analyst will work with the business to determine requirements. The analyst may require that this individual:
- research and document existing processes,
- determine gaps between existing processes and requirements,
- assist in the solution design,
- develop, test, implement and support solution.
*Proven ability to work with minimal supervision and minimal documentation.
*Successful track record of participation in ALL phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle.
*Must have the ability to analyze source code to determine and understand current process.
Communication / Other:
*Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
*Willingness to participate in production support activities.
*Right to hire.
* Ability to work and succeed in a dynamic environment in which direction may change periodically.
The individual may also participate in multiple projects.
Potential for conversion: yes
Potential for overtime: yes
Potential for Travel: no
October 12, 2008 at 5:24 pm
Certainly 30$/hour is a ridiculously low rate for the skills and experience requested. I don’t expect they would be able to import someone with the experience in the classic VMS development described in the advert but I guess the imported person just has to be compliant and cheap.
As wages increase in India this is going to become increasingly more difficult to do,