Why Do Tech Companies Not Hire Recent Computer Science Graduates?
According to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the employment rate of computer & IT occupations is likely to grow 12% from the year 2018 to 2028. This will add up to 546,200 new job occupations in the IT sector. Despite, the increase in IT jobs and a tech skills shortage in the market, there has…
Why OPT Students Should Avoid Consulting Or Staffing Companies ?
OPT or Optional Practical Training program ensures that international students on an F1 student visa can gain practical training with a US employer, which coincides with their study course. As per the Department of Homeland Security, over 1.5 million students participated in OPT nationwide until 2017, with participant number being 325,000. However, since then, the…
Technical Skills or Experience? Which one is more important to get a job?
The global pandemic has radically transformed the job market. Businesses have changed their way of hiring & screening candidates. Now technology skills are getting more valued than experience, qualifications, or previous job titles. As per the leaders of LinkedIn & Microsoft, post-pandemic hiring will be majorly based on the skills & individual’s ability to perform.…
New Proposed H1b Visa Rules And Their Impact On OPT Students
On January 14th a new final rule has been signed by DHS that redefines the employer-employee relationship. As per the rule, even the clients of third-party companies where H-1B works will be deputed have to file (LCA) Labor Condition Application & H-1B applications. It will result in a higher administrative cost & burden for the…
How To Choose A Coding Bootcamp? 10 Do’s And 5 Don’ts
Many CS graduates struggle to get a job due to the lack of required technical skills & real-world experience. For this reason, there has been a sudden increase in the number of coding bootcamps. It is a non-tradition training program that helps people to gain proficiency in technology and get jobs. The bootcamps provide different…
Is getting a Computer Science Degree Worth it?
If you’ve spent enough time in the field of computer science, you must have understood the secret to ace this discipline which lies in technical skills rather than theoretical knowledge. This puts a big question mark on the value of higher education in computer science if it is really worth it? From a conventional viewpoint,…
Comparison between Bootcamps and Synergisticit
We have been asked for a long period of time as to what is the value proposition offered by Synergisticit vs Bootcamps vs Staffing/Consulting Companies vs Training Companies with Contracts. To Highlight the differences we spoke to more than 30 Bootcamps and more than 1000+ alumni from each of the different Organizations offering their services…
How to move from OPT to H-1B?
Students on F1 visa often gets bewildered about the process of changing from OPT to H-1B status. At this point, they are left with two options either to apply for H-1B visa after receiving a U.S job offer or return to their home country with an expired F1 visa post OPT completion. The entire situation…
Do’s and Don’ts for OPT Students to maintain Immigration Status
Optional Practical Training is a program initiated by USCIS that allows international students on F-1 visa to work in the United States during or after the completion of their degree for a period of 12 months. There are various do’s and don’ts for OPT students which they ought to follow to maintain their immigration status.…
Why Do Tech Companies Not Hire Recent Computer Science Graduates?
According to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the employment rate of computer & IT occupations is likely to grow 12% from the year 2018 to 2028. This will add up to 546,200 new job occupations in the IT sector. Despite, the increase in IT jobs and a tech skills shortage in the market, there has…
Why OPT Students Should Avoid Consulting Or Staffing Companies ?
OPT or Optional Practical Training program ensures that international students on an F1 student visa can gain practical training with a US employer, which coincides with their study course. As per the Department of Homeland Security, over 1.5 million students participated in OPT nationwide until 2017, with participant number being 325,000. However, since then, the…
Technical Skills or Experience? Which one is more important to get a job?
The global pandemic has radically transformed the job market. Businesses have changed their way of hiring & screening candidates. Now technology skills are getting more valued than experience, qualifications, or previous job titles. As per the leaders of LinkedIn & Microsoft, post-pandemic hiring will be majorly based on the skills & individual’s ability to perform.…
New Proposed H1b Visa Rules And Their Impact On OPT Students
On January 14th a new final rule has been signed by DHS that redefines the employer-employee relationship. As per the rule, even the clients of third-party companies where H-1B works will be deputed have to file (LCA) Labor Condition Application & H-1B applications. It will result in a higher administrative cost & burden for the…
How To Choose A Coding Bootcamp? 10 Do’s And 5 Don’ts
Many CS graduates struggle to get a job due to the lack of required technical skills & real-world experience. For this reason, there has been a sudden increase in the number of coding bootcamps. It is a non-tradition training program that helps people to gain proficiency in technology and get jobs. The bootcamps provide different…
Is getting a Computer Science Degree Worth it?
If you’ve spent enough time in the field of computer science, you must have understood the secret to ace this discipline which lies in technical skills rather than theoretical knowledge. This puts a big question mark on the value of higher education in computer science if it is really worth it? From a conventional viewpoint,…
Comparison between Bootcamps and Synergisticit
We have been asked for a long period of time as to what is the value proposition offered by Synergisticit vs Bootcamps vs Staffing/Consulting Companies vs Training Companies with Contracts. To Highlight the differences we spoke to more than 30 Bootcamps and more than 1000+ alumni from each of the different Organizations offering their services…
How to move from OPT to H-1B?
Students on F1 visa often gets bewildered about the process of changing from OPT to H-1B status. At this point, they are left with two options either to apply for H-1B visa after receiving a U.S job offer or return to their home country with an expired F1 visa post OPT completion. The entire situation…
Do’s and Don’ts for OPT Students to maintain Immigration Status
Optional Practical Training is a program initiated by USCIS that allows international students on F-1 visa to work in the United States during or after the completion of their degree for a period of 12 months. There are various do’s and don’ts for OPT students which they ought to follow to maintain their immigration status.…
Why You Should Learn To Code?
Innovations in technology govern a large part of different industries, be it healthcare, education, manufacturing, retail, or any other sector. The technology helps to revamp the traditional methods of doing work and streamlines human operations. Each smart device, gadget, or application we use stands upon a solid foundation of coding. Code is undeniably the language…