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gkhouston

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15. Sometimes they're trained well, but not in the right areas.

Reply to Brigid (Reply #10)

Wed Aug 8, 2012, 09:09 PM

Aug 2012

The Indian students I knew in grad school were excellent at theoretical computer science but lousy when it came to coding and working in teams. Gosh, that wouldn't have any effect on their usefulness in the workplace, now would it?

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Resume fraud weighs on Indian IT industry, one in five CVs contain fake information [View all] OhioChick Aug 2012 OP

I bet it is a lot higher than 20%! n/t ChromeFoundry Aug 2012 #1

Post removed Post removed Aug 2012 #2

Actually it is cost effective to re-image hard drive vinny9698 Aug 2012 #4

Don't bother cosmicone Aug 2012 #11

Straight from "The Economic Times of INDIA" OhioChick Aug 2012 #12

So the claim is... The Economic Times of India ChromeFoundry Aug 2012 #13

And these are the folks replacing experience American IT workers Larkspur Aug 2012 #3

One in five are clumsy in their lies 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #5

It's not as if the corporations hiring them really care. fasttense Aug 2012 #6

They've fostered it. The only thing that has trickled down since Reagan raouldukelives Aug 2012 #8

It would be interesting to know how many people lie on resumes in the US. limpyhobbler Aug 2012 #7

Some companies are starting to learn that sending US IT jobs to India isn't all that cost efffective JoePhilly Aug 2012 #9

Yeah. That's why they're sending the jobs to China. nt valerief Aug 2012 #16

Good points you bring up fujiyama Aug 2012 #17

This explains why . . . Brigid Aug 2012 #10

At my job 47of74 Aug 2012 #14

Sometimes they're trained well, but not in the right areas. gkhouston Aug 2012 #15

Locking, sorry, but this is a feature story, more analysis than breaking news. Rhiannon12866 Aug 2012 #18