<p>Does the Silicon valley hire Indian students?
Say a students graduates from:
a)Purdue
b)Berkeley
c)MIT
all of them with a good GPA and having interned at a good company. Which student/s will the silicon valley hire?
What about salary? Will an Indian be paid a lot less than the median salary for a particular company.</p>
<p>Lastly, what about post-graduation? Does job-prospects increase after post graduation(with a good GPA)?</p>
<p>Hey,</p>
<p>I am from the Untied States (not the Silicon Valley Area though), but from what I have heard I can tell you that students from all 3 schools should have no difficulty in finding good placement. MIT is on the other side of the United States, but still has awesome placement potential in Silicon Valley (an MIT graduate is highly valued). The same goes for UC Berkeley to a <em>somewhat</em> lesser extent, but that is more than made up for by its location right near the Silicon Valley area. Depending on what you are majoring in (Computer Science or Computer/Electrical Engineering I am guessing since you are looking at Silicon Valley) the MIT and Berkeley students would be more preferred than the Purdue students keeping ceteris paribus. However, I am by no means any expert. If you get into MIT or Berkeley (and even Purdue) and if you keep that good gpa and intern, I am sure you will have absolutely NO trouble getting a job (provided no complications occur with visas and all that stuff).</p>
<p>To summarize, here is my opinion (I encourage others to rebut if they feel differently):</p>
<p>MIT and UC Berkeley (tie)</p>
<p>----Gap----</p>
<p>Purdue</p>
<p>As always, choose where you think you would have the best experience academically, socially, and personally.</p>
<p>I am from California and the US can’t guarantee jobs for international candidates. You have to assume that you will be returning to your country, because the jobs aren’t as easy to find as you think. The US has not fully recovered from economic issues. Companies are streamlining their budgets. You can apply, but you have to be aware that a company has to sponsor you for a visa, fill out forms and pay fees. Many Silicon Valley employers avoid this by hiring US citizens. </p>
<p>Also immigration laws have toughened. The employer is required to state that there are no American citizen candidates that can be found for the position, before it can offer a sponsorship to a non-citizen. It doesn’t matter what the school is. A lot of US kids are going into CS and CE, so assume that such competition is highly likely. </p>
<p>If you’re into tech (which u are) and you’re a good engineer, you’ll have no trouble finding jobs from ANY of these colleges. MIT/Berkeley are obviously preferred over Purdue. Things are easier if you go to one of these schools. Though what you do at school–especially in the software field-- matters MUCH more.
Keep in mind that I’m talking JUST about the software field. YMMV.</p>
<p>So for a company, looking to hire , the school you graduated from matters. But what matters more is your own individual distinction ? That should be a bit more obvious in case of Silicon-valley (at least for software companies) since it is more practical based than theory. </p>
<p>So, if a person is really good at what he does (and what matters) it is possible for him to get a job through a mid-tier college ? </p>
<p>@laxisdream: You bet that’s true.</p>
<p>As Aunt Beta mentioned its not about getting a job.Whether companies will be able to give you a H1B visa is the question.With just an undergraduate degree the chances of that is very low.Possibly with a masters degree the chances get improved as the percentage of americans with similar qualifications(masters) come down to an extent</p>
<p>Things are not rosy anymore for Internationals and its tough!!</p>
<p>@manrosh Will the companies be willing to sponsor H1B if I get a masters degree?</p>
<p>How can I comment on behalf of the companies.The chances are higher compared to UG</p>
<p>^How High? xD</p>