Updated Mar. 5, 2012 at 10:28 a.m.
IBM in transition
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Opinion: "IBM employees typically find their next project by applying to internal job posts. 'Americans need not apply' seems apt. An email reply to an application for a job in my neighborhood stated that the first group considered is foreigners. It reads, 'The cost difference is too great. IBM India may not have visa ready resources with the specific skills, so many times U.S. resources do fill seats.'"...Copyright 2013 WRAL Tech Wire. All rights reserved.
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IBM in transition
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Opinion: "IBM employees typically find their next project by applying to internal job posts. 'Americans need not apply' seems apt. An email reply to an application for a job in my neighborhood stated that the first group considered is foreigners. It reads, 'The cost difference is too great. IBM India may not have visa ready resources with the specific skills, so many times U.S. resources do fill seats.'"...Copyright 2013 WRAL Tech Wire. All rights reserved.
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