[ThomasThomas]

Why would the hire someone from India who can’t do the job? What does the company gain by hiring them. There are plenty of people here already who do not know what they are doing that are will and able to not do the job. There are plenty who know they do not know what they are doing and would be willing to work for less.

[douginthearmy]

Why would the hire someone from India who can’t do the job

I don't know but they do. I get calls from tech recruiters all the time, mainly because I have a security clearance. The jobs are invariable short term contract positions that would require me to relocate. Why anyone thinks I would quit my job for a 3 month contract in some other state is beyond me but I get the emails and calls almost constantly. About 80% of the recruiters are Indian and I can almost never understand them. Their only job is to cold call people and talk them into applying for some job, and they certainly can't do it well, because I can never understand what they are saying.

[khelus]

Why would the hire someone from India who can’t do the job? What does the company gain by hiring them. There are plenty of people here already who do not know what they are doing that are will and able to not do the job. There are plenty who know they do not know what they are doing and would be willing to work for less.

Very often the decision originates with bean counters, who set guidelines for HR. The goal is to save quarterly salary so they and the CEO look good in the short term. The actual managers who are responsible for doing the work often no longer have any input into who is hired.

[IronJack]

Why would the hire someone from India who can’t do the job?

Because the incompetents from India work cheaper than the incompetents from the US.

What does the company gain by hiring them.

The bean-counters get to brag about how much money they've saved in development and support costs.