It must be the case. There’s only 2 possibilities for a company that claims it can’t find American IT workers: either it offers below market rates, or it is deliberately avoiding finding Americans using the long-documented “how to avoid hiring an American” H1-B trick.
“Americans using the long-documented “how to avoid hiring an American” H1-B trick.”
For those that don’t know...
The pro H-1B companies simple put out a ridiculous list of “qualifications”, and then claim no American meets every last qualification. They then take in bogus resumes from Indians who have copied and pasted the entire job qualification list into their resume to claim the Indian candidate meets the requirements.
The company then lies and states on the H-1B visa application that no American met the qualifications.
When a company demands an US Citizen, I’ll have 100 emails from Indian recruiters for the job. I’ll call one or two just to keep up on their tactics. They’ll coach me on how to copy and paste the job qualifications to ensure I am accepted.