Career advice, platform updates, and commentary on the American job market.
Outsourcing giant Cognizant was found to have discriminated against non-South-Asian American workers for two decades using H-1B visa applications for jobs that reportedly didn't exist — a case study in how the loopholes actually work.
A practical breakdown of the 60-day H-1B grace period after a layoff — what it actually covers, what your employer owes you, and why this system leaves visa holders at the mercy of their sponsor even after they've been cut loose.
Microsoft laid off 1,600 Xbox employees while remaining the sixth-largest H-1B sponsor in the country, and lawmakers on both sides are finally asking why.
Tech layoffs in 2026 blew past 2025's full-year total four months early, with more than 250 companies cutting jobs and the industry on pace to top a million layoffs since 2022 — and AI is the excuse of choice.
A new report alleges roughly 100,000 counterfeit Indian degree certificates and a former U.S. consular officer's claim that 80-90% of the H-1B applications she reviewed were fraudulent - here's why that matters for American tech workers.