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luisdaniel12on Hiring Is Broken – My interview experience in the tech industry

Yeah, it's a pipe line problem.

luisdaniel12on Twitter and Bloomberg team up to improve financial alerts with Twitter data

It's for people to be alerted. So humans still have to decide whether they act on the intel. I don't think the HFTA's are acting on this.

luisdaniel12on USCIS Completes the H-1B Cap Random Selection Process for FY 2016

not sure what you mean. Elaborate?

luisdaniel12on USCIS Completes the H-1B Cap Random Selection Process for FY 2016

Why this is important:

Because if a tech company wants to hire a foreigner, the visa process (regardless of skill^1) is basically worse than a coin toss. Which means companies have a much more limited pool of applicants. And let's be real, this country doesn't have nearly enough STEM professionals to meet demand.

1)Exceptions: Master's degree (another lottery), extraordinary ability (pretty tough).