Asking on behalf of a friend. " I have offers from Capgemini, a non Profit, and Salesforce. I'm on CPT and need a sponsor for H1-B for next year. The non profit is appealing because they're not subject to H1-B cap, but then my career will be focused on nonprofits for the short term, as a non profit H1-b doesn't allow you to work for private firms Capgemini is appealing because they're offering good money, title of architect/manager, and they' seem desperate to get me on board. But location is Atlanta. Salesforce is appealing because of the brand name, new york location, and better work culture than Capgemini. The role however is less appealing than Capgemini, and the money (don't have details yet) will likely be equal or less than Capgemini's Atlanta salary, and combined with higher cost of living in NYC, would mean less income overall. Edit: all are full time positions. And he's a career focused guy. Thoughts? "
If you get a non profit H1B, you won't be able to switch to a Profit H1B. So, you will end up having limited options
Depends on what motivates him. Working for non profits will give him more satisfaction in life but less money. Is it a stable non profit? Salesforce has a brand name, good company
Thanks pali. Yes its a pretty big non profit based on the east coast.
Just a curious question. How did capgemini offer him architect/manager role? U said he is on cpt. Does he have good exp in his home country?
Yeah he has experience... Both in his home country and in the U.S...was on L1, but got laid off. He's a good guy so I hope it works out for him
Go to Atlanta. Much better quality of life than Bay area or NY. Wish I could move there.
Join salesforce. The NY office is awesome and you can move jobs within the company much easier. Stock price up and to the right. There is a lot of opportunities to work remotely too. There are offices all over the world and the lawyers are great for immigration issues.
Thanks TheForce. He ended up joining Capgemini and rejecting salesforce. Part of it was the salary, ~100k base is low for NYC, and the other reason was that he found the hiring manager was very opinionated and liked people sucking up to him (from someone actually working under the same manager). I was like, run like hell, and never work for someone like that.
Yeahhh 100k is kinda low. They usually do negotiate though. That’s too bad. There are lots of openings at salesforce though. I joined the second time I was hired at a much better role and I’m happy here. Don’t hesitate to apply in the future!
CG is a good place to work for. However be aware that till you are on H1B you always be billable. It’s a good company but at the same time you need to be proactive within your practice.
Are these full time positions?