Please before you vote put yourself in my shoes and don't look at it from the perspective of a FANG engineer making $200K. Context: new grad, OPT starts next month and have till 17 October to find a job (grace period), otherwise I'd have to leave the country. Came across Revature videos on Youtube. - 10 weeks of intensive training during which paid $8/hour - At end of training sign contract to work exclusively for Revature's clients for $45,000 yearly for 2 years. - To break the contract pay Revature $30,000 back. - Could be placed ANYWHERE in the US and have no say on that - No H1B sponsorship Job market looks crazy these days and all my applications go to a black hole. I don't wanna lose my OPT and on the other hand Revature's pay is extremely low and no H1B sponsorship. Anyone on OPT did that and ended up in a better position?
I've never heard about this company. But there are tons of consulting companies that pay higher and sponsor H1B.
which are please?
WiPro, Infosys, Tata Consulting Services, Cognizant, HCL. These companies are better known as the WITCH companies. Indian consulting firms.
Hey, I don’t think they will hire International students. Just check with them before proceeding
If Revature doesn’t sponsor H1B, how will you be allowed to work (not familiar with immigration policies)? I feel like working at Revature will suck, but if it’s either working there or having to go to your home country, it’s probably better to accept Revature’s offer. If anything, can you delay Revature’s start date to a few months in the future, so if you get a better job offer, you can just renege? Regardless, if you start working at Revature, you can probably start interviewing in the next year and hop jobs. Sure, you might have to pay your new company’s signing bonus to break the contract, but that’s probably worth it.
I'm on OPT following F1 visa, it's 1 year + 2 years extension for STEM graduates
Ah I see, so even with Revature it’s kind of delaying the inevitable of the OPT running out. It certainly buys you more time though.
I’ve heard terrible things about this place. Anything is probably better than these guys
u know any better alternatives?
From what I’ve heard, it sounds like testing jobs would be preferred over one of these body shops
They won't take you if you don't have a Green Card
why?? sources please
I did the bootcamp with them in 2017
I worked at revature. I met some great people but honestly I think you could do better. If you don’t find a client immediately after training you could end up having to relocate to one of their HQs. This could be difficult for you because of the low pay and having to afford housing (they offer to provide housing but they will reduce your already minuscule payment to cover the costs). You could end up benched for months with nothing to do. If you have a support system or live near their HQ then that may not be so bad (You can LC and study while getting a stipend basically) but once you actually start working you will be worked tirelessly for a fraction of what your fellow devs make - for two years. Projects also tend to have a habit of falling through and forcing you to relocate again. They also promise you fortune 500s but you end up working for other consulting companies that you could’ve applied directly to and pay more. I would honestly say infosys is the lesser of these evils if I had to choose. The pay is significantly better and they will Atleast consider your relocation desires
When/where did you go to a Revature bootcamp?
How would it help you if you need h1b sponsorship? Otherwise, yes, because someting is better than nothing
Stay away from Revature. It’s not worth it. The volatility of placement and the low pay plus all of their unreasonable rules aren’t worth it. Somewhere like Infosys would be infinitely better - they atleast consider your preferences and the pay is better. Possibly look for jobs outside your state. Atleast that way you have control of where you move and when you can come back
Hi Just wondering what did you end up doing I’m in the same boat as you
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Hiring is low but on. I would rather Leetcode hard!
I mean, what good does doing leetcode hards do when OP is having trouble getting interviews?
Exactly, can't get any interviews, it's just crazy