Is there a business for extracting US tech talent?
As both the economy and policy of the US shift rapidly and show signs of accelerating, I hear more and more of my colleagues voicing the desire to up stakes and relocate to somewhere more stable and in line with their own values--an opinion that I share. But getting visa sponsorship in much of the developed world is a scattershot effort; best I can tell, it's almost something you have to track down on a per-company basis, prioritizing the larger ones for access.
This feels like a hole in a quickly growing market--are there firms or orgs that help consolidate visa-sponsoring job info for high-demand professions, particularly in tech? Most of what I've seen out there is generic guidance and https://relocate.me, or is EU-focused for folks already in the EEU.
There is a bigger one for research talent. Nothing really exists because until this year, people flowed the other way.
Yeah its called wipro/infosys/cognizant
> somewhere more stable and in line with their own values
Where else other than USA does tech pay such a multiple of median salary? Saying “Huff puff I’m going to leave” is easy. But finding somewhere to go isn’t.
Why particularly in tech? Find an industry where EU salaries are better than USA and you’ll have much better traction.
The Nomad Capitalist guy is basically doing this.
So exactly why would I want to go anywhere else where the compensation is much lower without the cost of living being lower and have higher taxes?
well, only if they are willing to lose 1/3 to 1/4 of US salary and willing to work on boring work.
Unfortunately, there isn't demand and there's no such thing as a high demand tech professional anymore. The EU is way over saturated with tech talent and that's unlikely to change.
There are straightforward immigration paths to most of the desirable countries within Europe if you can land a job that pays a standard deviation above the mean, which most tech workers can. However, you're still looking at 1/4 of a silicon valley salary.
The game plan should really be more centered around making your money in the US and then moving for the better quality of life or to do something that aligns with your values. I'd say it's the moving wealth part where people are more likely to fall into traps (ever heard of an exit tax?), but even then you're probably still better off hiring a local account (cost me 2k when I first moved to Denmark, and another 2k when I left :facepalm:).
EU generally speaking is dying out (in terms of tech).
There are no system factors in place that would suggest any significant growth of innovation, entrepreneurship or hi tech advancements.
Isn’t it obvious?
Only military industry will get budgets and attention. But only until the war is over.