Limitations on H-1B visas help as well. Makes older IT workers more attractive.
Kill the H1-B program, completely.
Agree totally, I would in a heartbeat rather upskill an person with IT skills that just need some boost than try to bring someone up to speed fresh out of school or with no practical experience in implementation or administration of an IT infrastructure of any scope or scale
Not just IT. I see LOADS of Indians....1/4 to 1/3rd of the workforce...doing the back office jobs at major banks I do consulting projects for. Its ridiculous. Great deal for the banks - they get to hire these people on the cheap. Crappy deal for America - they don’t get these middle management white collar jobs that can provide a good income in and of themselves but which also serve as stepping stones to upper management as employees gain experience.
Due to the horrible Obama economy it was a seller’s market for a long time. That is FINALLY changing as companies are finding lowball offers are getting rejected by candidates with the qualifications they want. They’ve started having to...gasp!...hire people who had a gap in employment due to the godawful Obama economy and/or crappy credit history as a result. Of course these people are fully capable of doing the jobs. They didn’t suddenly forget how because they were out of work for a year or two or even longer - which many were.