I'm a Sr Recruiter - We clearly state in every job posting tht we don't offer visa sponsorship, now or in the future. I don't care about ethnicity or origin... If someone is qualified and indicates they don't need sponsorship, I'll interview them. But in the past month alone, I've interviewed many candidates who falsely claimed they didn't need sponsorship. Some continue denying it during interviews until pressed, then admit they'll need sponsorship when their current status expires. For a small recruiting team, this wastes significant time. The mgmt has now decided to blacklist candidates caught misrepresenting their visa status and has even hinted at avoiding certain applicant groups.
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we play the redbadge game
Is CISCO really no longer sponsor any Visa for new blue-badge hiring (existing employee excluded) ; even with H1-B transfer? New student can still get OPT to begin with - would CISCO do the convert after that? A qualified US citizen or green card holder will have more options; CISCO is hardly their first choice.
Cisco hires most of its H1bs through consulting firms. They become red badges. That gives CSCO the benefit of cheap labor without the risk or baggage of directly hiring an H1b. They can also be terminated en masse by ending a contract...no WARN notice required.
Gotta say, the amount of unethical lying people that are not on work visas would shock you.
We clearly state in every job posting tht we don't offer visa sponsorship
https://layoffhedge.com/h1b/employer/cisco-systems-inc
FY2026 (Q1-Q3)
1,184
apparently csco filed 1,184 visas, what are you talking about?
@a8 exactly!
I mean, if they are not honest about their visa status, how can a company trust them with work & to fulfill their expectation?