My team is in LTD. We are hiring but only for college grads in India. The hiring process is also very different from how we conducted our previous hiring. Previously we would rarely ever get to hire and when we did we were only able to get 1-2 recs at a time. For each interview we had a rigorous process with multiple rounds and multiple sessions. The scheduling and criteria for the hiring were determined entirely by our team. This would take months to years for us to find someone to hire. And we only hired candidates that were physically in the U.S.
This time around they are using an expedited process where multiple teams are involved. Each teams has a hiring panel and we get 5 candidates per open position. The interviewing is scheduled by some staffing team and the interview is only one 30-45 minute session per candidate. The interviews are also conducted at times that align with Indian timezones. The whole hiring process is to be conducted in less than a month (Nov - Dec) with new hires to be onboarded in June 2026.
This whole process is completely different from our previous hiring process and seems very rushed. We were approached with this “opportunity” for additional resources and it was presented as a way to “meet demand for target groups”. When we asked why this whole process is expedited we were told we get the “opportunity” to pick these college grads before the regular window of hiring is open to other companies and teams. We were also told to be discrete about this entire thing.
With layoffs still going on this just leaves a bad taste in my mouth. It feels strange that it’s being rushed, that the whole process was not determined by our team, and that we were told to be secretive about it. We were also given more recs than people who were laid off from our group. It feels like we are being pushed to hire our replacements. Considering how all of the groups involved in this targeted hiring seem like software-centric teams, it feels like some corporate push to replace software engineers. Like they believe these new college grads could easily replace us especially now with the help of AI.
I’ve heard of other groups hiring overseas only to get let go the next year. Has this happened to anyone or is anyone else currently experiencing this in their teams?