人才进不来，公司走出去：美国科技巨头转向印度

Speaking of the latest hiring trends in US tech companies, we discovered a very interesting phenomenon.

Previously, everyone felt that if you wanted to work at the best tech companies, you had to go to the US.

Big companies like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft all have many offices in the US.

Smart people from all over the world hoped to get a visa and go to work in the US.

But now, the situation has undergone some changes.

If these smart talents cannot go to the US, then US tech companies will take the initiative to go to where the talent is.

In recent months, the number of hires by these big companies in India has increased very quickly.

This is a very obvious signal.

Let's look at some specific data.

According to the latest statistics, at the beginning of February, these big companies had over four thousand positions hiring in India.

This is not a small number.

In 2025, these companies added approximately 33,000 new employees in India.

This figure increased by 18 percent compared to the previous year.

What does this indicate?

This indicates that US companies' demand for Indian talent is becoming greater and greater.

Why did this change occur?

The main reason behind this is that US visa policies have changed.

You may have heard of the H-1B visa.

This is a work visa specifically for foreign technical talent.

Previously, US tech companies mainly relied on this visa to bring foreign engineers to the US.

But in recent years, getting this visa has become increasingly difficult.

Especially under the new policies, the cost of the visa has increased a lot.

Previously, applying for this visa cost about 5,000 US dollars.

But now, the cost has increased to around 100,000 US dollars.

For companies, this is a huge cost.

Besides the money issue, the difficulty of applying has also increased.

Many applications get rejected.

The government's scrutiny of applicants has also become very strict.

One could even say that wanting to get this visa now is several times harder than before.

For companies, this changes their calculation method.

If bringing a person to the US costs 100,000 dollars, and success isn't guaranteed, then why not go to their country to open an office?

This is exactly what is happening right now.

A manager at a recruiting firm said this completely changed the logic of business.

Therefore, we see these big companies starting to hire heavily in India.

Moreover, they are not hiring ordinary employees.

You might assume they are just moving simple jobs abroad.

Actually, that is not the case.

Current hiring data shows that only a very small portion consists of simple entry-level jobs.

Only about 15 percent of jobs are for those with less than three years of experience.

So what are the remaining jobs?

Most are very advanced technical jobs.

For example, artificial intelligence, which is what we often call AI.

Also machine learning, cloud computing, and cybersecurity.

These jobs require a very high level of technical skill.

This indicates that India has a lot of such talent.

An expert said this is the fastest growth seen in recent years.

He said there is a lot of talent there now, not just doing basic work.

They are all doing very deep technical research.

Especially in deep learning and artificial intelligence, these people are very experienced.

It is precisely because there is talent that US companies are willing to place important work there.

Let's look at the company Google again.

News reports say that Google's parent company is looking for a new office in Bangalore, India.

Bangalore is a city in India where there are many tech companies.

Google plans to rent a new large office.

This office is very large, about 2.4 million square feet.

If this office is fully occupied, it can accommodate 20,000 employees.

This would more than double the number of Google employees in India.

Among them, many are specialized in machine learning and artificial intelligence.

This requires a high level of knowledge, such as designing chips and processing data.

In fact, Bangalore is already Google's largest base outside the US.

It's not just Google; other companies are the same.

Microsoft's largest R&D center outside the US is also in Bangalore.

Amazon's situation is similar.

These companies have all promised to invest a lot of money in India.

Amazon plans to invest 35 billion US dollars.

Microsoft also plans to invest 17.5 billion US dollars.

This money is all for developing artificial intelligence in the coming years.

Experts believe this trend will become more obvious in 2026.

If US visa policies continue to be this strict, companies will continue hiring abroad.

A university study discovered a pattern.

If the US rejects a foreigner's visa application, the company won't just give up.

The company will hire someone in another country to replace them.

Generally speaking, for every rejected visa, the company will hire about one person abroad.

These job opportunities mainly flow to India, China, and Canada.

For the US, this might be a loss.

Because these smart talents did not go to the US, but are working for US companies in other countries.

But for the companies, this is the only way.

They need talent to conduct research and develop new products.

If talent cannot come to the US, the companies must go out.

This practice is called "offshoring."

Previous outsourcing was mainly to save money and find cheap labor.

But the current outsourcing is different.

The current goal is to find the best talent.

No matter where this person is, as long as they have skills, the company needs them.

This has also changed the distribution of global tech jobs.

India now possesses half of the world's "Global Capability Center" employees.

These centers are specialized institutions established by multinational companies.

They don't just provide services, they also do R&D and analysis.

Now there are about two million Indians working in such centers.

This shows that global technological power is being redistributed.

For those who want to work in the tech industry, this might be good news.

Because you don't necessarily have to go to the US to enter a big company.

Big companies will come to your country, to your city.

As long as you have real skills, especially in new fields like artificial intelligence, there are many opportunities.

In summary, visa restrictions have not stopped the development of technology.

It just changed the location of development.

Previously, Silicon Valley was the center of the world.

Now, the center of technology is starting to become dispersed.

Although the US is still very strong, other countries are also getting stronger.

For the technological development of the whole world, this might be a good thing.

Because knowledge and technology are flowing faster around the world.

We may see more situations like this in the future.

Companies no longer focus on which country you are in, but on what skills you have.

This is the new environment we must adapt to.

For students currently studying technology, this is also a reminder.

No matter where you are, learning the most advanced technology is the most important thing.

Like the currently most popular artificial intelligence.

As long as you master these technologies, you don't need to worry about not finding a good job.

Because if there are no good jobs locally, international big companies will also come to find you.

This is the new opportunity brought by globalization.

Although policies will change, the demand for talent will not change.

As long as technology is still progressing, this demand will always exist.

We will also continue to follow this topic to see what new changes will occur in the future.