…fake resumes, proxy interviews, and fake references. This has been going on since the 90s.
Bodyshops give minimal training to their Indian employees, often as little as a few weeks, for roles such as software developer, analyst, and so on, then pitch them as “experienced” to American firms such as Allegis, Apex Systems, or Insight Global. The contracts these bodyshops insist on prevent the American firms from doing their own background checks, enabling unqualified Indians to get jobs at Microsoft, Meta, or other major companies that pay $100,000 a year or more.
Indian bodyshop consultants rely on their colleagues to learn on the job, wasting resources that could be used for productive employees. “Typically, clients pay $100/hour to the U.S. firm, which takes $25/hour, passing $75/hour to the consultancy, which keeps $25/hour, leaving the consultant $50/hour or $100,000/year.”