Greater St. Louis Inc. and the St. Louis Mosaic Project are working with local leaders to expand St. Louis' tech workforce
Greater St. Louis Inc., St. Louis Mosaic Project and Tech STL are working together to provide resources for attracting and hiring international tech workers in the St. Louis region. Over the last few weeks, the country has seen an estimated 10,000 international tech workers with an H-1B visa lose their jobs. The news release below shares three key tools for filling tech positions with skilled H-1B visa talent.
Resources for Expanding St. Louis’ Tech Workforce
You may have recently seen or heard news of the 120,000 tech workers across the country that were laid off in the past few weeks. Of that group, it is estimated over 10,000 are international tech talents with an H-1B visa.
When these workers are laid off, they have only 60 days to get a new job, go through the difficult challenge of switching their visa to a different type, or leave the U.S. What is not well known or understood is that it is relatively easy to switch the worker’s H-1B visa from the old employer/sponsor to a new employer/sponsor for a suitable job.
Stay tuned for details on a joint St. Louis Mosaic Project/World Trade Center St. Louis webinar on this topic.
