Hi, I have recently graduated and planing to join Bramha Infotech, an IT staffing company. They have their banner posted on the top right of SAJHA.COM. A lot of my friends told me that this company is really good and they are doing really good job for their consultants placing their consultants right away. CAN SOMEONE GIVE ME SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS COMPANY. I am going to join them from June first week.

dear nepal 2007
all IT staffing co. says that. i will suggest you to earn some money before going there, they might give you accomodation but, they dont care about your food, cell phone bill, may be car insurance and other payments. i dont think you have H1 you may be on OPT as you just graduated. they cannot apply your H1 untill next April, so dont rush. you still have time. if they made you sign the contract you are stuck there, so i suggest you that, make some money before going there.
there are other companies also who wil pay you $200 a month, so try searching good companies. just dont rush. you still have time.

best of luck.

I talked to my the company and they told me that they are giving $500.00 stipend every month and accomodation is free until they place me a job.....and after I finish my training they will place me in their client's place and my initial salary will be 50000 usd. It is a good deal, and I kinda positive going there. They also told me that they are reimbursing my travelling cost......I am still seeking some opinions from you guys...LOOK AT THE BANNER ON THE TOP RIGHT CORNER OF SAJHA.COM FOR THE INFORMATION OF THE COMPANY....looking forward for your advice guys

can u guys suggest some good companies that provide business analyst training and has good placement %. I know some will keep us hanging for a long time. I want to join a good one.

Does anybody know about Hansoft Inc.? Your comments are appreciated.

Hey nepal2007,
Is Bramha Infotech just for Business Analyst or they have other opportunities too...I dont have much idea on this consultant ...I am also looking for some consultant to start working...Please share if you got any info..

hey
I m also doin one trainning from Indus group from VA, i have pay $1200 at first then my training will be for 5 weeks and after job placement 1200 is reufunded...and $60K per year...and you keep 75% and they keep 25%...
what do u think guys is it good or bad....

When I talked to them, they told me that they don't provide trainings in other technology. They just hire 5 to 8 years experienced people for programming jobs. They told me that Business Analyst is more functional, which doesn't need more technical background. That's why they provide a month of training so that they can place us in their client's place. And they told me that they are paying for my traveling, accomodation, and monthly stipend of $500. If you guys need more information, go to the banner on sajha.com (it is on the top right of sajha.com).

All,

Don't pay anything. You pay to school and again why r u paying just for the sake of training???

"ganalyst" has adviced correctly.

More discussions needed.

Guys:
Those who got placed through consultants, can you recommend ? How long does it take for placement? Do they actually place you within a month??

.nepal2007

Check this link below for reviews of Brahma Infotech:

http://goolti.com/reviewdetail.php?company_id=147

As far as I experience, don't just go through their words. Ofcourse, they will say so many things that sounds very good deal to you, they are just trying to attract you. I recommend you not rush on it as 'ganalyst' had suggested you.

Hope it helps!

A Business Analyst makes minimum $50 /Hr which is a total of 96K/year. So if they are just paying you 50K/year they sure are making a ton of money off of you. So my suggestion is find a consulting company which pays the % rate like 80-20 that way you'll be making 76K.

Another thing most companies don't have their own clients, they tell you they do so that you come and sign the contract. What they do after the training is post your resume in Dice.com, monster.com and send your resume to the wanted jobs posted in those and they send you resume to the vendors (other consulting companies so they do corp-corp contract with those vendors)
So after the training you can wait for them to place you or start sending out ur own resume.
And usually a placement can take from 1 week to over 3 months that really depends on what you know and how lucky you are.

Does any one have any idea on supremesoft consulting companyin DC. they seem to be okay and they said they will pay $200 as a food cost. Does any one had abad experience on this company too..

Just make sure that you dont pay anything to them, no consultancies will ask money for the training, and forget about the refund.
They might ask you to sign the contract, if you do that you are stuck there....
They dont have client, they will just send your fake resume to the mid client, and mid client will send it to the end client, so these consultancies really cannot say that they can place you in a month....it might take a long time thats why i suggested nepal2007 to make some money before going there you still have time.

make sure of everything and put everything on written,coz i know if they take deposit they dont give you any receipt, to every questions you asked they have an answer which is based on lie, coz they are pathological lier.
dont pay anything for your H1B processing also, just dont pay anything.
i got my H1B nothing happened to me but all these happened to fy friend so i knew all these things.
there are lots of consultancies google and contact them,
ask about pay rate.
ask how long can you stay in their guesthouse.
ask if they pay you when you are looking for the job, also after one project when you are looking for another job will they pay you?
make sure they dont ask you for this and that charges, they might.

if anybody have questions and suggestions post in sajha, lets flow correct and true information...

I am glad someone has started this thread. I do not need consulting firms thankfully, but I personally know quite a few friends who would be nowhere without them today. So, I am sure there are some good firms out there. I do not want to name names, but if you have had good experiences with some firms lately, you would be doing a lot of people a great favor by posting about them here. I unfortunately never had to deal with consultancies, otherwise I would know more on this. But I am sure a lot of us sajhaites are well informed on this. Help our fellow brethren before they get suckered into 'rogue' firms.

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Ok, here is what you need to make sure of while finding and joining a consulting company if you are a fresh graduate:

1) Avoid companies that ask you money for training and/or H1b. Big NO even if they say they will reimburse.
2) Shortlist companies that provide you the stipend and accommodation during training period. The ones that pay $500 or more should be on your list.
3) Do NOT join companies that lets you bargain on the Salary. Try to bargain and see what they say. Avoid if they agree to bargain. Good and established companies don’t bargain.
4) Joining a company where your friends have been placed from is the safest way. Read reviews of the companies on the internet though do not solely decide based upon this.
5) Look for the contract period. Most of the companies have contract for a year. Don’t join the ones that have beyond a year.
6) Don’t expect to get way too much of a salary to start with. Remember that they are doing a business too and they have their expenses to cover. Keep your expectations reasonable depending upon the field that you want to venture on. For positions like BA and QA $50,000/year is a reasonable offer to start with. For SAP, BI, and few development positions expect a little higher.
7) Make sure that they are paying you while you travel for in-person interviews etc. A company that pays you in between the projects would be ideal but finding one could be extremely difficult.
8) Training is the most important part. Though every company claims that they will train you most of them don’t have a good training program and they don’t guide you properly. It becomes frustrating and takes a lot of time for you to find a job if there is no proper guidance from the company. This is more important to people who are venturing on a training program that their academic background doesn’t support.
9) Ask how company markets you. Lot of the companies that promise you to pay in % basis expect you to find job on your own. Try to find this information through reviews of the company and talking to friends. Good companies will have few dedicated and experienced marketing personnel and that matters a lot on how soon they can bring you a job interview.
10) Be prepared to manipulate your resume/profile according to the job requirement. No matter how much you know and which company you join you will NOT land on a job without this.
11) Once you have joined the company and think they are reasonable enough to proceed with, put your focus towards the training program. Be positive about the whole thing and don’t let frustrations take you over. Each person is different – some of you may find job within weeks and for some of you it may take months. A company cannot guarantee that you will find a job within so much of time. It all depends upon you. But keep fighting you will eventually land up on one.

Hi Guys,

My application was reached to USCIS on the very last day (30th April). But I had applied with expected date of graduation. Will there be any chance of getting H1B visa approved for this year? Thanks for comments.

This whole thing just seem based on your luck. Has anyone of you changed a consultancy after not getting job in one? What happens if you get H1 but do not get any jobs? Please help and reply.