His H1B visa expiring, Indian techie laid off by Qualcomm appeals for job referrals

An Indian techie who obtained laid off by Qualcomm after lower than a yr with the corporate, has reached out to his connections on LinkedIn to assist him with referrals for a brand new job, saying he solely has ‘limited time’ as he’s within the United States on an H1B visa.

Tushar Trehon, a now-former Senior GPU Performance Modelling Engineer at Qualcomm, was among the many 5% staffers laid off in May. His LinkedIn profile exhibits that he joined the tech large in July final yr.

‘Being an immigrant worker…’

“Being an immigrant worker on H1B I have limited time to look for a new job. So I wanted to take this opportunity to reach out to you, my esteemed connections, to inform you that I am now actively seeking new opportunities in the Semiconductor Industry,” Trehon wrote in his publish.

Detailing his skilled expertise, he mentioned he had ‘valuable’ expertise in Performance Modelling and Validation in each CPU and GPU area.

“If you are aware of any openings, referrals, or connections that could help me in my job search, I would be incredibly grateful for your support. I am also open to exploring new opportunities in other domains,” the engineer added.

Trehon requested folks to contact him instantly – on LinkedIn or Gmail – in case of solutions, recommendation, or alternatives.

What is H1B visa?

A brief work visa initiated by employers within the US, it permits them to rent international nationals for specialty jobs. If the international nationwide fulfills the necessities for the job, the corporate initiates the H1B visa course of.

According to a examine, Indians are, by far, the ‘most active users’ of this facility, and accounted for 73% of the practically 442,000 H1B employees within the 2022 fiscal.