Google submitted somewhere in the neighborhood of 300 H-1B applications this April for 2009.
Last year, 248 of its visa applications were accepted by the Labor Department. But thats not all. Around 70, which is more than 25%, were rejected, according to Wolfe, who is Google’s global mobility manager.
The company has no definite plans on how many applications it plans to file each year. Depending on the business, if it grows or is expected to grow in a certain field, they add more bodies in the department.
When the business is good (or exceptionally good in the case of Google!) they seek to attract, hire, and retain the world’s top talent, both U.S.-born and non-U.S.-born. Google is committed to hiring the best and brightest employees, regardless of country of origin.
Wolfe, the mobility manager also offered a couple of examples of the numerous “incredibly talented” employees it has hired and trained in the U.S. under the H-1B visa program.
