Amazon, World’s Largest MBA Recruiter, Again Tops List Of H-1B Hirers

Amazon, World’s Largest MBA Recruiter, Again Tops List Of H-1B Hirers

Source: PoetsandQuants

Amazon, the world’s largest recruiter of MBA graduates, again tops the list of employwers who gained the most approved H-!b petitions in fiscal year 2021. Amazon was approved to hire for initial employment a record 6,182 employees under the H-1B visa program, up from 4,774 a year earlier.

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Other major U.S. companies with large numbers of H-1B hires include Google, IBM, Microsoft, Deloitte, Facebook, Accenture, Apple, Goldman Sachs, Oracle, Intel, Ernst & Young, Cisco and Walmart, all among the top 25 companies in gaining approvals (see table below). H-1B petitions for “initial employment” are primarily for new employment, typically for companies a case that would count against the H-1B annual limit.

The 29% in approved petitions by Amazon was among the biggest increases. Apple’s year-over-year increase also was sizable, going to 1,071 from 749 in fiscal year 2020, as was Goldman Sachs, which won approval for 640 hires vs. 399 a year earlier. For many companies, including Google and Microsoft, H1-B hires last year fell from year-earlier levels. Google went to 1,453 approved petitions from 1,682 in 2020, while Microsoft fell to 1,240 from 1,791.

Source: PoetsandQuant

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