We have written an article (in the process of publishing) with respect to the US recession
and its impact on immigrant workers. As a follow up to that article (if you
want I will personally email you the article), we have been suggested to
include the real Nepalese experiences. So, we are seeking help from Nepalese
who have been or not been affected by the current recession for potential
employee and current employee. If we get some significant sample size, we would
be grateful.

We will guarantee your anonymity.

Survey questions for Job seekers:

• Name
  (optional):


• Email:


• Is it
  OK to contact you?


• Age:


• Male
  /Female:


• Field
  of study: e.g. IT, Finance, Medicine, Biotechnology etc


• Level:
  Bachelors, Masters, PhD, MD, DMD


• Year
  of graduation:


• Have
  you applied for a job?


• To how
  many potential employers have you sent your CV/Resume?


• How
  many response you got?


• Have
  you applied to any institution with TARP money?


• How
  many have you got call back?


• Was
  the position you applied got filled “internally”?


• Was
  the position you applied was “no more available”?


• Did
  you apply for any academic position?


• Expected
  salary:


• Are
  you willing to compromise with the salary?


• To
  which extent are you willing to compromise your salary?


• Were
  you asked about your visa status/permanent residency /citizenship?


• Are
  you being sponsored for your visa/ permanent residency ?


• Were
  you denied because of need to sponsor for H1B?


• Did
  you get a job in your related field?


• If you
  do not get a job, what are your plans?


• How
  will you maintain your visa status if you are in non-immigration visa?


• Are
  you in OPT?


• Any
  comments, feedback etc.

 Survey questionnaires for currently employed

1. what
   is your field of study?


2. Did
   you get the job in your field of study?


3. Are you
   currently in OPT?


4. Did
   your employer sponsore for H1B?


5. Did
   you receive salary within the norms?


6. If you
   had to compromise with the salary what percentage did you compromise?


7. How
   long did it take to find a job?


8. Were
   there any applicants with similar qualifications and also permanent
   residency or citizenship?


9. Is
   your employer “hiring” or has “freezed hiring”?


10. Do you
    expect raise any time soon?


11. Do you
    expect to be promoted any time soon?


12. Will
    your employer increase your salary if you get promoted?


13. If you
    were promoted, did you get a raise?


14. What
    was the percentage of your raise?


15. Are
    there lay offs in your institution?


16. What
    will you do if you are laid off?


17. Any
    comments and suggestions ……

 You can send your answers to mabi.singh@gmail.com or post a message
on Sajha into my account if you do not want to reveal your self.