Hyderabad: The consulting firms’ ecosystem is well developed in USA, with robust support structures in India. However, very little has been written about them in popular and mainstream media outlets. Currently, such firms boldly advertise their work on social media websites such as Facebook.
The search term “Proxy interview support” returns multiple pages/businesses on Facebook.
Each of them has a different specialisation. One of them offers “proxy and job support” on QA (quality assurance), QTP and Selenium (testing tools). “Reach 96401***34 for enquiries,” reads one page. Another page says, “Interview support available for both male and female proxies.”
When this reporter pretended to be in need of proxy interview support for a friend in America, he was told that the services are offered in a “package”.
Shaik Basha, a middleman of sorts in the city, had advertised his services on many Facebook posts. He said, “We charge $800 for five proxy interviews.”
He assured the reporter that the deal wouldn’t be final before the customer is happy with the proxy’s knowledge.
Basha said he was a software engineer working in a firm in the city, and he connected clueless techies in America and experts proxies in India for the extra money.
