Bela Bakhat, Yes, it's all depend upon you and by the way, little bit of luck too. Ofcourse, your HR manager is behind you unless you get your job. They don't care whether you like it or not. Their main goal is to place no matter what kind of company it is, whereever it is and how long it is unless they get good amount of money in their pockets. But hey, here is the reason why they they are so taking so much of advantage from freshers like us. They clearly know that we are desperate in getting job after our graduation, they know our financial condition. So, if they say that they can give us $50k per annum, we think it's a really good deal and plus free training and accomodation and even free fooding (in some consuting). We don't know actual payrate from the working companies. I heard that they almost get more than half of the actual billing rate. This is because we're showing our experience to be as 5 years. This is the main secret right here. Because of this 5 years, this people are printing money like a paper in their accounts. As per your contract paper, if it doesn't mention any kiind of fee/charge, then they are clearly bluffing. Why don't you look from your point of view, if they want to charge, then how much they charge on you if you leave them. They haven't mentioned anything. Even in my company, they have mentioned that at least $20k would be charged in case we leave before 15 months, still people are leaving. They can't do anything. Instead they try to keep back on your feet. As "explorer" mentioned several big companies, why don't you try some of those? I have heard that they are much more better than these small consulting companies. You can also go to www.sulekha.com for more info on consulting companies. Some of them have good bililng rate. But, be careful, there is always some hidden fees. Try to clarify all those fees in advance before you join. Qubit, The trick here is simple. Modifying your resume according to the requirements they are looking for. Highlight those words that they mentioned in the requirements. I have even heard that the hiring committee even search those resumes according to the keywords they put in and filter out. As per training, they train on some of the testing tools that we might use if we get job. Some of them are WinRunner, LoadRunner, QuickTestPro, SilkTest and Rational Suite Enterprise. It's like learning MS Office at the beginning of your basic computer course. If you learn it seriously, it's not a big deal. And they also give some ideas on how the testing process is done. For more info, you can check following websites: www.agilemodeling.com www.stickyminds.com www.sqatester.com www.ibm.com/rational Hope this helps! delicate.