I have just signed up with one Indian consulting company. I did masters in accounting and finance just this may. I have already filed my H1 for this year cos i dont want to go thru next years quata . My opt expires opn 07/15/07 so didnt want to risk status from 07/15/07 to 10/01/07. I dont have gained any experienced on my own yet but thru some ppl i know who are with those consultancy, its not that bad. They seem to handle something that we cant handle on our own.