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Where tech giants are offshoring

Where tech giants are offshoringThey are offshoring to bring the U.S. to 3rd world levelsIt is all part of making everyone equal to 3rd world living standards. First off anyone with common sense knows that offshoring destroys the job base in this country. It is NOT about degrees, education, skills...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Outsourcing, OFFSHORING JOBS, job, offshoring

Discussion threads 2004-05-05

Computer Sciences on Indian hiring push

Computer Sciences on Indian hiring pushgreat news!Large corporations have aligned their goals with the US administration and are creating thousands of jobs every year.The stock market and the American people are eager to enjoy the beneffits of new business opportunities and a bullish economy.We the people of US of A,...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Benefits, OFFSHORING JOBS, outsourcing, job, Kerry, salary, outsource, hiring, Computer Sciences Corp.

Discussion threads 2004-03-10

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Research paints ugly IT employment picture: Almost 2 million jobs gone in 14 years

Depressing...So much innovation happened in America in the 90's. Alot of what we have now was accomplished by American engineers, and now we are not being included anymore because of what? Arbitrage. Sad, Sad, Sad....Of courseBecause all these CEOs and wannabe businesspeople think quality doesn't matter so...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, information technology, comeback, profit margin, job, worker

Discussion threads 2009-11-20

Are the Microsoft layoffs over now?

I hope soI hate seeing "SoandSo killing X amount of jobs" in the news =/Ballmer should be the first to get laid offHis reklessness to ignore the FOSS and cling to the proprietary model drove M$ into the ground.Q1 revenues of $13Bn generating $3.5Bn in net profit ...... would tend...

Tags: Operational accounting, Financial services, accounting, Creative accounting, Microsoft Corp., layoff

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

SmartPlanet: 3 of 4 executives say outsourcing necessary to maintain bottom line

SmartPlanet: 3 of 4 executives say outsourcing necessary to maintain bottomCompletely disagree. Outsourcing only works for small projects that can't be done in-house, like wiring jobs, installing generators and the such. Outsourcing entire departments doesn't work. I've seen it before, when the employee is on a contract...

Tags: Managed hosting, Outsourcing/Offshoring, outsourcing, outsource

Discussion threads 2009-09-01

U.S. sheds another 35K IT jobs in May, but market may be stabilizing

U.S. sheds another 35K IT jobs in May, but market may be stabilizingSurpriseI'm surprised that no one has posted a comment here. I would have expected to see somebody expressing their thoughts on the evils of offshoring, or the hatred of the greedy corporations or something.RE: U.S. sheds another...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, job

Discussion threads 2009-06-24

H-1B legislation to watch - What it's really about

H-1B legislation to watch - What it's really aboutDICK DURBINYou link to his page right in that top paragraph... yet you still can't get his name right?RE: H-1B legislation to watch - What it's really aboutThere are thousands of highly skilled Americans that are unemployed that are willing to take...

Tags: Obama, H-1B, H-1B legislation, worker

Discussion threads 2009-06-05

Would you give up pay or benefits for someone's job?

Would you give up pay or benefits for someone's job?I would take a pay freeze or cut.Of course, I'm not a CEO right now either... :)Interestingly, it's usually the non-union people......who willingly give up some pay and/or benefits to help keep their co-workers employed. Nearly every time...

Tags: Benefits, MGP2, Big Business, benefit, job

Discussion threads 2009-04-22

IBM - Wantin' and Gettin' Stimulus Money

IBM - Wantin' and Gettin' Stimulus MoneyI Wonder About the Title"IBM - Wantin' and Gettin' Stimulus Money"Why truncate the words by leaving off the "g"? I wonder if that has anything to do with . . . . Hmmmm.RE: IBM - Wantin' and Gettin' Stimulus Moneythe writer is...

Tags: Government, Recruitment & Selection, Regulations, Stimulus Money, Gettin, IBM Corp., job

Discussion threads 2009-03-30

Union: IBM layoffs accelerating as employees vent

Union: IBM layoffs accelerating as employees ventSmiling Sam does it againIt seems to me that the government is overlooking one of the critical components of this economic meltdown - the offshoring of American jobs. IBM is one of the worst offenders in this regard. This one...

Tags: Workforce management, Litigation, Financial accounting, Proskauer Rose, Madoff, IBM Corp., SEC, layoff

Discussion threads 2009-03-26

WSJ: More IBM layoffs in U.S.; jobs shifting to India

WSJ: More IBM layoffs in U.S.; jobs shifting to Indiais this 'change we can believe in'?We thought Bush was ignorant about the job market, but Obama is downright anti American and in bed with the big and greedy corporations.RE: WSJ: More IBM layoffs in U.S.; jobs shifting to IndiaWow. Linux...

Tags: Workforce management, Recruitment & Selection, Good Business, IBM Corp., layoff, IBM layoff, job

Discussion threads 2009-03-25

Is computer science the one smart major in a recession?

Is computer science the one smart major in a recession?HealthcareBut, be careful about not acquiring excessive debt while getting the education. The more I think I about it, as long as there's money, accountancy.So, competitive advantage, driven by innovation and not price or service or proximity, has never been more...

Tags: Strategy, Benefits, Personal finance, BLS, information technology, smart major, IS COMPUTER, IT Staff, recession, IT People, offshoring

Discussion threads 2009-03-18

Is the call center finally coming onshore?

Is the call center finally coming onshore?Excellent articleI hate talking to people overseas when I have a problem or need a loan. I would pay extra to talk to an American. We definitely need to stop all our jobs from going overseas. Buy American people - put someone back to...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Call centers, job, E-Verify, call-center

Discussion threads 2009-02-28

What is American?

What is American?hear hearI agree wholeheartedly, JohnCompletely agree! Great post.I completely agree with your post, John. I hate it when people try to impose what being an American means. Being American means being someone who is willing to learn and word hard to achieve his dreams, not someone who thinks...

Tags: H-1B program, H-1B

Discussion threads 2009-01-30

Tough times for H-1B visa holders

Tough times for H-1B visa holdersGood send them back homeGood bye and don't come back!Had to happenUsing off-shore and imports to do work on the cheap undermines the local worker. This, along with human rights and environmental issues will bring back duties and tariffs to level the playing field. We...

Tags: H-1B visa, H-1B, worker

Discussion threads 2009-01-30

Obama, Satyam won't spell outsourcing doom

Obama, Satyam won't spell outsourcing doomIndia SpinThis is spin from India who, are, collectively shaking in their feet! The citizens of the United States of America are SICK AND TIRED of this outsourcing crap and will no longer stand for it. Obama is behind this movement. ...

Tags: Managed hosting, outsourcing, outsource, Obama, phone, Satyam

Discussion threads 2009-01-22

IT trends: The top five developments of 2008

IT trends: The top five developments of 2008Plenty of dataHow many GAO reports on fraud in the H-1b visa, CIS reports on underpaid H-1b visa holders, or YouTube videos of corrupt lawyers showing companies how to subvert the H-1b labor laws? Even BLS data has shown little growth in...

Tags: Strategy, information technology, H-1B, Microsoft .NET, BLS

Discussion threads 2008-12-08

How should companies approach outsourcing in this economy?

How should companies approach outsourcing in this economy?Outsourcing should be abolishedThere's no way we can keep good jobs in America if we keep sending them offshore.Bring jobs back to America should be Job #1!Abolish outsourcing!God Bless America.RE: How should companies approach outsourcing in this economy?Can't argue with that Dietrich -:)In...

Tags: outsourcing, outsource, job

Discussion threads 2008-11-30

IT offshoring is exaggerated and the IT labor shortage is real

IT offshoring is exaggerated and the IT labor shortage is realAs of September...... a sudden decrease in interest in hiring people is understandable. That's when many people decided to believe what they heard and the economy tanked.There's a question to what degree the banking crisis had to spread to...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Problem 4, Problem 2, Problem 1, STEM worker, job, information technology, IT Labor Shortage, IT Offshoring

Discussion threads 2008-11-17

Remedying the trade imbalance with China

Remedying the trade imbalance with ChinaCopyright and patentYour discussion of the IP to be protected mentions copyright but not patents. For example:Knowledge products the stuff normally covered by copyright is the category of goods that relies so heavily on copyright. [End quote]Because software can be protected effectively only by...

Tags: Manufacturing, patent, trade imbalance, imbalance, Remedying, software, patent violation

Discussion threads 2008-11-13