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Thursday, October 19, 2006
 
A recent NY Times article talked about the dearth of employable talent in India. Despite a large number of graduates, few are qualified to work.

A study commissioned by a trade group, the National Association of Software and Service Companies, or Nasscom, found only one in four engineering graduates to be employable. The rest were deficient in the required technical skills, fluency in English or ability to work in a team or deliver basic oral presentations.

That's what I've been saying for years! However, my estimate is closer to 1 in 10 Indians having the required skill level. Employers think that just because someone claims to be an engineer and possesses a degree, they should be employed. I hope this adds more fuel to the fire that work done offshore is inferior to the work done here.

Tuesday, October 10, 2006
 
Americans aren't the only ones being hurt by offshoring. This article talks about Australian workers' fight against offshoring.

Australian Workers' Union national secretary Bill Shorten had a good quote: "The problem is that if you can't get someone to be the CEO of a bank, you pay them more money... If you can't get someone to work as a teller in a bank, then they'll want to send the job overseas."

Furthermore, he adds, "Many of the CEOs in charge won't be here in five or 10 years' time when we see the consequences of their actions."

It looks likes American companies don't have a monopoly on greedy, short-sighted, and stupid CEOs.




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