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I may be in the minority here, but when I hear that someone's job was
off-shored, the first opinion in my head is that it was because the
department in general lost their jobs because they were not producing
enough value to support their cost.
This is probably a minority opinion on this end of the ocean, but at
some time in the future, someone who thinks like me may be the person
doing the interviewing. Say what you want about "well, I wouldn't want
to work for anyone who thinks that way so it is best to get that out in
the open", but in all other aspects, it may be the best job you've ever
had.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
Isogon Corporation http://www.isogon.com
"Realizing Your Business Goals
Through Software Asset Management"
-----Original Message-----
Subject: Re: FUNNY OFFSHORE STORY
I wouldn't go into that kind of detail. "My position was eliminated due
to reasons related to the business" is as far as I'd go. Better to keep
a discussion focused on my ability to do the job I'm interviewing for
than let it drift off to why I no longer have my last one.
----- Original Message -----
>When Posada stated that you shouldn't be talking about the economy in
>an interview, well sometimes you can't get around it. Since my husband
>is interviewing ONLY because his job is being offshore outsourced when
>he is asked why he's leaving
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