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I have read that the jobs that moved from the West to India, are now
moving from India to the Philippines and China.
What steps are Indian tech writers/the government/the universities/the
professional organizations taking to ensure that there is a continual
job market for them?
-----Original Message-----
From: Lisa Hickling
Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 12:55 PM
Subject: RE: Results of STC India 2005 Salary Survey
* 50% of Indian survey respondents were outsourced resources, likely
employed to Western contracts;
* Western companies know they can budget between US$6,000 as local
minimum and 43,000 per Indian writer;
* Companies assess random variables (retention bonuses, company
goodwill, actual years of experience, technical skills in high demand,
etc) in determining where any Indian writer will fall in that vast
range. From the survey, it seems that 'years of experience' is *the*
rewarding variable. However, that writer still must have 11+ years
experience to be paid on par with an entry level Western writer!
Anyway, with the recent volley of discussion on outsourcing, I'd say
that Paresh's posting has done much to help us to appreciate why
outsourcing continues to be an attractive alternative to Euro/American
companies.
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