India Will Need to Recruit 120,000 Foreigners 453
indi_jobs writes "After all the noise about jobs moving from Europe and USA to India, ZDNet India is reporting that 'India faces a massive shortage of workers with European language skills over the next five years which could see the country needing to recruit up to 120,000 foreigners...' Looks like the jobs may be moving to India but they might require the original people to do some of the jobs!" From the article: "Evalueserve said the ramping up of non-English speaking capability by the Indian offshore firms is an attempt to capture a larger share of the continental European outsourcing market, and reduce the country's high-risk exposure of more than 80 per cent of business coming from the UK and the U.S. economies."
one word: (Score:3, Funny)
Dear India: (Score:4, Funny)
hmm (Score:2, Funny)
Get out your keyboards. . . (Score:5, Funny)
Ah, the joys of documenting others' code.
Hmmm (Score:5, Funny)
English-speaking language skills in short supply (Score:5, Funny)
I find this hard to believe considering the proficiency in English I see evidenced in the average Indian help desk I've frequented. I'd venture to say some of them speak even more weller than some Slashdot editors.
There is no such thing.... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Sorry USA... (Score:3, Funny)
Ya, if dey need somebuddy withan upper Grea' Lakes accent, I'm der man, eh?
Pakistan is Next Hotspot (Score:2, Funny)
Globalism is great. Eventually Africa will be used as it really is the last spot of untapped labor (although a tad risky at the moment).
Re:English-speaking language skills in short suppl (Score:3, Funny)
I agree, except for more authenticity, I would have written it: "...some of them speak even more weller then some Slashdot editors.
BTM
Re:Business plan. (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Dear India: (Score:5, Funny)
And it says:
Sorry, none of those are ``European'' languages. You're screwed.Re:Pakistan is Next Hotspot (Score:2, Funny)
Population of India: 1,080,264,388
Population of Pakistan: 150,694,740
I'm thinking that Pakistan won't hold out for long.
Eventually Africa will be used as it really is the last spot of untapped labor (although a tad risky at the moment).
Hello Dear Friend, my name is Bozo Mumbo, and I am the rightful king of Nigeria. My brother recently kicked me out of the palace so now I have turned to offering outsourced tech workers at a low price...
Re:Are Indian workers *that* much cheaper? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:It's a question of exchange rates (Score:4, Funny)
What happens if the few nations that grow sugar cane decide to cut off the supply to certain countries?
First you get the sugar, then you get the power, then you get the women.