How’s the IT Job Market?

[Coronita]

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Mechanics and house cleaning folks – just as examples – don’t have to worry because obviously they have to be “on site” to do their jobs. Likewise, jobs that require direct relationships won’t go anywhere either – for example, face-to-face sales.
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If you look at it this way, everything can technically be “outsourced/insourced”

Why hasn’t a company/stealerships in San Diego offered to flatbed a group of cars down to Mexico to have them serviced, give customers a bunch of 1-day loaner cars, and flatbedded them back. I’m sure from a cost perspective, it might make sense…Probably, one of the major considerations is the logistics.

There is a logistics issue on whenever one outsources/insources. It depends on whether the logistics PITA outweigh the cost benefit. 16+ hr time zone difference is a major logistics issue, especially for development that needs to be done is “fuzzy”. Opening a satellite office to do design and development is completely different, and there isn’t anything wrong with that. Innovation needs to happen at more than one location.

BTW doing business with some countries, you cannot have employees/data located somewhere else. China is one of them. So for some companies that want to enter some markets, you have to have a staff overseas.

Technically, house cleaning (and gardening) for the most part is already “insourced”. Cheaper labor is brought into the country to do this (albeit illegal in most cases).

Question: Anyone want to comment if radiologists are being outsourced to overseas doctors??? Don’t now. But that seems like to be a possibility. Anything seems to be a possibility with this outsourcing fear.

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Question: Anyone want to comment if radiologists are being outsourced to overseas doctors??? Don’t know. But that seems like to be a possibility. Anything seems to be a possibility with this outsourcing fear.
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Yup! There is even a term for it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleradiology

Telemedicine in general is a *huge* growth area. I know a few IT folks working in that arena, in fact.

However, I’ll comment that the outsourcing is more likely to go to another US hospital rather than overseas.

A great example of how nothing is safe from outsourcing is InvisiAlign. It’s basically off-shoring orthodontic work to Costa Rica.

Note that this hasn’t exactly put American orthodontists out of business. Patients still need to see a local dentist during the treatment process.

The whole trick with outsourcing is to embrace it and figure out how to benefit from it, vs. fighting it.

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[quote=fat_lazy_union_worker]
Question: Anyone want to comment if radiologists are being outsourced to overseas doctors??? Don’t know. But that seems like to be a possibility. Anything seems to be a possibility with this outsourcing fear.
[/quote]

Yup! There is even a term for it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleradiology

Telemedicine in general is a *huge* growth area. I know a few IT folks working in that arena, in fact.

However, I’ll comment that the outsourcing is more likely to go to another US hospital rather than overseas.

A great example of how nothing is safe from outsourcing is InvisiAlign. It’s basically off-shoring orthodontic work to Costa Rica.

Note that this hasn’t exactly put American orthodontists out of business. Patients still need to see a local dentist during the treatment process.

The whole trick with outsourcing is to embrace it and figure out how to benefit from it, vs. fighting it.

[kewp]

[quote=fat_lazy_union_worker]
Question: Anyone want to comment if radiologists are being outsourced to overseas doctors??? Don’t know. But that seems like to be a possibility. Anything seems to be a possibility with this outsourcing fear.
[/quote]

Yup! There is even a term for it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleradiology

Telemedicine in general is a *huge* growth area. I know a few IT folks working in that arena, in fact.

However, I’ll comment that the outsourcing is more likely to go to another US hospital rather than overseas.

A great example of how nothing is safe from outsourcing is InvisiAlign. It’s basically off-shoring orthodontic work to Costa Rica.

Note that this hasn’t exactly put American orthodontists out of business. Patients still need to see a local dentist during the treatment process.

The whole trick with outsourcing is to embrace it and figure out how to benefit from it, vs. fighting it.

[kewp]

[quote=fat_lazy_union_worker]
Question: Anyone want to comment if radiologists are being outsourced to overseas doctors??? Don’t know. But that seems like to be a possibility. Anything seems to be a possibility with this outsourcing fear.
[/quote]

Yup! There is even a term for it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleradiology

Telemedicine in general is a *huge* growth area. I know a few IT folks working in that arena, in fact.

However, I’ll comment that the outsourcing is more likely to go to another US hospital rather than overseas.

A great example of how nothing is safe from outsourcing is InvisiAlign. It’s basically off-shoring orthodontic work to Costa Rica.

Note that this hasn’t exactly put American orthodontists out of business. Patients still need to see a local dentist during the treatment process.

The whole trick with outsourcing is to embrace it and figure out how to benefit from it, vs. fighting it.

[kewp]

[quote=fat_lazy_union_worker]
Question: Anyone want to comment if radiologists are being outsourced to overseas doctors??? Don’t know. But that seems like to be a possibility. Anything seems to be a possibility with this outsourcing fear.
[/quote]

Yup! There is even a term for it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleradiology

Telemedicine in general is a *huge* growth area. I know a few IT folks working in that arena, in fact.

However, I’ll comment that the outsourcing is more likely to go to another US hospital rather than overseas.

A great example of how nothing is safe from outsourcing is InvisiAlign. It’s basically off-shoring orthodontic work to Costa Rica.

Note that this hasn’t exactly put American orthodontists out of business. Patients still need to see a local dentist during the treatment process.

The whole trick with outsourcing is to embrace it and figure out how to benefit from it, vs. fighting it.

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I’ll add that there is also nothing wrong with being under-employed.

I’m making about half what someone with my experience should be, but that is by deliberate choice. I’m basically trading salary for security, benefits and more free time.

[kewp]

I’ll add that there is also nothing wrong with being under-employed.

I’m making about half what someone with my experience should be, but that is by deliberate choice. I’m basically trading salary for security, benefits and more free time.

[kewp]

I’ll add that there is also nothing wrong with being under-employed.

I’m making about half what someone with my experience should be, but that is by deliberate choice. I’m basically trading salary for security, benefits and more free time.

[kewp]

I’ll add that there is also nothing wrong with being under-employed.

I’m making about half what someone with my experience should be, but that is by deliberate choice. I’m basically trading salary for security, benefits and more free time.

[kewp]

I’ll add that there is also nothing wrong with being under-employed.

I’m making about half what someone with my experience should be, but that is by deliberate choice. I’m basically trading salary for security, benefits and more free time.

[fun4vnay2]

My perspective/experience with IT:

I work for the biggest telecom company in San Diego in IT and am in early thirties.
We are always looking for good people in IT and when I say good people, we mean:
1) Excellent technical skills
2) Good Communication/interpersonal skills
3) Attitude and aptitude to learn things fast and being curious.
4) Good Project management capabilities

Needless to say, it is very very difficult to find good people in IT. Even today, we have couple of openings though we have a blanket hiring freeze.
We have even outsourced a major portion of our development work to India. Now problems with outsourcing:
1) Major time difference
2) Same as above: Difficult to find good people.

Personally, I feel IT demands a lot on a person as technology is changing very rapidly. One always has to keep oneself uptodate. But this is the case with any knowledge based profession ( Medical/Engineering/Accounting ).
Most of the knowledge based profession can be easily outsourced to other countries which does not need tangible interaction with a person located here. For example:

1) Lots of IT jobs
2) Few Medical Jobs: Example: Radiologists
3) Tax/Accounting jobs

Few of the reasons, my company is expanding big time in India:
1) Large number of people with good skillset
2) H1B Visa problems in USA
3)Somewhat cheaper to outsource in India

In essence, with the general economy being bad, all kinds of job markets are affected and IT is no exception to this. But good people in any field in general are always difficult to find and thus no job issue for them.

Age Bias: I feel it definitely exists though one can reduce this bias with excellent technical skills

[fun4vnay2]

My perspective/experience with IT:

I work for the biggest telecom company in San Diego in IT and am in early thirties.
We are always looking for good people in IT and when I say good people, we mean:
1) Excellent technical skills
2) Good Communication/interpersonal skills
3) Attitude and aptitude to learn things fast and being curious.
4) Good Project management capabilities

Needless to say, it is very very difficult to find good people in IT. Even today, we have couple of openings though we have a blanket hiring freeze.
We have even outsourced a major portion of our development work to India. Now problems with outsourcing:
1) Major time difference
2) Same as above: Difficult to find good people.

Personally, I feel IT demands a lot on a person as technology is changing very rapidly. One always has to keep oneself uptodate. But this is the case with any knowledge based profession ( Medical/Engineering/Accounting ).
Most of the knowledge based profession can be easily outsourced to other countries which does not need tangible interaction with a person located here. For example:

1) Lots of IT jobs
2) Few Medical Jobs: Example: Radiologists
3) Tax/Accounting jobs

Few of the reasons, my company is expanding big time in India:
1) Large number of people with good skillset
2) H1B Visa problems in USA
3)Somewhat cheaper to outsource in India

In essence, with the general economy being bad, all kinds of job markets are affected and IT is no exception to this. But good people in any field in general are always difficult to find and thus no job issue for them.

Age Bias: I feel it definitely exists though one can reduce this bias with excellent technical skills

[fun4vnay2]

My perspective/experience with IT:

I work for the biggest telecom company in San Diego in IT and am in early thirties.
We are always looking for good people in IT and when I say good people, we mean:
1) Excellent technical skills
2) Good Communication/interpersonal skills
3) Attitude and aptitude to learn things fast and being curious.
4) Good Project management capabilities

Needless to say, it is very very difficult to find good people in IT. Even today, we have couple of openings though we have a blanket hiring freeze.
We have even outsourced a major portion of our development work to India. Now problems with outsourcing:
1) Major time difference
2) Same as above: Difficult to find good people.

Personally, I feel IT demands a lot on a person as technology is changing very rapidly. One always has to keep oneself uptodate. But this is the case with any knowledge based profession ( Medical/Engineering/Accounting ).
Most of the knowledge based profession can be easily outsourced to other countries which does not need tangible interaction with a person located here. For example:

1) Lots of IT jobs
2) Few Medical Jobs: Example: Radiologists
3) Tax/Accounting jobs

Few of the reasons, my company is expanding big time in India:
1) Large number of people with good skillset
2) H1B Visa problems in USA
3)Somewhat cheaper to outsource in India

In essence, with the general economy being bad, all kinds of job markets are affected and IT is no exception to this. But good people in any field in general are always difficult to find and thus no job issue for them.

Age Bias: I feel it definitely exists though one can reduce this bias with excellent technical skills

[fun4vnay2]

My perspective/experience with IT:

I work for the biggest telecom company in San Diego in IT and am in early thirties.
We are always looking for good people in IT and when I say good people, we mean:
1) Excellent technical skills
2) Good Communication/interpersonal skills
3) Attitude and aptitude to learn things fast and being curious.
4) Good Project management capabilities

Needless to say, it is very very difficult to find good people in IT. Even today, we have couple of openings though we have a blanket hiring freeze.
We have even outsourced a major portion of our development work to India. Now problems with outsourcing:
1) Major time difference
2) Same as above: Difficult to find good people.

Personally, I feel IT demands a lot on a person as technology is changing very rapidly. One always has to keep oneself uptodate. But this is the case with any knowledge based profession ( Medical/Engineering/Accounting ).
Most of the knowledge based profession can be easily outsourced to other countries which does not need tangible interaction with a person located here. For example:

1) Lots of IT jobs
2) Few Medical Jobs: Example: Radiologists
3) Tax/Accounting jobs

Few of the reasons, my company is expanding big time in India:
1) Large number of people with good skillset
2) H1B Visa problems in USA
3)Somewhat cheaper to outsource in India

In essence, with the general economy being bad, all kinds of job markets are affected and IT is no exception to this. But good people in any field in general are always difficult to find and thus no job issue for them.

Age Bias: I feel it definitely exists though one can reduce this bias with excellent technical skills

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