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Study says CEOs sending more jobs overseas

Finding, keeping qualified employees has CEOs searching outside U.S., survey says
By Denise Dubie , Network World , 05/02/2007

Close to half of the 500 fastest-growing North American companies use offshore services and another 55% intend to send work overseas in the next five years as CEOs cite hiring and keeping qualified employees as their biggest operational challenge, according to a survey released this week by Deloitte.

"It’s not unexpected that CEOs of fast-growth companies would look offshore for the talent they need to continue growing in a tight market," said Tony Kern, managing principal of Deloitte's Technology, Media & Telecommunications Group, in a press release. The study, conducted during the first quarter of 2007, tapped the CEOs of companies on Deloitte's Technology Fast 500, an annual ranking of the fastest-growing technology companies in North America based on percentage of fiscal-year revenue growth over five years.


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CEOs are turning to overseas talent, the survey found, with 30% of CEOs in the next five years intending to have up to 10% of their workers offshore; 27% planning to have 20% of workers overseas; 19% expecting to employ 30% offshore talent; and 15% seeing the number going as high as 40%.

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Hiring doesn't appear to be up, eitherBy Anonymous on May 8, 2007, 8:15 pmHiring doesn't appear to be up, either http://www.kermitrose.com/images/SWProdDev.jpg And help-wanted advertising is still in the basement: http://www.kermitrose.com/images/ConfBoardHWI.jpg

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Like everything in lifeBy Anonymous on May 5, 2007, 6:46 amLike everything in life offshoring to has its pitfalls i agree. At the end of the day whats good for the consumer is good for the organization. Think a million times...

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Two thumbs up!By Anonymous on May 4, 2007, 4:19 pmTwo thumbs up!

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I don't know what to sayBy lyq32 on May 4, 2007, 1:23 amI don't dnow what to say!

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Offshoring tech workersBy Anonymous on May 3, 2007, 12:45 pmI think its time we offshored CEOs, CIOs and whatever CxO office that thinks sending jobs out of the country is a good thing. Sure let them keep their salaries,...

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