This is a cycle being repeated in almost all countries where companies looking to preserve their bottomline without worrying about improving in other areas tend to embark upon the quick fix "IT Outsourcing"
Being almost 12+ years in this field, I can relate to the mentality of the hiring organization and empathise with the "over qualified" colleague. In today's commoditized IT labor landscape, if 1 resource can be replaced by 2 cheaper resources who in long run can do work of 3, it makes commercial sense for the client & the service provider. The potential target group is usually the heavy experienced people whose skill has been commoditized.
This is a cascading effect of the client looking for improving margins in outsourcing, the vendor maintaining his margins while offering reduced priced service and not wanting to pay premium when he can get away with a cheaper & probably not "suitably qualified" resource.
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This is a cycle being repeated in almost all countries where companies looking to preserve their bottomline without worrying about improving in other areas tend to embark upon the quick fix "IT Outsourcing" Being almost 12+ years in this field, I can relate to the mentality of the hiring organization and empathise with the "over qualified" colleague. In today's commoditized IT labor landscape, if 1 resource can be replaced by 2 cheaper resources who in long run can do work of 3, it makes commercial sense for the client & the service provider. The potential target group is usually the heavy experienced people whose skill has been commoditized. This is a cascading effect of the client looking for improving margins in outsourcing, the vendor maintaining his margins while offering reduced priced service and not wanting to pay premium when he can get away with a cheaper & probably not "suitably qualified" resource.