If you just do a search on your favorite job site (like Monster or Dice), you will see that they number of IT opportunities in the New York metro area increased dramatically over the past few months. Many of these opportunities are contract positions, which tells me that the companies are investing money in software development but are still causious to commit to permanent hires. However, this is a very good sign that the tide had turned. I also know a couple of IT people that were without jobs for a couple of years and just landed jobs. Let's hope the rising budget deficits, excessive outsourcing to India and rising medicare and war costs don't ruin the fragile recovery that is clearly beginning.
One point about outsourcing. There's much noise about service jobs moving to India and Eastern Europe. A lot of people blame Bush administration or Congress. I think it's pretty silly to blame anyone. In the free-market economy no matter what regulations you enact, the companies will move to where they can make a better profit. Since the communication costs decreased so dramatically in the last four years, it's quite easy for many companies to employ people in India, where they have to pay less and where most people speak good English. It does not mean there will be no jobs left here. But it's fair to expect that many of the projects that are self-contained and can be oursources, will go overseas. I think (and hope) and the most qualified, senior people will still able to find decent jobs in the USA, since USA is the most stable place to do business and employ people.
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If you just do a search on your favorite job site (like Monster or Dice), you will see that they number of IT opportunities in the New York metro area increased dramatically over the past few months. Many of these opportunities are contract positions, which tells me that the companies are investing money in software development but are still causious to commit to permanent hires. However, this is a very good sign that the tide had turned. I also know a couple of IT people that were without jobs for a couple of years and just landed jobs. Let's hope the rising budget deficits, excessive outsourcing to India and rising medicare and war costs don't ruin the fragile recovery that is clearly beginning. One point about outsourcing. There's much noise about service jobs moving to India and Eastern Europe. A lot of people blame Bush administration or Congress. I think it's pretty silly to blame anyone. In the free-market economy no matter what regulations you enact, the companies will move to where they can make a better profit. Since the communication costs decreased so dramatically in the last four years, it's quite easy for many companies to employ people in India, where they have to pay less and where most people speak good English. It does not mean there will be no jobs left here. But it's fair to expect that many of the projects that are self-contained and can be oursources, will go overseas. I think (and hope) and the most qualified, senior people will still able to find decent jobs in the USA, since USA is the most stable place to do business and employ people.