Hardly. But the degree to which service jobs move offshore depends largely on you--the professional under the microscope--and on the companies that employ you. You obviously can't compete with an LCCer on cost. But you can compete on technical skills, general business acuity, and specific company and industry knowledge. If you're just going through the motions, you have little chance of success. An intangible quality U.S. executives tell Boston Consulting they like in offshore workers is their hunger: They're thrilled to have the work and will do what it takes to advance. Are you that hungry?
The onus isn't just on you. U.S. employers must give their people a fighting chance to excel. The likes of FedEx, General Electric and IBM are investing heavily in their domestic work forces as they expand worldwide. The best companies are thinking globally but acting locally. It's not in their best interests to just transplant their work forces to the cheapest bidder.
Rob Preston is editor in chief of Network Computing. Write to him at [email protected].
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