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Meetup Takes on Google !

Campus recruiting is competitive. With companies like Google, Microsoft and the likes, it's difficult to find talent unless you stand out and have a unique vision.

CEO of Meetup, Scott Heiferman has collated a funny document which is comparing Meetup with the Google !

The document, Meetuplex is very funny and also very honest.

Go check out whether it is a place where you'd like to work and associate with as well...

Found it interesting!! Meetup is Hiring !! Check out the current openings here !!

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Is this the Inevitable End ??

For over a decade, the Information technology Industry has been accountable for the consumer revolution in India. Accounting to over $40 Billion, the outsourcing industry is responsible for 8 % of the GDP. The Information Technology (Software) Industry employs 1.5 Million professionals and has been accelerating for more than 30 % every year and a steady increase in the cost of talent!

The cost of Talent is now a major issue that the Indian Information Technology Industry is currently facing. The cost of talent and the steady inflation has led to software giants thinking out of the box.

The Times today posted an article stating that Tata Consultancy Services widely know as TCS has now opened a software development centre in Guadalajara, Mexico where they will outsource close to 500 jobs this year and will extend to 5000 over a period of five years.

Mr. Gabriel Rozman, President of TCS, Latin America quoted that

“We see costs rising in India and people becoming less available,” and “That’s why we’re going to places like Latin America, which has professionals and reasonable costs.”

According to The Times, a stronger rupee, rising costs and a lack of talent is causing the move. Tata competitors including Infosys, Satyam and Wipro have already moved some of their operations to mainland China.

Is this a sign of shift focus of exploitation of third world counties? Is this the first sign of IT Slump in India?

Time will tell...

Source: The Times & The Inquirer

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Want to Vent about your Job??

JobVent is the web site for people who are about to start looking out for a new job or want to see what employees think of their target companies. JobVent is an anonymous site and if you got experiences that are truly memorable / discontented; this is the place to be!!

The layout does not surely give you a Web 2.0 kind of a feel but the site is very user friendly. JobVent already has 1000’s of companies already mentioned and more than 5000 reviews across the world. I am glad that people in India have also started using this web site. I managed to find 3 reviews of companies in Bangalore and Mumbai. I am sure I am going to find a lot more companies soon and also that this medium can be used effectively!

So Happy Venting!!

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Happy Birthday Jim

I'd like to join Amybeth Hale to Wish Jim Stroud a Very Happy Birthday !! For sure, Jim's Birthday is not going to go unnoticed :) . Thanks for the Tip-off Amy !!

Truely, you've been our inspiration and have learned a lot from you!!

Have a Great Day, Jim !!