[jsfg_cinti] Jim McNair Enquirer Article on Offshoring

Fellow JSFG Members,
            Some of you contributed a month or so ago to an article being
written my Jim McNair of the Cinti. Enquirer on jobs lost to offshore
companies.   The link below will take you to the story that resulted, in
case you missed it.  Below that is a response received by Jim from someone
trying to fill IT jobs that stayed home.  This gentlemen's contact
information is given at the bottom.  This might be an opportunity for some
of our members who speak IT.

Dave E.
JSFG Profiles Chair


-----Original Message-----
From: McNair, James [mailto:jmcnair@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 11:20 AM
To: Dave Estell
Subject: offshoring


Dave,
 Here's the article, in case any of your members missed it in print Sunday
(front page!). Thanks for your help. Feel free to call or write me anytime.


http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/09/12/biz_biz1aoffshored.html


Jim
James McNair
Senior business writer
Cincinnati Enquirer
jmcnair@xxxxxxxxxxxx
513-768-8498
513-564-6991 fax


James,

Just read your article in the paper. I completely sympathize with these

workers - it's a fear we all have these days. However, we've been

continually looking for talented IT professionals at USBank. However, even

with keeping the work here in Cincinnati, it seems that 80%+ of the resumes

that I receive are from workers here on temporary visas. I think I've only

ever seen one resume from a permanent citizen that's been "displaced", and

he took a different job instead of the one that we offered. I've hired over

15 people myself at USBank in the last year, and have actually been forced

to turn to contractors to fill gaps that I cannot fill with qualified IT

employees. We're looking for highly skilled, highly experience employees,

that have at 7+ years experience in the software industry, and are willing

to pay competitive wages. I'm struggling to find people just like the ones

you mentioned in your story.

I'd like to give USBank in general, and our CIO in particular, kudos for

recognizing the value of keeping jobs and money in the United States, and

recognizing that the success of the bank's IT department isn't based on

dollars per man hour, but the people that are involved. I also applaud them

for investing in the "US" in USBank and keeping the salaries right here in

Cincinnati.

So, I'm basically writing because I can help. I'm primarily looking for

Java/J2EE people, that have a good knowledge of WebSphere, DB2, and

Rational tools. If you interviewed anyone in your story that might fit that

bill, please send them my way. Email is great, and my other contact

information is below.

Thank you,

--

Rob Cheek

Development Manager, Corporate Internet Banking

Work: 513-979-1693 Pager: 888-444-6207 2Way: 8884446207@xxxxxxxxxx

Mobile: 513-227-5377




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