Re: Good book "Great Careers in 2 Years".....

Straydog wrote:

Out of all of the 100 specializations I read about, I would also estimate that only about a
dozen were such pure "deskjobs" that they could be vulnerable to offshoring (a key
problem in today's modern semi-technology job markets).

Usually, it's the healthcare/clinical related areas which are
relatively immune to offsourcing.

Nonetheless, even for the outsourcable areas, there is a silver
lining... I think areas which require some sort of communication et al
with higher ups like being a paralegal at a boutique firm may be
homeshored if the initial outsourcing project fails. This is in sharp
contrast to S&E/IT work which will more likely move even if the current
darling, India, gets crowded. The S&E/IT projects will simply move to
another cheap location: China, Russia/E Europe, SE Asia, etc. Part of
the reason for it is that S&E work tends to get compartmentalized and
separated from client or executive level types of communications
whereas a sound technician at a newsroom, paralegal at a place which
services govt/special offices, etc tends to stay local. In addition,
every nation in the world is clamouring for technology investment and
projects which will also drive the move of tech sectors abroad. All and
all, it just points to the idea that an associates degree is the best
route for someone who wants to work in an office environment in the
future and then one can pursue the BA (and MBA) part-time if one wants
to move up in the company later.

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