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ATTEND TODAY: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,11825,00.htm ----------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Insourcing vs. Outsourcing IT: Should you be a consultant or full-timer? WHEN: March 26, 2003 at 12:00 PM EST (17:00 GMT) SPEAKER: David Foote, president and chief research officer, Foote Partners LLC SPONSOR: Global Knowledge http://www.globalknowledge.com/xboxnow ATTEND TODAY: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,11825,00.htm ----------------------------------------------------------- *********** SPONSORED BY: GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE **************** 2003 is here and with it comes a resolution to enhance and secure your career. Global Knowledge has over 100 I.T. courses to take you to the next level and a great gift to get you started! Global Knoweldge has a dozen Certification Boot Camps, 45 Virtual Classroom courses and dozens of e-Learning course - and each with a FREE XBOX Gaming System if you order online! Find out how to get your FREE XBOX with a classroom, Virtual Classroom, Boot Camp or e-Learning purchase at: http://www.globalknowledge.com/xboxnow today ************************************************************ --------------------------------- -- ABOUT THIS EXPERT WEBCAST -- --------------------------------- The IT consulting industry is experiencing tremendous upheaval, driving down pay rates and employment opportunities, yet worldwide demand for IT consulting services is expected to grow 5% in 2003. And IT outsourcing is back in favor, but with cheaper offshore options now pervasive and threatening both US-based full-timers and contractors-- or maybe not. Listen and learn as industry analyst, researcher, and former Silicon Valley consultant David Foote explores the IT consulting versus full-time employment in today's ragged economic conditions. Find out about: * How preferred vendor lists and web-based procurement systems are changing the IT consulting industry. * Key outsourcing trends for the next 3-5 years. * Choices for contractors: independent, incorporated independent, working for large consulting firms, contracting through staffing agencies. * Skills and traits of successful consultants, and the pros and cons of consulting work and lifestyle. * Which industries and geographical regions are offering best opportunities right now. * Technical skills and certifications that are earning the highest pay. Join us today for this timely and educational webcast. http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,11825,00.htm ----------------------- -- About the speaker -- ----------------------- David Foote is President and Chief Research Officer for Foote Partners, a management consultancy and IT workforce research firm. Prior to co-founding Foote Partners in 1997, he was an analyst with Gartner Inc. and META Group, where he founded and directed META's CIO research service and led its IT human capital management and compensation research practices. Over the past 20 years -- including a decade in the Silicon Valley as a technology executive and management consultant -- he has advised corporations and governments on five continents on information age management strategies. His editorial opinion columns, articles and contributions appear weekly in a variety of popular business, IT, and HR publications and on radio and broadcast television appearances. =================================================================== To subscribe to "Certification, Training and Career Tips" go to: http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/OptIn/1,290894,sid1,00.html?cid=460708&em=&tid=141&FE=1 Not a searchWin2000 member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription. =================================================================== ------------------------ -- Invite a colleague -- ------------------------ If you think this webcast would interest your colleagues, simply forward them this invitation. ___________________________________________________________________ :::::::::::::::::::: ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER ::::::::::::::::::::: Published by TechTarget (http://www.techtarget.com) TechTarget - The Most Targeted IT Media Copyright 2003, All Rights Reserved. Unsubscribe from 'Updates on upcoming online events' - Simply Reply to this Email with REMOVE within the Body or Subject > or - Go to: http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/register - Log in to edit your profile. - Click on the link to Edit email subscriptions. - Uncheck the box next to the newsletter you wish to unsubscribe from. - When finished, click "Save Changes to My Profile."
