> > It is certainly not a liability in the Indian job > market, especially > > the flourishing outsourcing industry. Knowing a > few European/Asian > > languages is a swift ticket "up the value chain", > as the beloved > > phrase goes. > > > > Udhay > > > > Hello, > > It is precisely for that reason that my company is > outsourcing a hefty > portion of it's work to India.
I am not sure how this is confirming the impression that Indian companies are more interested in getting people with foreign languages on board, given that English is hardly considered a foreign language in India. As long as I dont see European students who have studied languages like Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Cantonese, Korean or Thai getting jobs, I foresee no change in the hidebound and backward attitudes of most European corporations. -Frank I currently work for > British Gas (Centrica > not BG PLC) and we are moving our non-customer > facing work to various > locations in India. > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4686219.stm > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/4643470.stm > > I shall be in Noida, New Delhi from the 13th - 23rd > of next month with > visits to Pune and Noida in March and April. It is > my first visit to India > and I am very much looking forward to it. > > It has been a while since I have de-lurked and > should explain that for the > last 5 and a half years I have been employed in > British Gas' IT department > as a business analyst. I spend my time trying to > help the company discover > what it needs and not what it (some crazy manager) > wants. ;-) Previously, > I was a bingo hall manager. > > Cheers, > Keith > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - NEW crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
