| There has been a lot of talk recently
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| | culture like fast food, retail stores and
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| about American jobs moving
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| | computer software everywhere. With all
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| overseas...offshoring is the buzzword for
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| | these events and situations, it only
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| it. During difficult economic times it is
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| | makes sense that American companies would
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| often easy to find a scapegoat to blame
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| | turn to foreign labor.
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| for a downturn in jobs. While government
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| | Besides, the economic impact of the
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| reports and politicians try to downplay
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| | world's political shift, the American
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| the impact, offshoring is something to
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| | economy has transformed itself. The rise
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| take seriously. This article will discuss
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| | of the computer has shifted the United
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| the permanent effect offshoring will have
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| | States economy from an industrial nation
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| on U.S. jobs and what you can do to make
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| | to a nation of information and service.
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| sure it doesn't happen to you.
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| | This means there will be less jobs in
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| Economic crises of the last thirty years
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| | making things and more jobs in marketing
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| have tended to blames overseas
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| | and servicing things. Unfortunately the
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| competitors for America's financial woes.
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| | American education system has been ill
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| During the seventies it was foreign steel
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| | prepared for this inevitable change. In
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| to blame and during the eighties it was
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| | the mid to late nineties, thousands of
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| foreign agriculture. The current trend of
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| | well paying computer jobs went to foreign
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| moving American jobs overseas,
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| | nationals on temporary work visas.
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| particularly to India, The Phillipines
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| | Additionally, domestic workers on a whole
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| and other developing nations has been
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| | will move from being permanently hired
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| troubling to many. While some people
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| | employees to contract or temporary
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| think this is a temporary situation,
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| | employees. As a worker, it will be more
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| shifts in the American economy and world
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| | important to market yourself, keep a good
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| politics indicate otherwise.
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| | network of contacts and maintain your
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| One of the effects of the collapse of the
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| | technical skills.
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| Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War
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| | Although this news sounds grim, it's
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| has been the increased globalization of
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| | really not. Most of the jobs going
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| trade. On this continent, economic
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| | overseas are in the lower salary ranges
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| borders have opened up due to the North
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| | like customer service and technical
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| America Free Trade Act (NAFTA). In
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| | support positions. Meanwhile, the new
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| Europe, the collapse of the Iron Curtain
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| | "hot jobs" pay very competitively, even
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| has opened the borders of the eastern
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| | for workers who lack employment
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| countries. And the European Union has
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| | experience.
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| made a significant impact on the economy;
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| | If you're afraid your job may be going
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| standardizing currency in 13 countries in
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| | overseas, or you want a better paying
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| 2000 and adding 10 new member nations
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| | career with more advancement
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| last month...mostly former Eastern Bloc
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| | opportunities, take a look at these hot
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| nations. Even China has joined the global
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| | jobs:
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| free market, contributing $620 billion in
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| | 1. IT Security
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| trade to the world's markets in 2002.
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| | 2. IT Project Management
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| China has taken control of Taiwan and
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| | 3. IT Outsource Management
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| regained Asia's economic powerhouse -
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| | 4. IT Database Administrators
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| Hong Kong - after 100 years of British
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| | 5. Health Care - Medical Assistant
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| rule.
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| | 6. Health Care - Nursing
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| These global economic changes are big and
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| | 7. Health Care - Home Health
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| they will not go away. American companies
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| | 8. Health Care - Dental Hygienists
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| have taken advantage of the global
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| | 9. Health Care - Medical Coding
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| market, establishing icons of American
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| | 10.
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