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Employer Quotes
The quotes below are from employers in this industry: Information Technology (IT)
They are talking about this topic: Industry Trends
The quotes below are about this issue:
Employers note that it is common to outsource IT technician positions as well as positions that require specialized knowledge. However, several employers prefer a boost in local skill levels to keep these positions in Minnesota.
| "Actually, people don't like to go this direction, but what do they do? They go offshore. We have partnered with a company in Vietnam. So, that's an option that we have for our customers. That's why you look at the opportunities lost from the State of Minnesota when that happens. The money is being spent outside the country, outside of the state." | Metro |
| "We outsource a fair amount." | Metro |
| "I think those really technical jobs that you are talking about have been outsourced for a long time now by the big companies. They're in India. Or the Philippines." | Metro |
| "I think that one of the key messages for me, internally and externally, to all of you is that we have to change the model of how we staff and what we look for in order to be able to fill the need that we've got. Because off-shoring is not the answer. Near-shoring's not the answer. Those are great solutions when we need them, but we really need local talent that we can tap into successfully." | Metro |
| "It's an interesting balancing act with building and supporting the technologies we have, but also seriously looking at outsource options. And also building the clientele so that we can actually look more futuristic and be prepared for what's coming two years, three years, and four years from now. To be ready for it and to be an enabler instead of having to say, 'No, we don't know how to support that.'" | Metro |
| "My comment is: Let's not give up the jobs. If we simply say we're going to manage, we're going to outsource, we're going to work with the companies to provide it, then we have given up the jobs to others outside of our country. If we have a national strategic interest in growing jobs here, we have to grow the skills. The underlying skills are science, technology, and math. On top of that, you need soft skills, you need the management skills, and all of that. You need a mix. Perhaps we've stumbled on the real value that our country can add to this. That is by not only having the basic technology skills, but also these other interpersonal management skills and understanding the applications and the needs we have. If we can [lost in translation] education system cross-disciplinary things, cooperation across MnSCU and so on—if we can achieve some of that—I think it'll go a long way." | Metro |
| "I can source technologists, and we do." | Metro |
| "We can hire the commodity technical skills pretty easily through vendors or offshore." | Metro |
| "Our IT organization is about 500. But some of those are outsourced." | Metro |
| "I would say that I think schools need to focus more on technology and math and science if we're going to compete on a global scale." | Metro |
| "The key is balancing that and doing it properly and communicating something. You know, communication is key. Being able to speak English is kind of important. And it's an advantage these days. People are tired of offshore support and everything else." | Northwest |