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American Economy Better? I just read a news story, that even if the American economy turns
around and starts getting better, that America will still continue to
sink if people will not work.  That Americans are getting lazy and
just want to sit around and get a government hand out. Some kids even
believe that their parents should support them their whole life. The story went on to say that jobs are scarce right now so people are
willing to put in a few extra hours, but they still want easy money
and hope to retire early. Their all wanting to live by the bestseller
books like The one minute millionaire, and The 4 hour work week.
If you do choose the right career, you could possibly work only a few
hours and retire early, but it still takes hard work in the beginning. The white collar jobs are being sent over seas just like the blue
collar ones were.  They say people over there are willing to work,
unlike Americans.  Also that kids over seas are spending their summers
studying while American kids are running rampant around the mall
texting each other. The story said Americans need to get a different mind set. They need
to invest more in their own future. Spend money on education and
learning new skills. If people want to work eight hour days or less,
their going to get eight hour results. We need to work hard and not sit around and wait for the government
bail outs, or stimulus checks, or cash for clunkers or health care
reform. The government thinks that it would be unhealthy to tell the
American people that if they want something, then go to work for it. Well I am an American, and I work for my money. I have a home based
business that I spend hours working on, and it is not just work to me
it is my passion. I am not waiting for the government to help me out.
I am a proud American and I help myself out, how about you? Find out what your passion is and go for it.  When you work at
something that you love doing it does not seem like work at all.
Years ago in our American economy, Americans were very hard workers.
They would plow their own fields, pump their own water and cut their
own wood.  The hard working Americans are becoming fewer and fewer.
Show the world that you are still a strong American and that you have
what it takes to depend on no one but yourself.

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If you are pursuing a technical qualification or are just out of technical school, chances are you may feel bewildered in the technical world that lies beyond your college gates. Therefore, when it is time to go job hunting, it will be sensible to study the market before putting your best foot forward and selecting your career.

Despite the rapid changes in the industry’s paradigms, techies continue to form the backbone of any industrial organization. In the earlier days, techies were generally associated with the manufacturing industry and blue-collar responsibilities. However, the advent of the silicon age has given new meaning to the responsibilities that most techies handle and has changed society’s perception of technical jobs .

Today’s techies are generally associated with white-collar jobs such as network administration, systems administration, network engineering, technical support , software development, technical writing, database administration, and quality assurance.

Depending on their qualifications and work experience, techies can expect to earn anywhere from $40,000 per year to more than $100,000 per year in the United States today. The general educational qualifications the industry recognizes are computing or information technology degrees in chosen areas of specialization. Computing and IT organizations across the globe would be gasping for air if there were no techies around to carry out their day-to-day operations.

Techies may be self-employed or may work for public- or private-sector organizations. Today, technical organizations are providing more focused client solutions. Techies employed by “solution-provider” organizations are dedicated to the specific needs of their employers. Though techies may argue that they are a “different species,” the companies they work for exist to address the needs of their clients.

However, many techies prefer to go solo for a variety of personal reasons. They like being their own bosses, pursuing personal goals, and determining their own work schedules. Techies belonging to this category will generally find it difficult to mesh their employment needs with the requirements of potential employers; it is better for them to be self-employed.

For most techies, it is not advisable to focus heavily on promotion and marketing right away. The best way forward initially is word of mouth. It is best to let friends and acquaintances know about your specialization and the technical services you offer.

At many companies in the corporate world, there are clashes between the “geeks” and the “suits.” Technical staff members may not respect or appreciate their corporate bosses and may consider them intruders into personal areas governed by their technical proficiency. On the other hand, the “suits” are usually after corporate ideals such as customer satisfaction, performance, and efficiency.

Yet another issue that techies face today is outsourcing. A variety of tech jobs are being outsourced despite the concerns being voiced throughout the U.S. Nevertheless, above-average and top-level techies have already found niches for themselves in the domestic market and are proving to be sources of motivation for other techies who aspire to move up the ladder.

Regardless of the current situation, ambitious techies with motivation and devotion can still attain long-term success.

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BOOK REVIEW

RISING ELEPHANT – The Growing Clash With India Over White-Collar Jobs And Its Challenge To America And The World

By  Ashutosh Sheshabalaya,  Macmillan India Ltd , 2005, Rs. 275

   This book is not for the doubting Thomases who habitually disbelieve ‘India Shining’ prognosis and hesitate to accept its steady rise to super power status in future. It is a book for those who repose faith in India’s destiny and who agree with British Viceroy Lord Curzon’s remark that India, like China, has over 5000-year old long history and has left a deeper mark upon the history, the philosophy and the religion of mankind than any other terrestrial unit in the universe.

   Even though India in the past remained in historical eclipse for many centuries due to external aggression and political subjugation, it succeeded in preserving its undying spirit of adventure and search for knowledge in diverse fields; and it can now take pride not only in its past glory but also in the present day challenge posed by it to America and the World over the exodus and relocation of I. T. related white-collar jobs.. Globalization has increasingly benefited India as a recipient of outsourced jobs and China too which saw a relocation of manufacturing jobs from USA to its territory.

   According to the author, displacement of jobs from one country to another as a result of globalization is a welcome portend. For India, it signifies a move towards restoration of its national identity and its historical status as a cradle of great civilization. It had an outstanding educational system exemplified by Nalanda and Taxshila. It made an original contribution to mathematics and astronomy symbolized by Aryabhatta and Brahmagupta, to grammar as epitomized by Panini who compiled 4000 rules and metarules of Sanskrit to become the forerunner of modern theory of computer languages,  and to diverse fields like medicine, architecture, agriculture and fashion among others.

   The author underlines the great significance of relocation of while collar technology jobs out of the west as a powerful undercurrent in the present day globalizing world by quoting an American consulting firm’s forecast that continuation of this process may lead to a transfer of 3.3 million American jobs overseas by 2015. What should be of great concern to the Western economies is that the shifts will be taking place at the higher ends of the skill spectrum. Offshore outsourcing of jobs in engineering, value-added manufacturing and information technology may lead to a downturn in employment levels in West and also an erosion of capacities in leading edge technologies. It may concurrently cause a great upswing in the Indian and the Chinese economies reshaping and casting trade relations in a new mould.

   An inescapable result of this relocation, according to the author, can be the leveling down of vast global differences in incomes and living standards. There could be reduction of differences in wages and costs of living accompanied with structural changes in trade flows, terms of trade and currency values. He believes that the 250-300 million strong Indian middle class of today is bound to act as the driver of India’s giant technological leap as also the social and political empowerment of its people through improved living standards and modern lifestyles.

        Eulogizing India’s rapid take off from a developing economy to a transforming economy

stage, the author marshals an array of achievements like positioning of remote sensing

satellites for accelerating the communications revolution, expanding high speed broadband

network giving real time linkage to thousands of administrative centers, the introduction of

e-governance services, the launching of world’s first dedicated telemedicine satellite, the

internet enabled touch screen kiosks in rural heartlands, and the global model for prison

reform for women inmates of Tihar Jail. India is certainly shining and the effects of boom

are permeating deep into the economy. The author quotes a reporter who says,

“Indian consumers, irrespective of their socio-economic origin, are suddenly

on a self-appeasement mission, where greed is good and hence so is consumption”.

The Indian middle class is really undergoing a surge in conspicuous consumption.

       India can become a possible model for beneficial globalization. Its experience with technology led empowerment and the tested tools of implementation can prove helpful to many developing countries. “Indeed, such uniquely new social /high technology paradigms may very well mean that the elephant is sitting on a New Third World Thing”.

   The book contains eight chapters; the last one entitled, ‘Preparing America for the New Age of Globalization’ is devoted to suggestions to contain the effects of relocation process. According to the author, think global and act futuristically should be the guiding principle.

   Rising Elephant is an immensely readable book, replete with a deluge of references and notes (pp.275-310) and an exhaustive index. The author’s powerful diction and an uncanny caliber to highlight the essentials back of events are really laudable. He hugely succeeds in removing many out of date perceptions about our country and strengthens our pride in India’s compulsive role in a world which it has begun to reshape.

Dr. S.K.Modak