Its not just employees but even students who now fear outsourcing. The number of students enrolling for IT courses has been declining since they fear that may end up either losing their job or may never find a job in the IT industry which has increased dependence on outsourcing. This has caused various IT departments across colleges in US to come up with an image building exercise and they are trying to convince students that there is a shortage of IT professionals in the country and in no way they would have to suffer if they opt for IT.
A number of colleges are trying to promote the field of IT and clear the various misconceptions which have cropped up in the minds of youngsters due to outsourcing. University of South Florida IT department is trying to attract students by offering technology based movie nights coupled with free popcorns. It hopes that it will be able clear the misconceptions in the minds of the students. It looks that the government would need to step in with a brand building exercise or its pool of IT talent may keep on shrinking hence leading to increased dependence on other countries.
Via zdnet
