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Outsourcing: Demise of the Offshore Captive Center
The offshore captive center was once the Holy Grail of offshore outsourcing. As companies got a taste of the cost savings possible by outsourcing IT and business process work to lower cost countries, they began to salivate over the thought of bypassing the offshore vendors (and their pesky profit margins) altogether and saving even more money by setting up their own service shops in India.

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Job Seekers: Get Ready for the 'Character' Interview
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Recession Strains Outsourcing Partnerships
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Preparing for a layoff
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