Yahoo, Google, Microsoft still hiring in India

[OhioChick]

Source: Economic Times India

20 May 2009, 1403 hrs IST, PTI

NEW YORK: Global majors like Microsoft, Yahoo! and Google may have decided to trim their workforce worldwide to cope with the economic turmoil, but these entities do have openings in India.

Interestingly, the companies are cutting jobs in India too, even as they have hiring plans in the country.

For instance, software giant Microsoft recently said it would create employment opportunities in tune with the growth of the Indian economy.

The announcement came from its Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer amid the firm proceeding with 5,000 job cuts worldwide, including 55 employees in India. The workforce reduction in the country would be completed in the next 18 months.

Few months ago, search engine giant Google unveiled plans of trimming as many as 200 jobs in sales and marketing operations worldwide. Nonetheless, the firm is hiring for about 20 positions in engineering operations, finance and software engineering, among others.

Internet entity Yahoo! too would be slashing its employee strength as part of its efforts to bring down costs. At the same time, the company has over 100 vacancies in India, according to its website.

Steve Ballmer noted that Microsoft would continue to hire and create employment opportunities in line with the recovery and growth of the Indian economy.


Read more: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Features/Layoffs-around-the-world/Yahoo-Google-Microsoft-still-hiring-in-India/articleshow/4555523.cms

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Glad to hear that Ballmer is "continuing to hire and create employment opportunities in line with the recovery and growth of the Indian economy." :eyes:

[ChromeFoundry]

1. Nice to hear that Corporate America is concerned with the recovery and growth of foreign countries.

Traitors.

[jemma]

2. These companies are taking advantage of

The bad economy to outsource jobs. Disaster Capitalism at work.
...
Pun intended.

[Christa]

3. My husband is in IT

With many years of valuable experience, and unemployed. (Haha, no surprise here, as most of the jobs were outsourced).

He is looking for a job in India now - it's either that, or going under here.

:scared:

[lib2DaBone]

4. GM is using Tax Payer money to rebuild plants in Brazil....

Bailout money is going to AIG Execs in Switzerland while China's suto industry is booming.

Our corporate run government continues with tax laws which reward this behavior. True, Obama made a few changes in the offshore tax havens.. but the bulk of the bad tax laws remain in effect.

[OhioChick]

5. Did the changes in the offshore tax havens happen?

Last I heard, it was only talk.

[peace frog]

6. My husband is a software developer

- slash - data architect but he had to take a job in South America to remain employed with his corporation. "Ya gotta go where the work is" and although his paycheck is an invaluable contribution, his absence is damned hard on family life.