Opportunities in India
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By 2015 approximately 300,000 working professionals will return to India. There are many reasons for this...� Umeed Kothavala outlines the pros and cons for consideration by experienced and talented Indians with international exposure.
ambitious Indian parents packed their children off to colleges abroad in the hope of a better education, better job opportunities and a premium in the marriage market. Moving West or Down Under was a passport to prosperity and a better future. Is the tide now turning? What started as a trickle in the nineties is fast gaining momentum. Kelly Services, a recruitment consultancy firm, estimates that by 2015 approximately 3,00,000 working professionals will return to India. There are many reasons for this.
Multinationals are relocating employees
Multinationals setting up office in 54
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India and expanding their business on the sub-continent are relocating their Indian employees back to India. Their NRI employees blend well into the Indian work culture and most understand at least one Indian language; and India is in need of these experienced managers and tech professionals. Salaries are commensurate with the foreign lifestyle. Green card and immigration insecurity
Green cards in the US are more difficult than ever to get with waiting times stretching from six to ten years. Better opportunities in India
The economic downturn in 2008 and the recession that followed resulted in jobs vanishing almost overnight. The