Advantages of it Outsourcing to Ukraine and Eastern Europe

tech outsourcing to Eastern Europe has been growingprofessionals work freelance or full-time remotely
rapidly due to a shortage of IT and other high-techwithout even meeting their employers in person. The
professionals in the United States and Europe.salaries start at $3 per hour.
Outsourcing IT and high-tech projects offshore toThere are numerous resources online that allow IT
Ukraine and Russia or hiring East European ITprofessionals from Eastern Europe search for
specialists for part or full-time jobs has become veryhigh-tech jobs overseas. One of the most popular
common for corporations and start-up businesses.resources is This web site allows U.S. or European
Numerous resources have been created online (e.g.employers or service buyers find affordable and
to facilitate the search of engineers, web designershighly-skilled high-tech specialists from Eastern Europe.
and software developers.Employers get a chance to either post their job
High-tech employees such as engineers, webopenings or publish information about freelance
designers and programmers are in demand in the U.S.projects that need to be done. In addition, employers
and Western Europe. The U.S. technology industryreceive full access to a searchable database of
added almost 150,000 jobs in 2007. That was thequalified IT professionals from Eastern Europe who
largest gain since 2001, before the implosion of thewillingly register their resume-profiles to find work.
tech bubble resulted in the loss of more than 1 millionSo who hires offshore programmers and engineers?
jobs in three years.Most international corporations have offices in east
Even though U.S. businesses outsource their IT workEuropean countries where they do their own
offshore to Ukraine, Russia and other East Europeanrecruitment. Medium-sized and small businesses on the
countries by hiring freelance and full-time contractorsother hand cannot afford to open a branch in Ukraine
or employees, there is plenty of domestic demandor Russia. As a result they use the internet to find
for IT professionals in America.the right employees. According to Alex Stasov,
U.S. and European companies have relocatedco-founder of HighTechHire.com, “Most of
software development jobs to places such asthe projects posted on the website are coming from
Ukraine and Russia, where labor costs are lower andentrepreneurs, small businesses, and U.S. and
skilled workers abound. Most of the IT professionalsEuropean web design and software development
have embarked on the road to learning English,companies that are looking for additional labor to
German and other languages to be able to work withaccommodate their work load. There is so much
international companies.global demand for employees proficient in
Take as an example Ukraine. There are aboutprogramming languages, engineering and other skills
150,000 students graduating each year in Ukrainedemanding high technology knowledge that domestic
with advanced degrees in software engineering, webcompanies in the U.S. and Europe cannot meet all the
site development, architecture and design. Many ofneeds.”
them have superior skill and knowledge to step into aIT outsourcing has definitely become more and more
company and start working immediately. However,common in the global market. Remote employment
there are not enough high-tech vacancies in Ukrainehas emerged as a very effective way to save on
to employ all graduates. As a result, youngthe office space and at the same time maintain a
professionals are constantly looking for freelancesteady working routine. Companies that embark on
work or apply for high-tech jobs overseas in thethe road of hiring high-tech professionals in Ukraine,
United States and Europe. Many of them are willingRussia and other east European countries are
to travel; however, a big part of the hiredstrengthening their competitiveness every day.