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SCOPE Intl to hire 500 in India
Scope International, a wholly owned subsidiary of Standard Chartered
Bank, is planning to get its additional facility at Chennai ready by
this November, a top ...
http://inhome.rediff.com/money/2004/oct/04jobs.htm
http://newstodaynet.com/05oct/bu6.htm

Leading BPO to hire 1,000
WNS Global Services is on a hiring spree. WNS HR head Gautam
Chainani tells you how to cash in on the job opportunity.
http://www.rediff.com/getahead/2004/oct/05ga-bpo.htm

Syntel to set up second facility in Chennai
Syntel, the US-based software services provider with three
offshore delivery centres in India, has embarked on a major
expansion programme in Chennai ...
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/874936.cms

Britain fears: India poses threat to its prosperity
Warning that the rising economic might of India and China poses
a threat to Britain's prosperity, the country's Chancellor of
Exchequer Gordon Brown has asked businesses to do more to meet
the growing strategic threat to their markets.
http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=36866

H1-B shortage will hit US: Nasscom
The National Association of Software and Service Comapanies,
expects the US government to increase the number of H-1 B
visas by February following the US presidential elections.
http://www.rediff.com/money/2004/oct/05visa.htm

It's no more H1-Bs this year. The decision is going to
affect not only pros who want to work in US but also the
Indian IT industry.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/873429.cms

Jobs, jobs everywhere... only temporary ones
Jobs galore! But only temporary ones!
As pink slips and layoffs take the edge out of 'lifetime jobs',
temporary employment is fast emerging as a viable option
across various sections of the industry including IT, BPOs,
ITES and FMCG.
http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=36901
http://www.rediff.com/money/2004/oct/05jobs.htm

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