I can’t take it anymore. Every day I receive another email from an offshore firm that “has read my requirements” (despite the fact that I haven’t posted any) and is ready to serve me on the job (despite the fact that there isn’t any). Every time I create a job post, I specifically ask that applicants are either local or US-based. This isn’t out of racism. I love hard working foreigners trying to make it in the US market. And the day that offshore firms prove to me that their attention to detail and quality is up to par with their US counterparts, I’ll convert 100% of our development. But I’m not going to make my clients suffer trying out an unknown firm.
Forget the fact that a firm is offshore. From one US-based company to another, building the relationship and trust enough to do business together is hard and takes time. If you’re offshore, you have a much steeper hill to climb.
The email I’m about to post came from India. For the record, I love India as a country (spent time there in 2008), love the food, love the people, and love the entrepreneurial spirit. I’m not trying to pick on India. I also get emails from Russia, the Ukraine, and Argentina, among others.
Lastly, I want to say that the purpose of this post is actually to help offshore companies improve. If you’re serious about the US market, stop sending emails like this (and 99% of the emails I receive resemble this). Do the opposite. Be focused. Speak the local tongue. Be detail oriented. Show your quality through a few powerful links. Show why you’re the exception to the rule. US firms will pay you back in spades.
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