Side by side, I am reading one headline about companies maintaining a recruitment freeze and another stating that KPMG is restoring its hires to 2008 levels. Not only is the Big Six accountancy ramping up hiring but it is targeting school leavers, a sign that it is stretching to find the right talent. The headlines actually tell the same story.

Companies are outsourcing more work and consultancies like KPMG are benefitting. While some jobs will go to foreign countries, as part of the global outsourcing market, many other jobs will be created at home. Fisher-Price’s parent, Mattel, has just announced that it will outsource its IT jobs to India’s Wipro. Lower value jobs will continue to be targeted for outsourcing.

At the same time, many outsourcing jobs are being created in the US market. Some of the world’s largest outsources are American. Major Indian outsourcers, including Tata Consultancy and Infosys, are expanding their offices in the US, according to the Christian Science Monitor.

Consider targeting your search to outsourcing companies. One good place to start is the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals’ Global Outsourcing 100, which ranks the world’s best outsourcing service providers and advisors. Hot off the press, it appears in the May 3, 2010 edition of the Fortune 500. IT dominates this list. Leading and boutique consultancies are a good place to start for other disciplines. Associations are also becoming repositories of outsourcing expertise.

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