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Chinese Firm Lowers IQ Requirement for American Candidates

Bleum recently announced that it will hire Americans who are willing to move to China -- but, according to Bleum, it couldn’t find enough Americans that met its minimum requirements for intelligence.

Take That Bangalore . . . We're Cheaper Now!

Due to high levels of unemployment, call center workers are becoming cheaper to hire in the U.S. According to the head of the country's largest business process outsourcing company, the wages in the country have come down to match the call center costs in India, reports James Lamont and Joe Leahy of FT.com

African Nations Ready to Compete

A study conducted by AT Kearney has indicated that seven African countries are among the top 50 global outsourcing destinations for IT services, also known as offshoring. Egypt, Ghana, Mauritius, Tunisia, Morocco, South Africa and Senegal are among the preferred destinations.