Outsourcing deals for the past couple of years have shown a considerable decline thus showing that the outsourcing boom has managed to cool down. Though that is the case, it does not mean that outsourcing is close to being a thing of the past.

Though statistics have shown that there is a decline in the number of outsourcing deals, the fact remains that outsourcing is still pretty much a part of the IT industry whether we like it or not. One of the main concerns of IT workers in the US is their hold over their job and the security that their job would not be sent offshore in the months to come.

There is one thing that you could do in order to ensure that your job is not next on the line in the outsourcing list. You could be versatile.

Being versatile means that you could do multiple tasks and not just the job that is assigned to you. This skill would eventually help you in coping with your job once the outsourcing decision has been made because you could transfer to other departments and doing another type of job. Being an "agile workforce" would ensure that your personal career would triumph over the outsourcing trend.