Onshore

"Onshore is the reason I was able to become an IT professional," Ross says.

Is your future in IT a job in the boonies? Bob Violino 2010

Indeed, onshore outsourcing companies such as Onshore Technology Services, Rural Sourcing, Rural America OnShore Sourcing, and CrossUSA tell InfoWorld. com that they're hiring people in several IT disciplines.

Is your future in IT a job in the boonies? Bob Violino 2010

Onshore yuan bonds are attractive to the HKMA and other central banks because they offer significantly higher yields than their offshore counterparts, and a means to diversify holdings into currencies other than the U.S. dollar, she said.

China Doubles Size of Hong Kong Currency Swap Jean Yung 2011

Eitel was attracted to the potential career path Onshore could offer in IT, and she likes the fact that the firm hires U. S.-based people, even if they have no background in IT.

Is your future in IT a job in the boonies? Bob Violino 2010

Getty Images Posted price for a gallon of gasoline, San Francisco, Calif., Feb. 25 Onshore?

Obama's Gas Price Migraine Kimberley A. Strassel 2011

Ross was already living in Macon before working for Onshore, so he didn't have to adjust his lifestyle.

Is your future in IT a job in the boonies? Bob Violino 2010

Software engineer Dora Eitel worked as a branch manager at a financial company before joining Onshore Technology Services in Macon, Mo., about three years ago.

Is your future in IT a job in the boonies? Bob Violino 2010

For example, Alex Ross, a senior technologist with Onshore Technology Services, was working as a fry cook at a KFC restaurant before joining the outsourcing firm five years ago.

Is your future in IT a job in the boonies? Bob Violino 2010

Abu Dhabi Co. for Onshore Oil Exploration is working on an EOR project involving carbon-dioxide injection.

Mideast Oil Recovery Enters New Phase Angus McDowall 2011

But becoming part of Onshore meant making a big change.

Is your future in IT a job in the boonies? Bob Violino 2010