Is offshore staffing child's play? No. it's absolutely not.

But understanding the difference between the types of offshore staffing providers in the market will give you a better understanding of the options available to you.

There are two types of offshore staffing providers in the market:

1. Offshore Recruiters

These guys basically function as a recruiter. They marry you will staff in Philippines and India and then leave it up to you to manage.

The hidden downside here is that firms offshoring for the first time realise they soon have to spend enormous amounts of time training staff to the point where many times that the lower wage costs have been eroded as extra onshore resources had to help manage and train the staff.

2. Professional Offshore Staffing Firms

These guys (us) provide a far more managed service whereby these offshore firms will assess your specific practice processes and properly train, oversee and improve the allocated staff into your practice so that your training and management time is significantly reduced.

Simply, it's plug and play. No standardised processes that you need to adhere to. The staff are trained in your process and professional skill development is done internally by the offshore staffing provider to ensure they remain qualified.