Bangalore: First it was the movement of western jobs to India but now it appears it is the turn of the professionals in these countries to seek jobs in India.

Human resource consultants in the country are getting inquiries from Americans and British software professionals and managers seeking jobs in India, as many firms in the West are moving work to increase their competitiveness.

"Lot of foreign nationals are looking at mid-level and senior level positions in India. Every week, we get at-least one well qualified foreigner looking for a job here," Executive Recruiting firm, The Head Hunters (India) Pvt Ltd Founder CEO and Managing Director Kris Lakshmikanth told reporters in Bangalore today (Jan 19, 2004).

As several IT product firms are setting up shop in India, experienced professionals from the US are also on the lookout for jobs here and the trend is being witnessed by the top tier recruitment firms, he said.

"Last year, it was Indians abroad who were shifting to places like Bangalore. Since the last six months, it is the foreigners and all the top recruitment firms are getting inquiries," said Lakshmikanth, who is the organising committee chairman for the first National Recruitment Conclave-2004, being organised by Executive Recruiters Association (ERA) in Bangalore on February 21.

He said a Call Centre located at New Delhi has employed Finnish people to answer queries for a leading travel portal in Europe.