5 Reasons to expand your engineering team in Mexico

Currently, the schedules and languages barriers are disappearing and don’t represent a limiting factor to expand the working teams to neighbor countries. It’s easier to recruit ideal personnel when the location is not an obstacle.

Some of the benefits of hiring IT talent in Mexico are:

1. Less company operating expenses
The cost of hiring a developer in the United States is significantly higher than in Mexico. Around 40 to 60% higher.

2. Competitive Advantage
The supply of IT talents is not enough in the U.S. to handle the competitive needs of the global market.

3. You will have the finest talent
Expanding the search area you assure that the hired person will be the best for your project.

4. Your time is optimized
You can concentrate on your priorities by delegating activities that do not require your full attention and you will see work progress reports, every day.

5. You take care of the company’s image.
By expanding your team to other countries, you show a culture of presence, employment opportunities and global growth.

Expanding your engineering team in Mexico is a good opportunity to grow, without too much investment.
Some of the benefits you can offer to attract IT talent are:

• Attractive Salary (Remember this investment would be larger in your country)
• Opportunity to make more projects
• Opportunity to overseas travel
• Positive organizational culture
• Emotional salary (Home office provides a balance between work and personal life)

"5 alternativas de estrategias de crecimiento para tu negocio" -  destinonegocio.com
"Local Vs. Onshore Vs. Nearshore Vs. Offshore: Which Outsourcing Employee Is Right For You?" - ceoworld.biz
"Nearshore: Desarrollo Offshore con Beneficios Onshore" - scio.com.mx​

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Betzabé Guzmán
​Marketing & Graphic Design