[throwaway2037]

I think the poster is hinting at skill level, where "offshore" is low skill in a cheap location, and "hiring internationally" means high skill in any location (or provide visa to move to high cost location).

One thing that I have found with "offshore" hiring: The very best have _mostly_ migrated to high cost locations because they get a huge salary increase (far more than cost of living increase). There are _some_ exceptions where the candidate is very high skill, but needs to live in a developing country. Usually family or cultural reasons. However, they are very hard to find and harder to keep.