Volume 1 - Issue 8 - ICTACT.IN

Leader Speakin status quo generates new opportunitiesand a downturn is also a change. So wesee the situation as glass half full.Looking at the investment in learning anddevelopment, in what I imagine is a transitorysector, how do you square the investmentin staff, when you know peoplewill move on?As mentioned earlier, we believe in“Grow and Help Grow”. So we don’t lookat training in terms of an immediate returnon investment. Over the last coupleof years, we have continued to invest intraining and our strong 4-week classroomtraining followed by on-the-job trainingreadies them for the real-world challenges.Once a candidate is inside, we believeit is our responsibility to ensure thatwe retain the good people so we have aunique accelerated career developmentplan where a new joinee can get a promotionevery 3 or 6 months and jump 3 levelsabove within 2 years.What are you looking for in a candidate attime of interview?We look for a certain threshold levelsof analytical skills and basic communicationability. Based on different thresholdlevels, we take them up at different levelsof pay. Most importantly we look for a certainattitude that is amenable to learning,team work and working towards results.What are the key challenges faced by yourorganization in hiring and retaining a candidate?The 2 main challenges are – (1) theability to have a brand pull for niche companieslike us is a challenge.So the ability to showcase the advantagesof our company to a bigger pool ofright talent takes more effort (2) the talentpool size that can be classified as ‘goodenough’ talent is low, in spite of the hugenumber of new graduates every year. Sothe amount of sifting required and furthertraining effort required consumes a lot ofunproductive effort.Tech News“A recent study by Hewlett-Packard and IDC cites that 46 percent ofthe organizations say cost rather than environmental sustainability isthe main driver for adoption of Green IT products and services. Ona positive note, 80 percent respondents have policies related to printerand print management, reducing paper wastage and recycling printerconsumables; yet only 39 percent have a green procurement policy forthe IT department. But, 67 percent respondents said they are willingto assess their print infrastructure.”Source : www.informationweek.inAdvertise with us:AdvertisementTariffBack Cover 50,000Front Inner 30,000Back Inner 25,000Full Page Color 20,000Half Page Color 10,000Contact: Vishnu Prasad D | Email: ictconnect@ictact.in | Phone: +91-95001 455 22June 2013 I 16