Tech hiring: Infosys plans walk-in recruitment drive in Bengaluru on March 9

Following Hyderabad and Chennai, Infosys has planned another walk-in recruitment drive in Bengaluru on March 9th. As per The Economic Times, the talent acquisition comes amid a renewal of four big-ticket contracts at Infosys.

The report further mentioned that the firm is also looking to fill in the positions in its smaller projects that were left vacant due to attrition

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Infosys in a broadcast mail to employees has asked them to refer potential candidates signalling easing of the curbs on hiring and revival in business sentiment. However, the company has said that the employees will not get a referral bonus for recommendations.

The firm in the mail has said that the candidates must carry their latest resume, 2 recent passport size photographs and a government ID proof for the walk-in recruitment.

"We are looking for individuals who are passionate, skilled and ready to contribute to our ongoing projects and company culture. This is an excellent chance for candidates within your professional and personal network who meet the criteria and are seeking new opportunities. They can just walk in during the event with their latest resume, 2 recent passport size photographs and a government ID proof,” the company said

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Infosys is looking for professionals possessing skills in Java/DotNet/Mainframe/ServiceNowDeveloper with three to nine years of experience for its Bengaluru campus. For the Hyderabad campus it hired people with skills in Java/DotNet/SAPABAP/SAPFICO and for the Chennai campus people with skills in Java/Dotnet/Mainframe/Python were hired.

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Another Indian IT giant Tata Consultancy Services has also advertised virtual hiring for enterprise solutions, cybersecurity, AI cloud, IoT & digital engineering, infrastructure services, business process services, TCS interactive IP and wireless networks with 3-15 years of experience. The advertisement said its looking for “for rockstars, not robots”.

The Economic Times quoted business head - IT staffing at Teamlease Digital Krishna Vij and said that the IT firms engaging in focused hiring to maintain project continuity despite the decreasing headcount and slower campus recruitment.

“Despite decreasing headcounts and slower campus recruitments in the IT sector, firms are engaging in focused hiring to maintain project continuity, addressing both generic and emerging skills when internal teams and vendors are unable to meet the TAT/skills requirements necessitating the creation of a bench—whether to secure potential projects or to maintain a bench for capability building to serve potential projects/customers,” said Krishna Vij, business head - IT staffing at Teamlease Digital

These hiring indicates that the demand has not diminished giving a glimmer of hope to the $250 billion Indian IT industry that has been facing a record low headcount amid global economic uncertainties and squeeze in IT spending by several global corporations.

"We also observed that major IT services companies continue to hire generic demand skills, indicating that the demand has not diminished entirely,” Vij told The Economic Times

The report also mentioned that staffing firms believe these hiring drives, lasting weeks to months, depend on the volume and urgency of positions. This could signify targeted growth in specific sectors or with clients amid an overall demand decline.

“While we have not seen any mandates from IT services firms, right now, it is an employers’ market. Desperation to hire immediately is low and so such drives could be used for practical corrections and show expected growth potential in companies,” a senior executive with IT Staffing firm told The Economic Times.

The Economic Times report further mentioned that certain tech firms are also on the verge of futureproofing, proactively acquiring talent in anticipation of an eventual market upswing or in the process of securing new orders.

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