BENGALURU: Wipro's general headcount at the finish of December dipped, just like other Indian IT firms, as they cross slow on hiring in huge numbers because of the affect of automation which makes basic jobs redundant.
The company had 162,553 workers on December 31, compared to 163,759 on September 30. Voluntary quarterly annualized attrition was once 16.2% compared to 16.7 in the second one quarter.
"We are going to campuses but are focused in the space of analytics, AI and IoT. We have stepped hiring in the NITs (National Institute of Technology) and IITs. But is the overall volume the same. The answer is no," president and leader human assets officer Saurabh Govil mentioned.
Govil explained the criteria to hire within the current age is a candidate's flair to learn and studying agility. "The concept of hiring has now changed to reskilling."
Wipro mentioned it has also stepped out hiring in its overseas markets with 55% of its US workers being local, up from 36% twenty months ago. The quantity is as prime as 95% in Latin America and 66% in continental Europe.
"In the markets we operate we need to get more and more local. We are hiring talent at entrylevel, grooming them and then aiming to create local leadership. The endeavor is to be attractive to local Americans," he added.
The company had 162,553 workers on December 31, compared to 163,759 on September 30. Voluntary quarterly annualized attrition was once 16.2% compared to 16.7 in the second one quarter.
"We are going to campuses but are focused in the space of analytics, AI and IoT. We have stepped hiring in the NITs (National Institute of Technology) and IITs. But is the overall volume the same. The answer is no," president and leader human assets officer Saurabh Govil mentioned.
Govil explained the criteria to hire within the current age is a candidate's flair to learn and studying agility. "The concept of hiring has now changed to reskilling."
Wipro mentioned it has also stepped out hiring in its overseas markets with 55% of its US workers being local, up from 36% twenty months ago. The quantity is as prime as 95% in Latin America and 66% in continental Europe.
"In the markets we operate we need to get more and more local. We are hiring talent at entrylevel, grooming them and then aiming to create local leadership. The endeavor is to be attractive to local Americans," he added.
Wipro total headcount falls, focuses on local hiring
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