TCS, Wipro, Keane go slow on recruitment

September 16, 2008

AHMEDABAD: As the heat of global slowdown spreads, several players in the IT and ITeS sector have modified recruitment policies, keeping them in sync with the changing market conditions and their pockets. The likes of TCS, Wipro and Keane are either going slow on recruitment or are hiring more number of trained hands.

“During 2008, recruitments in IT/ITeS sector has seen a fall of 20-22 % as compared to the same period last year. The players have become more cautious,” says Bangalore-based HR firm Ikya Human Capital Solutions chairman Marcel Parker.

“There is a delay in decision making. While most IT firms have deferred their hiring, some have postponed their training programmes. A few have opted for judicious justin-time recruitment process,” Parker told ET.

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Source:  The Economic Times

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