HCL Infosystems is an organisation where people get freedom to experiment, get empowerment to execute their dreams and are exposed to the rare opportunity to be an entrepreneur.
So whom do we look for when we hire new people to join our team. Well, our objective has always been to acquire quality people and groom them to become entrepreneurial leaders. HCLites (as we like to call ourselves) are people who take pride in continually doing better than the best; people with a passion to succeed; and people who have a fire within to perform and realise results.
The selection process at HCL Infosystems is focused on ?attitude?. As long as the candidate meets the minimum talent requirement for a particular job role, the attitude displayed is the key differentiator. We recruit people who want to ?WIN? (W: work hard, I: innovate and N: never give up) and are in a constant process of learning and developing themselves.
We are among the few companies that recruit for culture fit. As a pioneer of the Indian IT industry, HCL Infosystems has consciously focused on talent creation over the last 34 years. While recruiting a potential candidate we go beyond the usual tactical list of competencies and required experience; we hire the employees who can fit into the HCL culture and HCL values. Strong processes and tools are used that are understood and effectively practised by all hiring managers.
But this doesn?t mean that we are rigid while employing. Rather there is a gamut of opportunities for everyone. At HCL Infosystems, we offer immense career opportunities; one can move from technical to functional to general management roles. We are one of the few IT companies in India that provide a lifetime comprehensive career plan through ?career span? and ?career growth? possibilities. The career span for an HCLite begins from the campus itself (age group of 21-22) and continues until retirement (age 55-plus). The possibility for career growth begins with the start as a HCL trainee to the level of CEO.
But we must add that at the end we hire only the best, because the Indian IT industry largely is a service industry where employees are actually the key differentiators and the value proposition for the clients (since many organisations often experience simultaneous demands for the same kind of professionals, humongous efforts are put to attract the best talent for the organisation based on competencies).
I must add that HCL Infosystems has taken various steps to attract talent and simultaneously improve employability of educated youth in the nation, and some of these are:
l iCampus programme, which has been initiated for students at campuses. HCL Infosystems reaches to them through regular technology updates in the form of monthly technical magazine Fundas in Few Minutes and career development sessions.
l HCL career development centres, which is the education arm of HCL and has been imparting technical education to students all across India.
l Our senior leaders, including chairman, CEO and COO, engage with students at identified campuses through guest lectures and special sessions.
l We also provide industry exposure to thousands of students every year as apprentices and on-the-job trainees.
l With 80% of our recruitments directly from campuses across India, including the tier-2 and tier-3 cities, we truly are a campus organisation that continues to provide opportunities to young and talented engineers across the country.
The author is Chief Human Resource Officer, HCL Infosystems
