December 2021 Magazine Edition

After a tepid last year, it’s welcoming to see the job market steadily surpassing the pre-pandemic level, by and large led by the demand for tech talent. As per Naukri JobSpeak October month data, the tech-hiring saw yearly growth of 85 percent, led by large IT firms. The December edition of All Things Talent deep dives into that demand and the importance of investing in people with skills for the future.

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SPOTLIGHT

Richard Lobo, Executive Vice President & Head – Human Resources, Infosys explains how multiple job offers are a good problem to have and it reflects that there is demand and the world has a huge supply of people, though not exactly matched.

SPECIAL INTERVIEW

M Lakshmanan, CHRO, L&T Technology Services observes that if an individual needs ten different skills to deliver a particular job, rarely do you find people having eight out of the ten skills. If such talent is not available then go for someone who has at least five or six skills.

INTERVIEW

Piyush Somani, MD and Chairman, ESDS Software Solution Ltd shares how the industry is shaping the talent requirements, and immense growth opportunities in the sector.

Bhavana Jain, Director and CHRO and Sebastian Rodriguez, VP & Global Head – Talent, Netcore Cloud inform that the firm is looking to double its headcount and hire close to 800 professionals by the end of 2022, with a ratio of 80:20, split between India and international markets respectively.

Jitendra Agrawal, Global CTO, CARS24 reveals that the company has earmarked an investment of over $100 million for international expansion in 2021. He shares insights into the skills it is seeking for its technology stack.

Satyajit Menon, SVP & Head, People & Culture, Hero Vired reveals that the ed-tech firm selects talent based on the degree of competency the candidates demonstrate with respect to technical, functional, and behavioural skills.

COVER STORY

Op-eds by industry experts Srikanth Reddy (Manager, Talent Acquisition, Progress), Harshit Chhaya, (Associate Director- HR, Avail Finance) and Benseley Zachariah (Global CHRO, Fulcrum Digital).

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