Monday, October 1, 2012

India Inc steps up rural hiring to fuel growth


If you are a graduate from a Tier-III/IV town or village, there are greater chances of you being hired by a bank or a firm expanding its network in these areas. Banks, in particular, have taken certain key course corrections in their hiring process, opening up a vast reservoir of talent from these towns and villages. All it required was a change in the mindset on hiring - a different view of the core qualities required in an individual and a greater vision to look beyond metro-centric colleges. Organizations that were hitherto hiring predominantly from business schools and metro-centric colleges with a focus on qualities such as good command of English language and an "acceptable" dress code during the process of recruitment, are now realizing the futility of such norms. To bring into their fold talent from smaller towns, such norms are being bypassed........

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