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The Times of India Monday December 31, 2007
Bumper year for city in IT hiring |
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The Hindu Business Line Monday December 24, 2007
De-risking the staffing business |
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The Economic Times Thursday December 12, 2007
Career detours:Pursue dreams amid sabbatical breaks |
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The Economic Times Thursday November 29, 2007
Rupee blow : IT cos to go slow on hiring support staff |
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The Hindu Business Line Monday November 26, 2007
Building high performance teams |
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The Economic Times Tuesday November 13, 2007
IT giants fine-tune bench management |
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The Hindu Friday November 2, 2007
IT companies tighten purse strings to cut costs |
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Times of India, Sept 17, 2007
Indian tech campuses turn melting pots of diversities |
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Times of India, August 23, 2007
IT companies create shadow talent pool |
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Economic Times, August 22, 2007
IT companies show the door to deadwoods |
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Times of India, June 26, 2007
Bubble CEOs’ fill vacuum on top |
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DNA, June 15, 2007
Men are top job ditchers, women loyal, says study |
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Economic Times, May 28, 2007
Recruitment Sector gets into M&A mode |
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Times of India, May 03, 2007
Women slam move to ban night shift |
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Business Line, March 06, 2007
Venture Capital firms' move to recruit, retain talent |
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Business Line, March 01, 2007
Union Budget 2007-08 for Women |
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Times of India, Feb 22, 2007
Talent also has a shelf-life |
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Indian tech campuses turn melting pots of diversities |
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BANGALORE: If you want to fathom the depth of geographic diversity that exist in tech firms in the country, you may pay a visit to one of the lavatories in Infosys!
You would spot eco-friendly brown paper bags written sanitary bag, please do not shove in the toilet, on them in at least four languages: German, French, Spanish, and of course English the tongues that pretty much cover the globe.
But then, geography is just a single layer. The co-existence of multi-diversities, of region, religion, culture, caste, creed, gender and age are turning campuses into a melting pot of multi-layer diversities. This has changed the dynamics of employee management, and therefore the challenges involved in it.
Diversity today is business imperative. In fact, companies are keen to ensure a diverse scenario as it is key to become true-blue global players. However, it throws up a series of new challenges for HR managers, says Nirupama V G, founder & MD, Ad Astra, a hiring firm.
"We run special programmes to instill sensitivity in employees. We help them respect their colleagues irrespective of religions, regions, languages, cultures, gender and portfolios," says Pravin Tatavarti, MD, Allegis India.
Apart from making employees aware of different cultures, customs, mannerisms, body language and etiquettes to interact with their non-Indian counterparts, quite a few HR managers are also busy settling employee issues risen out of this diverse scenario.
But again, meeting business objective is about cultivating an inclusive workforce. Employees come from different cultures, with different experiences, from different geographies, and with a variety of ideas, viewpoints, values and styles of interaction.
Leo Scrivner, V-P (HR), Cisco, says, “Although challenging, a smart blend of this diverse pool will be a great value-ad for enterprises in understanding what’s exactly there on the minds of their customers.”
SAP consciously invests in building and managing a diverse workforce.
"We nurture and support an environment that values multiple culture, race, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, and physical or mental ability. That clearly means additional pressures on our HR managers," says Reena Desai, head (HR), SAP India. But again, it’s a pain worth taking. Managing such challenges will result in new ways of thinking and doing for the enterprise, adds Pradeep Bahirwani, V-P (strategic resourcing), Wipro.
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