History of this company:Founded by 7 software engineers with $250. Now an internationally renowned company with offices and clients accross the globe. Company now worth $28 billion with 8300 employees.
The Indian office is set in immaculate grounds (81 acres) and provides a vast range of recreational activities for staff including a gym, sports grounds and an outdoor swimming pool as well bars and cafes where colleagues can relax. There are many different architectural styled building as you will see in the photos.
Relationship with Universities:
On an annual basis the recruitment team visit Universities across India as well as the UK. In India following a company presentation to all interested students (generally Engineering students as well as Computer Science majors) they are then asked to take an entry level test (analytical and English skills) and then are shortlisted for interview. The selection process in the UK is solely interview based.
Those lucky enough to be accepted and offered a job will then go on to take a foundation programme within the company's state of the art training facilities. This programme over 3 weeks includes a HR induction and soft skills, generic courses in software engineering, specific technical streams and ends with further soft skills such as teamworking, communication and interpersonal skills. Approximately 20 thousand are recruited straight from college.
Development does not stop here. It is mandatory that all employees undertake continuous education and must complete this annually prior to their appraisal. Infosys is regarded as the largest corporate university in the world.
Infosys also has a well-developed and extensive outreach programme which includes projects in schools and in rural areas aimed at raising aspiration levels and awareness of IT capability in daily lives.
It was interesting to gain an insight in to the Employers perspective on educational issues and had a very informative discussion with Infosys staff members.
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