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Hiring, the word seems to have suddenly gone out of fashion. In the current times of belt tightening when pink slips and recruitment freezes have become order of the say, reports of hiring sound unbelievable. But, yes there are companies who claim to be hiring in this tough economic climate.
Interestingly, these (with a few exceptions) are not the companies who have so far remained untouched from job cuts. They too have seen their share of trimming, but also have plans to hire. Here`s over to the companies who still have some good news to offer.
GOOGLE:
As of January 13, 2009, the Mountain View-based search giant, Google had as many as 350 openings spread across engineering, marketing, product management, people operations, legal and sales domains.
However, Google too hasn`t been spared of slowdown tremors. The company has been cutting back on some of its most celebrated employee perks. Instead of a $1,000 holiday bonus which its employees get every year, 2008 saw it getting swapped by a free smartphone.
During the fourth quarter Google hired 99 workers, though press reports indicate that the company cut outside contractors. Also, in January, Google announced that it would allow employees to take advantage of a "one-for-one stock option exchange," designed to give them more financial incentive to stay with the company.
CISCO:
Networking major Cisco is another company which still has job opening. According to Fortune, the company, which got 6th position in the best companies to work for, offers as many as 500 openings in the engineering disciplines and customer advocacy (as of January 13).
The largest maker of networking equipment, posted second-quarter profit that topped analysts` estimates after embarking on a plan to cut $1 billion in costs by July.
MICROSOFT:
Recently, software giant Microsoft shocked everyone by announcing up to 5,000 layoffs, the first mass layoffs in its 34-year history. The company, however, says that it has plans to hire an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 people. Although it needs to cut back on expenses overall, the company says it will keep hiring to support its business strategy in key areas.
ACCENTURE:
New York-headquartered Accenture too is upbeat about hiring in the current recession times. The company has thousands of job openings and is looking for people with specific IT skills, such as Java, J2EE, industry expertise and government secured clearances. The company is also hiring for corporate roles which include finance and sales development.
Accenture has already announced that it would be increasing its India headcount from the current level of 37,000 to 50,000 in a year. However, the company is not untouched by slowdown pains, it recently laid off at least 500 workers in a "redundancy` programme in Philippines. In a statement the company said it is implementing a redundancy programme "to balance the skills of its workforce against the demand from its clients".
Also, the company has instructed its employees in India not to take any leave till March 31, 2009. The company has also increased its working hours in India centre by one hour daily.
IBM:
IBM, the world`s largest technology services company, plans to open a new computer support center in Iowa, creating up to 1,300 new jobs and defying a trend of widespread corporate layoffs. The company was recently in news for laying off close to 2,800 jobs to trim costs.
The Dubuque facility in a 10-story office building once occupied by now-defunct retailer Roshek`s Department Store, will create jobs for high-tech workers at a time when many technology companies are cutting staff.
Workers will provide security services and remote support to IBM customers, helping to maintain computers and software systems primarily located in the United States, IBM said.
Armonk-based IBM which recently gave pinkslips to above 2000 employees in the US and Canada also announced an `innovative’ offer for them: Re-locate to cheaper destinations. In a move to support the pink slipped employees, the world`s largest technology employer has asked its laid-off employees in US and Canada to join its projects in cheaper-wage destinations like India, China, Brazil and Eastern Europe.
WIPRO:
It seems country`s third-largest IT company is bucking the hiring trend in current turbulent times. According to a web report, Wipro is making around 8,000 campus offers this fiscal year. In an email sent to all freshers seeking jobs in areas such as technical support and offshoring, the IT major has invited applications for 15,000 seats, says the report.
In the mail, the company`s corporate vice president for human resources, says that nearly 14,000 offers were made last year, with the students expected to join by the end of this fiscal. He emphasized that there has been no delay in new recruits joining the company, and that those who received offers this year are expected to join the firm within the next fiscal year.
INFOSYS:
India`s second largest software exporter, Infosys Technologies, is believed to have slashed its on-site employees in the US. The company has also reportedly put 5% of its global workforce under performance scanner.
However, bullish on long-term prospects, Infosys plans to exceed its hiring target of 25,000 for the current fiscal year, up from around 25,000 annual hiring the firm had projected earlier. The company has made some 20,000 campus offers for fiscal 2009-10.
T-MOBIE:
US-based provider of wireless voice, messaging, and data services T-Mobile has as many as 2163 openings according to Fortune.
The company is looking for people in the areas of retail sales, customer service, engineering & operations, EIT, finance, product development, legal affairs, human resources, marketing, integrated customer experience and corporate communications.
Hiring, the word seems to have suddenly gone out of fashion. In the current times of belt tightening when pink slips and recruitment freezes have become order of the say, reports of hiring sound unbelievable. But, yes there are companies who claim to be hiring in this tough economic climate.
Interestingly, these (with a few exceptions) are not the companies who have so far remained untouched from job cuts. They too have seen their share of trimming, but also have plans to hire. Here`s over to the companies who still have some good news to offer.
GOOGLE:
As of January 13, 2009, the Mountain View-based search giant, Google had as many as 350 openings spread across engineering, marketing, product management, people operations, legal and sales domains.
However, Google too hasn`t been spared of slowdown tremors. The company has been cutting back on some of its most celebrated employee perks. Instead of a $1,000 holiday bonus which its employees get every year, 2008 saw it getting swapped by a free smartphone.
During the fourth quarter Google hired 99 workers, though press reports indicate that the company cut outside contractors. Also, in January, Google announced that it would allow employees to take advantage of a "one-for-one stock option exchange," designed to give them more financial incentive to stay with the company.
CISCO:
Networking major Cisco is another company which still has job opening. According to Fortune, the company, which got 6th position in the best companies to work for, offers as many as 500 openings in the engineering disciplines and customer advocacy (as of January 13).
The largest maker of networking equipment, posted second-quarter profit that topped analysts` estimates after embarking on a plan to cut $1 billion in costs by July.
MICROSOFT:
Recently, software giant Microsoft shocked everyone by announcing up to 5,000 layoffs, the first mass layoffs in its 34-year history. The company, however, says that it has plans to hire an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 people. Although it needs to cut back on expenses overall, the company says it will keep hiring to support its business strategy in key areas.
ACCENTURE:
New York-headquartered Accenture too is upbeat about hiring in the current recession times. The company has thousands of job openings and is looking for people with specific IT skills, such as Java, J2EE, industry expertise and government secured clearances. The company is also hiring for corporate roles which include finance and sales development.
Accenture has already announced that it would be increasing its India headcount from the current level of 37,000 to 50,000 in a year. However, the company is not untouched by slowdown pains, it recently laid off at least 500 workers in a "redundancy` programme in Philippines. In a statement the company said it is implementing a redundancy programme "to balance the skills of its workforce against the demand from its clients".
Also, the company has instructed its employees in India not to take any leave till March 31, 2009. The company has also increased its working hours in India centre by one hour daily.
IBM:
IBM, the world`s largest technology services company, plans to open a new computer support center in Iowa, creating up to 1,300 new jobs and defying a trend of widespread corporate layoffs. The company was recently in news for laying off close to 2,800 jobs to trim costs.
The Dubuque facility in a 10-story office building once occupied by now-defunct retailer Roshek`s Department Store, will create jobs for high-tech workers at a time when many technology companies are cutting staff.
Workers will provide security services and remote support to IBM customers, helping to maintain computers and software systems primarily located in the United States, IBM said.
Armonk-based IBM which recently gave pinkslips to above 2000 employees in the US and Canada also announced an `innovative’ offer for them: Re-locate to cheaper destinations. In a move to support the pink slipped employees, the world`s largest technology employer has asked its laid-off employees in US and Canada to join its projects in cheaper-wage destinations like India, China, Brazil and Eastern Europe.
WIPRO:
It seems country`s third-largest IT company is bucking the hiring trend in current turbulent times. According to a web report, Wipro is making around 8,000 campus offers this fiscal year. In an email sent to all freshers seeking jobs in areas such as technical support and offshoring, the IT major has invited applications for 15,000 seats, says the report.
In the mail, the company`s corporate vice president for human resources, says that nearly 14,000 offers were made last year, with the students expected to join by the end of this fiscal. He emphasized that there has been no delay in new recruits joining the company, and that those who received offers this year are expected to join the firm within the next fiscal year.
INFOSYS:
India`s second largest software exporter, Infosys Technologies, is believed to have slashed its on-site employees in the US. The company has also reportedly put 5% of its global workforce under performance scanner.
However, bullish on long-term prospects, Infosys plans to exceed its hiring target of 25,000 for the current fiscal year, up from around 25,000 annual hiring the firm had projected earlier. The company has made some 20,000 campus offers for fiscal 2009-10.
T-MOBIE:
US-based provider of wireless voice, messaging, and data services T-Mobile has as many as 2163 openings according to Fortune.
The company is looking for people in the areas of retail sales, customer service, engineering & operations, EIT, finance, product development, legal affairs, human resources, marketing, integrated customer experience and corporate communications.
