Forget TCS, Infosys, Wipro, This IT Giant Aiming Record Hiring In Its History

On the back of rising attrition rates and talent crunch, IT companies have significantly augmented their recruitment. Top IT firms in India like TCS, Infosys, Wipro, and others have also ramped up their hiring projections to get control over attrition rates.

Besides, Noida-based IT services firm HCL Technologies, which employs about 1.87 lakh people, has made its highest ever net addition by adding 11,135 employees in the quarter ending September 2021. And what is even more impressive is the fact that the company expects to hit similar numbers in the coming quarters.

During the result announcement of the second quarter, Chief Human Resources Officer of HCL, VV Apparao said that the company has stepped up the hiring activity and it will continue to hire laterals and freshers.

The top official informed that the IT major added at least 5,800 freshers in the second quarter of the financial year 2022 and it will hire more 10,000-12,000 fresh graduates in the next two quarters.

The Chief Human Resources Officer also informed that the attrition rate at HCL has increased to 15.7% from 11.8% in the last quarter and the company is taking several measures to address the issue.