| Recruiters |
Total No. Of Vacancies |
| 1. ITC Infotech |
130 |
| 2. Wipro |
108 |
| 3. Accenture |
73 |
| 4. Compare Infobase Limited |
60 |
| 5. HCL Technologies |
59 |
| 6. Patni Computers |
52 |
| 7. IBM |
50 |
| 8. HP |
33 |
| 9. iGate |
29 |
| 10. CSC |
24 |
| 11. Hexaware Technologies |
24 |
The ranking is based on the number of vacancies notified by the company on different job portals (Till 29th January 2008)
Brief about IT/ITES Sector
IT industry has become one of the fastest growing industries in India over the past decade. Software and services (IT services) and IT-enabled services (ITeS), are the segments that contribute mainly to the industry exports (96%). Services offered by the Indian IT services and ITeS industry to the global corporations range from simple tasks to complex activities, which span across the entire value chain of a typical organization. The industry is heading towards rapid growth in the coming years with wider services range, serving a larger set of industry verticals and by rising to the expectations of global customers. Key challenges that the industry faces at present include, the need to sustain competitiveness in the face of new emerging locations and the need to enhance supply of quality human capital to cater to the increasing demands of the market.
Export Targets for the IT sector
|
Yr. 1999 (US$) |
Yr. 2000 (US$) |
Target for 2008 (US$) |
Software |
2.6 billion |
4.0 billion (likely) |
50 billion |
Hardware |
0.4 billion |
0.5 billion (likely) |
10 billion |
Key Information about the sector
More than 4/5 of the companies of Fortune 500 are in ITeS-BPO Sector.
Equity research, finance and accounting services, engineering services, technical help desks are a few service lines that have been introduced in the industry to achieve continuous growth.
ITES-BPO players are penetrating into new markets by providing multi language support.
Audit compliance, data protection and security are the areas that are mainly focused by the companies at present.
Big players
The big players in this field are: *
The big players in this field are: Tata Consultancy Services, RMSI, HCL Infosystems, Infosys Technologies, Cadence Design Systems, Hexaware Technologies, Aztecsoft, Induslogic, Wipro Technologies, Accel Frontline,IBM (International Business Machines Corporation), Hewlett Packard, Larsen and Toubro, Dell, Kanbay, KPIT Cummins, Patni Computer Systems
The growth of the sector depends on -
Introduction of new business services and continuous increase in the deepness of the existing service lines
Since the potential for growth of IT industry in India is calculated to be 12 times the current revenues, the industry should be provided with enough room to grow. Tax holidays and less rigid investment regulations can help the industry in this regard.
More Mergers and Acquisitions, producing global players.
*Our evaluation of the above 10 companies as the top recruiters of the week is based on the online job postings they have done this week on India’s major job sites.
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