LinkedIn Top Companies 2017: Where India wants to work now.. 16 TO 20
16.CISCO..COMPUTER NETWORKING
Cisco
is moving beyond its core router and switch businesses. It recently sealed
a $3.7
billion deal to buy AppDynamics,
snapping up the software unicorn before its planned IPO. Cisco is also moving
into subscription sales and other sources of recurring revenue. Those plans require a robust
hiring outlook. As of February, it had some 3,200 open positions globally, and
Cisco says it’s particularly looking for security, programming and solutions
sales expertise.
Number of global employees: more than
73,000
Popping up in surprising places: Cisco’s
engineers do everything from preventing nasty security threats to securing
communications during emergencies, like earthquakes and hurricanes.
Giving back: In 2016 alone,
employees logged over 227,000 volunteer hours, and the company gives staffers
five paid days to do volunteer work.
17.IDFC BANK..FINANCIALSERVICES
IDFC Bank, part of IDFC Ltd. group,
stresses on its youth. The bank, launched in Oct. 2015, is among the newest in
India and tells LinkedIn it attracts those looking to shake up the industry’s
“age-old conventions.” Its employees benefit from perks that begin even before
the first day: New hires receive a pre-loaded gift card so they can have coffee
with friends, “telling them about the exciting new bank they are about to
join.”
Number of local employees: 4,000
A new job in 140 characters: Last year, the
company asked for applicants to submit their Twitter resume. “All candidates
had to do was to tweet us in the classic 140-character limit pitching why we
should hire them,” an effort that got a great response, the company says.
Where it’s hiring: The company forecasts
1500 job openings in the coming year; “the primary areas of focus will be the
front-line and operations roles.”
Editor's note: The Top Companies
list is the first ranking of its kind to be based entirely on actions of
users. Our insights team, working with our global editorial team, analysed
literally billions of actions taken by our 500+ million
members to come up with a blended score that we used to rank the winners in
each geography. As with all LinkedIn Lists, LinkedIn and Microsoft are excluded
from consideration.
18.WIPRO..IT AND SERVICES
\The IT services provider — among
the world’s largest — knows the needs of clients can quickly change. So Wipro is working to help its employees
update their skills; in the last fiscal year, it provided digital training for 39,600 employees, teaching
many Python, Java and other programming languages. The industry faces challenges, but Wipro’s history is defined by change; it got its
start in 1945 as a vegetable oils manufacturer and kept evolving.
Number of global employees: more than
170,000
Full
transparency: The company posts every open job, making it easier for employees to
see available positions and determine their next move.
New look: The company recently
rebranded itself to reflect its changing business, abandoning its iconic
rainbow flower in favor of a system of concentric rainbow dots.
19.TATA
COMMUNICATIONS..TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Telecom giant Tata Communications says
its culture is built on openness. One example: “Any employee at any time can
directly block time with our CEO, Vinod Kumar, for a chat about the
organisation,” the company tells LinkedIn. The firm encourages innovation in
all forms, even hosting a competition that invited employees’ children to
submit ideas on how tech could improve the world, an initiative “received with
great enthusiasm,” the company says.
Number of local employees: 8,900
What it hopes to see in applicants: Innovation, its
CEO says, begins with curiosity and a desire to learn. So the company screens
for skills and experience, of course, but also personality. “We look for
passion.”
Family time: The company
offers flexible leave policies for employees caring for young children
— and the elderly.
20.VODAFONE..TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Vodafone, India’s second-largest
telecom operator, embraces a culture of change. On a list of
values guiding employees, it cites speed first; the company says it refuses to
“allow the fear of failure to get in our way.” Some recent innovations include
SuperWifi, a secure enterprise-level wireless network, and a new money-transfer
feature. It also aims to create a fun workplace, organizing employee cricket matches,
music lessons, dance classes and more activities.
Number of global employees: more than
107,000
Career explorer: Vodafone uses
an internal career opportunity process to encourage employees to make lateral
moves across functions and locations.
Maximize that potential: The company
offers various training opportunities for employees of all skill levels; one
programme, called Lighthouse, takes high-potential senior leaders through a
12-month series aimed at boosting their leadership skills.
Adith Charlie
Tech Editor @ LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/linkedin-top-companies-2017-where-india-wants-work-now-adith-charlie?trk=eml-mktg-tc17_in
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