IBM plans to step up hiring from tier-II cities

IBM India will be looking to increase its headcount across business units of the company in high double-digits, and talent from tier-II cities will form a significant portion of the future workforce in the company.

Instead of hiring talent from smaller cities and placing them in offices in key metros, IBM is planning to take offices closer to where majority of the talent is. Thirukkumaran Nagarajan, vice president and head of human resources, IBM India/ South Asia told FE, “We are extending opportunities to talented people across all the cities beyond just the metros. In the early 2000s, we set up offices in big metros, but now we are expanding across tier-II cities.”