Why companies are looking beyond premier institutes while hiring
c-Puniti.Pandey@timesgroup.com
21.12.2020
The pandemic and the consequent economic disruption did not completely dampen the placement season in most institutes. However, companies that have been on a hiring spree mostly headed towards the top institutes with offer letters. E-commerce company Flipkart noticed an increase of 30% in the overall campus hiring as compared to last year. The candidates were, though, appointed from reputed colleges only.
“We are always on the lookout for the best talent. We generally engage with numerous reputed colleges to create a strong talent pool. Besides IITs, we connected with several reputed business and engineering schools across the country, to onboard fresh talent,” a spokesperson from Flipkart tells Education Times. “ At Max Life Insurance, we hire executives only from reputed B-schools. The company does not reach out to the tier 2 and tier 3 colleges as we are more focused on the talent from cities that are easily accessible,” says Shailesh Singh, director and chief people officer, Max Life Insurance.
Expertise over institute
While top companies have always been driven to hire candidates from premier institutes, a gradual rise in the demand for freshers from tier 2 and tier 3 colleges is seen in the recent times.
Talent500 which assists corporates in hiring engineering graduates highlights the changing trend. Several companies focus on hiring talent irrespective of the colleges branding. These companies are expanding their horizons and head to colleges in tier 2 and 3 cities or to those which may not be placed in global rankings.
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