Firstnaukri: Lets welcome Mr. Ravishankar B, Senior Vice President (HR) HCL Technologies Ltd. The session is to get to know more about HCL as a company and opportunities there for graduates and post graduates.
Firstnaukri: The session is open for student questions
SUBHAJIT SARKAR: It is a pleasure to be with you online, sir
Ravishankar B: thanks. Nice chatting with you
Avijit Saha: Can I apply now in HCL for fresher software jobs?
Ravishankar B: yes through website.
Ritesh Kapoor: I made a complier as my previous year project. Will that help me in my placements?
Ravishankar B: It will surely help.
Mohit Sachdeva: Greetings, Is aptitude test for the freshers that much important?
Ravishankar B: yes it is the filtration process.
himani bansal: How and where can we participate in your recruitment process if it is not being conducted in our college campus?
Ravishankar B: Through campus now. Wait for off campus announcement which will happen thru Naukri.com or papers
Ravi kumar singh: Very good after noon sir, I would like to talk about eligibility criteria in HCL tech for U.G students
Ravishankar B: HCL currently hires only grad engg
Nikethan: What are the opportunities for B.Com graduates in your company?
Ravishankar B: There are opportunities in support functions
Prakash Philip Zacha: Do you suggest that I go for WIPRO's WASE program wherein i have to sign up a 4 year bond and will get a MS from BITS after the completion. Will it be very hectic?
Ravishankar B: Yes it will be hectic but it is worth the effort
Sumit: Good morning, Sir! I'm a final year student in Electronics and Communication. What are the career opportunities for me in HCL? How can I proceed to join HCL as a fresher?
Ravishankar B: Wait for off campus hiring.. Announcement will happen in naukri or newspapers
Ritesh Kapoor: Sir, I have already applied for job in your company through your website, but no response has been recieved yet. I have no campus placement & I'm in the first batch of my college.
Ravishankar B: Wait for off campus hiring that will happen post June
Mufti Abdur Rakib: I am with instrumentation specialization; can I work at HCL, if yes, in which area I should look at?
Ravishankar B: Embedded software.
Ganesh Patro: Sir my question is should we start working as a employee after graduation or shall we do our higher studeies?
Ravishankar B: work for 3 years and then do MBA.. that is ideal
Kangna Sood: Good Afternoon Sir. My question is that on what basis or criteria the recruiters will select me?
Ravishankar B: marks, aptitude test and good communication
Ravi: Is cloud computing hype? Lot of money is being spent on cloud computing; how good or bad is that ?
Ravishankar B: It may be an hype now but you already see lot of apps and games being run on cloud. So it will mature
Charu Chitra.S.S: hello sir, i am a final year student(ECE) of Anna Univ , trichy .. is there any job openings currently for us ? i would be glad if i am informed about any job offers in advance..thank you.
Ravishankar B: right now campus hiring is over in HCL.. If any off campus happens it will be announced thru naukri or newspaper
Prasanna: Sir, I am currently in my last sem of MBA. I have got placed in HCL for the Infrastructure services division. Can you throw some light on HCL-ISD and the career growth for MBA grads in ISD
Ravishankar B: wait for your induction to know which stream
Ganesh Patro: Sir is there any direct facility of HCL to get informed about all the job opening?
Ravishankar B: through job sites
Debasree Sen Gupta: Hello Sir,what do you want to hear when you ask a candidate to tell about herself/himself?
Ravishankar B: precise achievements in education, personal life
Hemant Badge: I am from computer engineering background. I am fresher. I got selected in Marchant Navy. Is there any chance to join the software industry after doing job in Marchant Navy after 5 to 6 years?
Ravishankar B: rare but exceptions are there
santoshkumar m h: I belongs to B.E(ceramics) but i would like to work in software field sir please help me here.
Ravishankar B: pl do certification course in a technology
Divya: Good afternoon Sir , Most of the IT companies provide training after hiring engineering grads.Why don't they tie with the campuses and provide training to under grads ??
Ravishankar B: we attempt the same; few colleges encourage and there are infrastructure issues at some places.
Logesh kumar: Sir, how secure is IT as a career?
Ravishankar B: any job is normally secure unles something goes wrong. Don"t worry about these things. It can happen to non IT jobs also.
naveenkumar: Hi Sir, I"m placed in HCL from campus. In what fields should I develop my knowledge before joining HCL?
Ravishankar B: Practice good communication especially speaking in English properly
AKHILESH TIWARY: What does an organization need?
Ravishankar B: Good employees with technical skills, communication and good innovative ideas
Ravishankar B: Hi all, thanks for your nice questions. It was pleasure interacting with you all and wish you all the best in your career. Bye and have a nice weekend.
Firstnaukri: Thank you Mr. Ravishankar for an enlightening session. We hope the session was useful for all who participated. Bye for now. Stay tuned for more sessions in future
