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Its Time To Refer And Thrive!
Human Capital
|August 2017
It is widely believed that the digital and the social media are the best talent platforms since they are connecting the right people with the right organizations. It is also believed that by 2025, they would be contributing $2.7 trillion to the global GDP. On the other hand, we also have employee referrals gaining steam with the very recent example of a leading technology company looking towards its referral programme so as to add teeth to its diversity hiring initiative.
Human Capital spoke to GauravSharma, Director-HR, GioneeIndia who mentioned the hiring trends within the technology space and the huge success experienced by this mobile phone maker when it came to hiring by way of utilizing employee referrals.
HC: It has been predicted that the IT Industry will be hiring in big numbers in the aftermath of demonetization? As a mobile phone manufacturer, does Gionee endorse this view as well when it comes to hiring?
GS: The future impact of the demonetization has been positive, posing no dent in the employment generation in the economy. The technology sector however, has been least affected by the drive, with minimal or negligible dependence on cash. At Gionee, with the enhancement of the product ranges we visualize an increase of services resulting in a subsequent surge in manpower requirement. Our aim has been to simplify and demarcate roles of the employees and identify gaps which would lead to better growth prospects enabling us to nurture fresh talent as well as retain older employees.
HC: Why do you feel hiring through referrals come as a better option for organizations today? Can you elucidate on no waiting time for referrals which you practice it wholeheartedly in Gionee?
This story is from the August 2017 edition of Human Capital.
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