Infosys plans to step up local hiring in US

Bangalore: Infosys, India’s second largest IT services company, said it is looking to step up hiring in the US, especially fresh graduates from the campuses of top American educational institutions, even though the company reiterated that a significant talent gap still exists in the country.  “We are increasingly looking at expanding presence in the local markets as a significant portion of sale and consulting are local. Last year, we recruited 250 people from campuses in the US, on an experimental basis. If that works well, we will increase the number to 1,000 in the coming years,” U B Pravin Rao, chief operating officer (COO) of Infosys said while participating at the CLSA India Forum.

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