India Today – August 19, 2019

COUNT ON

TALENT

What is that special quality

that makes one land a job and

what do hiring heads look for in

candidates? Experts weigh in

SMART EDUCATION POINTS OF VIEW

“Withtheevolutionofdigital

skills,businessesarelooking

tohiretalentskilledinnew

technologies.Bigdata

analytics,Javafullstack,

mobility,cloudcomputing

andDevOpsaresomeofthe

skillsthatareindemand.”

SAURABHGOVIL,President&

ChiefHROfficer,Wipro

“The workplace of the future

is about continuous self-

development, innovation and

transformation. The ability to

learn and unlearn is critical

to staying relevant today.”

ANIL JALALI, Chief Human Resource

Officer (India), Capgemini

ANSHUL PUNHANI,

Chief Marketing Officer, Monster (APAC

and Middle East)

“Employers are looking for

innovation these days. Being

in the box is as important as

being outside the box.”

“BE AN ALL-ROUNDER WITH AN

ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT. BE A

PART OF THE BIG IDEAS CROWD.”

RUBEN SELVADORAY,

Chief Human Resource Officer,

Bajaj Allianz Life

“TECHNICAL SKILLS ARE

IMPORTANT BUT THEIR SHELF LIFE

IS DECREASING. THE INDUSTRY

VALUES A GROWTH MINDSET OPEN

TO LEARNING, WITH THE ABILITY TO

EMBRACE AND HANDLE CHANGE.”

CHAITANYA SREENIVAS,

HR Head, IBM India