Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Attrition and Quoatas

We cant get enough of them can we? Quoatas are hot topic nowadays. And in recent news, Infosys has taken the first step towards volountary action:

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1669466.cms

They will get SC/ST engineers and train them in order to "compete on their own merit" and the center hopes that this move will allow the sc/st ppl to "remove the myth around meritocracy". And I hope it does.

And in related news, Cognizant voices its severe attrition fear. So do other companies in India in face of a talent crunch and global competiton.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1669723.cms

In such waters, its better to do what the smart ppl do and fish the not so smart fish out first. Tapping and SC/ST sector, providing them with training and having them working in the private sector will increase diversity of the workforce, provide talent specific trained employees, and might serve as an attrition buffer!

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