Indian firms to scout for Indian talent in US

CHENNAI, INDIA: Around 15 Indian companies will scout for Indian talent in the US in a job fair in that country.

The two-day job fair, the first of its kind being held by an Indian job portal in the US starts Aug 25 in New Jersey.

'Companies like Oracle, Hewlett and Packard, GSS America Infotech IBM, Yahoo India and human resource consulting outfit Ma Foi Management Consultants have confirmed participation. We expect more confirmations,' Michael M. Bala, business head, Clickjobs.com said in a press release.

Around 4,000 middle management jobs in the IT field but with differing job profiles will be on the offer list at the fair. The jobs will be worth an annual pay ranging between Rs.3.5-6 million.

Some companies are looking for business analysts and some for programme managers, Bala added.

According to him, the job fair is the result of a dipstick study conducted by the company and also the recent trend of Indians returning home owing to the growing economy that has thrown up new opportunities. The Indo-US job fair looks at attracting over 6,000 professionals.

An official of a human resource consulting company who did not want to be named, said Indian companies were largely looking for domain experts in the middle management level - with five-six years experience - and not at very senior or junior levels.

On the trend of Indians coming back home, he said only people who have done well and are in their mid 30s or early 40s contemplate returning to India. Those who want to settle down in India have to adjust to the work culture in India - it cannot be a strict eight hours a day and five days a week as in the US, he said.