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Interview Saurabh Govil

of actions are guided by fear/ safety Q. How do you see the future of
and motivation for action will change jobs in the IT industry?
once a cure/vaccine is found. As the
pandemic subsides we forecast a hybrid A. The IT industry has been
model coming into existence. Even going through a phase of
in a hybrid setup, there will be roles transformation. Old models and
that always need to work from the assumptions are being challenged.
office and roles that can work from Advances in technology, automation,
wherever. Our plan will depend on access to global pools via technology
the model and client requirements. platforms are some of the factors
We must also consider the employee challenging current models and making
perspective here. There is an implicit them obsolete.
assumption that all employees are fine
with working from home and would We have already seen that L1 jobs in
prefer that. This may not be true in a the IT services industry are increasingly
post-pandemic scenario. getting automated. Skill redundancies
are very much a reality. Hence what

Q. May if you please elaborate on worked earlier won›t work now. Jobs
What are your hiring plans?
that are currently hot may not exist in
the numbers of Campus and Lateral a decade.
hiring?
Jobs in data are likely to be quite in
A. the optimal talent required for demand. There are various estimates
Our focus remains on hiring
of how many devices will be connected
sustaining and growing the business. to the internet by 2030 with some
We will see a marked move on hiring reaching up to 500 billion! Data from
people across the globe in line with these devices will needed to be analysed
our commitment towards localization and presented in a form to take
and servicing the customer in the business decisions.
best possible manner. Diversity in
hiring especially at senior levels will be Due to the pandemic and increasing
practiced. We are proud to say that today reliance on online consumption of
100% of our job listings are gender- The half-life of skills has been reducing services, risk of frauds and cyberattacks
neutralized in line with our strong for years. One area of focus has been to has increased. So that will be an area
philosophy of equality & inclusivity. scale capabilities in the emerging areas for jobs. Jobs in design will also be in
demand. There are many more areas.
of business- be it organically through

Q. challenges Wipro is facing learning programs or inorganically However, the point to note here is that
What are some of the key
through acquisitions. We have invested
all these require high-end skills and
currently to aligning the talent with both in building digital skills, design competencies.
business needs? skills internally, and also actively
learning from entities who have Future jobs in IT will be those that are
A. right talent at the right time is become a part of Wipro. at the intersection of disciplines such as
Providing business with the
technology and design.
always an area of opportunity. We have
modernized our infrastructure through Q. Any concluding remarks?
a new ATS and leaner processes for Skill redundancies
internal and external hiring to ensure A. The pandemic has brought in
the business has visibility to the most in IT are very much many firsts. As IT organizations
suited talent. are now settling towards a new way
a reality. What of working, it has offered us a lot
The pandemic suddenly mandated new worked earlier to introspect about. Technology
ways of working. Managers/ leaders has shown the power of global
across levels had to suddenly learn to won’t work now. collaboration to surmount seemingly
manage teams spread across locations. Jobs that are insuperable obstacles. It is now for
Wipro has found this is a challenge in each organization to choose a path
the trenches and has been leveraging currently hot to harness the power of technology.
online trainings to equip managers with may not exist We strongly believe that with its
much needed virtual team management capabilities Wipro is poised to succeed.
capabilities. in a decade. Thank you, Saurabh!

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