Dell to Double Workforce in India
Saritha Rai writes in The New York Times:
Dell, the world's largest maker of personal computers, plans to double its employee strength in India to 20,000, and is scouting for a site to set up a manufacturing unit in the country, its chairman, Michael Dell, said today.More here.
"There is a fantastic opportunity to attract talent," Mr. Dell said, referring to the country's technically qualified, English-speaking pool of workers. "We will ensure a major recruitment push in engineering talents," he said in a press meeting during a visit to Bangalore, India's outsourcing capital.
Dell, which is based in Round Rock, Tex., has four call centers in India, where the bulk of its 10,000 employees work, as well as software development and product testing centers.
Dell plans to double its hardware engineering staff to 600 in one year, Mr. Dell said.
posted by Fergie @ 3/20/2006 09:39:00 AM
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