Infosys to hire 2,100 in the US

To recruit 1,500 by March 2015 and to add 600 graduates, postgraduates over the next 12 months

Infosys, India's second-largest information technology (IT) services company, has launched a major recruitment drive in the US, where it plans to hire about 2,100 people - both experienced and freshers, over the next 12 months.

The company said it would add 1,500 professionals in its largest market across consulting, sales and delivery functions by March 2015, while it would bring on board close to 600 graduates and postgraduates from US universities over the next one year.

Infosys, which gets close to 60 per cent of its total revenue from the US, said this recruitment would help it support the growth of its business and enhance its capabilities.

“With this programme, Infosys will bolster its expertise in client relationship management, consulting and technical delivery,” the company said in a statement issued late in the evening on Wednesday. “The addition of these employees will help Infosys provide its clients local market insights, industry-leading technology expertise, and timely responsiveness to critical issues.”

The announcement comes at a time when most Indian IT services companies look to recruit local talent in their overseas geographies to combat the rising regulatory issues relating to visa allocations and usage. Infosys was perhaps the worst-hit among its peers due to visa issues, as the company paid a whopping $34 million for civil settlement of a visa misuse case in 2013.

Around 300 of the management and technology graduates that Infosys plans to hire from US universities will work across new technology areas such as  digital, big data, analytics and cloud, while 180 of them will be recruited in the company's consulting practice in the US. The firm would hire 100 post graduates for its sales teams.

“We are particularly looking forward to bringing a large group of graduates into Infosys in the US. This is a terrific time for young, smart and talented leaders to be graduating from the best American schools and choosing a career in the technology industry,” said Sandeep Dadlani, Infosys’ executive vice-president and head of Americas.