Infosys plans to double campus hiring in US as part of localisation drive

Infosys had recruited 2,500 fresh graduates in last 18 months

After recruiting close to 2,500 fresh graduates in US and other onsite geographies in the last one and half year, Infosys is now planning to double its campus hiring in the coming year as part of its localisation drive. The Bengaluru-headquartered company, which has already added 7,600 locals to its US workforce so far, is also on track to achieve its overall target of hiring 10,000 local employees by 2020.

"One of the pillars of our (growth) strategy is localisation. In last couple of years, we have been on a journey to localise our workforce. In the last 18 months (alone),