IT engineers may be dime-a-dozen in India, but internet search engine leader Google is having a hard time finding candidates with the right skill sets in the country.
Google, which is considered to have a very low attrition rate even in the high-job-hopping Indian IT space, has found it more challenging to hire certain talent in India as compared to other parts of the world, the company's founder-director Kavitark Ram Shriram admitted recently.
The Indian origin founding board member of Google and a well-known venture capitalist said at an 'Investing in India' conference in San Francisco, "I know first hand that we have had a bit more of a challenge trying to hire engineers for Google in Bangalore compared to the other parts of the world."
The daunting admission comes from an influential board member of a company which puts a prominent link of 'We're Hiring' on the home page of its India website.
Besides, the company claims to encourage its employees "to make their dreams a reality," to provide "a fun atmosphere" to work, along with other benefits like "mediclaim insurance, life insurance, business travel/personal accident insurance, sick time, maternity leave, paternity leave and family care leave."
When contacted, a Google India spokesperson declined to comment on the issues raised by Shriram, but said the company was very pleased with the talent it had found in India.
{{/usCountry}}When contacted, a Google India spokesperson declined to comment on the issues raised by Shriram, but said the company was very pleased with the talent it had found in India.
{{/usCountry}}The spokesperson said, "We are building global centres to be at the same quality throughout the world and Google Bangalore R&D centre is an important part of the Google innovation story."