Capgemini plans to hire about 30,000 people in India in 2021, a 25% increase from last year, underscoring the French information technology (IT) services provider and consulting firm’s bullish business prospects amid a pandemic-induced surge in demand for digital solutions. “The hiring reflects our strong revenue growth guidance of 7-9% for 2021," Ashwin Yardi, chief executive of Capgemini in India, said in an interview. With 125,000 employees, India is the single-largest talent hub for the Paris-based firm, which has a total headcount of about 270,000. Infosys Ltd said it will hire 24,000 college graduates in the country in 2021-22, up from 15,000 in the current fiscal. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., which has over 200,000 people in India, expects to hire more than 23,000 people in 2021, a 35% increase from last year.

Source: Mint February 25, 2021 17:22 UTC