New Delhi: In a news that will bring cheers to those who have lost jobs amid this devastating second COVID wave or are struggling to earn their daily bread, American professional services firm Genpact is planning to hire people in India who have been impacted by the pandemic, with the intention of helping them amid the crisis.
“Today, I take great pride in announcing a new programme called Rise Together, aimed at helping people from communities where families have been severely impacted by Covid-19, enabling long-term resilience and recovery for those who need it most,” Business Standard quoted chief executive officer of Genpact Tiger Tyagarajan as saying.
To carry out the said initiative, the company will use its reskilling platform Genome to create dedicated modules which will be used to train these people to work at Genpact, the business daily reported.
All you need to know:
- ‘Rise-Together’ will be based on three main pillars namely- hire, train and support.
- How will Genpact hire people? It will approach job portals, states, community-based organisations, and NGOs.
- Genpact’s hiring team will screen, shortlist, interview, and select candidates from non-traditional talent pools made up of population directly impacted by the pandemic, reported BS.
- Once hired, candidates will be given an eight-week training using Genome.
- The programme is aimed towards helping vulnerable groups such as covid-19 widows, families who have lost breadwinners.