AgenciesAveek Misra, a short service commission (SSC) officer who worked on surface warships for 11 years, has a unique blend of career experiences. At 35, he quit the Indian Navy to join , a group company of the RPG group. The idea was to stay professionally engaged in an environment that keeps him intellectually driven, says Misra, who works on the surveillance of KEC’s projects for the Indian Air Force, various smart cities and other defence projects.
“Corporates are increasingly realising that qualities such as adaptability, sincerity, and integrity, which are core to the ex-servicemen, take a lot of rigour to develop,” says Misra.
Rajkumar Agarwal, a submarine specialist for 14 years, was also picked up by KEC from an executive programme that armed forces have with IIMs.
Like Misra and Agarwal, an increasing number of army veterans are today a part of the corporate workforce and even while the debate around Agniveers rages on, several companies have been onboarding quite a few ex-servicemen across the ranks over the years.
Mahindra Group, RPG, , Sodexo, , Godrej & Boyce, among others, have hiked the intake of army veterans in recent years as companies find them to be well-trained on process orientation, disciplined, good in execution and high on integrity.
“Corporates value the discipline ex-servicemen bring and I see the trend of veteran hiring only increasing,” says ex-naval architect officer Agarwal.
“Ex-servicemen are good fits as they are prepared to go to any ‘uncharted territory’ to work on a project,” says Harsh Goenka, chairman, RPG group, which onboards ex-servicemen every year at leadership positions.
The RPG group has a ‘CORPS to Corporate’ specialised programme that helps in the smooth transition of ex-servicemen to civilian life.
Hiring of army veterans also enables companies to widen their talent pool to meet a manpower shortage in the market, says Pradeep Chavda, director – HR – India at Sodexo, one of the largest food and facility management and technical service provider that hires ex-servicemen, mostly at the managerial level and department heads. “We have several heads of profit centres as well as people at the supervisory level who are from ex-service background. While many of these people come with a management degree, it is not a necessary prerequisite to get hired,” says Chavda. “They are already well-trained on process orientation. They have strong communication skills, in client interaction and project planning skills and are good in execution and closure of targets,” he says.
Recently, the company launched a policy to sponsor the upskilling and further education of employees who have joined them from defence background in any domestic or foreign course.
Companies across sectors such as auto, telecom, power, manufacturing and aerospace hire army veterans to manage their engineering/machining/tooling outposts.
Mahindra & Mahindra appoints ex-servicemen in senior roles in functions such as strategy, supply chain, human resources, marketing, as well as in leadership roles.
“Corporates are increasingly realising that qualities such as adaptability, sincerity, and integrity, which are core to the ex-servicemen, take a lot of rigour to develop,” says Misra.
Rajkumar Agarwal, a submarine specialist for 14 years, was also picked up by KEC from an executive programme that armed forces have with IIMs.
Like Misra and Agarwal, an increasing number of army veterans are today a part of the corporate workforce and even while the debate around Agniveers rages on, several companies have been onboarding quite a few ex-servicemen across the ranks over the years.
Mahindra Group, RPG, , Sodexo, , Godrej & Boyce, among others, have hiked the intake of army veterans in recent years as companies find them to be well-trained on process orientation, disciplined, good in execution and high on integrity.
“Corporates value the discipline ex-servicemen bring and I see the trend of veteran hiring only increasing,” says ex-naval architect officer Agarwal.
“Ex-servicemen are good fits as they are prepared to go to any ‘uncharted territory’ to work on a project,” says Harsh Goenka, chairman, RPG group, which onboards ex-servicemen every year at leadership positions.
The RPG group has a ‘CORPS to Corporate’ specialised programme that helps in the smooth transition of ex-servicemen to civilian life.
Hiring of army veterans also enables companies to widen their talent pool to meet a manpower shortage in the market, says Pradeep Chavda, director – HR – India at Sodexo, one of the largest food and facility management and technical service provider that hires ex-servicemen, mostly at the managerial level and department heads. “We have several heads of profit centres as well as people at the supervisory level who are from ex-service background. While many of these people come with a management degree, it is not a necessary prerequisite to get hired,” says Chavda. “They are already well-trained on process orientation. They have strong communication skills, in client interaction and project planning skills and are good in execution and closure of targets,” he says.
Recently, the company launched a policy to sponsor the upskilling and further education of employees who have joined them from defence background in any domestic or foreign course.
Companies across sectors such as auto, telecom, power, manufacturing and aerospace hire army veterans to manage their engineering/machining/tooling outposts.
Mahindra & Mahindra appoints ex-servicemen in senior roles in functions such as strategy, supply chain, human resources, marketing, as well as in leadership roles.
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