According to Mint report, Nisheeth Srivastava, Chief Technology & Innovation Officer, India at Capgemini, said that the increase in headcount aligns with industry competitors, marking a positive shift after a challenging FY24 across the IT sector. Capgemini is planning to hire “in big numbers” in India for FY25.
However, Capgemini India’s employee count has decreased by 10,000 individuals to 175,000 employees compared to 185,000 employees.
The company is now focusing on strategic hiring and upskilling
Nisheeth Srivastava said, “The importance of upskilling in data, machine learning, analytics, AI, and emerging areas like prompt engineering to meet the evolving demands of the knowledge economy.”
“Everyone needs to hire more now. The knowledge economy will become far more proliferated”, Nisheeth added.
Aiman Ezzat, Chief Executive Officer of the Capgemini Group, said, “This was notably the case for generative AI, which is top of mind for all large organizations. We are positioned as a leading player enabling our clients to explore, test, and scale solutions for tangible business impact.”
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“Through our €2 billion investment plan announced last July, we continue to strengthen and upskill our teams, invest in solutions, and leverage a broad ecosystem of technology partners including Microsoft, Google, AWS, Salesforce, and Mistral AI”, Aiman Ezzat added.
As part of this extended collaboration, Capgemini will expand its existing network of AWS CoEs and will train 30,000 employees over the next 3 years across AWS’s advanced technologies, as part of the company’s €2 billion investment in Artificial Intelligence.
Headcount
Q4FY23, ending on December 31, 2023, the Group’s total headcount stood at 340,400, down by 5% year-on-year. The onshore workforce decreased slightly to 145,800 employees, down by 2% year-on-year, while the offshore workforce was down by 7% to 194,600 employees, i.e., 57% of the total headcount.
On the other end, Capgemini India’s employee count has decreased by 10,000 individuals to 175,000 employees compared to the 185,000 employees it had in March of the previous year.
Hiring Demands
Amid the projected increase in hiring demand, there is expected to be a surge in the need for specific skills such as user experience and interface (UI/UX), data science, and cybersecurity.
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