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| There was also a subplot to the story – a case of gross mismanagement by HCL officials (Video below) |
January 29, 2016, NewsCrunch
A video, which captures the fiasco of a walk-in interview at HCL campus, Electronic City, Bangalore, has emerged.
Over 8,000 graduates turned up for the walk-in interview last Sunday, forcing HCL officials to cancel the recruitment exercise.
A video shot on a bike shows a mile-long queue on theVelankanni Road leading up to the HCL office, where it was totally jammed with engineering graduates.
The incident was projected by the media as yet another evidence of growing unemployment among the educated youth in the country.
There was also a subplot to the story – a case of gross mismanagement by HCL officials, which left many aspirants who had come from places as far asLucknow , disappointed.
According to Bangalore Mirror, HCL had 1,200 vacancies for Engineer Trainees with an annual package of 2.75 lakh.
There was nothing unusual in 8,000 engineering graduates turning up for interview – the vacancy-applicant ratio was a reasonable, less than 1:8.
HCL slipped in underestimating the response or in planning logistics to manage the crowd.
Mirror also quoted an official saying HCL overlooked a legal requirement to inform local police if it was expecting a crowd of more than 500.
The long queue and the cancellation of the recruitment led to unruly scenes. It took the full might of CISF men with lathis to get the situation in control.
A video, which captures the fiasco of a walk-in interview at HCL campus, Electronic City, Bangalore, has emerged.
Over 8,000 graduates turned up for the walk-in interview last Sunday, forcing HCL officials to cancel the recruitment exercise.
A video shot on a bike shows a mile-long queue on the
The incident was projected by the media as yet another evidence of growing unemployment among the educated youth in the country.
There was also a subplot to the story – a case of gross mismanagement by HCL officials, which left many aspirants who had come from places as far as
According to Bangalore Mirror, HCL had 1,200 vacancies for Engineer Trainees with an annual package of 2.75 lakh.
There was nothing unusual in 8,000 engineering graduates turning up for interview – the vacancy-applicant ratio was a reasonable, less than 1:8.
HCL slipped in underestimating the response or in planning logistics to manage the crowd.
Mirror also quoted an official saying HCL overlooked a legal requirement to inform local police if it was expecting a crowd of more than 500.
The long queue and the cancellation of the recruitment led to unruly scenes. It took the full might of CISF men with lathis to get the situation in control.
Video: Watch mile-long queue of engineering graduates for walk-in interview at HCL campus, Electronic City , Bangalore
Look how many turned up at HCL, Bangalore for Walk in Interview. Result of economic Slowdown. Sad and shocking.
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