BPO companies reap rich harvest:

CHENNAI: If day one at the job fair, organised by Naukri.com, saw a large turnout of freshers, it was no different on Sunday -the last day. Some 39 companies from IT and ITES sectors had 49 stalls, which were well-attended. But it was the BPO stalls, set up by companies including SITEL, Ajuba Solutions, Perot Systems and HCL BPO, that saw a sea of earnest job aspirants.

Most of the BPO companies reaped a rich harvest. For instance, HCL BPO received more than a 1,000 resumes during the course of the two-day fair. The company’s senior HR manager, Richard, was a tired but satisfied man. “We are very happy with the large turnout. Most of the visitors to our stall were freshers and out of an approximately 1,000 resumes that we received, about 20 have been short-listed and will be called for the final interview,” he said. “As for the others, their resumes will be scrutinised and put on the waiting list.V Karthikeyen and C Kar- thik, who were on the verge of joining a software company, came to the job fair looking for newer options.They said they were not surprised to see freshers outnumbering experienced professionals at major job fairs.
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