Based on the interviews I gave over the past 6 months or so, following is my view on the HR strategy followed primarily in IT servicing companies
Compensation offered to candidates is primarily governed by the skill set they possess; not on their expertise in the skill set. For instance, a highly skilled J2EE Designer will fall into the same compensation range as an average-to-below-average J2EE Designer. May be there is a slight advantage for the former, but not significant
This definitely makes the highly skilled ones, to explore their choices and ultimately go towards better opportunities. As a result only average-to-below-average folks join these companies (at least in majority).
Just a thought - In that case won’t the overall Intellectual Capital of the Company move towards the average?
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Vinod Chandramouli // May 9, 2008 at 9:57 am
A nice thought, Well personally I think for the intellectual Capital of the company it really wouldn’t matter because
A) They are considered to be intellectual compared to the average-to-below-average folks joining in…
B) They would obviously perform more than the remaining category…
I think it all boils down to performance and Performance comes from experience…So no matter how average the person is when joining the company, what people look at the end of the day is your learning curve…
vc
ashwinc // May 9, 2008 at 10:06 am
@vc
True… But I would define experience as - “what one has learned so far in his career”. So an average-to-below-average person, might not have learned much; in other words, have high degree of non-useful experience.
So the probability that, he comes into a company and have a sharp learning curve, is less. If this is integrated over a long term and over a number of resources, then the Intellectual Capital (IC) might come down
Vinod Chandramouli // May 9, 2008 at 1:34 pm
Even if we are talking about long run, why do you think they have not improved their skill ??
Is it because they can’t learn or they do not have proper exposure ?? I think it is more inclined to proper exposure….
Writing a program for your practical is entirely different than writing a program for your client. I believe exposure to something will surely improve a person’s skill…
Again if I do not have a project and I am on bench for a year with no proper training program, You can’t expect me to deliver the code on time and you can’t compare me with someone who has exposure….
vc
ashwinc // May 9, 2008 at 3:47 pm
@vc
True that opportunity paves way for experience. But when it comes to interviews, the opportunities take a back seat and your experience (or) how you showcase your experience, is what matters.
This is the only way the interviewers can analyze the expertise level of the candidates.
Vinod Chandramouli // May 9, 2008 at 7:57 pm
Ashwin,
>> the opportunities take a back seat and your experience (or) how you showcase your experience, is what matters.
I totally second you on that… If you fake and you fake really good…you are in ….
vc
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