NEW STRATEGY

• ? Infosys is the largest employer of workers under the US H1-B visa programme for skilled workers .
• ? H1-B visa programme has been under fire as the Trump Administration moves to tighten a range of immigration laws .
• ? The company has leased 35,000 sq ft of office space in Indianapolis

SAN FRANCISCO (TIP): Infosys on May 24 (Wednesday) touted its new strategy to hire and train 10,000 American workers over the next two years at the company’s annual leadership meeting in San Francisco.

Infosys is the largest employer of workers under the US H1-B visa programme for skilled workers, which has been under fire as the Trump Administration moves to tighten a range of immigration laws. Infosys announced three weeks ago that it would hire 10,000 Americans, and said on Monday it had leased 35,000 sq ft of office space in downtown Indianapolis.

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb, who succeeded Vice President Mike Pence in the state’s top office, and Indiana University President Michael McRobbie appeared at the San Francisco event to voice their support.

Ravi Kumar, Infosys’s deputy chief operating officer, said the company will be looking to hire both experienced professionals and recent college graduates at a range of skill levels.

Each month, Kumar said, the company plans to put large batches of prospective employees through training courses of eight to 10 weeks that will prepare them for positions in fields like data analytics, enterprise cloud applications and cybersecurity.

Source: Reuters