IT's Great Places to Work

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Bharti Airtel

Mail to friend At no. 6 (11th on the overall list) is Sunil Bharti Mittal’s homegrown telecom empire Bharti Airtel. Talk therapy works best as the Bharti rank and file weave a common dream with immense pride. While that silhouettes a vision of transparency and growth, the ‘linking up India’ credo of the company fires up patriotic passion. The company lives up to its `Express Yourself' tagline by directing function-specific recruitment tools to distinguish high potential candidates in specific jobs. Again, tools like skip level meetings (employees get to meet their skip or one level above their reporting managers) and reverse mentoring for mobile business board members by the younger generation, provide a level playing field across generations. Add to that robust leadership development initiatives across levels and better work-life balance (employees are discouraged to sit in office beyond 8 pm).

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Agilent Technologies

Mail to friend At no. 12 on the over all list, Agilent Technologies is the seventh best technology workplace. The new-age Agilent is at the helm of cutting-edge science and technological innovation and application. With the average age at 28 years, the tech czar leverages technology to enable information exchange, transparency, empowerment, collaboration and employee development. Generation Y (Gen Y), 50% of Agilent’s workforce, naturally is at its core. So, all initiatives are directed to touch the youth. That includes compensatory off and travel during weekdays. Also, employees are given four hours of paid time off every month to work on Agilent’s CSR initiatives.

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Corbus India Pvt Ltd

Mail to friend At no. 17 on the over all list is Corbus India. Plug in to work and play in equal degree. Corbus India's transparent and accessible management culture has produced a fun and friendly place to work where employees rave about their professional growth and the spirit of oneness. High on the ex-factor, flowers and missing-you-cards are sent out for former employees. The twin recreation clubs - Chaupal and Taffari - are also quite a draw, as are in-house functions like ‘Family Day’, wherein spouse and kids visit the workplace. And nobody’s complaining with the Corbus Cultural Committee organising events, like Corbus Week, Monthly Event, Get-Together, Annual Day et al.

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Tavant Technologies Pvt Ltd

Mail to friend At no. 18th on the overall list is Tavant Technologies. Tavant employees supported by accessible managers work hard and party harder. About 60% of employees can work from home and almost everyone uses some aspect of their flexible working policy. The top 10 per cent key performers in the company - `Bar Raisers' - form part of the selection process (mandatory). They have a veto power in the selection and direct access to the CEO in case of nonconcurrence in hiring. Tavant has an internal whitepaper contest that helps employees venture into new areas, especially emerging technologies that they may not be exposed to in their current projects. Those who submit well-researched whitepapers gain recognition and attractive prizes.

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MindTree Ltd

Mail to friend At no. 19 on the overall list is MindTree. Exemplary when it comes to cascading values down to the lowest level of employee, MindTree lives by its DNA of imagination, action and joy. At its core, lie the much touted CLASS values - Caring, Learning, Achieving, Sharing and Social Responsibility. In the PAL (Parent, Anchor and Leader) induction programme, each batch is divided into three houses (the Houses of Imagination, Action and Joy) and each house has 200 campus minds and a PAL (Parent, Anchor and Leader). But the minds are without fear as both immediate and long-term goals are addressed. Hence, short-term projects and practices as well as longer-term objectives of instilling self-leadership, values and professionalism, are given their due.