IT's Great Places to Work

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RMSI Pvt Ltd

Mail to friend The no. 1 great place to work for is Noida-based geo-spatial and IT maven, RMSI. The company not only the top list in great IT workplaces, but also the over all list. The Rs 104-crore company, which is yet to figure among the IT heavyweights, has bagged the `Best Employer' tag three years in a row. As for what makes it a great work place is a terrific mix of independence and strong working ethos, along with flexibility to satiate one's entrepreneurial streak. People can walk up to the senior management and discuss ideas to improve existing systems and processes. During the current downturn, the company’s MD and COO proactively addressed the employees and encouraged them to give their suggestions and feedback on prudent ways of controlling costs. Employees rave about the company’s Performance Management System. Apart from employees being able to calculate their own bonus, the process of observation ensures fairness and transparency in feedback sharing with the employee.

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Intel India

Mail to friend The no. 2 on the Great Places to Work list is Intel India. The company which is rated best for Work Life Balance Intel believes that none of its employees actually leave their personality at home and come to work. Hence, efforts are constantly driven towards assimilating the culture of Intel along with different kinds of personalities in the organisation. Anish R, HR Director, South Asia, Intel, says that managing the ‘life requirements’ of employees is a big driving factor for them and all their activities are guided around this philosophy. The company has a strong emphasis on family, extra-curricular activities and volunteerism The culture at Intel has always been open with communication becoming very integral to the whole organisation. There are regular business update meetings every quarter, along with dissemination of corporate information worldwide giving enough clarity to the employees.

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Google India

Mail to friend The third IT company in the Great Places to Work list is Google. Fifth in the overall ranking, Google has always strived to create the atmosphere of freedom with a sense of empowerment for its employees. According to Shailesh Rao, MD, Google India, there are four key characteristics they look at for in any prospective employee -- purpose driven, cognitive ability, requisite work experience and leadership qualities. In essence, Google always look for smart and exceptional people. The entrepreneurial fervour runs very strongly within Google giving its people the maximum flexibility in terms of the work they would like to do. This is ably aided by lesser levels of managerial team allowing a free flow of information within the organisation. For example, appraisals in Google are not done just by the superiors but also by the peers and subordinates.

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Qualcomm India Pvt Ltd

Mail to friend At no. 4 is Qualcomm India. Mumbai-based telecom company ranks at no. 6 in the overall survey list. At a time when various companies are laying off people, Qualcomm is reversing its role. In fact, the company is increasing investment in new ventures, CSR activities and doling out appraisals-twice a year. It has even doubled the life insurance coverage to twice the gross salary of employees. The telecom major’s Indian arm plans to emulate the ‘Global Intern Program’ , which involves offering interns the same benefits as regular employees, like stock options, relocation and housing assistance. Almost 30% of interns are absorbed in the company. To satisfy the entrepreneurial quest of employees, Qualcomm has started a QIN or, Qualcomm Innovation Network to help brilliant minds start their own ‘companies’ within the company. As part of the annual QIN Day, the companies start trading on a virtual exchange and employees buy their shares. The company with the highest ‘share price’ gets funded and Qualcomm helps the company to bring it to market. Apart from offering the work from home option, it’s the environment at Qualcomm that makes people stick on.

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NetApp India

Mail to friend The fifth best IT company to work for ranks at no. 9 on the overall Great Places to Work list. Trust and integrity, among the other things, are the key elements of NetApp’s culture. During its recent global restructuring, which saw them letting go 6% of their workforce, they took utmost care so as to see that that the affected employees were not being left high and dry. To quote an example, they even allowed their employees to download whatever they had on their computers without any kind of interference or monitoring from the HR department. This handholding is also extended to the inducted employee who is given further integration by a senior employee of the company, in what is known as TOASTtraining on all special things.