Infosys to hire 250 U.S. citizens in each quarter
By siliconindia   |   Thursday, 11 November 2010, 17:43 IST   |    2 Comments
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Infosys to hire 250 U.S. citizens in each quarter
Seoul: Infosys Technologies is all set to hire local citizens in U.S. to overcome the risks from changes in the nation's visa policy. Infosys' target is to hire 250 US citizens each quarter as a short-term solution to possible policy changes. S.Gopalakrishnan, CEO of Infosys said "We're looking to hire more people in the U.S. so that it becomes easier for us to do consulting kind of work." In the long-term, the company plans to reduce its dependence on the North American market, he said. A bill which is proposed to the U.S. Congress has directed norms and regulations have made it difficult for employers to obtain the skilled worker visas. India's software services companies that win outsourcing contracts need U.S. visas as some customers ask for on-site staff to work as co-ordinators and provide technical support. Indian software companies such as Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys are running from pillar to post with Obama's government to review the legislation norms about U.S. visas. The regulations make it harder for or non-U.S. citizens to obtain work visas to enter the country. The industry body met with President Barack Obama during his visit to India earlier this week to lobby their case. Infosys is looking to lower its share of revenue from the U.S. to 40 percent of its total sales from 65 percent by increasing business from other regions. "We're also investing into emerging markets, like China, Brazil, Mexico, the Middle East, India, so we?re diversifying our portfolios to include emerging markets." said Gopalakrishanan.

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