Opportunities at the middle management level are
available from time to time in Manufacturing, Human Resources, Marketing, Trading,
Sourcing and Logistics, Finance and Accounts, Secretarial, Legal, Environment, Health and
Safety, Corporate Communications, Merchandising, Hospitality and Information Technology.
Opportunities are advertised on the Company's web-site and
interested candidates are invited to apply on-line. These positions require specific
skill-sets and experience. Other basic attributes that ITC looks for are integrity,
intellectual rigour, a "will do" attitude, high energy, creativity, leadership,
team skills and the ability to think strategically. An essential focus while inducting
talent at the middle and senior management levels, is the new learning that the candidate
will bring into ITC.
ITC's Legal function offers legal professionals exciting careers spanning all branches of
law. Legal professionals with a keen legal acumen and analytical skills coupled with an
understanding of business transactions are exposed to a continuously challenging
environment.
Legal managers are encouraged and
expected to constantly enhance the breadth and depth of knowledge. They interact closely
with ITC's different businesses, understanding issues and providing legal solutions.
Legal professionals join ITC either at the entry level from
reputed Law Schools or with experience in the profession or in other business
corporations. Some of the areas that legal
professionals are involved in, include fiscal statutes such as excise, sales tax, etc.,
intellectual property law, property laws, consumer protection legislation, tobacco
legislation and cyber law.
Secretarial
ITC's Secretarial function offers exciting careers to professionals who are qualified
Company Secretaries. Professionals who join the Secretarial function are members of the
Institute of Company Secretaries of India. Additional qualifications could be in Chartered
Accountancy or Law.
Candidates for this
Function are expected to have a strong conceptual base in Corporate Law and be well
conversant with listing requirements, SEBI Regulations, statutory compliances, investor
services, secretarial procedures and corporate governance norms.
In addition, excellent communication skills are a
prerequisite. Aspirants for a career in the Secretarial
function should demonstrate the drive and commitment to keep abreast of developments in
the legislative environment and the willingness to expand bandwidth through contemporary
learning.
Research &
Development
ITC
inducts R&D professionals for its Group R&D Centre located in Bengaluru as well as
for its Agricultural Research Centres at Rajahmundry and Sarapaka.
These three Centres for R&D cater to the needs all the Divisions
of ITC. R&D at ITC encompasses Biotechnology,
Agronomy, Plant Breeding, Plant Pathology, Plant Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Paper
Making, Packaging Development, Process Engineering, Applied Research Initiatives and
Quality Assurance Systems. The challenge for the R&D team is to contribute to ITC's
strategy of market leadership through innovation in Product and Process development.
ITC recruits MScs/B.Techs/M.Techs and PhDs in these
areas as Research Associates and Scientists. Individuals could be either fresh graduates
or have relevant work experience in other organisations. Candidates should have a strong
orientation towards application of knowledge and technical expertise, combined with a high
degree of self drive, communication and team working skills.
The research team collaborates with relevant Government and non-Government research
establishments in the country to derive greater value from its R&D initiatives.
Hospitality
ITC inducts Management Trainees every year from Hotel Management Institutes, who are then
trained at the Welcomgroup Management Institute in Gurgaon.
ITC visits select campuses for the purpose of inducting entry-level
talent for its Hotels Business. In addition, talent with experience is recruited for
placement in the Food and Beverage Service, Sales and Marketing, Front Office,
Housekeeping and Kitchen. Middle-level recruitment takes place primarily from within the
Hotel industry.
While inducting talent, ITC specifically looks for
knowledge, skills and attitudes required for the Hospitality industry. Other necessary
attributes are a high service-orientation, and the ability to anticipate and meet the
needs of others.
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Lifestyle Retailing
ITC inducts talent for its Lifestyle Retailing Business on an ongoing basis.
ITC looks for specialised skills in Fashion Design, Merchandising,
Sourcing and Quality Control. Talent for these positions is normally sourced from within
the industry.
Opportunities are advertised on the Company's web-site. In
addition, this business inducts Customer Facilitators and Store Managers for its Wills
Lifestyle Stores across the country.
Information Technology
ITC's Information Technology business is carried out through its wholly-owned subsidiary,
ITC Infotech India Limited ( i3l). i3l follows a rigorous process of hiring, both
laterally and through campus recruitment. Entry-level talent is inducted from the top 30
engineering colleges across the country as well as from some of the premier management
schools.
Typically, all fresh graduates from
Engineering colleges go through a two-phased induction programme.
First, a detailed 8-week orientation of which the first two
weeks focus on the Company, its mission and vision, policies and systems, technology,
quality methods and processes. This is followed by a 4-week training module on basic
mother technology training on the operating systems, data bases, MS and JAVA technologies.
Entry level talent is also put through a 2-week macro
orientation on all the technology practices and business units. The induction programme is followed by the allocation of employees to various
technologies / business units. Once allocated to a technology / business unit, the
employee goes through a detailed induction in the technology and business domain for a
period of 8 weeks. At the end of this induction, employees are assigned to project groups
under the guidance of an identified mentor.
There are various career opportunities currently
available in i3l. Typical requirements are :
Software Developers: Designation at this profile is that of
Software Engineer or Sr. Software Engineer. The requirements of the job are to develop and
design software code in various technologies, spanning Microsoft, Java, Oracle, IBM
Mainframes, Siebel, Windchill and Interwoven.
Project Leaders & Project Managers: The role of the
Project Leader is to lead a team of 6 to 8 software developers, provide an estimate of
effort, manage resources and deliver a project to the satisfaction of the Project Manager
and the customer. The Project Manager has the overall accountability for project
deliverables both in terms of cost and effort, apart from managing relationships with the
customer.
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