Recruiting Engineers in This Recession

What ever be the financial situation a company has to go on. To stay alive in the tough market business houses resort to all possibilities. Layoffs and pink slips have become a day to day affair in even small companies. Every other day a Joe comes to his friends at bar and say "hey Fellas, guess what I got a pink slip too". Engineers are probably the worst hit of all the working class. IT companies kicked engineers in thousands at a time.

Engineers are the backbone of industry and technology. We just can't do without them. Even in this recession, hiring engineers is mandatory for companies, though not in so big numbers. It's true our budgets are tight and orders are not coming by easily. But freezing recruitment for 3 years in a row would mean you have isolated yourself form fresh ideas and talent for a long span. Old employees are always an asset but some times the employers are happy to let old employees switch over because they make room for fresh talent.

In the good times before this recession we used to hear news like "TCS is hiring ten thousand engineers this year", "Infosys is hiring 12,000 this year", and similar other announcements. In my graduation days we used to have campus recruitment drives where 150 and more students used to be hired by a single employer in a day. But now we hear Citi Group firing 25,000 employees, Lehman Brothers going bankrupt. Times have changed but we are optimistic about the return of good times soon.

Since the recruitment of engineers is currently at a lower ebb, experts have certain advises for us. The need for quality manpower, particularly engineers, will always be there. If you have the talent you will be honored. It may not be the best time to press for a high pay package but it definitely is the time to prove your worth to the company. Once the recession recedes you will be duly honored for your contributions in terms of financial growth and higher position.