NASSCOM, TalentSprint launch talent acquisition professionals forum

NEW DELHI: IT-ITeS Sector Skills Council (SSC NASSCOM) in association with TalentSprint, has launched a nationwide programme for talent acquisition professionals in the IT-BPM industry called the Talent Acquisition Professionals Forum or TAP Forum.

According to NASSCOM, there are over 30,000 talent acquisition professionals in the IT-BPM industry who play a critical role in the success of organisations. A recent study revealed that recruiting is the most important human resources function when it comes to return on investments and companies that excel in recruiting experience have three and a half times more revenue growth than their less-capable peers. The TAP forum is a both real and virtual community platform for talent acquisition professionals to imbibe industry best practices, celebrate successes, and network with each other, it stated. The initiative was launched by BVR Mohan Reddy, chairman of NASSCOM.

"With 10 million new college graduates entering the workforce every year, India has the potential to become the workforce of the world by 2020. However, the key to ensuring availability of high level skill is by standardising and certifying them. The SSC NASSCOM qualification packs are a solution that talent acquisition professionals can use to raise the quality of the talent pool in their organisation," Sandhya Chintala, executive director, SSC NASSCOM and VP, NASSCOM stated.

Santanu Paul, MD and CEO, TalentSprint added: "We intend to create events and a virtual platform where talent acquisition professionals can learn, celebrate and network with each other. The intent is to inspire the TAP fraternity to become more strategically aligned and contribute significantly to organisational productivity."