A I Services Kandivali East, Mumbai, Maharashtra

The recent trends toward convergence and consolidation have redefined the entire consulting space. Today, India is among the leading M&A markets in Asia. The last decade has seen the financial services sector in India attain a degree of maturity, enabling many international players to enter it. Banking, with assets of US$ 273 billions and deposits of US$ 223 billions, remains the backbone of this sector. With the economy growing at 8.6%, the need for banking services is growing at 34%. The market’s growth is driven by new products and services that include opportunities in credit cards, consumer finance and wealth management on the retail side and in fee-based income and investment banking on the wholesale banking side. We understand that these require skilled resources in sales, marketing, credit and operations. With knowledge across diverse sectors such as banking, capital markets, asset management, insurance, investment banking, private equity, broking, strategic consulting and professional services this team services some of the best names in this space.

Engineering services and product design activities in India have grown significantly in the last decade, beginning with the digitisation of 2D/3D drawings to product design, engineering, development and innovation. The global engineering services industry is currently estimated at US$ 750 billion per year. This is expected to reach over US$ 1 trillion by 2020. Of this, US$ 10 -15 billion is currently being offshored, with India’s share being 12 per cent. A I Services has developed expertise to fulfill engineering design requirements across different industrial areas such as automotive, aerospace, chemical, power, industrial automation, medical and healthcare and machine tools. ABC’s engineering R&D practice has played a key role in establishing the Indian design set-up of several global multinationals. Our consultants are experienced engineers and bring strong domain knowledge to the table.

The evolution of the ITES industry in India presents a significant change in the nature of opportunities and challenges. The business has rapidly moved from a low-cost transaction processing operations model to a high-end knowledge-based delivery model. More than 50 per cent of the sector is projected to be knowledge-based and is expected to become a US$ 17 billion industry by 2010.While BPO is all about size, volume and efficiency, KPO, in contrast, is driven by a depth of knowledge, experience and judgment. In this rapidly changing scenario, the need for professionals who can operate in a global workplace situation is high. A recent study highlights that the key to hiring top performers and retaining them is to comprehend what they best want from their work and tailor the company’s value propositions accordingly. Our clients include some of the best organisations in outsourcing and offshoring, be it captives or third party vendors; voice or non-voice; general or niche players. Our team acts as a partner to the client in not only recruiting for their critical leadership positions in the BPO industry, but also in understanding the talent dynamics of this segment.

Retail is the fastest growing sector in the Indian economy. Organised retailing in India will cross the US$ 21.5-billion mark from the current size of US$ 7.5 billion. The industry is at a nascent stage and hence a key attraction for global retail giants as well as large Indian industrial houses. With every product going the retail way, there is a dearth of skilled talent in this sector. Finding experienced professionals is one of the biggest challenges the sector faces today. Hospitality is the second largest contributor to Foreign Direct Investment. Over 53,000 hotel rooms are expected to come up in just the top 10 Indian cities by 2011. As things go now, there are not enough people to fuel this boom. Tourism is the third largest net earner of foreign exchange for the country and is expected to witness a rapid growth over the next three to five years. Our sourcing process involves scouring talent from various sectors and allied industries because of a limited pool of candidates within the sector. We also help attract retail professionals from overseas to India.

A I Services’ Consultants specializes in sourcing talent for legal requirements at senior levels, globally. Our expertise include recruiting for Law Firms within India & overseas, in Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO) firms, and for providing In house legal Counsel(s). Our Consultants seeks to partner with clients to identify, recruit and bring on board top executives such as Director Legal, General Legal Counsel(s), company secretaries, Law (firm) Partners, Solicitors and Associates. We have access to the best legal talent in the country. Our methodical, comprehensive and result oriented approach assists in building organizations by carefully nurturing their talent pool. We would welcome the opportunity of working with similar progressive organizations in this space.

Human resources development in India has gained a strategic position in the corporate scheme of things. It is not considered just a department function any more. The role now demands a range of competencies including business acumen and market intelligence besides culture and value creation. As people become the most critical element in any business, the human resources function is the key driver of an organisation’s performance. Whether the requirement is for an executive who will be a part of operational or strategic HR, or for one who will be in charge of organisational behaviour, learning and development, employee relations, talent acquisition and retention—A I services can deliver it all.