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Storyboard18 | To Her, With Love: HCL’s Srimathi Shivashankar uses lessons she learnt from her grandmother in her work and life
In a ‘joint family’ in India, where one grows up with grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins, ‘teamwork with discipline’ was the only way of life.
Srimathi Shivashankar, corporate vice president, HCL Technologies.
Every drop counts: Srimathi Shivashankar, corporate vice president, HCL Technologies
I hail from Ariyalur, a village in Tamil Nadu in South India and grew up in an environment where it was imbibed that ‘less is more.’ In a household which is termed as ‘joint family’ in India, where one grows up with grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins, ‘teamwork with discipline’ was the only way of life. There were ‘processes’ and ‘standardization of schedules’ in the household that did not differentiate ‘earners and caregivers.’
My paternal grandmother is one of my role models for imbibing values that promoted “Vasudeva Kutumbh” which means World is one family. My grandma was always up by 4 a.m. and would start preparing food for the household. She would always keep aside a handful of rice in a pot and donated the same to any temple or charity every month. Whoever was up early hours of the day in the household were also asked to join this exercise. The intent was to contribute every day for a cause that you believe in. I witnessed how this small deed everyday helped the communities during famine and other emergencies in the village.
I learnt at a very early stage in life the concept of charity, and how it has to be integrated into everyday life. Later in my career I applied this in HCL, through the “Power of one” program, where employees volunteered to give INR 1 a day for community actions and adopted a cause to service one day in a year. My grandma taught me that money is not needed to transform the world but sharing what you have in excess every day in your own way and advocating the same with your teams will go a long way.
‘To her, with love’ is a Storyboard18 special series where women in leadership tell us about the women who inspired them and led the way. A shout-out to her.
To her, with love: From Licious’ Simeran Bhasin to HCL’s Srimathi Shivashankar, a shoutout to inspirational women in their lives
If she can do it, so can I: Simeran Bhasin, business head—alternative protein, Licious, on how her mother’s resilience and ability to reinvent herself shaped her
My mother, Kamini Bhasin, has played a key role in shaping me as a professional. One of the few mothers who had her own business in the 70s, her concept of quality time with her kids was carting us along on her sourcing trips.
She ran a few apparel businesses over 25 years before she joined my father to expand his furniture business, adding interior design to the portfolio. She is completely self-taught, so I grew up believing that education or prior experience wasn’t a qualification one required to build a business in any field.
I developed a sense of aesthetics and attention to detail watching her design garments and then homes. I learned the pride in financial independence early as she would get me to earn by embroidering kurtas for her boutique. Her work has always been her core identity and therefore it was only natural for me to grow up believing the same.
She’s always been a natural leader, who was always quick to take charge in any situation that demanded it. I watched her create businesses from scratch—taking help where needed and relying on her gut for other decisions. She is now reinventing herself at 74 by taking on coaching—a profession she knew nothing of till a few years ago. Like her, I’ve learned by doing, and by making mistakes. I do believe that the hurdle to try something new is what holds us back, and every time I go into self-doubt mode, I remind myself that if mom can do it, so can I.
Manju Singh, my mother in law, has been a force to learn from in my personal life—the strength, determination and calm with which she has dealt with life’s ups and downs. She has always been in complete control of her emotions – something that I have been trying to inculcate with small wins every now and then. Her mind-over-matter approach amazes me—sheer positivity thrown at everything life has thrown at her.
Another name I’d like to take is Vandana Kohli, author, film maker, composer, director, performer and more recently entrepreneur. A dear family friend who was the reason I went to Lady Shriram College in New Delhi. I’ve watched her pack in more in a day than I could dream of. Her words of advice over the years have stayed with me always.
My mother, Sudha Murty, and millennial women: Niti Kumar, chief operations officer, Starcom, on the women who inspire and impress her
As the eldest of four children, three of whom were girls, being a ‘girl’ was something I was sensitive to from a very young age. While there was no discrimination in those growing up years, it always felt oddly different being a woman with a purpose beyond managing the home and kids. A clichéd choice perhaps, but a lot of who I am today is driven and influenced by the encouragement of my mother. Mostly a homemaker in a conservative Marwari family, she pushed her daughters to be independent, ambitious and at the appropriate time, not give a damn about what others thought.
I’ve met so many inspiring women in the course of my career, however it is Sudha Murty who stood out. The journey she has undertaken from the founding days of Infosys to the author and philanthropist she is today is just amazing. Not for a minute is she in the shadow of her spouse, and her thoughts and ideals are grounded in a deep knowledge of the Indian ethos. For me, she is the perfect balance of what a professionally successful woman should be.
For her, it’s not about men versus women, rather it’s a co-existence – as she once said, “Men and women are complementary to each other. One need not prove one’s strength.”
Lastly (and perhaps a little oddly) I’m extremely impressed with the millennial women in the workforce today. I love the focus that this generation has, the clarity of goals when it comes to a career and life and I really wish I had this when I started out. There is so much more that young women have to deal with today and to see them grow and navigate their way is very inspiring–makes me feel the future is in the safe hands of fantastically capable women.
In her shoes: Unmisha Bhatt, cofounder and chief strategy officer, Tonic Worldwide, shares how she learnt to take the lead
Dina Bhatt, the inspiration and role model of my life, forever. Beautician, stylist, food blogger, poet, writer, creator, designer, artist and many other hats she wore in the late ’90s, when I was still graduating.
She was technologically ahead of the curve at the age of 50 when the Internet itself was nascent. Receiving cheques from Google AdSense in her name for Google ads that would run on her blogs, when the concept of earning from ads was nascent for many digital content creators, was extremely fascinating for me.
She used to take on freelancing projects for content writing as a hobby, when I wasn’t even familiar with the industry. Little did I imagine that I would be running an independent digital agency after 20 years.
Focusing on everyone’s well-being and accepting any challenge, she was a strong and compassionate woman and the role model of my life. She raised three financially independent daughters who are strong and empowered to take on the world and any challenge it throws at them.
Proud forever and ever to have her as my inspiration, my mother.
Every drop counts: Srimathi Shivashankar, corporate vice president, HCL Technologies, uses lessons she learned from her grandmother in her work and life
I hail from Ariyalur, a village in Tamil Nadu in South India, and grew up in an environment where we were always told that less is more. In India, where one grows up with grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins, teamwork with discipline back then was the only way of life. There were processes and standardisation of schedules in the household that did not differentiate between earners and caregivers.
My paternal grandmother is one of my role models for imbibing values that promoted ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam,’ which means the world is one family. She would always be up by 4am and prepare food for the household. She would also always keep aside a handful of rice in a pot and donate it to any temple or charity every month. Whoever was up early in the household was also asked to join this exercise. The intent was to contribute every day for a cause that one believed in. I witnessed how with this small deed, we were able to help communities during famine and other emergencies in the village.
I learned at a very early stage in life the concept of charity and how it has to be integrated into everyday life. Later in my career I applied this in HCL, through the ‘Power of One’ program, where employees volunteered to give a rupee a day for community actions and adopted a cause to service one day in a year.
My grandmother taught me that money is not needed to transform the world but sharing what one has in excess every day in their own way and advocating the same at workplaces can go a long way.
‘To her, with love’ is a Storyboard18 special series where women in leadership tell us about the women who inspired them and led the way. A shout-out to her.
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Effective Implication Of Skill Development Studies At Early Stage
Employability and Empowerment: Leadership’s key responsibilities
Today, India has one of the largest youth populations and multi-generational workforces in the world. Around 2 crore youth will join the workforce every year in the foreseeable future. They may come from diverse backgrounds, but they all have one striking commonality – they want to be employable and have a good quality of life. Leaders across spectrums have the responsibility to empower as many communities as possible by strategizing programs and platforms that tangibly impact the lives of the youth of today who represent the future.
Bridging the ‘skills gap’: The importance of early-stage skills development
The skills gap that exists in the industry today cannot be ignored. Diverse industries are speaking out about how there is a fundamental mismatch between the skills that employers rely upon in their employees and the skills that job seekers possess. This mismatch poses the challenge for individuals to find a job and for employers to get the right talent. The success of skilling programs is influenced by the level of receptivity and skilling readiness of students. How much can they learn? More importantly, how much should they unlearn? If adequate skills development is introduced early on in their educational journey, there is less to unlearn, making the entire process more seamless and efficient for all.
Coming together of an ecosystem: Cognizance and Communication
The entire ecosystem – industry, education and government must come together to prepare youth for the digital future. This can be made possible through cognizance and collaboration.
Cognizance: The ecosystem must continue to evolve to understand the psychology behind learning. While children aged 8 experience rapid cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development and learn the fastest, adolescents are deeply influenced by their environment with students in middle and high school needing opportunities to develop deeper learning competencies such as critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Studies indicate that there is a strong correlation between the development of cognitive abilities the access to opportunities for problem-solving. Research suggests that the neural networks in the brains of adolescents develop when they are given opportunities to perform complex mental tasks which aids cognition, emotion-regulation and memory skills. Students who do not have access to these opportunities will find it challenging to engage in higher-order thinking as adults. Hence, it is the responsibility of the ecosystem to understand learning behaviours and ensure that students are given age-appropriate learning skills that challenge them adequately to develop holistically.
Collaboration: The eco-system – industry, education and government should communicate about what they can do to support one another. When the industry updates the educational sector on what skills are relevant and what requirements are needed, it enables them to upgrade the curriculum to deliver what is needed. Finally, collaboration goes a long way in establishing programs and platforms that propel change which brings tangible results.
HCL TechBee, an ‘early career program’ is one such collaborative effort that has resulted in one of the most practical hybrid learning programs in the industry today. Through such programs, students are given the opportunity to learn and practically apply what they are learning in the classroom in a ‘live’ workplace during a day. They take their learning seriously because it will be practically tested at the end of the day and learning is fun because they are exposed to real-time skills that the industry needs now! The chance to ‘earn while they learn’ seeds fiscal responsibility from a young age.
Great Indian philosophers like Chanakya have propagated practical approaches to learning from ancient times itself. The idea behind the concept of skilling is to ‘plant the seed’ of a practical approach to learning from a young age and train young minds to absorb what they need to be efficient while seeking livelihood. Vocational training and skilling are deeply ingrained in the culture of India. In the Gurukulam and Paatashala culture, children were exposed to a hybrid model of learning and practically applying their skills through the course of the day.
While education gives knowledge, skilling gives jobs. Education cannot be replaced with skilling and both should be differentiated and understood as two parallel tracks upon which an individual’s career is shaped. They go together; independent yet inter-dependent. While an express train and regular train both reach the same destination, the express train is faster and more efficient. The need of the hour is a program that is holistic and has integrated early-career programs in the industry today that enables a student to complete their journey faster, without compromising on the knowledge and exposure needed to be successful. Such hybrid integrated learning and development models that are evolving will tangibly benefit from the effective implementation of skills development from an early age.
Disclaimer: The views expressed in the article above are those of the authors’ and do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of this publishing house
What makes an Ideapreneurship™ culture unique?
Almost overnight, a large portion of our nation’s workforce went remote in response to COVID-19 and efforts to flatten the curve. For some companies, the shift to working from home (WFH) was relatively seamless and required some minor adjustments. For others, it was (and continues to be) a big change.
While some governments loosened restrictions and lifted lockdowns in August, a recent surge in COVID-19 cases has already caused Sri Lanka to reintroduce a new round of lockdowns. Before employers can explore new ways to manage and collaborate with employees, and enable employees to connect with each other, they will need to delve deeper into organizational culture and mindset.
With HCL’s focus on becoming proactive ideators for their customers’ businesses, they believe they will spur company growth through both client and employee engagement and retention. Core to HCL’s approach are two thoughtful propositions:
- Ideapreneurship™ – a client focused ideation-oriented, operational and cultural transformation that is occurring within the front-lines
- Relationship Beyond the Contract – the organization’s brand promise and commitment to leveraging Ideapreneurship to deliver value that exceeds the stated contractual terms of a customer’s service agreement
HCL encourages its employees to take the initiative to shape the roles and define areas of work that will benefit directly from their individual expertise. This culture of Ideapreneurship™ is a result of HCL’s Employees First values, which collectively empower and encourage individual employees at all levels of the organization to come up with innovative solutions to operational and customer challenges.
How this benefits you
Ideapreneurship™ is all about employees taking the lead in finding solutions and ideas and then driving them to fruition. It puts employees at the forefront of innovation and enables them to collaborate with each other and with the customers to seed, nurture, and harvest ideas.
HCL’s vibrant culture motivates every employee to rise to the challenge of being an ideapreneur and transforms our employees into idea led entrepreneurs with the capability to change the business landscape and deliver positive outcomes.
By engaging, enabling and empowering our employees and giving them the license to ideate, they can find imbalances that can be turned into opportunities. By providing an environment of trust, transparency, flexibility, they transform into customer-centric value generators.
Ideapreneurship™ recognizes the untapped potential value of each employee, irrespective of designation, location or seniority, and encourages them to participate in everyday innovation. To learn more about HCL, visit www.hclsrilanka.com.
HCL Technologies announces TechBee program for Class 12 students, IT Engineering jobs to be offered
TechBee, HCL Technologies’ (HCL) Early Career Program, is a work-integrated higher education program which contributes to the “Skill India” mission of the government. As a part of HCL’s new people strategy for 10+2 students, the program offers IT engineering jobs by equipping the students with future-ready skills.
It prepares students technically and professionally for entry-level IT jobs in HCL where candidates undergo an extensive 12-month training for these jobs and the students also get an opportunity to do an internship on HCL projects. While working at HCL, students may also enroll in Graduation Degree program offered by reputed universities like BITS Pilani and SASTRA University.
Commenting on the program, Srimathi Shivashankar, Corporate Vice President, HCL Technologies said, “I am extremely delighted to announce HCL’s TechBee Program for Early Careers for class XII pass out students in Rajasthan. HCL has always been the leader in bringing new avenues across strata and geographies. Students also earn a degree from leading universities that HCL has partnered with as part of this program. The programme has benefitted more than 3,000 students by creating employment as well as helping them pursue higher education. I urge all meritorious class XII students to take this program and start their global IT careers with HCL.”
HCL started this program in 2016 with an aim to hire the best talent and enable them to achieve financial independence at the start of their career. So far, over 3,000 students have successfully completed the TechBee program and are now working with HCL.
HCL s TechBee Programme offers early career opportunities to 12th pass out students in Kerala
For those looking to earn while they learn, the IT giant HCL Technologies is offering an early-career program for Class 12 students and those who have just completed school in Kerala.
The TechBee program is a “work-integrated higher education program” which prepares students for technical and entry-level IT engineering jobs by equipping them with future-ready skills.
The students who complete the 12-month training program will be offered a full-time job at HCL along with the opportunity to pursue a bachelor’s degree at Shastra University or BITS Pilani. The firm will also partially or fully fund the fees depending on the graduation programme.
The selected candidates will have to pay Rs 2,00,000 fee for the training program. During training, students who score 90% and above get a full fee waiver and those who score 80% and above get a 50% fee waiver. To provide hands-on learning, TechBee includes paid internships to work on HCL live projects. The candidates will be paid a stipend of Rs 10,000 for the internship.
According to HCL’s statement, over 3,000 students have been trained under the TechBee programme and are now working with HCL. The programme was launched in 2016.
Selection for training program
The programme is open for students who have completed Class 12 in 2019, 2020 or are appearing for Class 12 in 2021 with maths or business maths.
Eligible candidates will be shortlisted based on their performance in an online career aptitude test- HCL CAT and a personal interview. Each candidate will be assessed in areas of quantitative reasoning, logical reasoning and English language.
“Post successful completion of the one -year TechBee training program, students earn a salary in between Rs 1.70 – 2.20 lakhs per annum in accordance with the chosen job roles like software engineer, infrastructure management, design engineer or digital process associates roles,” HCL’s statement claimed.
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HCL Training and Staffing Services
HCL Training and Staff Services (TSS) is a division subsidiary company of HCL Technologies Limited, located at Bangalore. It offers job oriented courses by providing multiple training and hiring programmes to train freshers so that they can attain better skillsets before entering into the industry. It has other similar centres situated in different cities across the country such as Delhi-NCR, Chennai, Nagpur, Lucknow, etc.
HCL TSS Admission Process 2020
HCL TSS, Bangalore offers two training programmes for both graduates and postgraduate students. Admission to both the courses is based on the score obtained in their respective entrance tests, followed by the interview. In addition to the above courses, HCL TSS also offers Early Programme Course for class 12 passed students. Admission to this course is based on HCL SAT, an online test conducted by HCL Technologies itself.
HCL TSS Admission 2020
HCL TSS offers a total of three training programmes for the students who have completed Class 12, graduation or post graduation programmes. The eligibility criteria for all the programmes is given below.
HCL TSS Early Career Programme Admission 2020
HCL TSS offers Early Career Programme, designed for the students who have passed Class 12. The duration of this course is 12 months.
Selection Process: There are three steps of selection process:
- HCL SAT Online Test
- Interview and Counseling
- Medical Test
| Course | Eligibility Criteria |
|---|---|
| Early Career Program | Completed Class 12 or appearing in 2020 with Mathematics/ Business Mathematics |
HCL TSS Training and Hiring Programme for Engineering Graduates Admission 2020
Admission to Training and Hiring Programme for Engineering Graduates is based on the aptitude test followed by the interview. Candidates who have passed BTech/ MTech/ MCA/ MSc (CS/IT) can enroll for this programme. The duration of this programme is six months which comprises three months of extensive classroom training and three months of professional practice term.
Selection Process: Selection process involes five different steps:
- Walk-in and verification of the documents
- Counselling
- Technical/ Aptitude Test
- Technical Interview
- HR Interview
| Course | Eligibility Criteria |
|---|---|
| Training and Hiring Programme for Engineering Graduates | Minimum of 65% in Class 10, Class 12 and BTech |
HCL TSS Training and Hiring Programme for Graduates Admission 2020
Admission to Training and Hiring Programme for Graduates is based on the score obtained in the online test followed by an interview. The duration of this programme is three months which comprises two months of classroom training and one month of professional practice term. Training for the programme is conducted in Chennai.
Selection Pocess: The selection process has four steps which are mentioned below:
- Counselling
- V&A HCL Test
- Online Aptitude Test
- Interview
| Course | Eligibility Criteria |
|---|---|
| Training and Hiring Programme for Graduates | – BSc/ BCA graduates
– Minimum of 65% in Class 10, Class 12 and graduation (and PG, if pursued) |
HCL TSS Course-wise Fee 2020
The total course fee of the courses offered at HCL TSS, Bangalore is tabulated below.
| Course | Total Fee (in Rs lakh) |
|---|---|
| Early Career Programme | 2 |
| Training and Hiring Programme for Engineering Graduates | 2.5 |
| Training and Hiring Programme for Graduates | 1 |
HCL’s TechBee Program offers early career opportunities to 12th pass out students
TechBee, HCL’s Early Career Program, is a work-integrated higher education program which contributes to the “Skill India” mission of the government. As a part of HCL’s new people strategy for 10+2 students, it offers IT engineering jobs by equipping the students with future-ready skills. The program prepares students technically and professionally for entry-level IT jobs in HCL. Candidates undergo extensive 12 months of training to become software engineers. While working at HCL, students may also enroll in Degree Programs, which is offered by reputed universities like BITS Pilani and SATRA University.
Interested students who wish to enroll for the program undergo an entrance test. The program provides a combination of classroom training and on-the-job training, making them self-reliant at the completion of the program. During the entire period of training, enrolled students are paid a stipend of Rs 10,000 per month.
With the Early Career Training Program, the company would add on to the talent pool to cater to current and potential clients.
So far, over 2000 students have done TECHBEE program and are now working with HCL.
Key highlights:
- JOB FIRST – Job Assurance with HCL, India’s leading IT company
- FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE – Become financially independent since stipend starts from the first month
- HIGHER EDUCATION – Earn a degree from India’s reputed technical institutions like BITS Pilani and SASTRA University
- TECHBEE – HCL’s Early Career Program is clustered into the following sets:
- Foundation Training Program – Technical foundation training to create a deployment-ready talent pool
- Technology / Domain Training – Stream-specific training to ensure that all tasks pertaining to the role can be performed
- Role Specific Training – Hands-on project work to be assigned during the professional practice term
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- The candidates will also learn the fundamentals of Information technology, relevant software tools, processes and life skills during these 12 months of training.
- Upon successful completion of the training, candidates get to work in prestigious projects at HCL Technologies in areas of Application and Infrastructure Support, Testing and CAD Support.
- Financial assistance is arranged in a way that there is no financial burden on parents or students. Get 100% program fee waiver (if you score 90% and above in your training) and 50% fee waiver (if you score between 85-90% in your training).
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- Students from Pan India and who have completed their class XII with Maths in 2019 and 2020 are eligible to apply.
- Students can visit: https://bit.ly/2Ut0IJk to apply for the HCL SAT entrance exam. Last date of registrations is 30 June 2020.
Right Skills & Experience Can Help People Navigate All Kind Of Uncertainties: Sanjay Gupta, HCL Technologies
In an exclusive interaction with BW Education, Sanjay Gupta, Corporate Vice President, HCL Technologies & Program Director – HCL New Vistas, talked about the firm, Tech bee 2020 program, and more.
Throw some light on the career opportunities for young students in a post COVID world.
Right Skills, Right Experience can help people navigate all kinds of uncertainties. In a post COVID world, a student armed with a degree having relevant IT experience with future-ready skills will be prepared for any eventuality in his/her career.
HCL TechBee – Early Career Program, is a work-integrated higher education program. Under this 12-month training program, a student is trained technically and professionally for entry-level IT jobs at HCL. While on their job, they get the opportunity to pursue higher education from BITS Pilani/SASTRA.
Elaborate on the tie-up with the top universities – BITS Pilani and SATRA University – How has it helped?
With our prestigious tie-ups with top universities like BITS Pilani and SATRA University, the students while working at HCL, may also enroll in a Graduation Degree program offered by these universities without having to leave their jobs. This helps them get gain relevant IT experience while also pursuing higher education degrees.
How has this program enabled students to achieve financial independence?
TechBee program enables students and makes them self-reliant, by proving a stipend (out of pocket expenses) of Rs 10,000 per month during the entire period of training. Post that students get employed as full-time HCL employees. This makes them financially independent right after they complete their schools. Students who do well during the training also get fee waivers.
What is the number of students who have successfully completed TechBee program and are now working with HCL?
So far, over 2000 students have successfully completed the TechBee program and are now working with HCL.
What is the need for skilling and re-skilling in this difficult time and how HCL is in sync with Govt of India’s Skill India mission?
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit several industries and has almost left us parched. To give our youth a post-COVID future, it is important to utilize this period to develop new skills that will help our youth to take forward their careers. TechBee program is a higher education program which is in sync with government’s “Skill India” mission as it offers on-the-job training to equip students with future-ready skills while also giving them opportunities to pursue higher education from reputed universities.
How many students are going to be offered a job at HCL this year?
All deserving candidates who clear the selection procedure shall join TechBee program and post successful completion of training they will be placed for entry-level jobs in HCL Technologies. In this Financial Year, we propose to hire over 3000 students PAN India, subject to them meeting eligibility criteria and clearing the selection process.
Financial assistance for the course fee – given the current economic situation, if HCL is offering anything that could be a breather for the students/parents?
The TechBee program is designed with the aim to hire the best talent and enable them to achieve financial independence. This is reiterated by the fact that during the entire period of training, enrolled students are paid an attractive stipend so that they are self-reliant, start earning early and can take charge of their lives. What’s more financial assistance in the form of bank loan is available where it is designed in such a way that there is no burden on students or their parents.
TOP COMMENT
Do not recommend this program. HW repair skills have a very little scope for future upscaling.Rs 10,000/- stipend is too small.Prem Kumar Gutty