As Infosys
moved to new markets and new clients came on board, recruitment had
to keep pace. This ad, which appeared in 1991, created quite a
buzz. Infoscion Ananth Vaidyanathan, who applied and joined,
recalls, "Infosys was a little-known company. Most applicants were
enthused by the ad. A huge crowd turned up, more than a 1,000…
there was a virtual stampede." So much so that the glass doorway at
the hotel, where the interviews were being conducted, came crashing
down!
Ananth remembers that they were divided into batches of 100 for the
test, and things were impeccably organized. Only a small number
finally made it to the next round and finally, 16 candidates were
selected. The interview rounds were conducted by Nandan Nilekani
and N. S. Raghavan.
