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Wipro, Indias third-largest software services company is making a shift in its human resources practice. <\/p>\n
While evaluating employees, it will focus more on performance than the tenure of employment. <\/p>\n
Though performance has been part of evaluation at Wipro for years, employees tenures at the company also played a role. <\/p>\n
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Traditionally, the way our model works is, if you have spent 10 years at the company, you are a delivery manager; if you have spent five, you are a project manager; if you have spent one, you are a rookie. Now, we are saying thats completely irrelevant, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) T K Kurien told Business Standard. What we are doing this year is saying, if you have skills, how many years youve spent at the company doesnt matter. <\/p>\n
The company will consider soft and hard skills for assessing performance, to ensure employees are up-to-date with their jobs, Kurien said. <\/p>\n
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Today, an employee may be working at the cutting edge of a technology and have great customer interaction skills. But tomorrow, that skill may become redundant. When your skill becomes redundant, your grade will drop. <\/p>\n
The new practice, which Kurien expects to bring about a big change at Wipro in two-three years, has already been tried by some of its peers. <\/p>\n
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