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university. Because of the problems in hiring, the company revisited its hiring strategy and made
the following changes:
• For specialized skills, they decided to leverage Internet (46 percent).
• For all other positions they decided to focus on company website/Internet, Monster.com, HotJobs.com,
and so on.
• Enhance employee referral programme (11 percent) and increased bonus from Rs. 2,500 to Rs.
15,000.
• Increase university (15 percent).
• Agencies used only for C-level of niche positions (25 percent).
These strategies culminated in decreased cost of hiring. Refer to the tables below.
Expenses:
Expense Type 2009 2010
Hire