HCL COMNET Overview

HCL is a $5 billion leading global Engineering and IT Enterprise that comprises two companies listed in India - HCL Technologies & HCL Infosystems. Founded in 1976, HCL is one of India's original IT garage start-ups, a pioneer of modern computing, and a global transformational enterprise today. Its range of offerings spans Product Engineering, Custom & Package Applications, BPO, IT Infrastructure Services, IT Hardware, Systems Integration, and distribution of ICT products across a wide range of focused industry verticals. The HCL team comprises over 62,000 professionals of diverse nationalities, who operate from 26 countries including over 500 points of presence in India. HCL has global partnerships with several leading Fortune 1000 firms, including leading IT and Technology firms.

HCL owe their success to the efforts of their people. Being a people-centric organization, it makes imperative for them to develop practices that help facilitate the culture of growth and development here. That's why their HR policy is built around EDGE (Employee Development Growth and Empowerment). EDGE is a program aimed towards making Comnet a "Learning Organization", an organization where growth is measured not just by profits but also as the synergetic growth of each one of its 1300 employees.

The concept of the learning organization has been developed with a 3-prong objective in mind, of creating value, retaining value and delivering value for the internal customer, the external customer and the organization as a whole.

TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT AT HCL COMNET

As a Comnetian, one gets the benefit of being trained on the latest and emerging technologies. Our focus on certifications to ensure the utmost quality of delivery makes it imperative to focus on trainings. It’s not only the tech team that benefits – our technology schools ensure that our dynamic sales force is up-to-date with the latest technologies available in the market. The challenging nature of this industry, and the will to strive for excellence is what propels us to built an environment that is mentally stimulating, challenging and rewarding

The Learning Organization, which Comnet has created, extends beyond our full-fledged training cell or our extensive knowledge management system. That’s why we have designed Catalyst Programs and to ensure the success of these programs, they are provided with an Enabling Environment. Objective To build a field sales force which is at the cutting edge of technology with the ability to deliver complete networking solutions to the customer with optimum resources and within the stipulated time.

How the course works: Preliminary Top Gun test which is compulsory for the entire Comnet sales force. Sales professionals with the top scores are invited to Top Gun Technology School. A rigorous seven day-n-night program where participants eat, drink and sleep technology, learn about global trends, build strong sales propositions and strategy. The concept is based on filtering the ‘weakest link’ amongst the participants. The weakest link is identified over the course of entire program at the end of which the person has to exit from the system. Total of 75 sales professionals appeared in the qualification test - Top 30 were trained at the Top Gun Technology School. 10 of these got Top Gun certified.

The Benefits: Skill up gradation on a regular basis Faster growth within the company. Accelerated compensation plan exclusive to Top Gun certified sales professionals (As a special prize, top performers from this group of Top Guns get an all paid vacation for two for a period of 10 days to a location of choice in Europe and Australia.

Objective: To provide a competitive platform for the Comnet technical team in technology, pre sales strategy and advanced trouble shooting in order to set global benchmarks resulting in customer delight.

How the course works: Preliminary on-line test for the Comnet technical team across all regions Short listing Technology Specific Comnetians. A rigorous seven day-n-night program where participants upgrade themselves on end to end networking solutions - Only the top four out of a total of 80 participants get the Startech certificate and the next 11 who qualify are awarded the Startech trained professionals certificate. Incentives and Performance ratings are also related to this school.

The Benefits: Skill up gradation on a regular basis. Faster growth within the company. Accelerated compensation plan exclusive to Startech certified professionals. EMPLOYEE SPEAK At HCL, what THEY try to give to THEIr employees is the opportunity to choose a career path suited to their core competence and an environment that fosters growth and development. Take a look at what employees have to say about ‘life in HCL Comnet’. I.V Rajesh, GM,  Customer Programs  Rapheal David,  Global Program Manager Sandeep Hardikar,  Sr.Management Trainee It feels great to be a part of the Comnet family because the environment has a judicious blend of work and fun. People get the freedom to be on their own but there is always a litmus test at some point in time to see if things are going on-stream. Take your own decisions but make sure you can defend them - that’s the spirit. The work culture is the best one can get and kindles the entrepreneurial instinct among employees. Comnet has given me the opportunity to tap not only the domestic market, but has exposed me to a wide number of projects spanning across Europe and America – upgrading myself with certifications all the way. No wonder, the variety and challenges in the job makes everything still feel new even after spending over 8 years here. A fresh MBA, I was thrown open the challenge of targeting the entire private insurance sector (which had just opened up in India). And in a short span of just 7 months of joining, I am now entrusted with the challenge of handling the top 15 companies with accounts ranging from banking to the manufacturing sector. Working in this entrepreneurial company has helped me identify my true potential and given me the chance to do more than what I could even think about.