Wipro Technologies, the third-largest IT services exporter from India, has announced that it would recruit 8,000 employees to its business process outsourcing (BPO) arm Wipro BPO by this financial year.

The BPO arm would begin recruitment drives in major cities and towns in the next two weeks. The company would recruit undergraduates and graduates from Tier II and III cities for its customer support and technical help desk segments.

According to reports, the company has revealed that out of total proposed vacancies, 1,200 staffers would be added to its 30-acre Hyderabad facility. With this addition, the total headcount at the Hyderabad unit would rise to 4,150.

Wipro BPO, which began its operations in 2001-02, had over 21,000 employees with a turnover of $290 million (Rs 2,250 crore) in 2007-08. Source

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