Directi to hire over 1000 people by the end of 2016

Pune: Technology and web products company Directi has announced hiring of more than 1,000 additional people by the end of 2016.
The profiles of the candidates would be a mix of software developers, B-school students, graduates and design students. Beginning the year with the strength of 1,200, the new hiring target looks to double the company's strength.
Directi currently has seven businesses under its portfolio with five Indian and five global offices.With major expansion plans across all its brands, Directi aims to further build the office strength in Mumbai, Bangalore and Delhi and add new offices in Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Ahmedabad and Kolkata, a release issued by the company stated.
Bhavin Turakhia, Co-Founder and CEO of Directi, stated, “We are entering a new phase of accelerated growth and expansion. All our established businesses are growing in double digits year-on-year. When it comes to the strategic priorities of our new businesses, we are optimally investing to hire best resources from the industry.
The new hires will be seated across Directi’s existing and new offices with a majority of candidates placed in Mumbai and Bangalore, an addition of about 500 and 300 employees, respectively. Among the other cities, Delhi, Pune, Hyderabad and Chennai would recruit about 50 employees each whereas Ahmedabad and Kolkata around 35 each. Globally, a few of them would also join Directi’s offices in US and Dubai, the release stated.
Ameya Ayachit, Head of Talent Acquisition, Directi, said, “We started our hiring process early this year and have already hired around 400 people from the targeted 1000. Of the total, roughly 400 people will be hired through our campus recruitment drives and 600 through lateral hiring.”