KPMG’s Worldwide Hiring Spree: 250,000 New Hires Expected to Meet Globalization Pressures
December 22nd, 2010Last Thursday, KPMG announced plans to hire 250,000 people over the next five years. Globalization, regulation and offshoring were among the reasons cited for the hiring push by Rachel Campbell, the firm’s global head of people.
KPMG currently employs 138,000 people around the world, according to Kent Miller, a company spokesperson. Is growing that number over the next five years a response to KPMG-rival Deloitte’s similar announcement in September? Where will the hiring be focused? And what does the big four firm seek in job candidates who want to join up?
FINS spoke with Campbell to discuss the initiative.
FINS: What accounts for the new hiring push?
Rachel Campbell: I think in part it is because we’ve got good organic growth and we expect that to continue. We need to make sure we’re resourced. It’s …
Forrester Finds Companies Can Outsource Up to 82% of Workload
December 15th, 2009NSAMERICAS STAFF REPORT
Offshoring is a big business for everyone involved. While the companies that offshore their work will look to save on cost, the companies that provide offshoring services will gain benefits by securing business and employment. A recent research by Forrester tries to analyze the staffing requirements of a company that is looking to offshore its work. The research provides information about the various stages of offshoring process and offers a comprehensive report on each of this stage.
According to the Forrester report, the offshoring process involves four stages; namely, Bystanders, Experimenters, Committeds, and Full Exploiters. These stages involve the initial processes where the client tries to understand the working methodologies of the service providers and develops a trust. During these four stages, the client and the service provider develop a good understanding about procedures such as specifications, incident management, and governance processes, claims the Forrester Research.
The report argues …
