What qualities do you look for in new hires?

Rajendra Pawar (Chairman & Co-founder, NIIT)


According to Ragendra, aside from academic excellence and skill level, the company focuses on human values in hiring, such as integrity and creativity, and the ability to work within a team. He talks about the lengthy interview process used by NIIT and why this is so important.

Rajendra Pawar

Chairman & Co-founder, NIIT Mr. Rajendra S Pawar, Chairman and Co-Founder of NIIT Group that encompasses NIIT Limited, a leading Global Talent Development Corporation, and NIIT Technologies Limited, the software and services arm. As a co-founder of the NIIT Group, Mr. Pawar has not only revolutionized the IT training industry, but is also recognized as a global technology thought leader. He is a Fellow member of the Computer Society of India (CSI) and the Institution of Electronic and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE).

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Rajendra Pawar

Chairman & Co-founder, NIIT

Mr. Rajendra S Pawar, Chairman and Co-Founder of NIIT Group that encompasses NIIT Limited, a leading Global Talent Development Corporation, and NIIT Technologies Limited, the software and services arm. As a co-founder of the NIIT Group, Mr. Pawar has not only revolutionized the IT training industry, but is also recognized as a global technology thought leader. He is a Fellow member of the Computer Society of India (CSI) and the Institution of Electronic and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE).

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Vaishali Jain

Sarder TV Anchor & Former Bloomberg TV Journalist

Vaishali has been working in the media industry & Journalism for more than 14 years. She had her own CEO talk show on Bloomberg TV India called Biz Lounge, a show that she anchored and produced. Biz Lounge explored the business aspects of each company, as well as the company's leadership, corporate culture, as well as each leader's personal side including how he/she spent their free time.

Prior to that, she worked as a Management Consultant in the finance industry in New York City. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Management with a concentration in Finance and her Master’s degree in Organizational Psychology.

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