Hyundai India to hire executives from overseas

Hyundai Motor India Ltd will hire NRI's and expatriates in executive positions as part of a new recruitment policy that aims at tapping global talent in the automotive industry, the company said on Tuesday.

"We have always believed in hiring the best and if this means extending boundaries to include those living outside India then we are quite open to it," Hyundai Motor India senior vice president (sales and marketing) Arvind Saxena said in a statement.

Stating that a large talent pool exists outside India in the form of Non Resident Indians (NRI) and also expatriates, who would be willing to relocate to India, HMIL said it has opted to look at them beyond the Indian market.

"I am sure this will be a good opportunity for many Indians who want to come back home and also for us as we will be able to get experienced people who have a wealth of knowledge and experience in international markets," Saxena added.

The executives will bring in their experience of developed car markets as well as fresh perspectives for the company, HMIL said, adding that this was a good opportunity for both the company as well as NRIs and expatriates looking to relocate to India.

The company had recently advertised in an international publication to source its manpower needs from the international market, it said, but did not specify how many people it was looking at to recruit from the overseas.

HMIL currently has staff of both Korean and Indian origin.