Bandhan Bank is planning to hire about 5000
people in 2017 to meet the growing manpower need at branches and other doorstep
service centers.
It has also developed a banking curriculum for
graduates at its training facility with a promise to take them on board on
successful completion.
The private sector micro loan lender relies on
expansion of physical presence and needs a steady source of trained people to
run the show. The bank has built 826-strong branch network in just one and a
half year of its life and plans another 160-170 branches by March 2018.
It has 23,600 employees at present. "We
have witnessed 6% attrition rate and keeping this in mind, we would be looking
to hire 5000 this year," Ghosh said
Back of the hand calculation shows that about
1000-1200 of the new recruits would be hired for manning the new branches. The
rest will be hired either to replace the gaps created by attrition or for
doorstep service centres.
The training centre, known as Bandhan School of
Development Management, is run by Bandhan's corporate social responsibility
outfit Bandhan Konnagar. The facility at Kolkata has enrolled 59
graduates so far while it is equipped to train 240 people in a year. Graduates
between 21 and 25 years are eligible for this residential programme.
"Training is an investment, This programme
is going to help Bandhan in achieving its mass-banking dream," National
Institute of Bank Management director Achintan Bhatttacharya said at the
inaugural function. The facility at Kolkata has enrolled 59 graduates so far
while it is equipped to train 240 people in a year. Graduates between 21 and 25
years are eligible for this residential programme. "Training is an investment, This programme
is going to help Bandhan in achieving its mass-banking dream," National
Institute of Bank Management director Achintan Bhatttacharya said at the
inaugural function.
