Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has hired 174 U.S. college graduates so far this year, adding to the over 500 highly skilled graduates the company has hired over the past four years throughout the United States. These new hires are a continuation of TCS' history of sustaining and adding STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) jobs to meet the demands of its global customers.

 

New TCS hires attend a talent development training program.

The new hires hail from 26 states, plus the District of Columbia, across 71 different universities. They will undergo TCS's Initial Learning Program, a six-to-twelve-week-long talent development training program, at TCS's Cincinnati, OH, facility. 

  

"TCS is committed to identifying, developing and providing growth opportunities for local talent throughout the United States," said Surya Kant, president of North America, UK and Europe operations at TCS. "We view new college hires as an opportunity to grow our highly skilled workforce and help support economic growth across the country. We're especially pleased to be adding so many new employees to our renowned delivery center in Cincinnati." Read more.

Dr. Paul Brooks, Group Director, Environment at Tata Steel was the featured speaker at the second Tata Dialogue on Innovation at the Liberty Science Center in New Jersey. Dr. Brooks highlighted Tata Steel's approach to sustainable and innovative design and was joined by Steven Plate, Director of the World Trade Center Construction Project. Mr. Plate complemented the discussion by walking the audience of 100 policymakers and business leaders through the construction of the Freedom Tower and the World Trade Center site.

 

"People want more from buildings these days," said Dr. Brooks. "They want to see buildings made with materials that are recyclable. They want to see buildings that are highly energy efficient ... At the Tata group level, we've spent a lot of time looking at our carbon footprint." Hear what else Dr. Brooks said in our latest podcast interview: Click here.

Tata employees in North America spent time giving back to their communities this summer. While individual Tata companies continued to run their community-based programs, there were also some highlights at the Tata group level. Toronto-based Tata companies volunteered with First Book Canada to benefit local reading programs. Volunteers from Tata companies, including TCS, Tata Global Beverages and Tata Interactive Systems, in the Greater Toronto Area donated their time to select and pack over 50,000 brand new books for delivery to children in need in local Canadian schools. Tata has partnered with First Book since 2007 and donated more than 225,000 books to communities across North America.

 

Similarly, volunteers from Tata Steel in Schaumburg, IL provided a special outing to the children from the SOS Children's Villages of Illinois. Building on Tata's commitment to health and wellness education in North America, Tata Steel employees accompanied these at-risk children to a baseball game and treated them to some outdoor fun. Since 2012, Tata Sons has sponsored the Wellness Garden by Tata at the SOS Children's Villages of Illinois. Located on the south side of Chicago, the garden provides an education in healthy eating will affording access to fresh produce for the Village residents as well as the adjoining community.