Talent Neuron discusses about Hiring Trends and Attrition Trends in Bangalore and San Francisco, Bay Area

1. Storage Domain - Attrition Trend Comparison Report
(Executive Summary)
October 2013
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3. Topics Covered in the report
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Definition
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Attrition Trends
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Hiring Trends
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Conclusion
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4. Definition
Talent Neuron has studied attrition trends across 2 global cities
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Cities
1. Bangalore
2. San Francisco Bay
Area
Software Product
Development Focus
Jan – July 2013
Percentile:
Number (value) that represents a percentage position in a list (range) of data. For example, if the performance of
an entity is at 43rd percentile, then it performs better than 43 % of all entities within its group.
P10: 10th Percentile
P25: 25th Percentile
P50: Median/50th Percentile
P75:75th Percentile
P90: 90th Percentile
Voluntary and Involuntary Definitions:
Voluntary Attrition: Employee turnover on his or her own accord in order to pursue other opportunities or for
personal reasons.
Involuntary Attrition: Employee termination for poor job performance, absenteeism or violation of workplace
policies. This is also known as forced attrition.
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5. Attrition Trends
Bangalore closely followed by SF Bay Area has the highest attrition among the 2 cities
Attrition Rates: Bangalore, SF Bay Area (July 2012 – June 2013)
16%
14%
14%
12%
Attrition Rate (%)
12%
10%
10%
8%
9%
6%
4%
2%
0%
Bangalore
Source: Interview with product company HR leaders, BLS, Talent Neuron profile sample analysis
SF Bay Area
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6. Attrition Trends
Bangalore has voluntary attrition of about ~ 10%
4%
4%
10.0%
8.0%
Bangalore
SF Bay Area
Voluntary Attrition
In-Voluntary Attrition
Source: Interview with product company HR leaders, BLS, Talent Neuron profile sample analysis
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7. Attrition Trends
Key Reasons of Attrition by Location
SF Bay Area
Bangalore
Startups:
Lack of Ownership:
Developers in the Bay Area work in large
teams where their jobs are not
challenging and often unsatisfactory on a
personal level. Hence many developers
chose to move to start-ups to add more
value to their jobs.
In Bangalore, the software developers
seldom work on product ownership
model.
Compensation Disparity:
In the Bay Area, companies like Google,
Facebook and other high growth start-ups
(Dropbox, Box) often hire talent at inflated
salaries. Thus employees often find
moving to a new company financially
more beneficial than internal growth.
Demand Supply Gap:
Large MNC companies are hiring for key
positions and are focused on targeted
hiring. This creates demand for good
technical talent. A good technical
talent in Bangalore will have multiple
offers
Start-ups:
Start-up ecosystem in India is
improving. Key leaders across
technology and management are now
joining start-ups for equity and higher
compensation (Also ownership)
Source: Interviews with HR experts, Literature search on retention measures, Talent Neuron expert comments
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8. Attrition Trends
Attrition for Storage systems job family is slightly higher than the industry average
Platform
2-4 Years
4-7 Years
7-10 Years
10+ Years
Software Protocols
Bay Area
Storage Systems
Hardware Skills
Software Protocols
Bangalore
Storage Systems
Hardware Skills
Indicates that Attrition is higher than the industry average
Indicates that the attrition is the same as the industry average
Indicates that attrition is less than the industry average
Source: Interviews with HR experts, Literature search on Attrition calculation methodologies prevalent in the industry, Talent
Neuron expert comments
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