AI, data analytics: IT cos look for new skill sets in prospective employees

AI, cloud computing, data analytics are a few areas companies are looking for proficiency in

India’s information technology (IT) services industry is hiring engineers with skills in cloud computing, analytics and digital -- the segments that clients are spending money on — even as companies tighten performance appraisals of employees working on legacy services where budgets are shrinking.

Industry lobby group National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) says the sector is expected to hire 150,000 people this year, with the top two firms — Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys — making public that they intend to recruit more than 20,000 engineers each.  

IT firms are also undertaking a massive exercise to