"The values of a candidate must match that of the company

Sudhir Kant, President, Millipore India, Bangalore

Millipore India is a filtration and separation technology company. With its world head-quarters in Billerica, Millipore India is a part of the $991-million turnover (year 2005), Millipore Corporation, USA. With a spate of new acquisitions like Serologicals and Novaseptic over the last year, the Corporation is setting a scorching growth rate for itself. It is projected to grow to $1.6 billion with these new acquisitions. With this growth, the requirement of skilled new staff is going up for its business divisions.

Positions

For an industry operating in the high technology domains of biopharmaceuticals, proteomics, genomics and drug discovery, knowledge and knowledge management is the key driver of success. Millipore looks only for the best graduates, postgraduates, engineers, MBAs and PhDs in biochemistry, microbiology, pharmacology, chemical and electrical/electronics/automation engineering plus other life sciences. The candidates must demonstrate a thirst for acquiring knowledge and using it in their applications with excellence. The various positions include management trainees, application specialists (sales), validation executives, process development executives, technical specialists, service engineers and project engineers.

Skill sets

The candidates are evaluated to check their cultural fit into the organization. The values of the individual must match the values of Millipore. Confidence, good communication skills, an aptitude of thinking on-the-feet to solve problems, willingness to travel and team orientation are good starters.

Each employee goes through four training programs every year. These are conducted at the company's training facility in Bangalore or abroad by the best trainers from Millipore India and from Millipore offices in France and the US. Experts from the industry are also called in. The skills imparted vary from one level to another and include training on technology, personality development, strategy formulation, selling skills, time management and commercial skills, to list a few.

Pay package

The salary and perks offered are among the best in the industry with working conditions on par with Millipore's offices around the world. Generous incentives are offered along with the pay. Fresh management trainees take in about Rs 22,000 per month while the technical employees draw Rs 27,000 plus incentives at the entry levels. Growth opportunities are good as the company is expanding rapidly each year with double digit growth. Good work is recognized through on-the-spot performance awards. Specially appointed mentors guide young recruits into the company in the initial stages of their entry. At Millipore, people are the only assets.

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