IBM (International Business Machines) is not a new name for all the stakeholders of the IT industry. The American firm having operations in more than 170 countries round the globe has decided to employ fresh graduates from Pakistan. The company has undoubtedly seen some great talent pool in Pakistan.
This is indeed great news for fresh graduates who are currently in the process of job hunting. The company has taken this decision amid rising technologically well-trained manpower and growing need of innovative business solutions in the country.
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IBM Will Operate Through its Subsidiary Client Innovation Center (CIC)
Despite its decision to acquire human resource from Pakistan, IBM will not directly put its foot in the country. In fact, it will use its subsidiary named, Client Innovation Center (CIC) to start its operations. CIC is currently operational in three major cities including Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad.
This decision has made the job market significantly lucrative for tech savvy graduates. Although the job openings are not exclusively limited to the university graduates but majority of the vacancies do cater to them.
CIC is currently IBM’s sole operating wing in Pakistan. It aims to enhance the skill set of these university graduates who will eventually make their mark on the global front. In addition, they will also get more opportunities to further strengthen their skills.
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The company has opened its doors not only for employment but also for internship programs for students from diverse fields. They will induct IT students from different sub-fields such as science, computer science, engineering, mathematics etc.
IBM’s entry in Pakistan will not only solve country’s short term unemployment problems to a certain level; but also improve the curriculum of various universities. Since the company is a big name globally, it plans to bring a fresh change by collaborating with different universities across Pakistan.
In addition, CIC has great potential to uplift certain sectors of the economy. Since Pakistan’s IT industry is not very competitive as compared to the well-established IT industries of other growing economies, therefore, IBM’s entry in Pakistan will boost this sector. Going forward, CIC plans to combine cloud, cognitive, and mobile services which will be an important development for the IT industry of Pakistan.
