Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India's leading IT giant, has been recognized as the Best Employer Brand in the Corporate Sector at the LinkedIn Talent Awards 2024. This prestigious award highlights the company’s exceptional ability to foster an innovative, engaging, and future-ready workplace for its vast global workforce, which includes over 600,000 employees spread across 55 countries. The accolade is a reflection of TCS's long-standing commitment to talent development and employee engagement.
TCS’s recognition at the LinkedIn Talent Awards reinforces the company's efforts to connect with top-tier professionals globally. This award, which falls under the large enterprise category, showcases TCS’s consistent excellence in leveraging LinkedIn’s talent solutions to amplify its employer brand and attract high-caliber talent. Through strategic initiatives, TCS has been able to position itself as an employer of choice both in India and across the world.
For the past four years, TCS has maintained its position as a leader in talent development. The company has earned a place among the Top 25 workplaces in India each year, as part of LinkedIn’s Top Companies to Work for in India list. TCS continues to revolutionize workforce development through AI-centric learning and various employee engagement programs, further enhancing its reputation in the talent space.
Milind Lakkad, Chief Human Resources Officer at TCS, expressed pride in the company’s recognition, stating that this achievement is a testament to their sustained efforts in creating a workplace where employees feel valued and empowered. TCS’s forward-thinking approach involves embracing the future of work, incorporating technologies such as Generative AI (Gen AI), and focusing on evolving the employee experience. This has become a core part of their strategy to attract and retain top talent globally.
TCS’s global reputation as an employer has only grown stronger, as evidenced by its recognition as a Global Top Employer for 2024 by the Top Employers Institute—marking its ninth consecutive year with this honor. In addition to this global recognition, TCS is a top employer in 32 countries, including key markets like Europe, the UK, North America, and Southeast Asia. The company’s commitment to employee welfare and engagement is visible in its efforts to maintain high standards of recruitment and talent development globally.
Abhinav Kumar, Chief Marketing Officer at TCS, emphasized the importance of TCS’s employer brand in the company’s overall success. By collaborating with strategic partners like LinkedIn, TCS has been able to amplify its brand by showcasing the experiences of its employees and highlighting the opportunities available to those who join the company. With a focus on global careers, cutting-edge technologies, and impactful work, TCS continues to strengthen its reputation as a leading employer.
TCS has also seen a significant boost in its digital presence. The company’s LinkedIn following surpassed 16 million in 2024, adding 2.4 million new followers in just one year, which demonstrates its growing appeal to potential talent. TCS’s innovative recruitment processes, such as the TCS National Qualifier Test (NQT) and the TCS CodeVita programming competition, have played a significant role in attracting top talent. Additionally, TCS’s long-standing collaborations with premier universities continue to contribute to the scaling of its talent pool.