Published: Recruitment International, February 2011

Joseph Devasia, Managing Partner of Antal International Network added his thoughts on running a recruitment business in India:

How long have you been in the market?

I have been operating in the Indian market since Jan 2007 – four and a half years.

What obstacles did you face in the transition to working there?

When I returned to work in India, I had no existing relations or networks to draw support from, neither did I have any idea of how people in India behave in the business world. One thing that quickly became evident was time keeping, often a meeting would be arranged for a particular time, but was often not stuck to! However, once you get used to this it soon becomes quite normal, and something you factor in to your day to day activity. Recruitment fees in India are very low, and trying to increase fees is difficult. Read the rest of this entry »