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Location: Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Company: Infosys Technologies Limited
Experience: Mid-level
Highest Level of Education: MBA



Job Responsibilities
Understanding of functional specifications of the business : 50% deciding upon and doing the setups for that : 20%. mapping the particular functionality of the software with the business process : 20%. Co-ordination with development team for enhancement requests : 10%.
Job Requirements
Recruitment process is very stringent. Top 1% make it .
Uppers
Total freedom to take any decision but I am accountable for everything. High visibility; rewards for excellent performance
Downers
The load balance is erratic; sometimes there is too much work and sometimes nothing.
Lifestyle
Work hours typically are from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Employees are free to work beyond that. Business travel in my case is minimal. Every day there is some event or the other which takes care of the social events. Dress code is formals with tie on Mondays and Tuesdays.Tie is optional on Wednesdays and Thursdays; Fridays are casual wears.
Compensation
Base Gross Salary is Rs. 5.5 Lakhs p.a including bonus for offshore. No stock options. Mediclaim, LTA and usual benefits.
Advice to Jobseekers
Come with an open mind. The learnability has to be very high.Overall a great job.

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