New Delhi:
Max Life Insurance on Friday said it has hired over 2,000 executives during the first half of this fiscal in midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
By efficiently digitizing its recruitment and onboarding process, the life insurer has been able to deliver a seamless employee hiring and onboarding experience in a predominantly remote work set-up, the insurer said in a statement.
With the addition, the total workforce strength rose to about 15,000.
Hiring was done across diverse verticals such as agency, bancassurance, and internal operations, it said.
In the last six months, Max Life has also proactively engaged with more than 500 candidates digitally to create a talent pool for future hiring, it added.
In the first half of the year, Max Life has hired more than 2000 employees across diverse verticals such as agency, bancassurance, and internal operations.
This includes 170 candidates, some from reputed B-school campuses such as NMIMS-Mumbai; IIM-Calcutta, and IMT-Ghaziabad and MDI-Gurgaon who were offered roles at Max Life pre-COVID; along with over 40 leadership positions across various strategic business verticals. Max Life has also honored every job offer made before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and hired these resources during the subsequent period.
Reflecting on the commitment, Shailesh Singh, Director & Chief People Officer, Max Life Insurance says, “Our focus remains on hiring fungible talent with cross-functional capabilities. With the pandemic, we realized that the introduction of smarter platforms was the need of the hour to influence our talent pool. We have now digitised our entire onboarding journey for new hires, building on concepts like Artificial Intelligence for mapping talent. With the new normal, we are also revamping our hiring strategy, and fusing it with robust mobility programs to make the onboarding journeys of new hires even more intuitive and engaging.
To offer a seamless onboarding experience to new hires, Max Life has designed a unique ‘e-Bandhan’ initiative, a virtual platform designed to provide a holistic view of the organization to new employees. Segregated into a five-day online-only induction programme, the experience covers insights into Max Life’s organizational values, Human Resources outlook, Information Technology, Compliance policies, Performance Management systems, and more.
This virtual platform allows the new joiner to ask any question and get a response in real-time. A dedicated chatbot, “Ely”, is available to help new joiners to respond to their queries and guide them to the right resource.