Toward the end of last fiscal, Snapdeal had an aggregate headcount of 1,300 and the target was to twofold it before the end of this fiscal. Then again, by September, it touched a head count of in excess of 2,500. Getting up to speed with the growth trajectory in sales, the company will be presently more forceful with hiring to have 3,500 to 4,000 individuals ready for, Saurabh Nigam, VP-HR, Snapdeal.
"Taking a gander at how we have developed not long from now and the way we are bullish in accomplishing business goals and expanding topline and piece of the overall industry, we will be further increase our hiring. Technology is the key driver and this will be an area where we have to reinforce ourselves. We have a technology team size of 400 and before the year's over the team size will be in excess of 1,000," he said.
Snapdeal is additionally dispatching another technology improvement focus in Bangalore, which will have a headcount of 250 individuals.
To fortify the vendor base and create the merchant system, the company will be expanding the team size from 250 to 600 by the year-end. The customer administration team, which basically involves the call focus faculty, will twofold its size to 1,200.
Snapdeal is taking to forceful grounds hiring, setting off to 25 to 30 level I and II B-schools to get 100 to 150 administration freshers ready for. Also it will likewise go to 60 to 65 designing schools to choose 500 designers. Of the aggregate recruitment, in excess of 30 per cent will go the distance employee referrals and 18 to 20 per cent through online / social networking. The company is likewise reaching recruitment and counseling firms for senior administration level persons.
With 1.50 lakh post offices the nation over, India Post has marked a Memorandum of Understanding with Indian E-business organizations Snapdeal and Shopclues, to hold hands and move the e-trade logistics.
As expressed in a discharge by iGovernment, on the event of Business Development Day on fourteenth Oct 2014 the department of postal services chose to hold hands with the two online commercial centers, to coddle their logistics needs with its wide reach. As an exchange, for getting their backing for an INR 4909 crore IT anticipate, to acquire electronic network and ability over 1.5 lakhs Post Offices for improved conveyance of all mail & financial services.
Vijay Ajmera, Sr. VP (Finance) Snapdeal.com said that they are cheerful to pick Department of Post as their delivering accomplice and this organization will give their e-trade business a more extensive achieve and system.
Talking about this affiliation, Sanjay Sethi, CEO & Co-Founder, Shopclues said, "We're a commercial center for the masses and almost 65% of our clients and shippers are situated in the non-metros or level 2/3 towns. With the most stretched out conveyance organize in the nation, India Post will certainly be a critical accomplice in our logistics operations. On a 
John Samuel, Member Postal Services Board said, "India Post is no more what it was and is experiencing a time of significant change. In the last few years, the post office is reexamining itself to give services that fit into the necessity of all e-trade players. I am exceptionally happy that the Department of Posts and Shopclues.com have marked an announcement of purpose about the key business relationship that both the organizations will take forward."
Shopclues at first had a neighborhood tie up with the Department of Posts whereby they would get their products just from their satisfaction focuses. Be that as it may, post this MOU, Shopclues and India Post have now connected with one another on a national level.
The Postal Department is attempting to stay aware of the changing patterns of Indian buyers. Considering that this body indulges the most extreme number of pin codes in correlation to any private logistics firm, such a tie-up could be an aid for the online players.
