18 and moving to Chennai in the summer

Yuri_S · Apr 17th, 2009, 14:51

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Originally Posted by Nick-H

...The phone ... is the easy part

Last time, when the friends of mine came to Chennai, I decided to get one pre-paid SIM for them, in additional with my Vodaphone post-paid connection. They asked "address proof"

Hey - you used my address to bill me over five years, got all the bills paid - which kind of proof you need MORE???!! OK, OK, OK sir... no probs...

Well, once you done, all are just fine and quite smooth - but newcomer has to pass over all the seven circles... Good luck to them

BTW, I didn't mention LGP connection

Raghu.Kumar · Apr 17th, 2009, 18:12

Hi Getro,

Weclome to Chennai. i took two days off and then see so many messages following your posting. Guess you have charmed IMers much before you arrived.

HCL offices are all over Chennai, from the Southern most part to the northern part ( OMR near East Coast Road up to Ambattur ) not to forget the various city offices.

As you would be given a drop and pick up, you dont have to worry about having a separate car as Nick said. Once you come to Chennai, read the Chennai Times ( Times of India ) supplement and the Deccan Chronicle where the Page 3 news appear and you will know where to go and party.

HCL admin can give you a reference letter and proof of residence and the mobile service provider servicing HCL would give you a connection. My ex colleague is in HCL in the OMR admin office, if you are going to be posted there let me know, i shall put a word to him.

Please assure your family that you are going to be fine here and nothing to worry. Chennai is supposed to be one of the safest metros so far.

Cheers ! Raghu

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Originally Posted by gertro44

Thaks, they have said that i will be doing the same type of work that i am doing here in ireland which is back office (admin work basicly) however this has not been confirmed yet they're keeping everything very confidential at the moment don't even know where i will be living and don't even know where the HCL buildings are have tried google'n them however there appears to be lots of them in Chennai

gertro44 · Apr 17th, 2009, 23:43

Raghu.Kumar. Thanks for the advice on where to find out where to party, in regards to where i will be based i will be in the call centre doing the admin work for that certain campaign so i dont think i would run into ur friend thanks anyways. Yea i have came to the conculsion that my mum and dad just dont want me to be so far away from home for so long by myself but ithink i should be fine i have been traveling since i was 9 by myself going to family in america however the last 2 years i have been going over and touring different parts of the states by myself with friends i made over there this normaly last for three months so i think i should be fine

CraigChennai · Apr 23rd, 2009, 05:55

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Originally Posted by gertro44

No its call centre work i will be working for HCL is that good money for living in Chennai

Hi Gertro

Nice to meet you

I have also been offered the chance to work for HCL in Chennai for a year, only I do not work for HCl at the moment. They recruited externally as well and I had to go to Belfast for the interview

So what have they communicated to you so far? As you say, things do seem to be a bit hush hush at the moment. Anyways, looking forward to perhaps meeting you in the not too distant future!

gertro44 · Apr 24th, 2009, 21:51

Hi Craig, have you been accepted for the position. all i no about it is we will be working in HCL section C building or something along them lines and the accomadation is getting sorted at the min and we should know where we are going to be living by either next week or the week after. if you have any ?s just ask and ill try my best and answer them and if i cant ill ask in work for you

CraigChennai · Apr 26th, 2009, 21:22

Hi Gertro, thanx for the reply!

Yes, I have been accepted. Niall Conway(recruitment) has been my main point of contact, but it's probably different for yourself what with you currently working for the company.

Section C Building? I did a search on Google and HCL have what they call the 'C2' Building which appears to be on Greams Road in the Thousand Lights district of Chennai. Maybe this could be what they're referring to?

Also, cheers for the offer of getting me some inside info! I can't think of anything specific to ask at the moment but if you do hear any titbits of news or indeed any updates regarding the accommodation feel free to drop a quick post here as I imagine that you internal guys would hear before me!

Nick-H · Apr 26th, 2009, 21:34

Greams Road, Thousand Lights (isn't that a wonderful name?) is very central; I expect you can locate it on Googlemaps. Would be great --- but don't let me get your hopes up, in case you end up in Sholinganallur ...or somewhere. A lot of the IT and BPO stuff is out of down in that direction.

gertro44 · Apr 28th, 2009, 21:03

Good to hear you have been accepted, i didn't know they had started external recuritment for the post yet. Niall Conway is the person who is taking care of most of the ongoings for this he is also my main point contact. we have meetings about this every 2 weeks so i will keep you updated as i find out more. Yes it is the C2 building on Greams Road

Nick-H · Apr 29th, 2009, 01:31

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Yes it is the C2 building on Greams Road

Assuming that they let you out of the office while there is any day left

, that's a great area for you guys to be in.

CraigChennai · Apr 29th, 2009, 05:45

Hey Getro & Nick

Well, I'm guessing it's the same campaign we'll be working on but I don't know for sure. I had my interview way back in January so I've been in limbo for a while. Do you know how many internal guys they're sending over this time?

That's positive news about the central location as well! Plenty of eateries to choose from when lunching I'm assuming?!?

Nick-H · Apr 29th, 2009, 05:54

Plenty

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Apr 17th, 2009, 23:43	#33
gertro44 Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Northern Ireland, Belfast Posts: 15	Raghu.Kumar. Thanks for the advice on where to find out where to party, in regards to where i will be based i will be in the call centre doing the admin work for that certain campaign so i dont think i would run into ur friend thanks anyways. Yea i have came to the conculsion that my mum and dad just dont want me to be so far away from home for so long by myself but ithink i should be fine i have been traveling since i was 9 by myself going to family in america however the last 2 years i have been going over and touring different parts of the states by myself with friends i made over there this normaly last for three months so i think i should be fine

Apr 24th, 2009, 21:51	#35
gertro44 Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Northern Ireland, Belfast Posts: 15	Hi Craig, have you been accepted for the position. all i no about it is we will be working in HCL section C building or something along them lines and the accomadation is getting sorted at the min and we should know where we are going to be living by either next week or the week after. if you have any ?s just ask and ill try my best and answer them and if i cant ill ask in work for you

Apr 26th, 2009, 21:22	#36
CraigChennai Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: France Posts: 10	Hi Gertro, thanx for the reply! Yes, I have been accepted. Niall Conway(recruitment) has been my main point of contact, but it's probably different for yourself what with you currently working for the company. Section C Building? I did a search on Google and HCL have what they call the 'C2' Building which appears to be on Greams Road in the Thousand Lights district of Chennai. Maybe this could be what they're referring to? Also, cheers for the offer of getting me some inside info! I can't think of anything specific to ask at the moment but if you do hear any titbits of news or indeed any updates regarding the accommodation feel free to drop a quick post here as I imagine that you internal guys would hear before me!

Apr 26th, 2009, 21:34	#37
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,225	Greams Road, Thousand Lights (isn't that a wonderful name?) is very central; I expect you can locate it on Googlemaps. Would be great --- but don't let me get your hopes up, in case you end up in Sholinganallur ...or somewhere. A lot of the IT and BPO stuff is out of down in that direction.

Apr 28th, 2009, 21:03	#38
gertro44 Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Northern Ireland, Belfast Posts: 15	Good to hear you have been accepted, i didn't know they had started external recuritment for the post yet. Niall Conway is the person who is taking care of most of the ongoings for this he is also my main point contact. we have meetings about this every 2 weeks so i will keep you updated as i find out more. Yes it is the C2 building on Greams Road

Apr 29th, 2009, 05:45	#40
CraigChennai Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: France Posts: 10	Hey Getro & Nick Well, I'm guessing it's the same campaign we'll be working on but I don't know for sure. I had my interview way back in January so I've been in limbo for a while. Do you know how many internal guys they're sending over this time? That's positive news about the central location as well! Plenty of eateries to choose from when lunching I'm assuming?!?

Apr 29th, 2009, 05:54	#41
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,225	Plenty