HIRING PRACTICES AT McDOWELLS INDIA

Mcdowell's aim is to profitably dominate the Indian Spirits Industry in each product category across segments and markets and deliver value to stakeholders by

* Investing in the core brands to meet ever changing consumer expectations
* Offering quality products and value for money to the consumers
* Constantly controlling costs to be the lowest cost producer
* Participating with the Government in policy formulation
* Creating an organisation that is responsive, positive and driven by business and social needs

Today, we are

* The market leader with 40% share of the Indian spirits business
* Sold over 35.5 million cases of spirits in 2003-04
* Consists of 15 own units complemented with 8 contract and associate units spread across the country
* Owns 11 millionaire brands
* Employs over 5000 people
* Owns some of the fastest growing spirits brands in the world like, No.1 McDowell's Brandy, McDowell's Signature Whisky, No.1 McDowell's Whisky, No. 1 Celebration Rum and Old Cask Rum

EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES

Dr. Vijay Mallya, Chairman, of the UB Group, sums up the Group Mission Statement as follows: "WE RECOGNISE THAT PEOPLE ARE OUR MOST VALUABLE ASSET."

With this mission, we invite individuals with a vision, innovation and creativity to be a part of the team.

While the company believes in pursuing accomplishment of challenging tasks, sheer hard work and perseverance are an integral part of McDowell's work culture. In fact, McDowell fosters a culture of diligence, openness, autonomy, change orientation, innovation, dynamism and team spirit.

In such an environment where constructive dissent is also encouraged, performance appraisal is based on the MBO system. The employees are rewarded strictly on the basis of their performance, and are encouraged to strive for more challenging targets every year.

With an emphasis on personal integrity of the employee, the company also encourages people to have fun through company-organised parties, inter-department matches and get-togethers.

Positions in the company are primarily filled by internal promotions. When a suitable internal candidate is not available, the company turns to advertisements and Head Hunters.

Campus recruitment is used to supplement external recruitment. Management graduates, Engineers, Systems professionals, Chemists and Salesmen are taken from campus to infuse new thinking into the organisation.

Well-formulated training schemes are followed for each category to provide the trainees a feel of the organisation so that they are well prepared to shoulder their responsibilities. With this training, the company also helps the trainee develop a sense of worth, willingness to achieve great things, to positively respond to challenges and an ability to meet customer demands.

Apart from other channels, vacancies are also posted on-line on our website, along with an on-line process for submission of your resumes for different categories - Management Trainees, Engineering, Chemists, Sales...

Information Courtesy www.clubmcdowell.com