Apple plans to hire up to 400 people as it seeks to expand its retail operations in India, building on the success of its first outlets at Select Citywalk Saket in Delhi and Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) in Mumbai, according to company data. report. The hiring spree is said to be in anticipation of the planned opening of four more Apple Stores in Bengaluru, Pune, the Delhi-NCR region and Mumbai, which the company announced earlier this month.

Apple expansion in India

According to a report by MoneyControl, Apple has published a list of full-time and part-time jobs on its website in India. The Cupertino-based tech giant is expected to hire 400 new people for its upcoming stores in India. “Apple’s part-time opportunities are for fresh graduates looking for experience with a large corporation. These graduates can work various shifts at Apple stores,” the report quoted a person familiar with the matter as saying.

Apple’s existing stores in the country, at Select Citwalk mall in Delhi and BKC in Mumbai, are estimated to have 90-100 employees, and the company is reportedly planning a similar number of employees for its stores in Bengaluru, Pune, Delhi-NCR and Mumbai. The move is said to follow the foundation laid by Apple Stores in India, which reported a total revenue of Rs. 800 crore in the first year of sales, with Apple Saket having a 60 percent share despite being a smaller store.

In recent years, the iPhone maker has also moved away from Chinese factories, which were the main manufacturers of most iPhone models. It has partnered with companies such as Foxconn and Winstron to assemble popular models in India, the latter being acquired by the Tata Group. While devices like the iPhone 13, iPhone 14 and iPhone 15 have been assembled at Apple’s factories in India in recent years, the latest iPhone 16 series marks the first time that the iPhone Pro models are also being assembled in the country.