NEW DELHI: Tata Consultancy Services ( TCS ), India's biggest software services company, on Tuesday announced that it has added more than 12,000 jobs during the first quarter, ended June 30. In a notification to exchanges, the IT major said, "Strong hiring in Q1 resulted in a net addition of 12,356 employees, the highest in the last five years."TCS added that "it has issued joining letters to over 30,000 fresh graduates and "40 per cent of them have been onboarded in Q1 and the rest are expected to join by Q2 (September 30)."As of Q1, the total headcount of the company stood at 4,36,641. "With continuing initiatives to attract the best local talent across major markets, the workforce is becoming more diverse," the company stated.The percentage of women in the workforce rose to 36.1 per cent, while the total number of nationalities represented grew to 149, it further added."At the end of Q1, over 3,15,000 employees had been trained on multiple new technologies, and over 3,61,000 had been trained on agile methods," the notification mentioned."The vibrant, enriching workplace and best-in-class retention rates at TCS are a key competitive dlfferentiator. Customers value the lower attrition because it results In greater stability and fewer disruptions in our service delivery. Moreover, TCS account teams are better placed to retain the contextual knowledge gained over time, and use that to build differentiated solutions tailored to each customer's unique requirements," said Mlllnd Lakkad, global head, Human Resources.TCS reported 10.8 per cent growth in consolidated net profit to Rs 8,131 crore for the Q1. It had posted a net profit of Rs 7,340 crore in the year-ago period.Shares of TCS ended at Rs 2,131.45 apiece on the BSE index on Tuesday, over 2 per cent lower from its previous close.