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Episode Synopsis
In this episode, Prajwal Kumar, AVP of Human Capital with Matrix Partners India, discusses the role of talent acquisition and its importance for businesses. He emphasizes the need for founders to have a clear understanding of their team-building requirements and aspirations. Prajwal also highlights the role of recruiters as candidates' advocates and the importance of building relationships with them. He provides insights into sourcing candidates and optimizing LinkedIn profiles, including the need to quantify impact in resumes. Prajwal also addresses common mistakes in resumes and the effectiveness of employee referrals in the hiring process. This conversation covers various aspects of the hiring process, including employee references, application response, filtering profiles, selecting the best offer, considerations beyond compensation, risk, and growth, the impact of layoffs, and the importance of networking.
Chapters:
01:00 Introduction and Role of Talent Acquisition
02:03 Importance of Talent Acquisition for Businesses
03:35 Viewing Recruiters as Candidates' Advocates
06:31 Building a Relationship with Recruiters
15:59 Optimizing LinkedIn Profiles
19:20 Quantifying Impact in Resumes
22:29 Importance of metrics driven impact in resume
25:30 Common Mistakes in Resumes
28:30 Applying for Jobs and Employee Referrals
29:19 Employee Reference and Application Response
30:10 Filtering Profiles for Hiring Managers
32:50 Selecting the Best Offer
37:36 Considerations for Offer Selection
42:40 Factors Beyond Compensation, Risk, and Growth
46:25 Layoffs and Their Impact
55:19 The Importance of Networking
This episode is also available as podcast on all major platforms, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music.
This episode's sponsor is BlueJay by 10xEngg, they are building a very promising product "Bluejay" that makes it easier for developers to create and manage alerts. If you aren't using them, you are missing out!! It automatically handles the creation of alerts and adds a ton of intelligence to them going forward! Request a demo from them TODAY!
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Chapters:
01:00 Introduction and Role of Talent Acquisition
02:03 Importance of Talent Acquisition for Businesses
03:35 Viewing Recruiters as Candidates' Advocates
06:31 Building a Relationship with Recruiters
15:59 Optimizing LinkedIn Profiles
19:20 Quantifying Impact in Resumes
22:29 Importance of metrics driven impact in resume
25:30 Common Mistakes in Resumes
28:30 Applying for Jobs and Employee Referrals
29:19 Employee Reference and Application Response
30:10 Filtering Profiles for Hiring Managers
32:50 Selecting the Best Offer
37:36 Considerations for Offer Selection
42:40 Factors Beyond Compensation, Risk, and Growth
46:25 Layoffs and Their Impact
55:19 The Importance of Networking
This episode is also available as podcast on all major platforms, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music.
This episode's sponsor is BlueJay by 10xEngg, they are building a very promising product "Bluejay" that makes it easier for developers to create and manage alerts. If you aren't using them, you are missing out!! It automatically handles the creation of alerts and adds a ton of intelligence to them going forward! Request a demo from them TODAY!
Find Bhavin Doshi on other platforms:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bkdonline/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PakkaNimbu
Telegram: https://t.me/pakkanimbu
Youtube: https://youtube.com/@pakkanimbu
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