Episodes

  • Episode 18: Vinoth Rajaram, Talent Acquisition Leader at Verifone
    Oct 23 2023

    Tech Recruiting: Unfiltered podcast brings you the most unfiltered perspectives of technical recruiters on all the burning topics, their experiences, and making a mark in the industry. The journey of hiring tech talents and how they stand the test of time. These experienced and highly skilled recruiters can help budding recruiters build a winning recruitment strategy.

    This podcast is all about technical recruiters and their real struggles and how they deal with all of them. In addition, the industry experts will share with us their in-depth knowledge about technical recruiting.

    And for our eighteenth episode, we have Vinoth Rajaram with us who is a Talent Acquisition Leader at Verifone. He is a seasoned strategist with over a decade of expertise in the Financial Services, IT, and Global Business Services sectors. When he isn't scouting for talent, he's either pedaling away on scenic routes, exploring the latest cars, or adventuring with his four-year-old. Discover how he bridges industry challenges with his unique perspective.               

    Episode Highlights:

    📌 A deep dive into Verifone's robust tech assessment process.

    🌐 Tackle global hiring challenges and learn from Vinoth's ingenious strategies.

    ✍️ Get an insider's perspective on tailoring recruitment for each unique APAC market, ensuring both fairness and consistency.

    🚀 Delve into the fine balance between a positive candidate experience and the precision required in vetting candidates.

    🔑 Unlock the secret behind improving the 'Offer to Join' ratio and smoothing the onboarding journey.

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    36 mins
  • Episode 17: Sumeet Naik, Associate Vice President of Talent Acquisition at GlobalLogic
    Oct 3 2023

    Tech Recruiting: Unfiltered podcast brings you the most unfiltered perspectives of technical recruiters on all the burning topics, their experiences, and making a mark in the industry. The journey of hiring tech talents and how they stand the test of time. These experienced and highly skilled recruiters can help budding recruiters build a winning recruitment strategy.

    This podcast is all about technical recruiters and their real struggles and how they deal with all of them. In addition, the industry experts will share with us their in-depth knowledge about technical recruiting.

    And for our seventeeth episode, we have Sumeet Naik with us who is the Associate Vice President - Talent Acquisition at GlobalLogic. With over two decades of experience in the field, Sumeet has helped companies build and drive high performing teams by attracting and retaining top talent. He has an infectious positive attitude and is well known for his jovial personality and sense of humor, which contribute to his well rounded professional outlook. 

    In This Episode🌟

    • The pivot: Sumeet's transition into the heart of TA.
    • Crafting a TA strategy: the keystones and the overlooked nuances.
    • The art of gauging TA team success in slower hiring phases.
    • Amping up TA without escalating costs
    • A time-travel: how tools & tech transformed over the years.
    • Sumeet's pick: A talent that's ripe or one ready to ripen?
    • Inside GlobalLogic's TA engine: tech stacks, hiring parameters, and best practices for holistic assessment.
    • Empowering recruiters: Sumeet's playbook
    • Pearls of wisdom for our budding TA enthusiasts.

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    26 mins
  • Episode 16: Ritesh Jha, Former Talent Acquisition Head at FIS
    Sep 14 2023

    Tech Recruiting: Unfiltered podcast brings you the most unfiltered perspectives of technical recruiters on all the burning topics, their experiences, and making a mark in the industry. The journey of hiring tech talents and how they stand the test of time. These experienced and highly skilled recruiters can help budding recruiters build a winning recruitment strategy.

    This podcast is all about technical recruiters and their real struggles and how they deal with all of them. In addition, the industry experts will share with us their in-depth knowledge about technical recruiting.

    And for our sixteenth episode, we have Ritesh Jha with us who is the former Talent Acquisition Head at FIS. Ritesh is an Innovative, forward-thinking HR and Talent Acquisition leader with more than two decades of documented success in Talent Acquisition & HR spanning BFSI, Tech, Internet, Retail, Operations, Analytics, and Executive Hiring for global COE's.

    🎯 Episode Highlights:

    ▪ A deep dive into Ritesh's robust talent assessment framework at FIS.

    ▪ Unraveling the intricacies of TA Strategy for FIS: Decisions & Oversights.

    ▪ DE&I's evolving face in tech hiring.

    ▪ Beyond the offer: Engaging candidates before & after.

    ▪ Building unshakeable bridges: TA teams & business stakeholders.

    ▪ Nurturing a culture of excellence through trust, collaboration, and transparency.

    ▪ Pandemic's seismic shifts on TA goals & recalibrating strategies.

    ▪ Post-pandemic employee experience: Redefining the paradigm.

    ▪ Adapting recruitment to different generations: Reinvention & Realignment.

    ▪ Navigating the TA transformation via Generative AI.

    ▪ Foreseeing the recruitment horizon: Prepping for tech-talent trends.

    ▪ Ritesh's treasure trove of advice for aspiring recruiters.

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    1 hr and 38 mins
  • Episode 15: Suzie Ahmad, Talent Acquisition Leader APAC at HCL Technologies
    Sep 7 2023

    Tech Recruiting: Unfiltered podcast brings you the most unfiltered perspectives of technical recruiters on all the burning topics, their experiences, and making a mark in the industry. The journey of hiring tech talents and how they stand the test of time. These experienced and highly skilled recruiters can help budding recruiters build a winning recruitment strategy.

    This podcast is all about technical recruiters and their real struggles and how they deal with all of them. In addition, the industry experts will share with us their in-depth knowledge about technical recruiting.

    And for our fifteenth episode, we have Suzie Ahmad with us who is the Talent Acquisition Leader APAC at HCL Technologies. A Seasoned Talent Acquisition Leader and Women In Tech Advocate with international experience and specializes in building and scaling high-performing, diverse TA teams to support rapid growth technology organizations. More than 24+ years of experience in the IT Industry with an excellent understanding of Talent Acquisition in the Human Capital ecosystem. 

    In this episode, Suzie shares about strategies she uses to assess tech talent at HCL, building a strong APAC TA Strategy, attracting multi-generational talent, navigating executive recruitment in the APAC region, creating meaningful partnerships with universities, championing DE&I and internal mobility initiatives, optimizing the hiring process with tech & tools, a glimpse into the future of recruitment and last but not least golden tips for emerging recruiters.

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    39 mins
  • Episode 14: Akshay Mathur, Global Talent Acquisition Leader
    Sep 2 2023

    Tech Recruiting: Unfiltered podcast brings you the most unfiltered perspectives of technical recruiters on all the burning topics, their experiences, and making a mark in the industry. The journey of hiring tech talents and how they stand the test of time. These experienced and highly skilled recruiters can help budding recruiters build a winning recruitment strategy.

    This podcast is all about technical recruiters and their real struggles and how they deal with all of them. In addition, the industry experts will share with us their in-depth knowledge about technical recruiting.

    And for our fourteenth episode, we have Akshay Mathur with us who is a Global Talent Acquisition Leader and a seasoned HR leader with 20+ years’ experience in HR Tech, Talent Development/Management, People Experience, Learning/Training Operations, and Talent Acquisition. People leader with expertise in mentoring/coaching large teams and stakeholder engagement across geographies. And has Extensive experience in financial services and technology, across start-ups and large organizations.

    In this episode, Akshay shares the nuances of sourcing talent from fresh graduates to industry leaders, deciphering what lies beyond a candidate's resume: creativity, critical thinking, and more, Global strategies for early careers, and the perils & prospects of senior leadership hiring, Balancing the age-old battle between skills vs. qualifications. The art and science behind enhancing candidate experiences. Tackling the pressing challenge of diversity, equity, and inclusion in tech. Embracing the future: AI's role in shaping talent acquisition and the new skills recruiters must arm themselves with. and last but not least, tips and advice for the budding recruiters out there.

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    2 hrs
  • Episode 13: Sai Kumar, Vice President of Talent Acquisition at Dentsu
    Jun 16 2023

    Tech Recruiting: Unfiltered podcast brings you the most unfiltered perspectives of technical recruiters on all the burning topics, their experiences, and making a mark in the industry. The journey of hiring tech talents and how they stand the test of time. These experienced and highly skilled recruiters can help budding recruiters build a winning recruitment strategy.

    This podcast is all about technical recruiters and their real struggles and how they deal with all of them. In addition, the industry experts will share with us their in-depth knowledge about technical recruiting.

    And for our thirteenth episode, we have Sai Kumar, Talent Acquisition Director APAC & DGS at dentsu. Sai has been in this industry for over two decades and is skilled in technical and college recruiting. He also has extensive experience in sourcing and a demonstrated history of working in the telecommunications industry. Apart from work, he has been an avid golfer for more than 25+ years, enjoys travel, especially bike trips, and is a big tennis and Formula One fan.

    In this episode, Sai shares effective strategies he uses to assess tech talent at Dentsu, major challenges he faced during the tech hiring process and how he tackled them, key sourcing strategies, crucial sourcing factors or areas overlooked by companies, unique challenges in the advertising services industry, best practices for campus hiring, innovative tech hiring initiatives, tips to handle candidate ghosting, and last but not the least, tips and advice for the budding recruiters out there.

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    42 mins
  • Episode 12: Atirek Gautam, Global Head - Talent Acquisition at Sutherland
    May 24 2023

    Tech Recruiting: Unfiltered podcast brings you the most unfiltered perspectives of technical recruiters on all the burning topics, their experiences, and making a mark in the industry. The journey of hiring tech talents and how they stand the test of time. These experienced and highly skilled recruiters can help budding recruiters build a winning recruitment strategy.


    This podcast is all about technical recruiters and their real struggles and how they deal with all of them. In addition, the industry experts will share with us their in-depth knowledge about technical recruiting.


    And for our twelfth episode, we have Atirek Gautam, Global Head - Talent Acquisition at Sutherland. He has been in this for more than two decades making him an absolute expert in the recruiting domain. Besides being excellent at his job he is an avid sports enthusiast with his preliminary skills as a state cricketer 🏏 to an amateur golfer 🏌🏻. Atirek was also a speaker at a TalkShow with Economic Times in 2021 🎤


    In this episode, Atirek shares his journey about transitioning from a managerial role to a leadership role, lessons for emerging leaders in the recruiting domain, deep dive into the importance of tech in the hiring process, best practices including all the methods and approaches for global talent hiring, initiatives to create a futuristic recruitment process for the organization, take on the upcoming trends in recruiting and how it has evolved pre and post-pandemic, and last but not the least tips and advice for the budding recruiters for making it big out there.


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    41 mins
  • Episode 11: Abhishek Bhardwaj, Talent Acquisition Leader at IBM
    Apr 26 2023

    Tech Recruiting: Unfiltered podcast brings you the most unfiltered perspectives of technical recruiters on all the burning topics, their experiences, and making a mark in the industry. The journey of hiring tech talents and how they stand the test of time. These experienced and highly skilled recruiters can help budding recruiters build a winning recruitment strategy.


    This podcast is all about technical recruiters and their real struggles and how they deal with all of them. In addition, the industry experts will share with us their in-depth knowledge about technical recruiting.


    And for our eleventh episode, we have Abhishek Bhardwaj, Talent Acquisition Leader at IBM. He has been in this industry for nearly two decades making him an absolute expert in his domain.


    In this episode, Abhishek shares his unique talent initiatives for leading global organizations, major challenges he faced during the tech hiring process and how he tackled them, effective strategies to assess tech talent in Genpact India and the Philippines, cross-functional & transformation initiatives for effective Diversity & Inclusion, common areas often overlooked by TA leaders during end to end recruiting cycle, the role of tech in his current hiring process and how it has helped in increasing his & his teams’ productivity and lastly, lessons learned & tips for budding recruiters out there.


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    28 mins