Hiring Right People Requires a bit of Luck and lot of Hard

Work – Malavika Acharya, Recruiter at Sterling Talent

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JUNE 28, 2018

Insights

1. As a recruiter, my job entails finding the right talent. My daily schedule is

planned out according to what kind of a person my company is looking
to hire.
 2. A chief benefit of working as a recruiter is the fact that you’re adding
value to the business directly! However, this can be considered a
challenge too since it can affect your company in a good/bad way.
3. One of the biggest challenges is to hire people for night shifts. It’s
difficult to find people who are willing to work in night shifts.
4. As a recruiter, you have to approach people and convince them to join
your company. This requires commendable communication skills.

Personal Details-

Name – Malavika Acharya

Gender – Female

Age – 26 years

City – Mumbai

Profession – Recruiter at Sterling Talent Solutions (leadership hiring)

Industry – ​Human Resources​, ​BPO

LinkedIn – ​https://in.linkedin.com/in/malavika-acharya-899b8678

Where were you born and raised?

I was born and raised in Mumbai. I completed my schooling, pursued my

higher education and established a career in this city itself. We’re a family of
three, my parents and me. My father is currently working in the
pharmaceutical industry and mother is a professor.

Who would you say, had a remarkable influence on you

growing up and how?

Growing up, I think my mother had a lot of influence on me. Being a mother
and a professor, she spent more time with me. She taught me a lot of lessons
which definitely shaped me as a person.

Please give me a summary of your career.

After pursuing my MBA in HR from ​NMIMS​, I started working with “​Anchor by

Panasonic​” where I served as an HR management trainee.

After about five months of working there, I joined a company called “​Resource
Bridge​”. Here, I was in-charge of leadership hiring.

After about one and a half years, I got the opportunity to work with “​Sterling
Talent Solutions​”. Currently, my job entails leadership hiring, which is similar
to what I was doing at Resource Bridge. I’ve worked with them for a year now.

Which institutes, according to you, are the best for pursuing

this career?
If you’re looking to pursue a career similar to mine, I’d suggest you consider
applying to any of the top business schools in India.

However, specifically speaking, I think “​Xavier School of Management​” at

Jamshedpur and “​TATA Institute of Social Sciences​” in Mumbai are some
commendable institutes where you can pursue your degree from.

Also, “​Symbiosis​” located in Pune has a programme called “​SCMHRD​” which

is specifically for HR.

Then again, if you pursue your MBA from any of the top 10 business schools
in India, you’ll be good to go!

What is the expenditure associated with the education/training

of this profession, approximately?

If you’re pursuing your MBA from one of the top business schools in India, the
fee structure tends to be incredulously expensive. Hence, you may incur an
expenditure that’s as high as 14 lakhs INR for your two-year MBA course. So
it all depends upon the college you’re attending.

Also, the top business schools in India are scattered in different cities. Here
comes the possibility of relocating. That’s another set of expenditures
altogether. It’s important to take these factors into consideration before
settling on a particular university.

How does one manage to enter this field?

A simple graduation is enough, however, and MBA in HR really adds value to
this profession.

You join this field as the junior most member of the hiring team. You can join a
big company in their HR department, where hiring team is generally called
Talent Dept. Or, you can join a stand-alone firm, like mine, which specifically
focuses on hiring only.

If you’re attending a good business school, you’ll definitely get placement

opportunities through the campus itself. So, you can start working with a
company right after you’ve secured a degree in MBA.

However, if you’re attending a college that doesn’t give you placement

opportunities, you’ll have to prepare a resume, upload it on different job
portals and wait for a company to contact you.

What is the range of remuneration one can expect when

starting out in recruitment industry?

If you’ve completed your master’s from a reputed business school, you can
expect a yearly takeaway of about 6–7 lakhs INR. This is right when you’re
starting out. However, if you come from an average business school, you can
expect to earn around 3–4 lakhs INR, yearly, provided you’ve done your
master’s. Again, it depends upon your college.

Further, an increase in income completely depends upon your experience, the

company you’re working for, your skills as a recruiter, your position in the
hierarchy, etc.
Please describe your work as a recruiter.

As a recruiter, my job entails finding the right talent.

My everyday regime is planned out according to what kind of a person my

company is looking to hire.

For instance, if my company is looking to hire a commerce graduate, I

commence by logging onto different job portals, screening their resumes and
short-listing the candidates that I find most appropriate for the position. Once
this is done, I contact the selected candidates for a personal interview and
assess their personalities.

Following this, I forward their resumes to the respective department that’s

interested in hiring them. This department checks their competencies and role
fitment.

The candidates are in touch with me till they’ve officially settled into the
company.

I put in about 9 hours per day and work from Monday-Friday.

What are some benefits that would encourage an individual to

consider recruiter profession?
A chief benefit of working as a recruiter is the fact that you’re adding value to
the business directly. This is a challenge in itself, however, it’s what keeps me
going.

Since I’m working for the ITES/​BPO industry​, I interact with a lot of young
people. The fact that I’m surrounded by people that I can relate to makes my
job just great.

However, this is only true of my job. If you’re working for the manufacturing
industry, things are pretty laid back. For instance, if you’re working with a
pharmaceutical company, you tend to interact with extremely tenured and
experienced individuals. For our generation, I don’t really see this as ‘fun’.

So it varies from person to person.

Can you mention a few challenges that you would want

someone to be aware of if they’re considering recruiter as a
profession?

Challenges really depend upon the hiring part of the job. Very frequently, I
have to hire people who are willing to carry out night shifts for the various
departments within our company. Sometimes, it’s really difficult to find people
like that.

Additionally, you’ve to hire people possessing rare skills and abilities. For
example, currently, I’m looking for a Spanish translator who’s also ready to
carry out night shifts! Finding a Spanish translator is difficult enough, and then
comes the question of night shifts.
Hence, my job can be challenging, but I’m really passionate about it.

What are some relevant trends/skills/technologies that are

currently commanding a premium in your job profile?

First of all, when you’re a recruiter, you ought to be outgoing. You have to be
able to take initiative. If you don’t, you won’t be able to succeed in a
recruitment job.

As a recruiter, you have to approach people and convince them to join your
company. This definitely requires commendable communication skills.

You also have to remain patient and resilient since you’re going to have to
contact various people umpteen number of times.

Apart from this, I think anyone with passion can fulfill the requirements of a
recruiter.

What kind of a person, do you think, would be content in this

field?

Like I mentioned above, a person who’s extrovert will thrive in this field. You
have to meet and interact with a lot of people and understand their story. Also,
you should be inquisitive about new experiences and challenges.

I think these are the only skills one should have in order to remain content in
this field.
Given another choice, what would you do differently as far as
your professional selections are concerned?

No, I’m extremely contented with the way everything has turned out for me
professionally. I’m passionate about my work and wouldn’t want to change
anything with respect to my professional selections. Though serving as a
recruiter wasn’t on my agenda initially, I don’t see myself doing anything other
than this!

What advice would you offer to students or professionals who

are just starting their journey on a path similar to yours?

Remain curious and never shy away from taking onto new responsibilities and
challenges. This profession will broaden your horizons drastically.

Liked this piece? Also, check out ​our conversation with Mr. Vaibhav Zarkar
(Human Resource Professional at ​Zim Laboratories​)

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