Akanksha Arun

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DISC Type : c

Recruitment Consultant at The Management Recruitment Group (MRG)

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Overview

Akanksha is a Recruitment Consultant at MRG Global specializing in mid-to-senior level roles across the real estate, infrastructure, and hospitality sectors. With a postgraduate degree from the University of Manchester, she has a strong track record in executive search and building teams across India, the Middle East, and APAC.

Outside of work, Akanksha is a national-level handball player, an experience that taught her teamwork and strategy. Her personal motto is "Consistency beats intensity, " a principle she applies to both her personal and professional life. Her colleagues describe her as approachable, driven, and witty.

Interesting fact: She undertook a significant personal health journey, losing 40 kgs over four years, which taught her invaluable lessons in resilience and discipline.

Personality Overview

Price-Sensitive

Systematic

Cautious & Analytical

They prefer to fully evaluate every situation.  While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters. They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.

Topics They Care About

Leadership Hiring
Her focus at MRG is on leadership and niche hiring, where she enjoys building strong client relationships based on trust and credibility.
Infrastructure Recruitment
Specializes in recruiting for the real estate, infrastructure, and hospitality sectors, enjoying the variety of conversations with professionals from design heads to project managers.
Digital Recruitment
Finds the modern, fast-paced digital recruitment landscape energizing and enjoys the adrenaline of using tools like AI and LinkedIn to deliver results quickly.

Media Appearances

Get to know... Akanksha Arun - MRG. Featured in The Management Recruitment Group (MRG) – mrgglobal.com

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Work History

9-2025
Recruitment Consultant at The Management Recruitment Group (MRG)
2-2025 - 9-2025
Assistant Manager- Operations and Client Servicing, Energy at Integrated Personnel Services Limited
8-2024 - 9-2025
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist at Integrated Personnel Services Limited
3-2023 - 8-2024
Talent Acquisition Specialist at Integrated Personnel Services Limited
12-2021 - 3-2023
Sales Associate at Subway

Education

11-2023 - 5-2024
Professional Certificate Programme from Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
2021 - 2022
Postgraduate Degree from Alliance Manchester Business School

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Insights For Selling To Akanksha

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Share as much information as possible regarding your product
  • Emphasise more on facts and measurable benefits
  • Keep some extra margin in hand as they will likely negotiate the pricing

DONT's

  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them
  • Avoid rushing them, be polite and patient
  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Akanksha is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Akanksha

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Akanksha move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can Akanksha take some risk or not?

  • If they believe that they have analyzed the situation well, they can take a little risk.

You And Akanksha

Personality Compatibility


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