Antarikhya Deka

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Sr. Executive- Talent Acquisition-Consulting Hiring at Cognizant

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

Antarikhya Deka is a Sr. Executive in Talent Acquisition at Cognizant with over 12 years of experience in IT recruitment. She specializes in hiring for the consulting division, specifically within the Healthcare and Life Sciences sectors. Colleagues describe her as a driven, dedicated, and target-oriented professional with strong people management skills.

During her college years, she demonstrated early leadership abilities as the Vice President of the Accountancy Association at H. R. College of Commerce & Economics. In this role, she was responsible for managing numerous inter-college events, showcasing her organizational and management skills even before her professional career began.

She was honored with the “BEST PROMISING YOUNG LEADER AWARD” in recognition of her leadership and contributions during college.

Personality Overview

ROI Driven

Precise

Objective Thinker

They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions.  They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often. They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms.

Topics They Care About

Healthcare & Life Sciences
Her current role is dedicated to handling all recruitment needs for Cognizant's Healthcare and Life Sciences (HLS) consulting division.
AI in Consulting
Recently shared a job posting for an "AI ML Specialist- Healthcare Consulting, " indicating a focus on acquiring talent with these specific skills.
End-to-End Recruitment
Has extensive experience managing the complete recruitment cycle, from understanding business requirements and sourcing candidates to stakeholder and vendor management.

Media Appearances

Antarikhya has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2025
Sr. Executive- Talent Acquisition-Consulting Hiring at Cognizant
4-2021 - 4-2025
Senior Executive - Talent Acquisition - Leadership Hiring at Cognizant
11-2017 - 4-2021
Team Lead- Talent Acquisition at Apexon
8-2016 - 11-2017
Consultant- Talent Acquisition at Capgemini
4-2013 - 7-2016
Consultant- Recruitment | Talent Acquisition at CGI

Education

2011 - 2013
Master of Business Administration (MBA) from St Joseph's Institute of Management
2007 - 2010
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) from H.R. College Of Commerce & Economics

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Insights For Selling To Antarikhya

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be ready to answer many clarity-seeking questions and requests for information
  • Tell them what ROI they can expect
  • Use phrases like ‘expect X% improvement’, ‘data clearly shows’ etc.

DONT's

  • Don't give superficial answers, they are easily rattled by them
  • Avoid pushing them too much to involve other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Don’t try to give too many examples of other users, they like to make their own decisions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Antarikhya is

  • Strong evidence of ROI, effective pricing, and proven data points matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Antarikhya

  • It is not very hard for them to say no if they are not convinced about the decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Antarikhya move?

  • They are neither the fastest nor the slowest decision makers, they are somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Antarikhya take some risk or not?

  • They can bear some risk if their analysis backs the decision.

You And Antarikhya

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