Basantara Basant Kumar

Examiner
DISC Type : cs

Talent Acquisition Specialist at Confidential Careers

Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

Overview

Basantara is a strategic hiring manager with over two decades of experience, including 11 years with the TATA Group and 14 years across the African continent. He has a diverse background in marketing, sales, logistics, and talent acquisition with major firms like Robert Half. He holds an MBA from Amity University.

He has extensive international experience from living and working in Luanda, Angola, as well as Dubai and Portugal. This global exposure across different continents has provided him with a unique cultural and professional perspective.

He spent 14 years of his career working in various fields across the African continent.

Personality Overview

Unexpressive

Late Adopter

Process Oriented

They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time.  They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end. Being observant comes to them naturally.

Topics They Care About

Talent Acquisition
His current role and frequent social media activity are centered around actively recruiting and hiring for various positions.
Building Growth Teams
His professional headline emphasizes a focus on building high-impact teams specifically to drive business growth.
African Markets
He possesses 14 years of hands-on experience in various fields, including logistics and sales, in Luanda, Angola.

Media Appearances

Basantara has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2025
Talent Acquisition Specialist at Confidential Careers
11-2024
Assistant Director of Human Resources at Confidential
12-2023
Director of Career Development at Robert Half
11-2023
Assistant Manager at Balion-Group
7-2023
Warehouse Operator at Supermarket & Retailer

Education

9-1990 - 9-1997
Bachelor of Arts - BA from Utkal university
MBA from Amity University

More Information

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Exp : 2 Location : Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India Job Level : Junior Designation : Talent Acquisition Specialist at Confidential Careers
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Insights For Selling To Basantara

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Ask them which other stakeholders would be important for this purchase decision
  • Be firm in your communication and stay in control
  • Spend time addressing concerns around risk and change, they will have them even if they don't express them

DONT's

  • Avoid getting into storytelling mode, especially when they ask specific questions
  • Don't rely on relationship building even if they act pleasantly
  • Don't be very accepting if that is your natural style, stay firm

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Basantara is

  • Low-risk, adoption by others are very important to them, followed by confidence in ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Basantara

  • They are unlikely to say no, it's better to stop yourself once you have exhausted all the options.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Basantara move?

  • They do not like to rush and therefore can be quite slow in their decision-making.
  • Can Basantara take some risk or not?

  • They have little risk-appetite and prefer to take measured decisions.

You And Basantara

Personality Compatibility


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