DURGA PRAVEEN

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Talent Acquisition Specialist at Pure Storage

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

Durga Praveen is a Technical Recruiter at Pure Storage, focusing on R&D hiring for specialized roles in distributed systems and storage protocols. With an MBA and prior experience at SIXT R&D, he has a demonstrated history of working in the internet industry and building technical teams.

Outside of his direct role, Durga is passionate about continuous professional development. He actively enhances his expertise by completing certifications and courses in advanced recruiting strategies, communication, and leveraging digital platforms for talent acquisition.

He played a key role in building the CPBU (FlashBlade, FlashArray, Platform) and Portworx teams at Pure Storage from the ground up.

Personality Overview

Objective Thinker

Negotiator

Precise

They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms.  They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data. They like to do things independently and don’t look for support from others.

Topics They Care About

Technical Recruiting
He specializes in hiring for niche R&D roles, including systems software engineers, distributed systems, and storage protocols for Pure Storage.
Talent Sourcing
His experience includes using various portals like Naukri and Instahyre, and expertise in Boolean search techniques to find top candidates.
Social Recruiting
He recently completed a course on hiring faster with social media and digital platforms, indicating a focus on modern recruiting techniques.

Media Appearances

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Work History

7-2022
Talent Acquisition Specialist at Pure Storage
7-2021 - 6-2022
Talent Scout at SIXT Research & Development India
3-2021 - 6-2021
Senior Talent Partner at Skillenza
6-2019 - 3-2021
Talent Partner at Skillenza
6-2018 - 8-2018
IT Recruiter at Rapidez HR Global Services

Education

2017 - 2019
PGPM from NSB Bangalore
2017 - 2019
Master of Business Administration - MBA from University of Mysore

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Exp : 6 Location : Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Job Level : Junior Designation : Talent Acquisition Specialist at Pure Storage
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Insights For Selling To DURGA

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘expect X% improvement’, ‘data clearly shows’ etc.
  • Keep some extra margin while sharing pricing, they are likely to negotiate later
  • Tell them what ROI they can expect

DONT's

  • Do not use very emotional or colorful language
  • Avoid phrases like ‘trust me’, ‘others just love’ etc.
  • Don’t rush them till they have clearly gotten all the necessary information

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with DURGA is

  • Proven ROI, pricing and objective proof points are the factors that sway their decision.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from DURGA

  • They are comfortable saying no if they are convinced that it is the correct decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will DURGA move?

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

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

You And DURGA

Personality Compatibility


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