Gurleen Ahluwalia

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DISC Type : idc

Senior Talent Research Analyst at McKinsey & Company

Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Overview

Gurleen Ahluwalia is a Senior Talent Research Analyst at McKinsey, specializing in executive hiring and strategic talent sourcing. She leverages market intelligence and data to build robust talent pipelines for senior leadership roles. Gurleen holds an MBA from L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management.

Gurleen is a passionate advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. She actively promotes professional events for women in technology and leadership, demonstrating a commitment to fostering inclusive environments and engaging with diverse professional communities to champion equity.

She uniquely applies data analytics to identify and eliminate biases from talent sourcing strategies, ensuring more equitable hiring processes.

Personality Overview

Fast Follower

Friendly Yet Blunt

Hard To Convince

They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information.  They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing  They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.

Topics They Care About

Executive Talent Sourcing
Leads talent research and sourcing for senior and executive roles at McKinsey, translating complex business requirements into focused hiring strategies.
DEI in Hiring
Committed to driving diversity, equity, and inclusion by analyzing data to eliminate biases and integrating DEI principles into sourcing strategies.
Women in Tech
Actively shares and promotes networking events and leadership opportunities specifically for women in the technology sector.

Media Appearances

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Work History

1-2023
Senior Talent Research Analyst at McKinsey & Company
1-2020 - 12-2022
Talent Research Analyst at McKinsey & Company
1-2019 - 12-2019
Junior Talent Research Anlayst at McKinsey & Company
2-2012 - 5-2015
Human Resources Generalist at GlaxoSmithKline
Administration at InterContinental

Education

2012 - 2014
Master of Business Administration (MBA) from L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management
2007 - 2010
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) from Delhi University

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Insights For Selling To Gurleen

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Build rapport slwly without rushing, it will come handy to handle hard questions later
  • Help them realize that any personal risk in making this decision is far less compared to what the results could mean for them
  • Use phrases like ‘clear evidence’, ‘data-based results’ etc.

DONT's

  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points
  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously. They are easily deterred
  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal even if you come to form one

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Gurleen is

  • Proven value, strong objective evidence are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Gurleen

  • They are practical and friendly, but can give a clear response with a little prodding

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Gurleen move?

  • They like to be detailed, so unless they develop strong conviction, they can take their time to arrive at decisions
  • Can Gurleen take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and do not take risks that often, unless you can get them to develop strong conviction

You And Gurleen

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