Harshit Bhatia

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Director Talent Acquisition at Bain & Company

South Delhi, Delhi, India

Overview

Harshit Bhatia is the Director of Recruiting for Bain & Company, leading APAC Talent Acquisition Sourcing. With over 12 years of experience, he specializes in leadership, lateral, and campus hiring. He holds a PGDM in HR from IMI Delhi and is certified in the People Capability Maturity Model.

He actively promotes Bains initiatives in social impact and applied AI, sharing content on the firms pro bono consulting goals and its use of technology to solve complex business problems. He also shows a keen interest in fostering female leadership within the finance industry.

He is helping scale Bains Social Impact program, which has a goal of providing $2 billion in pro bono consulting by 2035.

Personality Overview

Objective Evaluator

Direct & Assertive

Early Adopter

They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together.  Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them. They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.

Topics They Care About

APAC Talent Strategy
Leads talent acquisition across the APAC region for Bain & Company, with over a decade of experience in leadership, lateral, and campus hiring.
Diversity in Recruiting
His role includes managing and developing recruiting initiatives focused on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) for the firm.
AI Business Solutions
Shares content on how Bain applies AI and data science to solve real-world business problems, indicating a focus on practical technology application.

Media Appearances

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Work History

10-2023
Director Talent Acquisition at Bain & Company
10-2021 - 10-2023
Senior Manager Recruiting and Talent acquisition at Bain & Company
10-2020 - 10-2021
Recruiting Manager at Bain & Company
11-2017 - 1-2019
Recruiting Coordinator at McKinsey & Company
9-2015 - 11-2017
Senior Recruiting Administrator at McKinsey & Company

Education

2011 - 2013
PGDM-HR from IMI Delhi
2008 - 2011
B.COM(HONS) from Delhi University

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Insights For Selling To Harshit

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like 'your team deserves', 'best in class' etc.
  • You can spend time on BANT (or other qualification methodology) but keep it to the point
  • Come across as a trustworthy professional and be respectful, they usually know their game

DONT's

  • Avoid putting conscious effort into relationship-building
  • Don't go over them unless you are left with no other option
  • Don't shy away from asking hard questions, but be extra polite

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Harshit is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Harshit

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Harshit move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Harshit take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Harshit

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