Kanksha Shah

Activist
DISC Type : Cd

Assistant Manager at Guidehouse

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Overview

Kanksha Shah is a Talent Acquisition Assistant Manager at Guidehouse with a decade of experience in full-cycle IT and non-IT recruitment. Colleagues describe her as a dedicated and exceptional professional with a keen eye for talent, skilled in managing critical hiring mandates and enhancing the candidate experience.

Outside of her corporate career, Kanksha is deeply committed to personal growth and public service, having taken a career break to prepare for civil service examinations. Her recent certification in personal wellbeing also highlights a focus on holistic personal development and balance.

She once paused her career to pursue a personal goal of preparing for the civil service examinations.

Personality Overview

Meticulous

Value Conscious

Perfectionist

They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles.  They respond well to confident salespeople. They care equally about the product and its potential impact.

Topics They Care About

Technical Recruiting
Her recent focus is on hiring for specialized roles like RPA, Automation Architects, and Data Engineers for Guidehouse in Chennai and Trivandrum.
Sourcing Strategies
With over a decade of experience, including as a sourcing specialist, she has deep expertise in identifying and tapping into niche talent pools.
Candidate Experience
Her professional summary explicitly mentions her focus on enhancing the candidate experience throughout the recruitment lifecycle.

Media Appearances

Kanksha has no verified media appearances

Work History

12-2024 - 11-2025
Assistant Manager at Guidehouse
5-2019 - 11-2024
Lead Associate at EY
3-2017 - 5-2019
Senior Executive at Unimoni GBS
9-2016 - 2-2017
Senior Executive at Headhunters consultancy
8-2014 - 8-2016
Personal goal pursuit at Career Break

Education

2011 - 2013
Master of Arts - MA from DG VAISHNAV COLLEGE
2008 - 2011
Bachelor of social work from Stella Maris College

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Exp : 11 Location : Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Job Level : N/A Designation : Assistant Manager at Guidehouse
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Insights For Selling To Kanksha

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Tell them that you are there to help them create visible impact within their organization
  • Highlight the competitive differentiation of your product
  • Make sure that they have the necessary authority, they could present false stature sometimes

DONT's

  • Do not give up if they are not convinced, try again with a different approach
  • Don’t try to be an alpha salesperson, give them equal space
  • Refrain from asking too many questions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Kanksha is

  • Belief in the product plays an important role, followed by objective proof and testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Kanksha

  • They may hesitate slightly, but if they are not convinced, they will say no.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Kanksha move?

  • They are neither the fastest decision makers nor the slowest.
  • Can Kanksha take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks only after they have analyzed the advantages and disadvantages.

You And Kanksha

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