Natraj Jaklair

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Senior Talent Sourcer at Microsoft

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Overview

Natraj Jaklair is a Senior Talent Sourcer at Microsoft with over a decade of experience in strategic staffing and full-cycle recruitment, specializing in product development hiring. People who have worked with him describe him as focused, dedicated, and a "cool manager. " He holds an M. B. A from Edinburgh Business School.

He has a strong personal interest in helping people find the right job, with a special focus on guiding fresh talent and helping professionals restart their careers. Natraj actively participates in community giving initiatives, such as creating handbooks on sustainable bicycle usage for a local community during Diwali.

He helped launch "Springboard, " a Microsoft initiative designed to bring women who are on a career break back into the workforce.

Personality Overview

Story Driven

Amiable & Agreeable

Non-Confrontational

They tend to be agreeable by nature, so take their promises with a pinch of salt.
  They prefer to build relationships rather than staying totally transactional. Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials.

Topics They Care About

AI in Recruiting
He is certified in AI-Driven Recruiting and actively engages in challenges like the "AI InMail Mastery" to explore how AI can be a true HR companion.
Diversity Hiring
He has a special interest in diversity, helping people restart careers, and worked on an initiative at Microsoft to bring women on break back to work.
Strategic Sourcing
His expertise involves developing sourcing strategies to build differentiated talent pools that meet both the short-term and long-term needs of the business.

Media Appearances

Natraj has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2024
Senior Talent Sourcer at Microsoft
4-2023 - 9-2024
Vice President Talent Acquisition at Citi India
2-2022 - 4-2023
Strategic Talent Sourcer-Engineering at Microsoft
1-2021 - 2-2022
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist at Microsoft
1-2017 - 1-2021
Technology Hiring-Talent Acquistion at Amazon

Education

2008 - 2009
M.B.A from Edinburgh Business School

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Insights For Selling To Natraj

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Speak from experience about success that the product has seen with other customers
  • Ask them how their day is going or exchange some other pleasantries
  • Invite them for a lunch or a drink/coffee

DONT's

  • Don’t be too formal with them, they trust informality more
  • Don’t push them for a direct ‘no’, take lack of ‘yes’ as ‘no’ after some time
  • Avoid overloading them with too much information

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Natraj is

  • Relationship and rapport are valuable for them, but so is proven product value.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Natraj

  • They are unlikely to say no directly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Natraj move?

  • They are not very fast decision makers, even while they continue to stay engaged.
  • Can Natraj take some risk or not?

  • They can take some low-probability risks if needed.

You And Natraj

Personality Compatibility


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