Pradeep Kumar

Enigma
DISC Type : cdi

Manager-Recruitment at Kore.ai

Greater Hyderabad Area, India

Overview

Pradeep Kumar is a Talent Acquisition Leader with over 14 years of experience in the IT and software industries. He specializes in sourcing top talent and managing recruitment operations for major companies like Google and EPAM Systems. He holds a Bachelors degree from Osmania University and currently serves as Manager-Recruitment at Kore. ai.

He is passionate about fostering a positive and inclusive workplace culture through employee engagement and community outreach. He actively participates in corporate social responsibility initiatives, such as programs that support education for young girls, reflecting a commitment to community empowerment.

He champions bringing employees extended families, including parents and siblings, into the workplace to foster a stronger sense of community.

Personality Overview

Friendly Yet Blunt

Fast Follower

Persuasive & Assertive

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

Topics They Care About

Talent Acquisition
Over 14 years of experience managing end-to-end talent acquisition for IT services and software product development companies.
Company Culture
Actively promotes a positive work environment through posts about employee-centric events like family days and sustainability challenges.
Corporate Responsibility
Participated in a school transformation program to empower girl students, showing a commitment to community impact.

Media Appearances

Pradeep has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2023
Manager-Recruitment at Kore.ai
3-2022 - 9-2023
Talent Advisor (Google) at Google
3-2021 - 2-2022
Lead -Talent Acquisition at Concentrix Catalyst
1-2016 - 1-2021
Senior Recruiter at EPAM Systems
8-2012 - 12-2015
Technical Recruiter at Sunmerge Systems

Education

2003 - 2006
Bachelor’s Degree from Osmania University

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Insights For Selling To Pradeep

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Help them realize that any personal risk in making this decision is far less compared to what the results could mean for them
  • Use a combination of data as well as stories for your pitch, a ppt might not be necessary
  • 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
  • Avoid making offhand commitments, understand the root of their concerns first
  • 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 Pradeep is

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

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

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Pradeep move?

  • They like to be detailed, so unless they develop strong conviction, they can take their time to arrive at decisions
  • Can Pradeep 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 Pradeep

Personality Compatibility


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