Pragadesh Chandrasekaran

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DISC Type : DS

Resource Manager at Factana® - Industry Solution Provider

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Overview

Pragadesh Chandrasekaran is a Resource Manager at Factana® with extensive experience in full life-cycle recruiting. A graduate of the University of Madras, he specializes in sourcing senior and niche candidates. Colleagues describe him as dedicated, result-oriented, and knowledgeable, with strong communication skills and a deep understanding of technical requirements.

He has a specialized skill in uncovering passive candidates for niche roles within limited talent pools, focusing on contract and direct sourcing to secure hires.

Personality Overview

Output-Driven

Planner & Achiever

Long-Term Thinker

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

Topics They Care About

Full-Cycle Recruiting
His experience covers the entire recruiting lifecycle, including strategy, sourcing, screening, technical evaluations, and candidate closure for senior and niche roles.
Passive Candidate Sourcing
Specializes in developing strategies to find and engage passive candidates, particularly for hard-to-fill technical positions in limited markets.
Legacy System Modernization
His recent hiring focus is on Technical Architects skilled in migrating legacy C++ systems to modern, scalable Java-based architectures.

Media Appearances

Pragadesh has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2024 - 6-2025
Resource Manager at Factana® - Industry Solution Provider
8-2019 - 6-2023
Senior Specialist/Senior Associate - Talent Acquisition - Global Recruitment/ VendorPartner Program at HTC Global Services
3-2018 - 7-2019
Assistant Manager - Talent Acquisition - Global Recruitment at Atos Syntel
2-2017 - 2-2018
Lead Recruiter at Tek Leaders Inc
7-2016 - 2-2017
Senior Technical Recruiter at Metasys Technologies, Inc.

Education

2005 - 2008
Bsc from University of Madras

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Insights For Selling To Pragadesh

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Let them know of potential risks but suggest mitigation methods alongside
  • During followups, use phone or text if needed, they should be fine
  • You can spend time on BANT (or other qualification methodology) but keep it to the point

DONT's

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

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Pragadesh 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 Pragadesh

  • 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 Pragadesh move?

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

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

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