Prakash Venkat

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Senior Lead - Talent Acquisition (EMEA) at Infosys

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

Prakash Venkat is a Senior Lead for Global Talent Acquisition at Infosys, bringing over 16 years of experience in EMEA, the Middle East, and India. Holding an MBA from Annamalai University, he specializes in talent strategy and business partnering. Colleagues consistently describe him as diligent, ethical, and dedicated.

He is an optimistic and results-oriented professional who identifies as a passionate "people person. " Prakash is a firm believer in the power of professional networking and has cultivated an extensive network to connect with talent and opportunities in a vibrant and challenging global environment.

Unique fact: Prakash is a professional networker with over 30, 000 first-degree connections on LinkedIn.

Personality Overview

Price-Sensitive

Systematic

Value Seeker

They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.  It is quite likely of them to ask for pricing or other concessions. They prefer to analyze every situation thoroughly.


Topics They Care About

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Emiratization Initiatives
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Media Appearances

Prakash has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2022
Senior Lead - Talent Acquisition (EMEA) at Infosys
2-2019 - 6-2022
MEA - Talent Acquisition Assistant Delivery Manager at Future Focus Infotech Private Limited
4-2016 - 12-2018
Talent Acquisition Specialist at Solutions Middle East
10-2012 - 3-2016
SR Recruiter at IT PEOPLE FZ LLC/Orient Information Technology
9-2010 - 10-2012
HR at Accenture service pvt ltd

Education

2004 - 2006
MBA from Annamalai University
2001 - 2004
BCA from Bharathidasan University or Bishop Heber College

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Exp : 18 Location : Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Senior Lead - Talent Acquisition (EMEA) at Infosys
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Insights For Selling To Prakash

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Emphasise more on facts and measurable benefits
  • Back up any claims with data and numbers
  • Tell them that you will come back if you don’t have a good answer for a question

DONT's

  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them
  • Avoid rushing them, be polite and patient
  • Don’t depend too much on anecdotal evidence, it reduces their confidence

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Prakash is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Prakash

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Prakash move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can Prakash take some risk or not?

  • They can take risk if they are convinced that they have analyzed the circumstances well.


You And Prakash

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