Praveen Donepudi

Initiator
DISC Type : Di

Talent Acquisition - Strategy & Consulting at Accenture

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Overview

Praveen is a Talent Acquisition Lead at Accenture, focusing on Data and AI with over 18 years of expertise in full life-cycle recruiting. With an engineering background from the University of Madras, he specializes in building candidate pipelines and implementing end-to-end recruiting solutions. Colleagues describe him as reliable, professional, and dedicated.

Outside of his direct role, Praveen is passionate about guiding professionals through the job market. He is an expert in providing career advice to candidates, helping them understand new hiring trends and navigate their career decisions, making him a trusted mentor in his field.

Unique fact: He successfully transitioned from a background in software development to become a long-standing expert in strategic talent acquisition.

Personality Overview

Conviction Driven

Friendly Challenger

Risk-Accepting

They measure a product on its merit but can be influenced by strong testimonials.  They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something. They respond well to objective pitches but also attach some value to relationships.

Topics They Care About

Data & AI Talent
Currently leads talent acquisition for Accenture's Data & AI team and actively posts about hiring for roles in this space, such as Snowflake professionals.
Recruitment Strategy
Has over 18 years of experience developing talent acquisition strategies, building pipelines, and managing the end-to-end recruitment process for major technology firms.
Candidate Experience
His previous roles explicitly mention taking steps to ensure a positive candidate experience, indicating a focus on the human side of recruiting.

Media Appearances

Praveen has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2019
Talent Acquisition - Strategy & Consulting at Accenture
5-2017 - 5-2019
Talent Acquisition - Digital at Accenture
8-2016 - 4-2017
Manager - Strategic Recruitment at ITP Software India Pvt Ltd
1-2015 - 7-2016
Offshore Resource Manager at MindSource
3-2010 - 12-2014
Sr Lead Technical Recruiter at Cogent Associates LLC

Education

1994 - 1998
B.E from University of Madras
1992 - 1994
Intermediate from Gowtham Junior College

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Insights For Selling To Praveen

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Focus on the big picture and the strategic value of your product
  • Refer to testimonials from well known people to highlight the value of your product
  • Get them to a point where they are ready to bat for your product internally

DONT's

  • Don’t keep repeating the same information, it could make them impatient
  • Avoid focusing only on the product or its ROI, keep building trust subtly
  • Don't be unorganized, be prepared for the pitch

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Praveen is

  • Belief in the value of the product, relationship and a sense of accomplishment matter the most.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Praveen

  • They are not shy of saying no if they do not develop trust in your product.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Praveen move?

  • If they develop confidence in your product and you, then they can make fast decisions.
  • Can Praveen take some risk or not?

  • If necessary, they have the ability to take risky decisions.

You And Praveen

Personality Compatibility


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