Rahul Chaudhary

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Talent Acquisition Partner at IBM

Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Overview

Rahul is a Talent Acquisition Partner at IBM, specializing in lateral and leadership hiring. With an MBA in Human Resources from Guru Jambheshwar University and a certification in Skills-Based Transformation, he is focused on sourcing top talent. Colleagues describe him as dedicated, insightful, and professional.

Outside of his professional life, Rahul is a self-described optimist who is fun-loving and down-to-earth. He has a passion for exploring new places through travel and sightseeing, enjoys listening to rock music, and lives by the motto ‘Live and let live’.

During a recent campus hiring drive at IIT Delhi, he found the experience of interacting with students personally special, as it reminded him of his own placement days.

Personality Overview

Slow Buyer

Fact-Driven

Sometimes Friendly

They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end.  They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time. They tend to have clarity about their needs and constraints, and are unlikely to over-promise.

Topics They Care About

Technology Recruiting
He actively hires for specialized technical roles, including Forescout NAC, Connected Vehicle, and IoT consultants, as mentioned in his recent hiring posts.
Campus Hiring
He is actively involved in university recruitment drives and has recently shared his positive experiences from visiting campuses like IIT Delhi and Galgotias University.
Skills-Based Transformation
He recently earned and shared a certification in this area, indicating a professional interest in modern, skills-focused hiring and talent management methodologies.

Media Appearances

Rahul has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2021
Talent Acquisition Partner at IBM
10-2016 - 7-2020
Senior Recruiter at Ashtoshine Pvt Ltd

Education

2015 - 2017
Master of Business Administration - MBA from Guru Jambheshwar University
2011 - 2014
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from GLA University

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Insights For Selling To Rahul

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • When following up with them, expect slowness; use questions to engage them, preferably over email.
  • Actively address their concerns around change, risk, and acceptance by users
  • Share a one-off customer success story but keeps the focus on highlighting objective, numerical results

DONT's

  • Give it some time before you try to build rapport and a relationship, it doesn't come to them naturally
  • Avoid emotional and informal language, stay objective and to the point instead
  • Avoid phrases like ‘trust me’, ‘you will just love it’ etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Rahul is

  • Proof of usage by others in the industry, case studies showing ROI are likely to work the best with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Rahul

  • They don’t say no often, they push out the decisions or keep going around in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Rahul move?

  • They are some of the slowest movers and take their time reaching decisions.
  • Can Rahul take some risk or not?

  • They have very low acceptance of risk even if they do not say it directly.

You And Rahul

Personality Compatibility


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