Rakhi Soneji

Commander
DISC Type : D

Chief Manager - Talent Acquisition at Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. (The Times of India)

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Overview

Rakhi Soneji is a senior talent acquisition leader with 20 years of experience, specializing in leadership hiring for the Manufacturing and Engineering sectors. She has held key roles like DGM at Randstad India and Chief Manager at Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. Colleagues describe her as professional, sincere, and well-networked.

Outside of her primary professional duties, Rakhi is deeply invested in continuous personal and professional development. She demonstrates a strong commitment to mastering emerging technologies and new methodologies to stay at the forefront of her field, dedicating significant personal time to learning.

She recently committed an entire 16+ hour weekend solely to mastering new AI tools for recruitment.

Personality Overview

Decisive

Strong-Willed

Impact-Driven

They like to act fast and expect others to do the same.  They like to be in a position where they can control the conversation and terms. More than the product, they care about the effectiveness of the product.

Topics They Care About

AI in Recruitment
She is passionately dedicating significant personal time, including entire weekends, to mastering AI tools to revolutionize talent acquisition.
Leadership Hiring
Her entire career is focused on executive search and selection, solving business challenges by placing the right leadership talent in key roles.
High-Performance Teams
She is actively building a talent acquisition team focused on influencing business outcomes, shaping company culture, and elevating the candidate experience.

Media Appearances

Rakhi has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2024
Chief Manager - Talent Acquisition at Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. (The Times of India)
2-2024 - 6-2024
Associate Partner at Randstad India
4-2021 - 4-2024
Practice Head - Manufacturing & Engineering at Randstad India
3-2018 - 3-2021
Senior Consultant at 3P Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
2-2015 - 5-2017
Talent Acquisition Specialist at JSW Steel Ltd

Education

7-2019 - 8-2021
Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management from Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning
6-2000 - 9-2002
Postgraduate Degree from Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar

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Insights For Selling To Rakhi

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be respectful but crisp
  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots
  • Objectively showcase the impact that your product creates

DONT's

  • Avoid being too verbose
  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any
  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Rakhi is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Rakhi

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no without any hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Rakhi move?

  • They can take decisions very fast if you manage to convince them.
  • Can Rakhi take some risk or not?

  • The risks don’t matter much to them.

You And Rakhi

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