Sagar Kommula

Researcher
DISC Type : Cs

Principal Recruiter at PayPal

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

Sagar is a Principal Talent Acquisition Partner at PayPal, specializing in technical and social media recruiting. With a background at Google, Tesco, and Capgemini, he excels in sourcing top engineering talent. Colleagues describe him as driven, passionate, and a master of stakeholder management.

He is a strong believer that social recruiting should be an integral part of a recruiters identity, not just a mechanical process. Sagar holds a B. TECH from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University.

Unique fact: He leverages a wide array of social platforms for recruiting, including less common ones for hiring like Snapchat and WeChat.

Personality Overview

Perfectionist

Self-Disciplined

Soft Communicator

They tend to be clear about their needs and limitations and are unlikely to promise too much.  Being observant comes to them naturally. The only way to convince them is by showing them examples and ample proof.

Topics They Care About

Social Media Hiring
Considers it a core part of his identity to recruit talent using social platforms, including LinkedIn, Twitter, GitHub, and even Snapchat.
Technical Recruiting
Focuses on hiring specialized senior talent, including Software Engineers, Data Engineers, and Cloud Engineers for companies like PayPal and Google.
Talent Engagement
Emphasizes helping candidates find their next career opportunity and engaging with the best talent in the industry. He is noted for his excellent candidate engagement skills.

Media Appearances

Sagar has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2021
Principal Recruiter at PayPal
5-2021 - 10-2021
Recruiter, Cloud -India | Hiring Backend & Fullstack Engineers at Google
11-2018 - 4-2021
Senior Talent Partner -Global Talent Acquisition at PayPal
3-2016 - 10-2018
HR Lead at Tesco Bengaluru
4-2015 - 3-2016
Social Media Hiring/Talent Acquisition Consultant at Capgemini

Education

2004 - 2008
B.TECH from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
2002 - 2004
Class 12 from Vikas Education Institutions

More Information

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Exp : 10 Location : Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Job Level : Junior Designation : Principal Recruiter at PayPal
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Insights For Selling To Sagar

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Share a one-off customer success story but keeps the focus on highlighting objective, numerical results
  • Use phrases like 'results based on data', 'measurable proof', 'X% growth' etc.
  • Share whitepapers or case studies that showcase measurable results instead of just telling customer stories

DONT's

  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured
  • Don't ask them to move fast, let them take their time and digest all the information
  • 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 Sagar is

  • Adoption by others is very important to them, followed by confidence in ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Sagar

  • Often, they don't say no, or keep going about it in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Sagar move?

  • They don't like to hasten, so their speed of decision-making may be slow.
  • Can Sagar take some risk or not?

  • They have little willingness to take risks, and prefer making calculated decisions.

You And Sagar

Personality Compatibility


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