Samsundar Palaparthi

Evaluator
DISC Type : DSC

General Manager - Talent Acquisition at Worley

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Overview

Samsundar is a strategic talent acquisition leader at Worley with 14+ years of experience in HR transformation and digitalization. An MBA graduate from SCMHRD, he specializes in HR technologies like Eightfold. ai. Colleagues describe him as cheerful, reliable, supportive, and well-networked.

He has personally helped more than 6, 000 professionals find roles that energize them throughout his career.

Personality Overview

Thorough Evaluator

Hard To Convince

Fast But Analytical

They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical  They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service

Topics They Care About

TA Transformation
Drives the digitalization of recruiting processes, focusing on practical improvements in hiring workflows at companies like Worley, Nayara Energy, and UPL.
HR Technology
Has deep expertise implementing platforms like Eightfold. ai, Oracle Recruiting Cloud, and SuccessFactors, leading the design and rollout across global teams.
Skills-Based Hiring
Champions the shift to a skills-based approach to recruiting, ensuring hiring aligns with business capabilities and future workforce plans.

Media Appearances

Samsundar has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2025
General Manager - Talent Acquisition at Worley
12-2022 - 2-2025
Joint General Manager & Team Leader - Talent Acquisition at Nayara Energy
6-2021 - 12-2022
Global Lead - Talent Acquisition at UPL
4-2018 - 5-2021
Lead - Talent Acquisition (India) at BASF
3-2018 - 3-2018
Talent Acquisition Manager at BASF

Education

2009 - 2011
Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Symbiosis Centre For Management and Human Resource Development
2005 - 2008
BBA-IT from Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research

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Insights For Selling To Samsundar

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep a professional, business-like approach; especially if you tend to get informal quickly
  • Showcase how you can impact results but also make sure that you share detailed information too
  • Showcase your competitive superiority clearly when possible or address it at the minimum

DONT's

  • Avoid too much small talk, just a few formal pleasantries should be fine
  • Avoid making strong statements, instead invite them to agree with you by asking them questions
  • Don’t focus on relationship, focus purely on the merit of your product

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Samsundar is

  • ROI matters the most to them, followed by process and finally proof of results
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Samsundar

  • They might hesitate a little, but will go ahead and say no when necessary (or asked)

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Samsundar move?

  • They are unlikely to move very fast, especially when it comes to new products or services
  • Can Samsundar take some risk or not?

  • They have relatively low risk-appetite and are not very likely to go for something unproven and risky

You And Samsundar

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