Sharmistha Basu

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Assistant Director - Talent at EY at EY

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

As an Assistant Director of Talent at EY, Sharmistha specializes in full-cycle recruitment for diverse functions like sales, marketing, and R&D. Her career includes talent management roles at Standard Chartered Bank and Accenture, with project experience in proactive hiring, gender diversity, and cost-effective sourcing.

Based on recommendations from colleagues, Sharmistha is often described as a keen, ambitious, hard-working, and dynamic individual. She is regarded as a dependable team player who operates with high integrity.

Sharmistha was recently honored with the "Excellence Award FY24" at EY, a significant recognition of her professional efforts.

Personality Overview

Curious

Assertive

Value Driven

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.  They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince. They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information.

Topics They Care About

End-to-End Recruitment
Her experience spans the entire recruitment lifecycle, from sourcing to offers, across major firms like EY, Standard Chartered, and Accenture for Unilever.
Diversity Hiring
At ABB, she specialized in projects focused on niche position hiring and improving gender diversity, indicating a commitment to inclusive talent acquisition.
Strategic Sourcing
She has direct experience with cost-effective sourcing channels, market research, and talent mapping to support proactive hiring for specialized roles.

Media Appearances

Sharmistha has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2020
Assistant Director - Talent at EY at EY
7-2017 - 1-2020
Resourcing Manager Human Resources at Standard Chartered Bank
10-2016 - 6-2017
Senior HR Analyst at ABB
5-2010 - 10-2016
Senior Recruitment Specialist - Unilever project at Accenture
2009 - 2010
Non IT Specialist - HR at Acculogix

Education

Sharmistha has no verified education history

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Insights For Selling To Sharmistha

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Help them realize that there is no personal risk in making this decision
  • Use phrases like ‘clear proof that’, ‘data shows’ etc.
  • Share testimonials from known people and give multiple examples of product value

DONT's

  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points
  • Avoid making offhand commitments
  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Sharmistha is

  • Proven value, strong testimonials are important to them, relationships will have some weightage.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Sharmistha

  • They are practical and friendly, don't expect a clear-cut response often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Sharmistha move?

  • They like to perform full analysis and can take time to make any decision.
  • Can Sharmistha take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and are less likely to take risks.

You And Sharmistha

Personality Compatibility


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