Vaibhav Dhawan

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Talent Acquisition and Talent management at GIA (Gemological Institute of America)

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Overview

Vaibhav Dhawan is a versatile HR professional with over 17 years of experience in talent acquisition and management across diverse industries like IT, Telecom, and Manufacturing. An alumnus of TISS and Punjab Engineering College, he focuses on creating happy and purposeful cultures with a bottom-line focus, leveraging his expertise in the complete employee lifecycle.

Outside of his HR career, Vaibhav is a Certified Happiness and Life Coach who follows the Ikigai philosophy. He is an avid reader, often sharing insights from books on performance, communication, and data-based worldviews. His personal approach is calm, approachable, and empathetic, which colleagues highly respect.

Unique fact: He is a National Sportsperson and was a finalist for the prestigious ET Young Leader award.

Personality Overview

Quality Focused

Objective Thinker

Demanding

More than the product, they care about the impact of the product.  They take a lot of pride in personal achievements. They respond better to strong and respectful interactions.

Topics They Care About

Talent Management
His career spans the full employee lifecycle, from acquisition and onboarding to performance, engagement, and exit management across multiple high-profile companies.
Organizational Culture
He believes in a "3P approach" (People, Profit, Planet) and aims to build happy, healthy, and purposeful workplace cultures. Colleagues describe him as approachable and professional.
Personal Development
His social feed highlights lessons from books such as "High Performance Habits" and "How to Talk to Anyone, " indicating a strong focus on continuous self-improvement.

Media Appearances

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Work History

6-2021
Talent Acquisition and Talent management at GIA (Gemological Institute of America)
1-2021 - 5-2021
HR Consultant at HRipple Solutions
5-2020 - 12-2020
Senior Human Resources Manager at Nandan Petrochem Limited
10-2019 - 5-2020
Human Resources Lead at Aquasail India
2-2015 - 9-2019
Head of Human Resources and Administration at Red Apple Travel group

Education

2007 - 2009
M.A in HRM&LR from Tata Institute of Social Sciences
1998 - 2002
B.E from Punjab Engineering College

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Insights For Selling To Vaibhav

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots
  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers
  • Be respectful but crisp

DONT's

  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet
  • Avoid being too verbose

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Vaibhav 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 Vaibhav

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

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Vaibhav move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Vaibhav take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Vaibhav

Personality Compatibility


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