Vardaan Shekhawat, MCDI

Commander
DISC Type : D

Executive Director at UK Jobs Insider

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Vardaan Shekhawat is the Executive Director of UK Jobs Insider and the Policy and Public Affairs Manager at ECITB. An award-winning researcher with experience at LSE and Uber, he focuses on skills policy and helping people secure jobs. Colleagues describe him as smart, diligent, and engaging, with deep knowledge in public policy across diverse landscapes.

Fueled by a desire to use his education for humanitarian purposes, Vardaan founded "Project uP, " an NGO focused on childrens welfare and education. This passion has taken him worldwide, from teaching university students in Niger to working on vocations in West Africa and with Uber in Asia Pacific, demonstrating a commitment to international development.

Unique fact: Vardaan was accepted to the University of Oxford to study Sustainable Development.

Personality Overview

Risk-Taker

Impact-Driven

Decisive

They take a lot of pride in personal achievements.  More than the product, they care about the impact of the product. They like to move fast and expect the same from others.

Topics They Care About

Career Development
As founder of UK Jobs Insider, he shares extensive advice on job hunting, interview techniques, and leveraging platforms like LinkedIn to help professionals advance their careers.
Social Mobility Policy
In his role at ECITB, he recently submitted written evidence to a UK Parliament inquiry on Social Mobility Policy, showing active engagement in shaping national skills policy.
Sustainable Development
He was accepted to Oxford University to study Sustainable Development and has expressed a deep commitment to addressing vital global challenges encapsulated by the UN's SDGs.

Media Appearances

Meet Vardaan - UK Jobs Insider. Featured in UK Jobs Insider

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Work History

12-2023
Executive Director at UK Jobs Insider
10-2023
Policy and Public Affairs Manager at ECITB
9-2022 - 9-2023
Public Policy Consultant- BD at WhereIsMyTransport
3-2023 - 8-2023
Research Assistant at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
5-2021 - 9-2022
Public Policy Consultant at Uber

Education

9-2022 - 10-2023
Master's degree from The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Bachelor's degree from Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi

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Insights For Selling To Vardaan

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
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk

DONT's

  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any
  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority
  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Vardaan 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 Vardaan

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

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Vardaan move?

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

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

You And Vardaan

Personality Compatibility


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