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Vardaan Shekhawat, MCDI

Commander · DISC type D
Executive Director at UK Jobs Insider
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

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.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Executive Director
Job Level
Senior
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Vardaan shows up

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.

Priorities

Topics Vardaan cares 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.
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Career

Work history

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

Media appearances

Meet Vardaan - UK Jobs Insider. Featured in UK Jobs Insider
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Education
9-2022 - 10-2023
Master's degree
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Bachelor's degree
Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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