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Venkatesh Vijayan

Planner · DISC type Sc
Talent Acquisition at Wayfair
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Venkatesh Vijayan is a strategic Talent Acquisition Manager at Wayfair with over 12 years of experience in full-cycle recruitment and employer branding for companies like Siemens and IBM. Colleagues describe him as diligent, committed, and patient. He holds an MBA from Kalasalingam University.

He has a strong focus on enhancing the candidate experience and leveraging data-driven insights and technology to optimize recruitment processes. He has spearheaded initiatives to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion in hiring practices across various industries.

Unique fact: While at Fractal Analytics, he successfully built a team of Analytics Consultants and Engagement Managers for Shanghai, China.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Talent Acquisition
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Personality Overview

How Venkatesh shows up

Analytical & Cautious
Overcautious
Deliberate

They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end. They tend to be clear about their needs and limitations and are unlikely to promise too much. Being observant comes to them naturally.

Priorities

Topics Venkatesh cares about

Technology Recruiting
Specializes in recruiting for high-demand tech roles, including Cloud (GCP, Azure, AWS), Data Engineering, AI/ML, and Java architects for companies like Wayfair and Freshworks.
Strategic Hiring
Focuses on partnering with business leaders to develop and execute innovative hiring strategies that reduce time-to-hire and improve candidate quality.
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Career

Work history

9-2023
Talent Acquisition
Wayfair
3-2022 - 1-2023
Talent Acquisition Lead
Freshworks
9-2021 - 3-2022
Senior Manager Talent Acquisition
Siemens Healthineers
3-2019 - 9-2021
Talent Acquisition Manager
Fractal Analytics
1-2018 - 3-2019
Talent Acquisition partner - GBS
IBM
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Education
2009 - 2011
MBA
Kalasalingam University
2006 - 2009
Bsc IT
G.T.N. ARTS COLLEGE
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

S

Steadiness (S)

Steadiness (S) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to focus on cooperation, support and taking everyone along. Those scoring high tend to be consistent and calm.

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