Vijayan R

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DISC Type : DC

Head of Global Campus & Strategic Hiring at Prodapt

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Overview

Vijayan R is a Human Resources leader with over 19 years of experience in the IT, Healthcare, and Design industries. A postgraduate from IIM Calcutta, he is the Head of Global Campus & Strategic Hiring at Prodapt. Colleagues describe him as an inspirational, approachable, and exceptional people leader.

Outside of his corporate role, Vijayan is a public speaker, career coach, and volunteer. He has a keen interest in cricket, passionately following the Indian national teams, and also shows enthusiasm for Indias advancements in space exploration, particularly the achievements of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).

He co-founded and served as a Director for the startup "MyAnatomy Ventures, " which developed innovative engagement software.

Personality Overview

Fast But Analytical

Thorough Evaluator

ROI Driven

They like to move fast and expect the same from others.  They are not always relationship oriented. They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms.

Topics They Care About

Strategic Hiring
As Head of Global Campus & Strategic Hiring, he focuses on high-impact HR interventions and building future-ready workforce pipelines.
Talent Development
His experience and social media posts reflect a focus on talent engagement, career coaching, and helping professionals avoid career plateaus.
Indian Cricket
He recently posted enthusiastically about both the Indian women's ODI team and players from regional cricket associations, showing a strong passion for the sport.

Media Appearances

Vijayan has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2018
Head of Global Campus & Strategic Hiring at Prodapt
1-2017 - 2-2018
Director at MYANATOMY VENTURES
2-2015 - 1-2017
Vice President – Human Resources at CADeploy
11-2013 - 1-2015
Deputy General Manager - India HR Operations at Caresoft
7-2009 - 10-2013
Senior Manager Human Resources at CURA

Education

2010 - 2012
Master's degree from Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from Dr MGR Educational and Research Institute

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Insights For Selling To Vijayan

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Objectively showcase the impact that your product creates
  • Be respectful but crisp
  • Refer to testimonials from well-known industry leaders

DONT's

  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person
  • Avoid being too verbose
  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Vijayan is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Vijayan

  • If they are not convinced, they will have no hesitation in telling you the same.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Vijayan move?

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

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

You And Vijayan

Personality Compatibility


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