‘The best talent is never out scouting for jobs in the market’

Among the challenges faced by HR managers is the need for the right fit, says

Sanjeev Parkar, executive director, HR, Pricewaterhousecoopers.

Parkar has worked with organisations such as Acnielsen, Maersk and Century Group. He speaks on the challenges faced by HR managers and how data can revolutionise the hiring process. Excerpts: the perfect fit. The HR’S role is to set expectations and make the business understand there is never an ideal fit.

HR needs to come up with robust integration plans and training programmes to help the talent pool ramp up.

The best talent is never out in the market scouting for job or hopping jobs. Hence, HR needs business intelligence to map them, create networking platforms and sell the value proposition. HR also needs to be a part of business strategy and come up with a talent forecast to help equip businesses. now want to move away from relying on instinct to being datacentric. It also helps to normalise the data and smoothen out the spikes. That’s where analytics come into play.

Secondly, identification of right talent from the market goes way beyond the keyword search in the CV. It needs an intelligent data analytics tool to narrow down the pool to optimally skilled candidates in the market. This will help you find the right talent as opposed to the dream talent. latent and hasn’t been serviced adequately.

There’s huge potential there and it’s for policymakers to ensure that servicing the domestic demand is as lucrative as exports-led growth. Also, there’s a severe mismatch between available and employable talent.

Curricula even in top-tiered colleges needs a fresh look to improve employability. • Ability to discard legacy if required. No more of parroting “the golden days.”

• Learning well and learning

quickly.

• Ability to work in a matrix structure, which is about multi-tasking and working with diverse stakeholders. Willingness to fail. But fail quickly, pick up and move on. Our ability to conduct ourselves in the social sphere too in times of social media where one is under constant glare. Particularly, not spreading fake news which is a modernday menace.

Ability to align with the dynamic environment around in terms of organisational philosophy and technology framework.

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