Introduction to our audience - Ujwala Kudur


Ujwala Kudur has over 19 years of experience in Talent acquisition. While consulting experience groomed her on business acumen, client retention, team management and delivery, her corporate / startup experience emphasized on stakeholder management, quick turn around time, candidate / employee experience and being agile. Hence the birth of Arete Careers which amalgamates these experiences with primary focus on speed and quality while revenue becomes a byproduct.


About Arete Career and its services


Arete Careers is an organization focusing on Executive search and specialize in Tech hiring since its inception in 2016. We have partnered with some of the leading product and startup companies and are looking at easing the process of attracting and retaining the best talent in an organization. We understand some of the pain points of talent acquisition and would like to address the same by improving the hiring metrics such as conversion ratio from applicants to joining and shorten the turn around time(TAT). Our major focus being people centric, we work towards providing a great client, candidate and employee experience. Our services cover the below gamuts:


Talent acquisition :

  •         Executive Search
  •         Permanent hiring
  •         Recruitment process Outsourcing ( RPO).


Advisory services:

  •         Industry Mapping
  •         Compensation survey
  •         Framing company policies.


What methods of sourcing do you use for talent acquisition?


Different sourcing techniques are used based on the talent availability and level of positions we are hiring for, which ranges from internal database, social media platforms, references, recruiter network, online job boards, automation tools powered with AI, different search techniques,  professional sites and offline methods.


How can an individual impress a talent acquisition professional?


During the hiring process ,HR round concentrates on overall personality and soft skills of an individual which is more crucial to an organization. This will revolve in terms of team & company culture fitment, alignment to core values of an organization and what sort of a value-add does an individual bring to the company.


Certain factors that make a difference are :


Remember, While skills can be acquired over a period of time, attitude is a no-compromise zone.


Interest in learning, be it a new technology, game or music.


Failing is natural, but the next steps post failure matters the most.


Taking risks.


Research about company and feel free to ask questions.


How do the industry mapping experts from Arete Careers help an organisation?


It is always important to understand the industry, talent availability, competitor analysis, understand the compensation structure of your competitors to device a great talent acquisition strategy and understand recent trends & practices in HR while framing policies that are fair, inclusive and transparent to work towards talent retention. We at Arete Careers have the necessary data & tools to research for each of the above to help our clients take informed decisions.


What are the factors you keep in mind while framing company policies?


As our tagline  says “ Human First, HR Next “, the policies that we device will be people centric to an organization. The main driving factors are core values and company culture for framing policies.


What are the criteria you look at while conducting executive search?


The executive search strategy is devised based on criteria like level of position to be hired ,which industry and location does the company belong to, company size, funding stage, company culture and challenges faced while hiring. We develop close, effective and long-term working partnerships with clients to ensure full knowledge and understanding of their search requirements. We provide both contingent & retained search services by conducting a thorough competitor research and rely on our industry network for relevant contacts. 



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