#319: Navigating technology hiring and staff augmentation with Chirag Thakker

"How to run a company while being remote? If your internal performance management system is in place, this is workable. You have your outcomes decided and your tracking system in place."

Chirag Thakker, the Founder of Lateral Bridge, the only renowned dedicated platform for technology-talent outstaffing as of today, graces us with his presence on the newest episode of The Shape of Work podcast. He offers a sneak peek into the unique strategies he followed while building Lateral Bridge, and enlightens us about staff augmentation and busts some myths surrounding it.

Chirag is an experienced Senior Human Resources Manager with a demonstrated history of working in start-ups. Prior to founding Lateral Bridge, Chirag worked as a Regional Manager at Livespace and as Senior Manager at PaySense.

Episode Highlights:

• Chirag's career journey
• Strategies and challenges of recruitment
• How to deal with challenges in technology hiring
• Staff Augmentation: What it is and its advantages

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Produced by: Priya Bhatt
Podcast Host: Riddhi Agarwal

About Springworks:

Springworks is a fully-distributed HR technology organisation building tools and products to simplify recruitment, onboarding, employee engagement, and retention. The product stack from Springworks includes:

SpringVerify— B2B verification platform

EngageWith— employee recognition and rewards platform that enriches company culture

Trivia — a suite of real-time, fun, and interactive games platforms for remote/hybrid team-building

SpringRole — verified professional-profile platform backed by blockchain, and

SpringRecruit — a forever-free applicant tracking system.

Springworks prides itself on being an organisation focused on employee well-being and workplace culture, leading to a 4.8 rating on Glassdoor for the 200+ employee strength company.