#373: Arokia John on the transition of HR roles and the current state of hiring

On this latest episode of The Shape of Work Podcast, our guest talks about how the HR industry has changed over the years and on the current hiring trends.

“HRBP role should always be a strategic position, rather than a transactional position, where the HRBP is always on the face of the business leaders, asking them questions, look at the strategy for the organisation in the future.”

We welcome Arokia John, Human Resource Business Partner at Petrofac- an infrastructure organisation for energy industries.

Arokia has an overall work experience of sixteen years. He did his Bachelor of Commerce from Loyola College, Chennai, and his Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration and Human Resources from Symbiosis International University. He has worked in various organisations including ICICI Bank as the Wealth Manager and at Flex as HR Business Partner.

Episode Highlights

• How have the HR roles and responsibilities transitioned over the years?
• What changes will come about in the HR industry with the changes in technology?
• What skills are required in the current scenario of hiring?
• The importance and need for engineers

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Produced by: Priya Bhat
Podcast Host: Archit Sethi

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.