#375: Akshay Patil on the challenges of acquiring and retaining top-level talent

“Organisations should keep in mind that the existing employees are working in the system for a long time and if they are performing they should get appreciated. If you don't take time to appreciate those people they will try to move on and look for other opportunities.”

We are honoured to have with us Akshay Patil, Talent Acquisition Partner and Associate Manager at Piramal Capital & Housing Finance Limited in the newest episode of The Shape Of Work podcast. Join us to hear what he has to say about attracting and retaining top talent.

Akshay has an overall work experience of five years. He did his BMS from the University of Mumbai. He has worked at Smartsearch Consultant and CareerNet Technologies prior to his time at Piramal Capitals. It is safe to say that he has quite a strong presence in the domain of talent acquisition.

Episode Highlights

• Strategies for attracting and retaining top talent
• Successful initiatives spearheaded by Akshay as an HR professional
• Challenges faced in hiring people
• How to hire for a high-level job?

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Produced by: Priya Bhatt
Podcast Host: Aparajeeta Boro

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.