#390: Swetha Harikrishnan on creating an inclusive work culture and on the hiring process

“Work culture also means constantly being challenged to be engaged and innovating where the team is much more included in leadership decisions, etc. And all of that you feel like you have a stake in the company, and more involvement in the company.”

Welcome to another episode of Shape of Work. In today’s episode, our guest talks on creating an inclusive work culture and preparing for the hiring process. Our guest today is Swetha Harikrishnan, Senior Director - People at HackerEarth, a comprehensive developer assessment software that helps companies accurately measure the skills of developers during the recruiting process.

Swetha has an overall work experience of sixteen years. She did her B.Sc from Dayananda Sagar College of Science, Bangalore, and later her MBA in PES and Human Resources. He has worked in various companies including American Express, Hewlett-Packard, BT Group, etc.

Episode Highlights

• How to create an inclusive culture?
• How to prepare for the hiring process?
• The importance of diversity in the workplace
• How does technology help in hiring?

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Produced by: Priya Bhatt
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.