The global HR Consulting market has undergone a major face shift and the same is evident within the Indian Sub-continent. From just managing the administrative works in the past, over the past few decades, HR consulting as evolved as a very process-oriented segment that is catering to countless concerns of the modern-day business. Slowly and steadily, the focus has shifted to define strategy, and hence new strategic and tactical models have paved in to reduce the work-load. These best practices are shaping the HR consulting business with high precision and effectiveness.
The Inside Story
One such organization that has emerged in the HR consulting sector is Corp Placements. Incepted in 2003, Corp Placements is a leading executive search and placement firm that is based in India’s Silicon Valley – Bengaluru. With an honest intent to comprehend the client’s inherent culture, be sensitive towards the requirements and deriving innovative strategies are the elements that elevate Corp Placements in the consulting industry. As a preferred choice of numerous clients, it receives more than 1000 resumes each day that is processed and uploaded in the cloud database embracing latest technologies. Speedy delivery, fifteen years of executive research, placements and recruitments, and stringent screening & value referrals make the entity to stand ahead amongst the industry giants.
Having one of the richest databases in the segment, it has acquired over 14 years’ of experience in the recruitment space and has assisted over 4000 candidates in getting a suitable opportunity untill now. Apart from having its registered office in Indiranagar, Bengaluru, it has a major prominence in the regions of Cochin and Mumbai. It has created a niche in the consulting market by aligning the competency fitment, cultural fitment, technical fitment and finally compensation fitment in the industry.
An Inspiring Leader with Persistent Determination
Anand Vadakepat is the Founder of this esteemed organization. Over the past fifteen years, he has evolved as an experienced assessor and interviewer with over 2000+ interviews. His acumen in the areas of Marketing, Branding, Communication, Finance & Accounts, Commercial, Purchase, HR and IT are unmatched. He has amassed huge experience in Executive Search, Senior and Mid-level hiring; assisting Start-Up’s form and identify/choose the core team along with having exposure to Psychometric assessments and conducting Assessment Centers. He has been a regular guest lecturer and amongst the selection panel of various renowned B-Schools in the country.
Along with having such a plethora of knowledge in diverse areas, Anand is a Vedic Astrologer as well with experience over ten years and has checked over 2500 horoscopes. Around three months ago, he has started another venture – www.jothishi.com with the help of angel funding.
Employee Development
The company firmly believes that their workforces are its biggest asset and hence it always looks forward to empowering the workforce of the company. By conducting regular trainings, enhancing their skill sets and most importantly – giving them the authority to manage the operations enables them to put forth their ideas and suggestions into reality. The basic objective is to provide a platform that allows them to be independent and take matured decisions that fuel the company to progress together.
Right from defining the basic policies, rules to ensuring that the policies are implemented at the ground-level, employees play a pivotal role in defining the company. Most of the employees are from very poor backgrounds (probably family annual income of less than 50K) and they work here, some study and build their careers. As a matter of fact, almost all of them have been with the company since its inception.
Current Market Scenario
The company opines the fact that the HR consulting business is quite generic – out of 100 companies in the foray, only ten-fifteen companies are the best in business and stand against each other to garner maximum clients. Putting manpower as the key for any Industry and business, the entity feels that HR consulting function is at every green vertical. Analyzing the current market trends, it asserts that HR Analytics is an area which seems to be catching growth.
Awards & Accolades
In today’s competitive consulting eco-system, Corp Placements have successfully steered and progressed by the virtue of its core policy, stringent operations, and by aligning to industry best practices. Over the years, it has been appreciated and honored at various business platforms that have added credibility to its name. Below are a few of the highlights:
- “National Award for Industrial Excellence in the Services Sector” by National Chambers of Commerce and Industry in India
- Rated as “Top 5 HR consultants” in the country I.t.o social media presence
- Recognized as the “Top HR Consultants” list published by independent agencies
- Ramesh Vangal – The man who got Pepsi into India in the ’90s and the champion in disinvestment. He was the first Indian Global CEO. He mentioned Corp Placements as “One of the most reliable and down to earth HR Search Firms in the country”.
