HR Learning: 01 Sep, 2023

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Meritocratic culture is key to inclusivity, says Comviva HR

A supportive platform that fosters equity and inclusivity ensures a fair chance for everyone to succeed at the workplace. Vaishnavi Shukla, HR head of Comviva, a completely owned subsidiary of Tech Mahindra, believes that employees must be provided platforms and support systems that empower them to navigate personal and professional challenges, to not only succeed but to flourish within the organisational fabric. She has spent about 10 years in this organisation now, and it has been a very fulfilling journey with her two stints put together. She would say the second stint has been very empowering, encouraging, experimental, and closure oriented, where she has grown into a professional who could lead by example, having leaders who have led by examples and done some transformation work. This has really helped us to innovate, do different things, and deliver efficient results. The second stint has helped her establish herself as a trusted and hands-on HR partner, somebody who's risen to the ranks, and work hierarchies, and understood different domains. Bringing diverse perspectives to the decision-making of the organisation is the biggest experiment that we've been able to do in the last three or four years. It helped us in many ways including getting diverse perspectives right from the people for whom we are making those changes. At Comviva, working toward a mutually viable decision is now an established practice. As an organisation, they are very open to rehiring ex-employees across domains and already have an alumni base where we do a lot of engagement. The rehire percentage has also increased by at least 40% in the last three to four years across domains.

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GITAM wins the Talent Insights Pioneer Award in Academia

For a deemed-to-be University like GITAM, the prime driver for choosing LinkedIn Talent Insights was the ever-increasing dynamism in recruiter requirements and the unique job specifications of various employers. GITAM could leverage LinkedIn talent solutions to cultivate a skill-based culture and keep ahead of the skills curve, thereby winning the “Talent Insights Pioneer” in “Academia”. Dr Rojeena Mathew, Director-Competence Development, Gitam Career Guidance Centre, talks about how LinkedIn Talent Solutions began as an innovative experiment but over time, helped fine-tune GITAM’s campus recruitment training strategy. She highlights how the tool enabled GITAM to: 

• Discern early trends, optimally allocate training resources, and provide training inputs to students based on the existing market demand
• Attain the key objective of Skill Gap analysis i.e. actually analyse gaps in the academic and training curriculums and act decisively to fill these gaps
• Leverage unconventional approaches by cross-referencing the available solutions to suit academic and training curricula
• Develop job roles, skills and certifications that were in demand and trending, preparing students for likely future job markets
• Cultivate a skill-based culture. For example, create a cross-discipline demand for coding skills through hackathons, coding clubs and training
• Ascertain the whereabouts of GITAM alumni for mentorship of students, internship assistance and conducting seminars and workshops

LinkedIn Talent Awards is a data-driven recognition awarded by LinkedIn to companies based on their utilisation of LinkedIn Talent Solutions and activities on the LinkedIn platform. The 2022 edition recognises the companies leading the future of work by demonstrating remarkable adaptability, innovation and creativity throughout one of the most challenging years for talent.

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Resilience is all about anticipating what is going to happen, says Pearson’s Mark Couchman

During an insightful discussion into how to build resilient organisations, Mark Couchman, Director of Global Corporate Business, ELL Pearson, gave a sneak peek into their organisational approach: Anticipate, Prepare, Respond and Adapt. For an organisation to continue on the path of success, it must have an agile and resilient core. This is especially true in today’s times, with the world of work having to deal with multiple disruptions on the geopolitical, economic and technological fronts. 

How can resilience to disruptions and agility to quickly adapt to change become an integral part of the organisation? By crafting a workforce that is keen on learning, is ready to upskill and continues to thrive even in uncertain times. 

At TechHR 2023, Asia’s largest work tech and HR conference, People Matters hosted a Think Tank session where the who’s who of the industry came together to discuss The Workforce of Tomorrow: Building A Resilient & Sustainable Organisation. The session was chaired by Saurabh Sharma, Global Head TA, OLX Autos (Asia, LatAm & US), and the panel included Mark Couchman, Director Global Corporate Business, ELL Pearson, and Nanjappa B S, Head HR-APAC, LATAM, Enabler Functions and Employee Relations, Infosys. Pearson, a global leader in learning, is constantly making its presence felt in more than 200 countries with its extensive range of AI-powered language solutions and assessments. Pearson is currently assisting over 2,000 organisations worldwide not only pinpoint skill gaps but also, chart effective learning journeys by implementing interventions and empowering workforces with credible skill credentials.