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UPMANUPMAN
PLACEMENTSPLACEMENTSPIONEERING THE HR CONSULTING LANDSCAPE
Nigam Desai
Founder & Director
HR’S SNEAK PEAK
Decoding the
Dynamics of
HRM in 2019
5. From the Editor
Showcasing the
Brighter Side of the
Indian Consulting Sector
B
y the virtue of progression over the last three decades, the Indian consulting
Industry is under the spotlight – for all good reasons. As businesses continue to
flourish, the Indian consulting market has emerged to be an absolute winner in
recent times.
Along with substantial growth in service offerings, the consulting domain has registered
a massive increase in size too. As per reports from Assocham – (The Associated
Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India), consulting business is set to be a 27,000
crores industry by the year 2020. While Specialization, technology, globalization of
IT/ITES industry, and other core factors fuelling this evolution, it’s more interesting to
note that world is witnessing such transformations that have never been thought earlier
while using the conventional mechanism.
Among the attributes that have helped the industry to expand, having expert
professionals or SME’s is one element that has turned out to be a game changer,
especially while analyzing the global consulting domain. Catering niche services has
boosted the industry as today we have a plethora of professionals who have the acumen
in managing specific areas. It has also resulted in opening up more opportunities as
players are investing heavily on exploring new areas and R&D.
The liberal policies and reforms introduced by the Government are also playing a
captain’s knock in bringing investment within the country. Global consulting giants like
Accenture, Bain & Company, KPMG, McKinsey & Company, Deloitte and others are
fighting it hard to expand their presence within the Indian sub-continent by aligning with
the local players.
With all these positive elements getting evenly placed in the Canvas of the Indian
consulting domain, the present, and the future is nothing else but a flourishing road
ahead.
Devasish Kanojiya
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PLACEMENTSPIONEERING THE HR CONSULTING LANDSCAPE
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PERFORMANCE ENABLERS
HR Consultancy Partnership
with Clients for Value Addition
16
THE EXPERT'S VOICE
Shedding off the Western Influence
and creating a New India
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ST
CXO
AIMS GLOBAL CONSULTANTS
Rendering the Right People
at Right Workplace
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CORP PLACEMENTS
Bringing Brand, Interactive,
& Packaging Experiences to Life
26
TRINITY HR SOLUTIONS
Beyond Meeting just the
Business Requirements
28
TURNING POINT
MANPOWER CONSULTANTS
Building Robust HR Infrastructure
for Business Leaders Since 1999
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HR'S SNEAK PEAK
Decoding the Dynamics
of HRM in 2019
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9. The Indian Consulting domain has made a landmark impact on the
Indian economy by riding on the wave of industry players embracing
the best practices and innovations to bring it into the mainstream
sector. Backed by the global surge and investments, the demand for expert
consultants has risen tremendously. These players have been consistent in
creating a plethora of business opportunities over time and have played their
role in maximizing the business turnover for a wide range of companies
belonging to diverse sectors.
Celebrating the evolution of the Consulting industry, we bring together some
of the most dominant consulting companies who have excelled and have added
immense value to the industry. Presenting the “The 10 Dynamic Consulting
Companies to Watch in 2019”. This issue highlights the contribution of the
consultancies that have created their niche market and are standing tall in their
respective domains. Expertize, knowledge of the industry, and working on
diverse segments are the virtues on which we have shortlisted these consulting
companies in this edition.
On the cover page, we have showcased Upman Placements. As a recruitment
specialist firm formed in 2002, it offers a full range of flexible recruitment
consultancy services.
This edition also includes Performance Enablers. The firm partners with
organizations - commercial and not-for-profit to help them leverage the HR.
The services of the firm cover the entire range of HR work; from hiring to exit.
The firm keeps abreast of the developments in the consulting space by
participating in professional events, conferences, and workshops. Next we
have is Aims Global Consultants. It stands tall in supplying the right
manpower to the client organizations by virtually handpicking the right
candidate. Its dedication and hard work in candidate shortlisting are its
flagship service. Corp Placements is one of the leading Executive Search and
Placements consulting firms in India. Having one of the richest databases in
the segment, it has amassed huge experience in the recruitment space. Further,
we have Trinity Human Resource Consultants – one of the leading
comprehensive HR Solution Service Provider in Chennai. Trinity is on a
mission to positively impact the HR requirements of its client organization
alongside helping them in generating profitable business outcomes. Turning
Point Manpower Consultants (P) Ltd is a one-stop solution to all the HR
requirements. Incepted in 1999, it has always been at the heart of human
resource, legal and statutory process adherence domain.
Alongside, we have included an article written by an industry expert. Finally,
from the editor’s desk, we have crafted a scintillating infographic content that
showcases the journey of HRM in India. This research work is our way of
acknowledging the players in the consulting domain.
So flip the pages to uncover the story of the Indian Consulting Companies!
11. T H E
Consulting Companies
TO WATCH IN 2019
YNAMIC
Nigam Desai
Founder & Director
12. Since inception, UpMan Placements has traversed the
path of success and regulatory upheavals conjoined in its
endeavor to usher in a place of pride in the Recruitment
Industry as a whole by scouting the best talents. From
hiring blue colored workforce to middle and senior level
management, the company has knitted a strong network
across industries as well as professionals.
The Adroit Leader
As the Founder – Director of UpMan Placements,
Nigam Desai has achieved phenomenal success by
building a strong market reputation amongst the
upmarket clients, job seekers, and employers. His
success story is truly motivating and Nigam is an ideal
role model for most of the budding entrepreneurs. His
journey started as a summer intern at UpMan and within
a year, he took over the reins of the company and since
then there was no looking back. With over fifteen years
of comprehensive experience, he has successfully
provided exclusive services to diverse industries like
With a surge in the number of entrepreneurial
ventures, SME’s along with MNC’s
expanding their existing business areas,
business consulting firms are playing a crucial role in
designing the business model for new-age businesses.
The consulting domain has evolved as a realm of
business management as it offers innovative solutions to
scale performances and new ways of running operations.
Today’s HR consulting market is broadly divided into
two segments - companies that look for candidates and
candidates who are looking for opportunities to build
their careers. The utmost challenge is to comprehend the
job requirements to the core and aligning the right set of
professionals. Decoding the complexities along with
directly dealing with professionals is a daunting task and
hence HR consulting market is witnessing a huge flow in
the industry. The varying landscape and changing
requirements have forced the consulting market to
innovate solutions and create their own niche in the
industry.
A One-of-its-Kind
One such company that has matched the pace of
evolution is . Incepted inUpMan Placements Pvt Ltd
2002 in India as a recruitment specialist firm; it has
amassed multilingual and multifaceted recruitment
experience over these years. Slowly and steadily, the
company has progressed and has successfully delivered
results that have helped to build a stellar reputation in the
recruitment landscape.
UpMan Placements is a 360-degree executive search and
strategic human resource solutions company that
specializes in crafting technically advanced and
customized delivery solutions, along with retaining the
best executive talents. Offering a unique blend of global
footprint, superior local service, in-depth acumen of the
market and industry penetration has assisted UpMan
Placements to evolve as a major contributor to the Indian
HR consulting sector. Having a dominant presence in
Singapore, the UK & India, the entity has acquired the
expertise across a wide range of industries & experience
of recruiting across all levels of employment
opportunities.
We recruit with
excellence
and believe in
the quality
services to
organizations
and candidates
alike
““
““
13. Career Advancements
The company gives special emphasis on nurturing the backbone of the entire work eco-system – the professionals who
are the real assets for UpMan Placements. It has built the human capital on three dimensions:
STRONG HR POLICIES
The company is committed
to having transparent
governance and has set a fair
framework that keeps
updating as per the changing
environment. Reviews,
feedbacks from the teams at
regular intervals are taken to
improve the existing process
delivery system that aligns
with the best practices
followed in the industry.
LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT
UpMan Placements invest in
upgrading the skills and the
competencies of the team
through external
intervention. Based on the
requirements, it conducts
training and organizes
development programs for
the workforce. On average, at
least 2 interventions are
organized every year. “I firmly
believe that self-
development is an important
aspect of respecting the
individual contribution”
– asserts Nigam.
REWARDS PROGRAM
The organization has
launched multiple
structured-oriented
incentive programs aimed at
encouraging outstanding
performances. Along with
incentives, the Annual
rewards ceremony is a
special occasion that is
eagerly looked upon by the
employees.
14. Banking, Finance, Insurance, Healthcare, IT, Telecom,
Engineering, Biotech, Pharma and more!
Nigam firmly believes in the power of transparent
recruitment ecosystem where consultants could come
together and solve the challenges the industry jostles
today. To improve the dynamics of the Recruitment
ecosystem, he has started an initiative to help the local,
independent freelancers and recruiters by investing in
them to build their businesses. He is also taking robust
measures to put an end and find solutions to a majority of
recruitment challenges like window shopping, client
exclusivity, due diligence check etc.
Showcasing the Positive Values
Acknowledging the role of various technology platforms
that have transformed the staffing business, as a nimble
organization UpMan Placements have also been able to
reset new directions along with being a part of numerous
transitions to enhance its operations. Having technology,
workforce and marked its presence in the industry, the
company feels it’s the time to collaborate and grow,
rather than to compete along with other players and
grow. It has innovated industry-specific solutions - RPO
for bulk hiring and HR Interventions, that have been
appreciated among the peers. As the SME space is
demanding more structured HR interventions, the
company has identified it as an upcoming segment and
has designed a separate vertical for the same. It also
looks forward to exploring the overseas market along
with building more talent verticals within UpMan that
can help to serve the clients in the most utmost manner.
Tips for New-age Entrepreneurs
Nigam feels that identifying the problem is the foremost
activity to be undertaken by every aspiring entrepreneur.
Believing and standing against all odds to support the
idea along with been grounded and approachable are
some of the winning traits of a leader. Nigam says
–“identifying the right set of people who align with the
value and culture of the organization is a key element
that helps to cement the pillars of the company”.
Our flawless and
seamless Skill
Mapping
competency
between JD and
Resumes in
minimal time,
has been a value
proposition
for our clients
““
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15.
16.
17.
18. As the clients’ exposure to consulting services
increases, they are becoming more demanding. They
expect value for money. With this mindset, Mumbai
based Performance Enablers was incepted in January, 2017.
It all started with the mission to unleash people potential for
mutual good of individuals, organizations, communities and
the society at large.
The firm strongly believes that designing and instituting
changes in a client organization requires deep understanding of
its culture, ethos and mindset of the key stakeholders. To have
a grasp on all of these requires close engagement with the
client organization over a period of time and leveraging of the
internal networks. The firm therefore, focuses on long term
engagements and works as an external arm of the HR function
of the client organizations.
“Humility, keenness to learn, authenticity, co-creation of
solutions with the clients, fairness and commitment to value
addition, are some of the values that define us.” says Dr.
Pramod Solanki, the Founder.
The Voyage
After three decades of association with some of the best
institutions and corporates in the country, Dr. Pramod began
his journey as a consultant. He is very thankful to his mentors
and friends who encouraged him to pursue this track and that’s
how Performance Enablers was born
“Working under the guidance of some of the best - known
faculty and HR thought leaders and, interacting with some of
the brightest students of the country and corporate leaders
who came to the IIM Ahmedabad, was an enriching experience
and laid the foundation for the rest of the career.” states Dr.
Pramod.
The firm partners with organizations- for commercial and not-
for-profit, to help them leverage the HR. It aims to be a
preferred partner for organizations to address people related
challenges. And, for that it is working hard.
As his experience had largely been around design and
implementation of people processes to address identified
challenges, he has been focused on taking up assignments in
the same domain. Though it took some time for the clients to
repose the trust required to handle such assignments by an
external person, once the work began, the demand has only
grown. Since then, there have been exciting assignments across
the HR spectrum.
The Breadth and the Depth of Services
The services of the firm cover entire gamut of HR work- from
hiring to exit. With rich experience in HR, he also takes up the
role of Consultant Chief HR Officer (CHRO) for some of the
mid-sized companies. Most of the time, these are long term /
ongoing assignments. Though the nature of the assignments is
driven by the need as communicated by the client or as
identified through the diagnostic work, these broadly fall in the
domain of Organization Development (OD). More specifically,
the interventions have been around Executive Coaching,
Leadership Effectiveness, Employee Engagement and Design
of processes across the HR verticals. Further details can be
found on the website: performancenabler.com
The firm keeps abreast of the developments in the consulting
space by participating in the professional events, conferences
and workshops.
The Major Challenges in Consulting
The consultants who drive improvement efforts, particularly in
the HR space, need to draw upon not only on their domain
expertise. But, it’s also on their ability to quickly understand
the social and political networks in a client organization. This
is necessary as any change effort cannot succeed without the
buy-in of the key stakeholders. This requires time and
continuous engagement, which can be a challenge when a
consultant is chasing revenue targets, to the exclusion of value
addition to the clients.
PERFORMANCE ENABLERS
HR Consultancy Partnership with Clients for Value Addition
We see ourselves emerging
as service provider of choice
in HR space
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19. We take
your
performance
to the
next level
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T H E
Consulting Companies
TO WATCH IN 2019
YNAMIC
Dr. Pramod Solanki
Founder
Dr. Pramod Solanki, the
Founder of Performance
Enablers, began his career
as Research Staff, in the
Organizational Behavior
(OB) Area of IIM
Ahmedabad, the premier
B - School of India. The
job involved assisting the
Professors at the Institute
in Teaching, Training,
Consulting and Research.
Subsequently, he joined
the faculty at Jamnalal
Bajaj Institute of
Management Studies,
Mumbai. There he
discovered his passion for
the practice of HR and
moved to the corporate
sector. He has worked
with Tata Consultancy
Services, Larsen & Toubro
and Sun Pharma for his
assignments. He
acknowledges that
whatever he is today is
because of all that he has
learnt as a student at
Delhi University and the
career he has had with
these great institutions.
MEET THE PROFOUND
PERSONA
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20. Then, there are pricing pressures as many new consultants
would reduce fee for their services just to gain entry into the
space.
Technology Impact on the Consulting Market
Like any other business, consulting has also been impacted by
technology and different organizations are at different stages of
maturity in usage of technology.
There are organizations that leverage technology for speed,
accuracy and eliminating the drudgery in the consulting work
so as to use that time to reflect deeply on the issues and bring
greater insights to the table. There are also others that flaunt
the technology they use with little or no integration with the
human effort or purpose of the assignment.
Future Plans
In the coming future, the firm sees itself emerging as service
provider of choice in HR space. And, for that it is continuing
with its approach of long-term engagement with the clients.
This is what ensures that it delivers value to the clients.
Clients’ Voice
For the firm, the biggest milestone or award is its clients’
acknowledgement that they benefitted by partnering with
Performance Enablers. Below are some of the excerpts of what
clients have spoken about Performance Enablers.
Amar Amin
Founder & CEO at MatchpointGPS, Inc. and
TrackpointGPS Pvt Ltd.
I feel happy to write about Dr. Pramod Solanki who has been
working with us since July 2017. He has been providing
leadership to our HR function ever since. During this period,
our HR processes - from recruiting to exit, have been fully
streamlined, from design as well as execution standpoint.
With his support, we have successfully manned all the
leadership and other critical positions in the organization, with
quality talent. I have no hesitation in saying that for a
fast - growing organization like ours, Pramod’s role in
organization building and injecting requisite seniority,
mentorship and direction to our leadership team has been
instrumental.
I wish him continued success in all his endeavors.
Vinit Asher
Head -Family office of Asher’s
Dr. Pramod Solanki has been working with us since last one
year and a half. He began with us as an executive coach for my
younger brother who takes care of my software business
(Techease Systems Pvt. Ltd). Seeing his passion and
commitment to the task at hand, we engaged him as an adviser
for our software business.
In the last one and a half year, Pramod has not only
streamlined the HR function in our software unit, he has
improved some of our key business processes like sales review
and interface between sales and deliver teams. Our software
unit has benefitted tremendously from his process
improvement inputs.
Besides his professional insights, Pramod stands out for his
passion and total commitment to add value. I am sure he would
be an asset for any organization he works with.
Santosh Jagdhane
The Head-CSR at Dorf Ketal Chemicals (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Dr Pramod Solanki is providing voluntary services to our
Educational Development Project being implemented in
partnership with Navdrushti, an NGO in the Govt.
Ashramshala, Dabheri, Taluk- Jawahar, District- Palghar,
Maharashtra and Sumitra Public School, Babai, Taluk and
District- Hoshangabad, MP, India. The goal of this project is to
develop holistic personality of tribal and rural students by
providing them a quality of education.
In a nutshell, Dr Solanki is ‘THE DAILY DRUCKER’ for us.
His well-balanced advice on project management, monitoring,
evaluation, capacity building and training & development has
helped us considerably to take our project at next level. He
visits to our remotely located project sites and enthusiastic
participation in our monthly review meetings and helped us
progress of project and also helped us improve our
Plan-Do-Review Cycle with love, passion and compassion. He
is a free fountain of knowledge and experiential learning for
us. He has simplified our understanding of Human Investment
and its importance which has helped us to align our goal and
vision with our project implementing team.
Dr Solanki is a leading role model for many consultants. Like
him, other consultants should also develop the NGOs and help
build our country. May God bless him with health and zeal to
serve our society.
We are based on the foundation
of Trust, without which this
model does not work
““
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21.
22. S
hedding off the Western Influence and creating a
New India There are millions of problems in India
and we have 1.3 billion people to solve these
problems. About 300 million people in India came out of
poverty in the last one decade. That’s a big achievement,
but there are millions of people who are still below the
poverty line. There are over 2 million children living on the
Indian streets, who are in need of a hand who can take them
out of their situation. A lot of work needs to be done, so that
1.3 billion people together can create a New India, as
prosperous as it was in ancient times. Just three centuries
back, everyone wanted to come to India because it was the
richest country on the Planet. The time has come to get
back the lost glory.
21st century is the time of India
But how many of us have stepped out of our comfort zones
and have taken any initiative to transform our country? We
need more and more people who don’t work just for
creating their own lives, but who have the wisdom to look
beyond, who can create products or services which can
enhance the lives of millions and billions of people. India
has already become the 2nd largest start-up ecosystem on
the Planet. Thanks to government initiatives such as
Start-up India, Stand-up India launched by PM Modi and
his government. The initiatives have inspired many to take
the path of entrepreneurship. But, we still need more and
more entrepreneurs.
Entrepreneur - An old wise man?
Wisdom is a characteristic which is usually associated with
old age. Why can’t we associate it with someone young?
Most of the entrepreneurs who fail don’t fail because of the
product, business model, funding or any other reason, but
they fail because of the lack of wisdom. We need to bring
this wisdom back in our culture. It still exists in some
fractions of the society but largely it is missing. As
entrepreneurs, we have to do decision-making all the time.
A wise entrepreneur will take the right decisions most of the
times, which will help him/her to make the impact they
want to make. Wisdom helps you get in-depth insights and
brings clarity and clarity helps you take a right decision.
Seeking wisdom from Ancient India
India is a land of seekers and ancient India was full of
wisdom, it still exists in bits and pieces, here and there. But,
due to western influence, this wisdom is constantly
questioned by the minds of people, who don’t go beyond
logic. Logic is okay, but it works only in very limited
situations. Can you explain the whole of existence with the
help of your logic. Can it fit in a small brain of a human
being whose own existence is for a very limited period of
time on this Planet? Modern science has a very long way to
go. Intuition is greater than logic, whereas intuition doesn’t
even fit in rational ways of thinking.
Shedding off the Western Influence and creating a New
India
Time has come when we have to shed off this western
influence from us. Once we do that, the wisdom will find a
way to reveal itself. India is a very rich country when it
comes to culture and traditions. We at Elysian Studios are
working towards bringing this wisdom back to mainstream
using the latest visual technologies. Ancient wisdom when
combined with the latest technology creates bliss!
Sheddingoff the Western Inuence
and creating a
New India
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23. Arvind Ghorwal is an alumni from IIT Mumbai, he initially started working in a
start-up founded by his seniors and friends, where he lead teams which executed
the operations in Tier 1 cities in India, using the latest visual technologies like
drones, 360, VR and AR. He then founded Elysian Studios which creates blissful
experiences in Virtual Reality.
About the Author
Arvind Ghorwal
The Expert’s Voice
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24. Rendering the Right People at Right Workplace
“ “Our dedication &
hard work in candidate
shortlisting is our
agship service
Acompany is often as efficient as its employees. The
way they work for an organisation and absorb and
align to its goals, vision and mission, is critical for
its success. Recognizing the significance of the workforce,
companies often rely on Human Resource (HR) Consulting
Companies to provide them with the best resources. An
Ideal HR consulting company should be like a team
containing a group of talented HR-Executives who are
capable to understand the requirement of a client
(Company) and cater accordingly on time. Kolkata based
Aims Global Consultants involved in the field of
Recruitment, Manpower Placement and Consultants
Services for seven years are doing exactly this job with
utmost excellence. It is involved in recruiting and placing
all types of manpower in various sectors; Technical and
non-technical in India (Eastern India).
People Power
Aims Global Consultants’ main intention from the very
beginning was to serve its client organisations with what
they want and where exactly they want the candidate to
work efficiently. So, as the name suggests, AIMS i.e., a
purpose or goal and GLOBAL – serving every part of the
globe. The company fixes the HR concerns by supplying
the right manpower to the client organisations by virtually
handpicking the right candidate. It scrutinizes the
background profile whether it is personal or professional
Amit Kumar Gupta
Business Head
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25. with every detail playing its part in order to provide
the organisation with what they seek.
Its dedication and hard work in candidate shortlisting are its
flagship service. It is fully equipped and has good link-up
with systematic planning for placing in good institutions
and industries where individuals can get the best job offer to
work in a healthy organization. It has an excellent database
of skilled and Semi-skilled professionals to provide proper
guidance, counselling for placement in several areas such as
small, middle, high level & management cadre. It is also
attached directly and indirectly with many companies and
MNCs covering man & management especially in
Automobile, Engineering, Manufacturing, FMCG &
FMCD, IT, Non-IT, Hospitality, Healthcare, Logistics, Real
Estate, Retail, etc.
A Hands-on Leader
Aims Global is currently headed by his Business Head,
Amit Kumar Gupta. He is not only an active member of
the company but also a human being par excellence and
down to earth. He gets involved in each and every
assignment that the company’s HR executive deals with. He
even takes up the workload and is always ready to lend his
helping hands. His qualities make him an example for
others and inspire them to:
• Get clear on the big picture. ...
• Hold the Company culture and values high
• Share the vision for the company with the team. ...
• Hold everyone accountable for acting on its priorities,
stated goals, and values
People at Aims Global Consultants
Aims Global Consultants’ highly expert and experienced
team of consultants is always ready to take care to source
the best candidates from all sectors and groom them
effectively. They are highly talented in their field of work
and perform their task with utmost dedication and sincerity.
This unique combination of talent and sincerity makes them
unique in the industry. Below are some of the qualities of
Aims Global Consultants’ HR executives worth
mentioning:
a) They have a firm educational foundation regarding the
functions of human resources.
b) They can capture their audience’s attention, maintain
their engagement, and deliver the message in a positive
and effective manner.
c) On an average workday, they can deal with one client’s
personal complaint one minute, answer a maternity
leave question the next, and then develop an effective
recruiting strategy for a difficult to fill the position after.
d) They have a strong sense of ethics when it comes to
following company policies and maintaining confidential
information.
e) They have strong communication skills both in written
and oral communication skills they are clear, concise,
and effective to individuals on all levels of the
organization.
The employees are vested with all the benefits and
advantages that one should get. From proper working
environment to timely Salary to bonuses, all are offered to
them.
Keeping up with the Industry and Future
Across the globe, HR teams adopted technologies such as
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) and
Data Analytics to streamline work and make the hiring
process more efficient. Recruiters are utilizing the power of
AI to carry out job-candidate matching, a process that is a
leg-up from traditional, commoditized hiring practices.
Through job-candidate matching, the skill sets demanded
by a particular job role are meticulously matched with the
skills possessed by candidates, leading to smarter hiring
decisions. Recruiters can, therefore, cast a wider net while
searching for candidates and rest assured that only the best
and most suitable ones will finally appear for face-to-face
interviews. Aims Global Consultants is reaping every bit of
it. It is planning to introduce new services like Professional
resume making, Background checking, Grooming and so on
of the candidates. All in all, the company has set its aim to
be in the top position in the list of placement companies in
India.
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26.
27.
28. Bringing Brand, Interactive, & Packaging
Experiences to Life
Anand Vadakepat
Founder
“ “Love your job
and you will never
have to work a
day in your life
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.
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29. 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”.
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30. Beyond Meeting just the Business Requirements
“ “We select the
right man for
the right job
Established in 2012, Trinity HR Solutionsis one of
the leading comprehensive HR Solution Service
Provider in Chennai. Exploring the business world
to the core, it is making prominent moves to roll out right
HR Solutions which successfully quenches the needs of its
clientele. It consistently strives for deploying ethical
practices across all its business dealings, thereby defining
the true essence of ‘trustworthiness’.
Since inception, Trinity is on a mission to positively impact
the HR requirements of its client organization alongside
helping them in generating profitable business outcomes.
Some of its esteemed clients are BridgeStone (Japanese
MNC), MichelinTyres (French MNC), Bonfiglioli
Transmission Pvt. Ltd. (Italian MNC), GKN Driveline
Ltd.,(an UK MNC), R.Stahl Ltd. ( A German MNC), Ashok
Leyland Nissan(Ashok Leyland Group), Sundram Fastners
Ltd(TVS Group),J.K.Fenner(J.K Singhania’s
group),AVL(Austrian MNC),Kosei Minda
Aluminium(Japanese MNC),Comstar Automotive( African
MNC),Woory Automotive( Korean MNC),Dongah Electric
India Ltd( Korean MNC)etc.
Meet the Proficient
Johnson Andrews is the Owner and Founder of Trinity
HR Solutions. Recently retired from the profile of
Director-HR from a US-based Global company.He is
successfully stirring Trinity as the Chief Consultant. He
Johnson Andrews
Founder & Owner
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31. has done his Graduation in Science from Madras Christian
College (Tambaram) and PG in Human Resource
Management from Loyola College, Chennai.He has done
PG Diploma in Training and Development from ISTD,
Delhi and also completed an Advanced Strategic Human
Resources Management course/Program from IIM,
Ahmedabad.
His professional journey has driven him through various
high-end profiles showcasing stints including Director-HR
and Country Manager at Visteon Automotive (American
MNC which was part of Ford India), Vice President-
Corporate HR in Rane Madra(Rane Group), He was the
Chief Executive (Group Human Resources) at
M.A.Chidambaram group of companies(Part of the SPIC
Group).He was the Deputy Manager HR of Shriram
Fibres(DCM) and the Head of HR in FACIT ASIA a joint
venture with an MNC known as FACIT AB, Sweden and
Tata Group. Johnson started his career with Kothari Sugars
and Chemicals (Part of Kothari Group) as its Personnel and
Welfare Officer, in the year 1975.
This tenure of more than four decades has fueled him with
varied experience both in HR & IR. He has gained
exemplary expertise in the fields of OD interventions,
Hiring, C&B Management, Performance Management, and
Building Proactive Employee Relations & Engagement.
Embracing change and Signing off wage and various other
settlements are some of his other knacks. He has wide-
ranging experience in both Internal and External Trade
Union Leaderships.
Johnson’s concrete efforts have helped him to collect
various jewels in his pocket including Award for Corporate
Excellence from ITM Business School of Management and
RASBIC Awards for ‘Recruiting and Staffing - Best in
Class’ from Bharati Vidyapeeth, Mumbai.
More about Trinity
Over the years, Trinity has created a prominent niche across
diversified professional and specialist sectors with its
state-of-the-art Recruitment and HR Solutions. The
company consistently focuses on building-long lasting
relationships with its clients which gives it an extra edge
over its competitors. It has come a long way by converting
every challenge into an opportunity with:
Ethical Processes | Quality | Competitiveness | Speed |
Reliability
Bringing commendable abilities to the table, the company
has grabbed profound expertise in various domains
including Engineering, Manufacturing, IT / ITES,
Healthcare, Hospitality, Marketing, Finance, and Human
Resource.
Trinity is a name synonymous to a plethora of quality
service offerings coupled with Speed.
Human Resource Management
Services delivered under this segment include:
• Hiring
• Training
• Employee opinion surveys
• Organization diagnostic studies and recommendations
• OD interventions
• Compensation studies and restructuring
Employee Relations
Services delivered under this segment include:
• Consultancy on pro-active Employee Relations
• Culture building to align with the business needs
• Consultancy on Wage Negotiations
• Advisory Services during Industrial Relations situations
• Consultancy on disciplinary actions
Temporary Staffing
This segment focuses on retaining white-collared
employees and deputing them to client organizations.
A Futuristic Vision
Trinity places its best foot forward to partnering with clients
and building trustworthy relationships in the long run. It is
all set to be at the center stage of innovation and disrupt the
business world with its cutting-edge solutions. Making
robust endeavors to satisfy client organizations; it is aiming
to be one of the top 10 HR Consultants across Chennai in
the near future.
Email: johnson_andrews@hotmail.com
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35. R consulting has emerged as an organized industry over the
Hlast three decades and has been a consistent contributor to
the Indian economy.
With the boom of the service industry in
India, the consulting domain has come
a long way and has evolved as a result-
oriented sector. Fuelled by the IT/ITES
industry, the consulting domain is riding
the growth wave by the virtue of
industries like R&D, advisory services,
manufacturing and much more!
Industry reports suggest that the HRM
sector is projected to touch $30 billion
by 2025. Embracing countless tech
practices, HR consulting is strategically
shifting towards a more holistic
workforce experience.
ecoding
ynamics
of HRM in
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36. 01
Be it any industry or sector, the HRM
constitutes of core elements that work
in sync to ensure a systematic flow for
executing policies and ensuring
business runs in a seamless manner.
ORGANIZATIONALEFFECTIVENESS
This is all about the workforce – how, why, &
when. It includes processes, implementing
structures at the org-level and much more! The
HR department takes the center stage in
m a n a g i n g ev e r y i m p rov e m e n t p l a n ,
implementing policies, innovations that
ultimately lead to maximizing organizational
efficiency.
TRAINING&DEVELOPMENT
This function is the supreme force that aims to
understand and improve the skills set of the
e m p l o y e e s w i t h i n t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e
specializations. Starting from an individual, it
works at all levels – functions, competencies,
leadership to suffice the training need for
delivering the services. It covers soft skills,
technical skills, management courses,
conducting batches forinternsand much more.
02
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37. With all the functions working in tandem under
the umbrella of HRM, now it’s time to analyze the
future roadmap of the HR domain. Over the past
years, the process and functions have been
conventional, however, with the change of time,
the industry also needs to adapt to smarterways
ofdoing business.
DEFININGHUMANCAPITAL
The HCM team is the bunch ofpeoplewho
are responsible to define the core
strategies of the HR team that includes
corporate culture, business & services
continuity plans for the leadership team. It
works closely with the sub-teams within
the HR fraternity and overlooks diverse
areas like compensation, recruitment, on
boarding, grievance, disciplinary policies,
advisoryservices, and others.
03
TALENTACQUISITION&MANAGEMENT
This team takes cares of the entire requirement
sent by various competencies requesting for
resource allocation.The HR team plays a pivotal
role in maintaining a steady flow of workforce in
any organization. It follows stringent processes
and analysis to ensure a proper count of
resources along with creating an extra pool of
resources, especially for unforeseen
circumstances. The advent of tech platforms
like HR analytics is becoming more and more
useful for the HRM in streamlining the resource
structure.
04
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38. Let’s explore a few of the trending factors for the year 2019 that is driving the industry in
the most utmost way.
AI is the ‘next’ Big Change
Standing tall as a giant, technology is undoubtedly the reckoning force. It's quite evident that
sticking to traditional business models will phase out the conventional players eventually.
Technologies like Artificial Learning, Machine Learning, and Analytics are the game
changers in today's competitive world. AI-embedded innovations are becoming much
popular in engaging employees and enhancing the employee experience. Right from
recruitment till the last day of an employee, these tech-models are going a long way to
improve the HRM team. Today, more and more organizations are coming forward to
implement AI technologies in the areas of data opportunities, talent acquisition, improving
internalprocess and much more.
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39. REDEFINING'CORE'HRACTIVITIES
Tillnow,we always have known the HR team
for managing the administrative activities
including the processing of salary, leaves,
hiring and so on. However, this approach is a
thing ofthe past. Organizations are investing
time to explore the remit of HR by
concentrating on core areas of work.
Aligning the HR team along with the Line
/Employee managers are assisting a big
wayto improve the skillsets ofemployees at
a micro level and multiplying productivity at
the macro level. Building a mutual
atmosphere of trust is one of the vital
elements for any HR team and hence it
needs to adapt and embrace policies that
aim to nurture the relationship between HR
and operations.
CORPORATEWELLNESS
As organizations continue to fight formarket
space and expanding their businesses, a lot
of pressure and stress falls directly on the
HR and operations to ensure a winning seat
every time. Recent studies have revealed
that workload and stress are the trending
factors that lead to attrition and loss of
performance. Here again, the HRM has a
strong role to play to ensure seamless
solutions. The wellness programs are a big
step to improve employee engagement as it
involves the employee at each step.
Meditation centers, Gym, management
workshops, WFH, balanced work-life
policies, leaves - are some of the areas that
have grown a lot and continue to be helping
the HR team in the longrun.
PERSONALIZATION
Over the years, the HR industry and
professionals have always focussed on
'one-rule-for-all' theory. Be it recruitment,
salary processes, training and more. This
theory is however shading away as HRM is
now emphasizing on each individual and is
innovating solutions that are specific and
better placed. Placing analytic processes,
the HR system is now looking to check the
individual requirements, capabilities, along
with revamping the operation process too. A
simple example that shows the paradigm
shift is mentioned below - rather than
following the standard on-boarding
process, the HR is now focusing to cater to
the questions or in providing information to
professionals that help them to simplify the
process.
REMOVINGDISCRIMINATION
Lack of education and social stigmas, have
hindered the growth prospects of our
country for a long time. Additionally,
discrimination at the workplace has been an
age-long issue that has been debated for
long. These biased notions have hampered
the prospects of the organizations but
somehow, it is still prevalent. Right starting
from education to color, religion, and what
not, professionals have been targeted.
HRM has now taken this task in priority to
stop discrimination and motivate diversity in
the work environment. Countless studies
backed by statistical data shows that
professionals with different ethnic
backgrounds and experience go a long way
in fuelling innovations. It helps the business
to perform effectively and stay aligned to
the business goals.
Devasish Kanojiya, Editor
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40. Building Robust HR Infrastructure
for Business Leaders Since 1999
“ “We rely on our
motto – a Little
Competition is a
Good Thing and
Severe Competition
is a Blessing
Finding the Perfect HUMAN RESOURCE solutions service
partner are always a burgeoning problem for corporate houses
over the world, resulting in huge business support catastrophe to
many corporate houses. While corporate houses grasp at finding the
right fit HR solutions service provider, TURNING POINT
MANPOWER CONSULTANTS PVT LTD & TURNING POINT
CONSULTANTS, group companies, with their skills are always
strengthening their efforts to support all their clientele’s permanent &
contract workforce through a comprehensive set of recruitment
resources, legal and statutory process adherence, strong corporate
reference, single window service solutions and commitment to quality.
Their skills have earned them recognition amongst the 25 Most
Trusted HR Consultants in India by “The CEO Magazine” in 2018.
Ever since the group companies inception in 1999, they have always
been at the heart of human resource, legal and statutory process
adherence domain as an unequivocal leader in providing impeccable
Human Resourceservice solutions to varied corporate houses. The sole
intention, vision, and impulsion of entire Rock solid team of Turning
Point Group, have anchored their presence firmly as India’s leading
Staffing Solutions Provider with a range of services for their Corporate
clients across all Industry Verticals operating from all major cities
across India with its prowess in:
• Recruitment / RPO Solutions
• Contract Resource Deployment / Staffing Services
• Legal and Statutory Process adherence
• Pre-Employment Background Screening Services
• Payroll Processing Services
• Statutory Compliance Management & Audit Services
• Back Ground Verification: Pre & Post Employment Reference Check
Proces
M K Singh
Director
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41. Dynamic Leadership
Team Turning PointGroup are backed by a core team of
proficient professionals including:
MK Singh (mksingh@tpconsultants.com) –
Director/Head-Legal
JA Prithi (japrithi@tpconsultants.com) – CRM
Team Lead
Mayur Agarwal (mayur@tpconsultants.com) – Head
Payroll/Compliance
Rekha Singh (rekha@tpconsultants.com) – Head
Resourcing Team
Dhiraj Singh (dhiraj@tpconsultants.com) – Head
Taxation/Accounts
Carving out as a Differentiator
“Our success is due to the quality of our delivery model and
our use of state of the art technology to raise productivity and
provide cost-effective service to our customers. We see
technology – and as part of that, our relationship as a key
driver of competitive advantage,” says the core team.
With its corporate office in NEW DELHI, the firm has reached
out to every nook and corner of the Indian horizon with its
offices in Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad,
Pune & Branch Offices in tier-II cities like Gurugram,
Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Nagpur, Bhubaneswar Ahmedabad,
Surat, among other PAN INDIA locations.
Areas of Expertise
Turning Point group companies have designed and Tailor
made their service solutions to combat the challenges of
human resource, legal and statutory process solutions.
Theyensure to remain a step ahead of its peers by utilizing its
team’s excellence and fine-tuning its current range of services.
Turning Point group offers an extensive range of high-quality
services by keeping in mind the crux of the matter and
diversified requirements of theircorporate clients.:
• Executive Search
• RPO PROCESS
• Talent Search/Survey
• Payroll Outsourcing Services
• Statutory Compliance Outsourcing Services
• Legal and Statutory Process adherence
• Customized Retention/Exit Interview Process
• Pre / Post Employment Ref Check Process
• Other Value Added Services including Job Assessment Tools,
Candidate Profiling, Recruitment Cost Analysis/Report, Pre-
Recruitment Candidate Analysis Report
• Further, in case of important positions or positions in top
management, the firm offers complex psychological
screening or psychological diagnostics to create the
competency model for the specific positions.
Expansion Binge
Fostered by a steady Corporate Reference, Domain Expertise
in Various Industry Verticals, Strong Exhaustive Pre Screened
Talent Pool, Guaranteed Turnaround Time Service, Quality
Adherence, Quality Service on Recruitment & Temping
Process, Turning Point enjoys a proven track record of success
in bridging the gap between employment opportunity and right
talent absolutely.
The core team asserts, “According to the CIETT / BCG report,
in India, where the labor market is highly fragmented,
organized employment (based on formal, written employment
contracts) has been stagnant for many years leaving
unorganized employment (without written employment
contracts or undeclared) which is responsible for some 80% of
the workforce. By creating new, formal job opportunities each
year, the temporary staffing industry plays a key role at an
institutional level in reducing both unemployment and
undeclared work. We structure our teams to enhance
interaction with our clients throughout the course of our work
together. We take care to staff our teams with a mix of
educational backgrounds and real-world expertise, focusing on
the analytical skills required to meet the specific demands of
our corporate clients. We scale our project teams rapidly to
meet our client’s specifications, deploying the best talent with
our organization and identifying a team of experts internally
and externally from our extensive network of affiliates
regardless of location. Speed and flexibility define our
approach to our client’s specifications to ensure that we meet
critical engagement milestones. Our experts strategically
continually expand to meet challenging corporate requirements
as well as dynamics of competitive markets providing our
clients with the strategic tools and insight to help them address
the challenges of the rapidly increasing competitive
environments.”
Journey Ahead
Turning Point group’s sincere efforts in achieving excellence in
their services towards keeping its unflinching commitment in
delivering utmost satisfaction to its clients have empowered
the organization to obtain a firmer footing in the market having
supported businesses from diversified verticals namely BFSI
Segment, FMCG/FMCD Segment, Automobile / Tyre
Segment, Telecom Segment, Pharma Segment, Power /
Engineering/ Steel Segment and Service/IT/ITES Segment.
Over the course of its journey theyhave acquired a strong
corporate client base which encompasses big names including
L&T Group, Volvo India, Eicher Group, HDFC Group, Tractor
India Ltd (Til Group) and many more. Turning Point group has
been acknowledged with prestigious awards and accreditations
and are expanding their footprints across the geographies while
delivering their quality refined services.
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