"AI's integration in recruitment holds promise, yet challenges persist. Exploring its potential in optimizing candidate searches, especially in addressing the indexing issue within applications, can significantly save time and enhance efficiency in identifying top talent."

Welcome aboard! In today’s episode of The Shape Of Work podcast, we're turning the spotlight on the realm of tech recruiting and the journey toward workplace diversity, guided by our insightful guest, Sathish Arumugam, a Senior Talent Partner at Ansys. With over a decade of professional expertise, he boasts a diverse career path, having contributed to esteemed organizations like TML Inc, Symantec, Dassault Systemes, and VMware. His educational journey includes a Bachelor of Science degree from Bangalore University and an MBA attained from Visvesvaraya Technological University.

In this episode, you'll journey through Sathish's career, gaining insights on current trends in tech recruiting, the integration of AI, rising hybrid work opportunities, and the path toward achieving diversity.

Episode Highlights

• AI in recruitment and hybrid work opportunities
• Challenges in achieving diversity hiring goals due to scarcity, interview biases, and lack of accommodating workplace arrangements
• What are the challenges faced regarding gender equality in leadership roles and during job applications?
• Tech industry trends and skills in demand

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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.