Laya, a recruiter employed at Amazon, brings over two years of experience in HR and has successfully hired numerous individuals during this time. In this podcast, we delve into Laya’s path to Amazon, offering intriguing perspectives on the hiring process and the inner workings of HR within an organization. Our discussion is tailored to provide valuable insights for students and early-career professionals.

Where to find Laya:

• LinkedIn:
  https://www.linkedin.com/in/layaannalalan/


• Laya’s Ted Talk: https://youtu.be/bMR7v2KNhWY?si=1sOvJZw2sAaRzWeL

Stories mentioned in the podcast:

CRED Internship request: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/karthig-saravanan-b2a03720a_intern-opportunities-motiondesign-activity-7026046751920828416-tvIw

GitHub Engineer Story: https://x.com/katherinecodes/status/1400820538780446732

Products/Softwares mentioned in the podcast:

• Resume Worded: https://resumeworded.com/



• Levels.fyi : https://www.levels.fyi/



• Glassdoor: https://www.glassdoor.co.in/



• Naukri: https://www.naukri.com/



• Blind: https://www.teamblind.com/



• Fishbowl: https://www.fishbowlapp.com/



• Grapevine: https://grapevine.in/



• 6figr: https://6figr.com/



• YC job board: https://www.workatastartup.com/



• a16z job board: https://jobs.a16z.com/jobs



• IIM jobs: https://www.iimjobs.com/



• Wellfound: https://wellfound.com/



• Instahyre: https://www.instahyre.com/



• Ambition Box: https://www.ambitionbox.com/
  

Chapters

• 00:00 highlights


• 01:24 intro


• 02:05 role of an HR in an organisation


• 05:46 how's compensation decided for a role


• 
  08:53 truth of ESOPs


• 10:48 CTC vs In-Hand Salary


• 14:28 stock vesting in salary


• 18:49 importance of resume


• 24:13 importance of linkedin


• 28:38 where to find non-engineering job roles


• 
  33:08 reality of competitive salary


• 40:44 story of rahul


• 
  47:12 open proposals


• 50:40 scouting talent


• 54:37 company culture & diversity


• 01:03:27 Laya’s journey to Amazon


• 01:10:09 outro

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