#326: Vikas Maheshwary on evolution of HR and advice to budding enthusiast

On this latest episode of The Shape of Work Podcast, our guests discuss the evolution of HR in the past few years.

"The days when a performance rating scorecard and feedback from managers were enough are long gone. Nowadays, data-driven decisions are necessary even when it comes to matters such as identifying top talent and determining who to promote."

We welcome Vikas Maheshwary, Global HR Transformation Manager at Biocon Biologics, a fully integrated global biosimilars organization.

Vikas started his career in sales and ended up in HR. He has almost 25 years of experience in Human Capital Management. He is passionate about connecting HR to business goals and has led, developed, and managed complex Organizational Change programs.

Episode Highlights:

• How has HR evolved in the past few years?
• Vikas shares the challenges he faced on his career journey.
• Vikas discusses how HR has become lucrative for him on a personal level.
• Advice for budding enthusiasts for the future.

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Produced by: Priya Bhatt
Podcast Host: Aparajeeta Boro

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.