#474: Mitesh Sharma on balancing human connections and AI in Human Resources

“In the world of HR, understanding the balance between a company's goals and an employee's aspirations is the key to finding the right fit. The collaboration between AI and HR in recruitment is shaping the future of workforce planning, creating a more efficient and effective process.”

In today’s episode of The Shape of Work podcast, we have Mitesh Sharma, Human Resource Business Partner at AFRY, a European leader in engineering, design, and advisory services, with a global reach. Mitesh has an overall work experience of over nine years and has worked at multiple organisations such as Shiv Shakti Enterprises, Paysquare Consultancy, ThyssenKrupp Elevator, etc. He did his BCom from Veer Narmad South Gujarat University and his MBA from Savitribai Phule Pune University.

In this episode, Mitesh generously shares his wealth of knowledge in this riveting conversation, highlighting the importance of exceptional communication skills, fostering strong relationships with business leaders, and the indispensability of the human touch in HR.

Episode Highlights

• Key skills needed for success
• The importance of the human touch
• The emerging trends and challenges in the field of HR
• The challenges of employee satisfaction, work-life balance, diversity, and global connecting with team members

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Produced by: Priya Bhatt
Podcast Host: Riddhi Agarwal

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.