#492: Abhineet Tyagi on skill-based hiring, data and learning agility in HR, and career development strategies

"Focusing solely on qualifications can exclude valuable talent pools with diverse skill sets and experiences. Embracing skills-based hiring broadens the talent horizon and fuels inclusion."

In this episode of The Shape of Work, get ready to reframe your understanding of the work environment with our guest, Abhineet Tyagi, HR Business Partner at Amazon. Abhineet has an overall work experience of over eight years. He has worked at various organisations such as NIVEA India, Beiersdorf, MPL, etc. He did his B.Tech from SRM University and his MBA from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management.

In this episode, we plunge into the world of data and learning agility, and their integral roles in HR. Abhineet sheds light on how data can be a game-changer in root cause analysis and strategic decision-making.

Episode Highlights

• The importance of understanding stakeholders' needs
• Shifting from qualification-based hiring to skill-based hiring
• How to use data to drive HR strategies?
• Fostering learning agility in a dynamic landscape

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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.