Our client is a new company focussing on coaching aspirants for engineering and medical entrance examinations. Backed by founders from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee and encouraging reviews by the landmark Tata Group – the management team needed a Human Resource leader to fulfil the vision of the charismatic founders.

The client sought to hire an individual with overlapping backgrounds in the areas of people management, technology strategy and financial management. As the client’s plans were to expand fast in different locations they required a candidate from an entrepreneurial bent of mind to complement them in identifying, analysing and executing key projects. In a market which is ‘Red Hot’ and multiple companies attempting to lure similar candidates, this was a challenging search.

We gathered information from our professional networks and began the search. Our access to professional networks as a result of our consultant’s experience was necessary for this search which is something Corporate Associates is uniquely positioned to do.

The outcome of a one-month intense and highly focussed search was presentation of three HR professionals to the client and recruitment ultimately of an Ex-Army Officer, who had excellent people management skills. The candidate combined strong management capability with direct Human Resource experience and a unique entrepreneurial mindset.