Rapport With The Manager or With The Team ? ft. Kaushiki Srivastava | The Weekday Show

In this episode of The Weekday Show, Amit Singh, founder and CEO of Weekday, hosts Kaushiki Srivastava, HR Director at Ubisoft. The discussion revolves around essential hiring insights, common misconceptions about great communication skills, and the importance of authenticity in job interviews. Kaushiki shares her journey across varied domains, including liquor and gaming industries, and offers valuable advice for both job applicants and recruiters. The episode also features rapid-fire questions about creative candidate approaches, overrated interview questions, and key red flags in interviews, providing a comprehensive guide to navigating the hiring process.
02:48 Rapid fire
02:52 The most creative way a candidate stood out
05:38 The most useless skill people list on a resume
07:18 Should one list the extra skills they have, on a resume?
08:40 The most overrated interview question
08:56 Biggest red flag in an interview
10:25 Is confidence in an interview overrated?
12:41 Have you ever seen a strong candidate bombing on simple questions?
15:02 The most surprising source of employee motivation
16:28 Relations with the manager v/s the relations with the team
17:51 Hire or Pass
31:30 Deep Dive
31:38 Kaushiki’s journey
33:41 Experience with different people in different companies
35:41 What goes behind a person’s job application?
39:12 Importance of a resume in different stages of hiring
42:06 What exactly are the evaluators looking for in a resume?
45:19 How is the decision making divided between the HR and the Line manager?
47:22 An advice for young recruiters
50:52 Demographics where diversity needs to be explored
54:31 One advice for job applicants