Two consecutive years of success with #TASCON15 & #TASCON16 and now Sourcing ADDA presents #TASCON17, this time in Bengaluru which was a success.

The Talent Acquisition & Sourcing Conclave (#TASCON17) was held this time at Bengaluru, in Hotel Chancery Pavillion which helped Sourcing ADDA achieve another milestone. The event consisted of 18 renowned speakers from reputed companies with 250 attendees ranging from Directors, Heads, Managers, Executives, Sourcing, Recruiting and H. R. professionals within the Recruitment sphere.

We @SourcingAdda would like to take this opportunity to thank our Sponsors i.e. Timesascent as Media Partners, Indeed as a Platinum Sponsor, Talent Recruit & SourcePRO as the Silver Sponsors while the Rewards & Recognition Partner i.e. XOXOday and the HR Partner i.e. HR Enlight for their support and assistance. The combined efforts and support of the Speakers, Delegates, Sourcing ADDA Team and the volunteers from Indus Business Academy, Bangalore (formerly known as Indian Business Academy) that altogether made the Talent Acquisition & Sourcing Conclave (#TASCON17) achieve its grand success.

We had several activities where we divided the sessions in to sections namely, Strategy Hub and Sourcing Lab. Several of the Sponsors joined in by conducting activities themselves. We even had some general activities for all the attendees and speakers to enjoy at #TASCON17 which were the ‘Best #Twitterati Contest’ (most tweets), ‘#SelfieContest’ (best selfie) and an open ‘#SourcingContest’ (to utilise Sourcing skills acquired and improve your Talent Acquisition skills by competing with the best within the industry) to complement the event.

The sessions that were conducted in the two sections were related to the names of the sections. The Strategy Hub being more of a theoretical one while the Sourcing Lab was a practical one. The Sessions in the Sourcing Lab included live demonstrations of tips, tricks and hacks to capture the Talent Magnets. Here techniques and skills were showcased for fellow Talent Acquisitionist’s to acquire and build on; in an attempt to be better Talent Magnet Sourcing professionals. Apart from this we also had three networking breaks for the Speakers, Attendees and Sponsors to interact with each other and form connections.

After a brief introduction about the host i.e. Sourcing ADDA and the purpose for conducting the #TASCON17 event were delivered by Yusuf Pathan (Managing Director at Key Resourcing & SourcePRO & Founder of Sourcing ADDA) the sessions commence beginning with the Keynote session.

Keynote Session

The enlightening sessions commenced with the Keynote session delivered by Rajeev Mendiratta (Vice President – Head Workforce Management & Overseas Operations from Wipro Technologies) which was about, “Board Room Perception & Expectation from Recruitment as a Function in an Organization”

The informative and enlightening sessions conducted in the 2 sections were as follows…

Strategy Hub

The section as mentioned above was more of a theoretically based one where trending Recruitment practices were addressed.

The first session conducted by Natalie Bayliss (Head of Talent Acquisition from Cisco) was about, “Creating a Transformational Talent Acquisition Team”

The next session was conducted by Namita Vyas (Head of Talent Acquisition from Inmobi) was about, “Make your Employer Brand a Talent Magnet”

The session after that was a panel discussion conducted by Clive Rodrigues (Talent Acquisition Partner from APAC, Kronos),  Anjana K R [Talent Acquisition Head  for Karnataka from Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)], Rahul Mitra (Head Talent Acquisition – India from ZS Associates) and Gurinderpal Singh (CEO / Founder from Talent21 Management & Shared Pvt. Ltd.) They collectively discussed about, “Innovations in Campus Engagement”

The fourth session was conducted by Bhaskar Bhattacharya (Head – Learning and Organisation Effectiveness from Aditya Birla Group) which was about, “Innovations in Interviewing – A Path towards Employer Branding.”

The second last session was conducted by Yusuf Pathan (Managing Director at Key Resourcing & SourcePRO & Founder of Sourcing ADDA) which was a, “Round Table Discussion”.

After separate sessions going on simultaneously in the 2 sections for the final session the division was removed and everyone came together for a panel discussion. The session was conducted collectively by Clive Rodrigues (Talent Acquisition Partner from APAC, Kronos), Jashan Joshi (Sourcing, Talent Acquisition & Research from ZS Associates) and Srikrishnan Ananthanarayanan (Founder & Partner of Adviti Consulting) which was a, “Surprise Session!”

Sourcing Lab

As the name suggests this particular section was more of a practical one where live demonstrations of tips and tricks or hacks to capture the Talent Magnets were covered. Having, said that here techniques and skills were showcased for fellow Talent Acquisitionist’s to acquire and build on.

The first session was conducted by Akberali Engineer (Social Media / Internet / Passive Sourcing / Training Specialist from Capgemini) on, “Stalk the right way” which comprised of live demonstrations of tips & tricks for Sourcing Talent Magnets.

The next session was 2 sessions of 30 minutes each conducted by Nikhil Patil (Senior Specialist Talent Acquisition from Netcracker Technology Solutions) and Snehal Gaikwad (Recruitment Specialist from Tieto on, “Sourcing Google…ly”.

The session right after was based on LinkedIn where there were 2 sessions of 30 minutes each namely, Mitchell Dudani (SourcePRO Trainer from SourcePRO ) which was about, “Demystify new LinkedIn” and Anshuman Mukherjee (Recruitment Specialist from Tieto) who spoke about, “LinkedIn Hacks.”

The fourth session was again for 30 minutes each which was conducted by Anoop Kesiraju (Talent Magnet from Technovert) &  Ashwani Paswan (Digital Marketing Manager with NimbleHype) who spoke about, “Job Description 2.0”

The last session in the Sourcing Lab was again divided in to 2 session of 30 minutes each namely, “Chrome Extensions” conducted by Sashwanth Bellan (Staffing Recruiter from Cisco) and, “Best way to find Email Address!” by Tatyasaheb Kolage (Sourcing Manager from Helix Recruiting)

The Talent Acquisition & Sourcing Conclave (TASCON17) concluded with the prize distribution ceremony and a thank you Speech also delivered by Yusuf Pathan (Managing Director at Key Resourcing & SourcePRO & Founder of Sourcing ADDA).

To get a coup d’oeil of #TASCON17, Bengaluru you can catch the Storify here – https://goo.gl/qSo0jB  And if you wish to get a sense of what we’ve accomplished or achieved so far you’ll have to find out for yourself by visiting Talent Acquisition and Sourcing Conclave (#TASCON17).

If you’re looking for an opportunity to gain practical exposure and experience it then, be sure to join us for another remarkable and enlightening experience at Talent Acquisition & Sourcing Conclave (#TASCON17) soon to be held in Pune as well. And on an even grander scale with twice the fun scheduled and win exciting prizes. To experience it first – hand and catch all the action live while you enjoy while adding to your knowledge and blossom into better Talent Acquisitionist’s it is important that you attend the #TASCON17 Pune event.