The virtual event is scheduled to be held on August 1st and 2nd
Mumbai, June 18, 2018 – Career Konnect 2018 is a virtual multi-corporate career event aimed at augmenting the efforts of progressive employers in hiring a gender diverse workforce who have a mission towards a gender equal workplace. Co-hosted by two leading organizations in the diversity landscape, People Konnect’s Back To The Front and Woman At Work, the virtual event creates an open space for women to explore career opportunities with progressive employers across India.
Over the past few years, Diversity and Inclusion, especially in the gender space, has been a top business imperative and corporates in India have realized the impact of having a gender equal workforce. However, it is a fact that there is a significant gap that exists in the workplace from a gender parity perspective.
Anjali Gulati, Founder, People Konnect said, “We aim to bring organizations across various sectors to hire women across functions – finance, sales, supply chain, human resources etc. A digital platform such as this will also help these companies create a strong gender diversity brand amongst potential talent.”
The event will be open to women candidates at senior, mid & junior levels, across functions and locations. Women on a career break or sabbatical can also explore the various opportunities to help them get back to work. The positions would be full time, part time or flexible working options across multiple sectors like Shipping & Logistics, Media, Technology, Banking, Insurance, Retail, Consumer Goods, e-commerce and more.
A live event over two days, August 1st & 2nd, Career Konnect 2018 is targeting to showcase the employer brands of leading corporates to over 500,000 plus women candidates pan-India and let them know of the progressive policies and programs run by these corporates to support a diverse and inclusive workplace.
Commenting on the event, Mr. Navneet Kapoor, CEO, Maersk GSC said “Organizations have a huge responsibility to create an inclusive and open environment for their teams. When we speak of diversity, we do it not because it sounds cool or is a check in the box but because a diverse team drives superior business results. It is therefore important that we are sensitive to the diverse needs of our team members and offer them the opportunities and the support to be the best they can be in their professional and personal lives”.
“There are talented women looking for exciting opportunities and there are great companies looking for such talent. We are bringing the two together via Career Konnect 2018, which is a pioneering concept and platform and is focused on using technology to solve the talent challenge”, says Poornima Parameswaran Batish, Founder, Woman At Work.
The hiring experience will be seamless. In the run up to the event, women will upload their resumes, browse through available jobs and attend webinars & virtual sessions. The team will also provide a resume toolkit, help in prepping for the interviews and access to leaders from participating organizations.
“Good companies need good people. But we often hire people who are easiest to hire with a minimum investment, a phenomenon called as decision of convenience. Events like these help us bridge the gap on the effort of reach and pushes us to think differently and at times radically to hire talent. I am very excited to take part in this event and it will give us an opportunity to meet a lot of people who otherwise we could miss on. I am sure that we will learn a lot from this event and we look to hire some great women talent”, said Ms. Ruchita Bansal Sharma, Head HR, Guardian Life Insurance Company.
In this era of change and speed, it is imperative that we look at innovative ways of solving business problems and leverage digital solutions. Getting more women in the workforce has been a challenge for long and we need to be thought leaders to change the status-quo. Career Konnect 2018 is one such step in that direction added Ms. Anjali Gulati.
About Peoplekonnect
A Talent Solutions company with a focus on Hiring & Executive Search, Learning & OD and Diversity. Peoplekonnect as a work-from-home venture in October 2009 with an aim to provide best-in class search solutions across levels and sectors for our clients, to an organization today operating out of various locations in India, People Konnect has come a long with presence across Mumbai, Delhi & Bangalore.