“Layoffs are going to be much more frequent, and it is important for employees not to live in a fearful mindset or remain complacent. Instead, they should stay relevant by upskilling and building on core competencies.”

In this latest episode of The Shape of Work, our listeners are introduced to Bhavna Ate, Assistant Vice President of Human Resources at Experience Commerce - a full-service digital agency that combines strategy, content, and technology to drive up brand commerce. Bhavna offers her thoughts on layoffs and trends that will dominate the HR industry.

Bhavna is a Human Resources Leader with 15 years of experience in core HR across industries. She has worked in several HR functions and had an overseas stint in the UK, where she was the HR business partner for sales and strategic groups.

Episode Highlights

• Bhavna discusses about her shift from microbiology to HR 
• How do layoffs impact the organisation and the employees?
• Trends that are going to take over the HR industry in 2023

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Produced by: Priya Bhatt
Podcast Host: Archit Sethi

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.