“Engagement opens a bridge and creates an indispensable magic, wherein, the employees start trusting you better they start communicating with you better. And feedback is always important. It is a two-way bridge that is built through engagement.”

The newest instalment of the Shape of Work podcast throws light on some basic skills required to get through the first screening process. Our guest today is Malabika Jena, Executive-People Operations at Simpl, India’s top check-out network meant to make payments invisible and money intelligent.

Malabika has an overall experience of two years. She did her BBA from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University. She has various certifications from top institutes such as the University Of London, London Business School, the University of Toronto, etc. She has done various internships with various companies including Workduck, Dunzo, Nestlé, etc.

Episode Highlights

• Basic skills required to get through the initial screening process
• How to attract more employees?
• Does having a gap year negatively affect your career?
• What is the one quality that is totally non-negotiable?

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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.