In this episode of ValueMatrix.TV, host Vandana Nayar sits down with Preety Agarwal, Head of Talent Acquisition (APAC) at AMS.
With two decades across strategic sourcing, RPO, and P&L leadership — including building sourcing centres of excellence and serving as CEO of QX Recruiting Services — Preety shares what gave her a different kind of kick compared to every other role she had handled.
From her early days at Kelly Services hiring only leadership talent for emerging GCCs (then called offshore business), she discovered the thrill of partnering with clients who patiently mentored a newcomer. Seeing those leaders grow, later becoming her own hiring managers, created a sense of playing a real part in their success.
On AI in strategic sourcing, Preety is clear: it excels at updating old profiles across the web and removing the “too old” excuse. Yet it remains fed by the very biases we input — favouring years of experience over skills or passion. The same profile can be rejected by one leader and hired by another because AI cannot replicate intuition, cultural context, or the fire a hiring manager truly seeks.
A powerful line from Preety: “AI will help you take a decision, but it cannot contrast to the decision-making ability that you can bring [to the] table versus your intuition.”
Tune in for candid stories of risk, resilience, and the human edge that no algorithm can replace.
