On this 15th annual International Recruiters Day, we’re asking a bigger question: What does it look like when the person transforming talent strategy is also challenging its foundational assumptions?
In this episode, Puneet speaks with Anupam Srivastava – Global Head HR – Product & Technology | India HR Head | Head of Global Talent Acquisition at Reltio – for a practical conversation about AI in HR.
Anupam begins by reframing how HR leaders should think about talent: not as a support function, but as capability architecture – a shift that changes everything from team design to organizational readiness.
The episode’s standout moment arrives when Anupam addresses AI in recruitment with rare clarity: AI eliminates repetitive tasks, not human judgment. In an era of automation anxiety, this distinction matters. Screening resumes and scheduling interviews can be automated – but assessing culture fit, leadership potential, and nuanced behavior still requires human expertise.
He also surfaces a structural blind spot many organizations overlook: we hire individuals but expect team performance. This mismatch is rarely accidental – it’s a symptom of talent frameworks that were never built for collective dynamics.
Looking ahead, Anupam bets on soft skills over hard skills, naming trust as the defining trait in high-performing teams. His advice for CHROs navigating AI adoption is refreshingly direct: “Decide fast, decide well, and decide practically.”
For anyone who leads people or builds talent strategies, this conversation is worth your time.
