At Shortlist, we love building our team almost as much as we love building yours! We have some pretty amazing people across our three offices who have a real passion for what they do and for the Shortlist mission.
The second installment of Shortlister Spotlights (a Q&A series to get to know some of our team members) stars Tilak, a Software Engineer in our Hyderabad office!
Tell us about what you do at Shortlist:
I’m a Software Engineer on our tech team. We are building an awesome platform for job-seekers to find their dream jobs and employers to help build their dream teams. In my job I do everything from fixing bugs on the website to developing a cool new feature or product.
When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?
I always wanted to be an F1 racer 🏁🚗 or dancer💃🏾.
So what led you to a career in technology, and what were you looking for in your next career step when you found Shortlist?
To be honest, I was taught from childhood be an engineer or a doctor. I knew that medicine is not my cup of coffee, so I went with engineering and did a Bachelors in Technology. I had heard a lot about startups — how you can learn a lot, be a part of great ideas and do a variety of projects instead of the same mundane tasks every day. I was looking for a startup which does its own product for a meaningful purpose and found Shortlist. I joined this family in August 2016.
What’s your favorite Shortlist memory?
I actually have a few favorite memories: One is when we launched the webportal for the first time back in October 2016, it was crazy time, and another is when we all pulled together in early 2017 for our biggest contract yet — hiring for a big four accounting firm.
A few months ago, four members of our team went on an adventure trip, where we did a motorcycle ride, rafting, hilltops, waterfalls and had an awesome time together.
What would you say is your professional superpower?
I am good with communications, be it professional or personal. I’m a good listener as well, ping me if you want to share something!
What are three words or phrases you would use to describe Team Shortlist?
“Cool,” “Rocks,” and “Explore Yourself.”
Why is the Shortlist mission important to you?
When I was a job seeker before joining Shortlist, something that constantly bugged me and my friends is that employers might reject us based on a verbal interview or less, even before testing what abilities we have. We used to think, “Give us a problem and a chance and show if we can solve it or not… “Luckily our mission is to do this, taking employers from traditional resume search to competency based hiring.
What do you like to do outside of work?
I watch a lot of movies and series, play PC games, and hang out with friends and close ones.
What’s your favorite Shortlist value? (Learn more about our values here!)
OWN IT!!! I strongly believe in it personally.
We like to give high fives to recognize when our team members do something awesome. Now is your chance to make a public high five to a fellow Shortlister:
I have high-fives for two people: One is our CTO Sudheer, a true leader, always backing us and standing as wall in front of us. Second one is for Niranjan, “ROCKSTAR” for guiding me through every step I take (you could call him my guru).
What are you currently reading, watching, or listening to?
As a Game Of Thrones fan, I’m currently waiting for Season 8, and I’m also listening a lot to Linkin Park’s album “One More LIght.”
How is Shortlist different than other companies?
The tech team is a big surprise compared to other companies, the team here is so innovative and constantly staying ahead of new technologies and using them in our products.
Any final words?
CHALO KEEP ROCKING m/
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