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Sunil Kher

HR Consultant

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Could you tell us briefly about your family background?

I belong to a well educated job oriented family from Kashmir migrated outside Kashmir due to disturbances leaving each & everything in Kashmir. Started from scratch. Father retired Principal, Elder Brother Doctor working as CEO, daughter 12 yrs old studying in eighth class, wife is a house wife.

Role Model

Role Model Ambani Brothers who could change family business into a large conglomerate diversifying successfully into each & every business existing in the corporate world irrespective of having no knowledge/expertise in the new business and having only domain knowledge of very few businesses.

Parting thoughts

Started my career as front line sales person in Nov 1989, within first six years of sales career with large MNC's, Indian Cos into FMCG/OTC, Service Industry. Started on my own in March, 1995 with no domain knowledge, no business background, no acquaintances in corporate, in the business till date.

Plans for the Future

I see myself moving on to the next level in couple of years time where in I can sustain myself, my family and leave some base for my next generation as I have consolidated myself and my position in these last more than seventeen years seen more than three recessions but survived with some good exp.

Essential Advice

My advice to someone to start their career in QA/Testing domain or any other domains is to stick to one thing for some time till your learn the basics consolidate on the same & diversify using the knowledge and do not get carried away with difficulties and challenges.

Current and Previous Responsibilities

My Current responsibilities Business Development, Back end Operations/Search, Head Hunting, Mapping, Matching profiles & candidates, Salary Negotiations, Reference Checks, Hand holding, payment follow ups & realizations of payments. Earlier I was carrying tag of large Cos now I have to earn the same

The Journey So Far

I started my career with Cadila Labs in Delhi/UP(Front Line Sales), Amrit Agro(Front Line Sales)in Chandigarh, Glaxo FPD (Front Line Sales)in MP, Park-e-Davis (Front Line Sales)in Mumbai & Gati Cargo (BDO & Reg Head)in Mumbai/Goa and since last more than 17 years running HR Recruitment in Mumbai.

A Fine Balance:

Strong Belief in yourself and your work because work is worship. You need to be happy what you are today and what you are doing for your future the rest follows.

Most Important Decisions

My first most important career decision was to leave a Central Government job at the beginning of my career and taking a sales career in a private sector that too when I was not fit for Sales and second most important decision was when I sacrificed my working career and started as an entrepreneur.

Most Important Lessons

Associate with like minded people, learn from them and use the experience. Do not get carried away by people who do not think positive. Learn from the failures, do not bow, they are the best experiences. Make and keep rapport with the people on a long term which will give you long term benefits.