Laya, a recruiter employed at Amazon, brings over two years of experience in HR and has successfully hired numerous individuals during this time. In this podcast, we delve into Laya’s path to Amazon, offering intriguing perspectives on the hiring process and the inner workings of HR within an organization. Our discussion is tailored to provide valuable insights for students and earlycareer professionals.

Where to find Laya:
LinkedIn:   / layaannalalan  
Laya’s Ted Talk:    • Greatness Starts Here: Community Voic...  

Stories mentioned in the podcast:
CRED Internship request:   / karthigsaravananb2a03720a_internopportu...  
GitHub Engineer Story: https://x.com/katherinecodes/status/1...

Products/Softwares mentioned in the podcast:

Resume Worded: https://resumeworded.com/
Levels.fyi : https://www.levels.fyi/
Glassdoor: https://www.glassdoor.co.in/
Naukri: https://www.naukri.com/
Blind: https://www.teamblind.com/
Fishbowl: https://www.fishbowlapp.com/
Grapevine: https://grapevine.in/
6figr: https://6figr.com/
YC job board: https://www.workatastartup.com/
a16z job board: https://jobs.a16z.com/jobs
IIM jobs: https://www.iimjobs.com/
Wellfound: https://wellfound.com/
Instahyre: https://www.instahyre.com/
Ambition Box: https://www.ambitionbox.com/

Chapters:
00:00 highlights
01:24 intro
02:05 role of an HR in an organisation
05:46 how's compensation decided for a role
08:53 truth of ESOPs
10:48 CTC vs InHand Salary
14:28 stock vesting in salary
18:49 importance of resume
24:13 importance of linkedin
28:38 where to find nonengineering job roles
33:08 reality of competitive salary
40:44 story of rahul
47:12 open proposals
50:40 scouting talent
54:37 company culture & diversity
01:03:27 Laya’s journey to Amazon
01:10:09 outro

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