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Sneha Kulkarni recording the DCN Recruitment Talks episode

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Talent Acquisition

Inside a 10,000-Application Screening Funnel

A rare look at every stage of a large hiring funnel, from parser rules to the final panel, and where most candidates drop off.

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Episode Highlights

  • How resume parsers actually rank you
  • Assessment design and cut-offs
  • The panel interview scorecard
  • Why follow-ups matter more than referrals

“Ninety percent of rejections are not about talent. They are about a mismatch nobody bothered to read.”

Sneha Kulkarni

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    Meghna R. · Final year, ECE

    The part about proof over pedigree changed how I am writing my resume this week.

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    Suresh K. · Placement Officer

    Sharing this with our entire pre-final year batch before the training cycle.

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