Talent Acquisition Guides.
Hiring funnels, executive search, IT salary benchmarks and RPO playbooks — India's talent acquisition field manual for employers.
Hiring in India, by the numbers.
These guides cover the questions every Indian hiring leader asks — what salaries are real, how long does a hire take, when does executive search beat in-house recruiting, what does an RPO actually deliver, and how do you build a hiring funnel that closes. Written by senior TMS TA leads who place hundreds of roles annually.
Featured TA guides
Talent Acquisition Strategies India 2026
End-to-end hiring playbook — sourcing channels, screening rubrics, interview design, offer mechanics and onboarding. 12-min read.
Executive Search Guide India 2026
When to retain a search firm, how fees work, what shortlist quality looks like, governance for CXO and board-level searches. 10-min read.
IT Salary Benchmarks India 2026
Current market salaries for 12 tech roles across 4 experience bands and 5 cities — ready for offers and budget planning. 9-min read.
RPO India — Buyer's Guide
Recruitment Process Outsourcing: when it beats in-house, pricing models (per-hire, retainer, embedded), KPIs that matter. 8-min read.
Contract vs Permanent Hiring
Decision framework for blending contingent and permanent workforce, with break-even analysis across role types. 7-min read.
Onboarding Day-1 Checklist
30-item operational checklist covering offer-to-Day-1 — documentation, IT, payroll setup, statutory enrolment, induction. 6-min read.
How to use these guides
Brief
Start with the TA Strategy guide if you're scaling hiring beyond ad-hoc.
Proposal
Open the IT salary benchmark when sizing offers or budgeting headcount.
Engagement
Use the executive search or RPO guide for senior or volume hiring respectively.
Talk to us
Once your hiring plan is shaped, book a discovery call — we'll quote on TA-as-a-service, RPO or executive search.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does a typical India hire take end-to-end?
Mid-senior tech roles: 5–9 weeks from JD to joining. Senior leadership: 8–14 weeks. Niche specialists or CXO: 12–20 weeks. Our TA Strategy guide breaks down funnel conversion at each stage.
Add-on: is recruitment included in EOR / contract staffing?
Sourcing and screening is included in our Contract Staffing engagements. For dedicated talent acquisition for direct/permanent hires, we offer Talent Acquisition as a separate service line. EOR clients can opt into TA on demand.
Do you do executive / CXO search?
Yes — our executive search practice is run by senior TMS partners on a retained basis, with a strict shortlist quality bar and a confidentiality-first process.
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