Women Changemakers Career Fair Held in Pune

The fifth edition of Women Changemakers Career Fair and Confluence made waves at The Westin, Pune today. An initiative of Stockroom.io, the event was an exciting opportunity for women to identify better job opportunities and understand some diversity initiatives of well-known organizations.  The excited participants of the Fair had opportunities to network and interact with women corporate leaders as well.

Funded by Mancer Consulting Services, one of India's leading recruitment consultancy firms, Stockroom.io helps companies hire curated technology talent.  Women Changemakers is an exclusive career fair and confluence for women, which is the diversity vertical of stockroom.io.

The company has also launched also launched India's #1 Job portal for diversity candidates called Equiv.in recently. The job portal is exclusively for only Women, Differently abled, LGBT and Senior Citizens and has more than 60,000 users now.

At the venue, about 800 women with work experience ranging from freshers to more than 15 years’ experience, and about 180 re-starters listened to the focused discussions and used networking opportunities. The high-level speaker line up and influencers at the Fair was also a huge attraction for most participants who were looking to learn, grow and take wing in their chosen professions.  

 “Recruiting diverse talent and offering developmental opportunities have emerged as key strategies for building a high performing team. At BNY Mellon, we embrace the contributions and perspectives of our diverse workforce, and encourage our employees to challenge the status quo, irrespective of gender and demographics. We also actively seek ways to find and engage their diverse perspectives, and encourage women to pursue challenging and demanding careers to unleash their potential,” added Leandra Mendonsa, Director, Senior Principal – Diversity, Inclusion and Community Affairs, BNY Mellon India.

The other speakers were, Gunjan Shukla, Global Head of Demand Operations at ThoughtWorks and Aruna Newton, Global Head D&I Infosys. The event also had an interesting panel discussion on the topic “Uncover success mantras from the millennial "Wonder Girls" and what does it take to chart and succeed in a unique career path?” hosted by Varsha Adusumilli, Author of Wonder Girls Book. The panel discussion saw participation from Flight Commander, Rucha Nirale; Classical dancer & corporate lawyer, Priyanka Chandrasekhar and Mch Neurosurgery, Dr Vasundhara Rangan

Naren Krishna, the founder of Stockroom.io observing the participation, said, “This is the fifth edition of the event in total and the third one this year, It is really encouraging for early stage startups like us to see amazing response from the female talent of Pune even though this is our first time. We have received some amazing applications and are confident that we will witness some amazing job offers being rolled out by participating companies. We are surely hosting another event in Pune next year.”

“The positive response and feedback our event is getting across the country is a big boost for us. We not only help companies achieve their diversity hiring goals, but also give them access to a carefully curated and prescreened pool of talent. We plan to take the Woman Changemakers bandwagon to cities like Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai and smaller cities in the coming months along with Delhi, Bangalore, Pune” He added.

The companies participating in the event included Citi, BNY Mellon, Infosys, ThoughtWorks, Societe Generale and others.