“Over the past years, I've worked with many recruiters. However, Chirag stands out as the exceptional one who helped me land a dream job. His deep industry knowledge, tireless work ethic, and genuine empathy made the entire process very smooth. Chirag employed creative interview prep strategies that boosted my confidence and made the process less stressful. He patiently walked me through each stage, spending countless hours answering my questions and addressing my concerns with clear and insightful explanations. Chirag doesn't just help you land a job, he finds the perfect career fit that aligns with your long-term goals. I highly recommend him to anyone seeking a recruiter who is not only skilled but also deeply invested in your success.”
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Building rapport is simple in nature but people complicate it by taking it to a level that ends up complicating the relationship or making it awkward Keep it simple! You can build rapport with anyone as long as you have one thing --> TRUST! If you can create trust with a complete stranger then you can engage anyone. You don't need to become best friends or go to lunches & dinners or send gifts. etc.. If you have trust, then the both parties can feel they have each other's best interest at heart and business can be conducted There's tons of strategies & creative ways you can use to build quick rapport & gain attention, but the key is to build off trust! If there's no trust, you end up chasing dust! Instead... Earn Trust to Earn Bucks!
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When Marv gave me my first job filing papers, I had no idea it would turn into a life's passion of writing software. During lunch, I'd eat PB&J…
When Marv gave me my first job filing papers, I had no idea it would turn into a life's passion of writing software. During lunch, I'd eat PB&J…
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Mentor & Career Coach
American Corporate Partners (ACP)
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i18n_veterans
I volunteer my time as a mentor and career coach for military veterans who are retiring from service and making the transition into private sector. Currently helping military veterans and carving out career paths to help them transition into long term careers while coaching them into specific roles that highlight their skills and complement their abilities learned in the military
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Co-Chair, Connect@Amazon
Amazon
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Bringing Amazonians together and delivering value through programs, events and social networking
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Fundraising Volunteer
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
- Present 5 years 11 months
Children
Hosted the charity gala for 2019 & 2020
Supported marketing efforts and help raise funds through donations from local businesses & individuals
Publications
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Atlanta Startup Awards
Hypepotamus
See publicationCommunity Influencer: Recognizes an individual who has made a significant impact in the past year in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. The recipient of this Award will embody Startup Atlanta’s core values: Make Connections, Add Value, Give Credit, Partner Freely, Promote Equally, with No Excuses!
it’s time to vote for Atlanta Startup Awards finalists!
It’s that time of the year when we recognize and highlight the work of local founders and startup ecosystem builders. The second annual…Community Influencer: Recognizes an individual who has made a significant impact in the past year in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. The recipient of this Award will embody Startup Atlanta’s core values: Make Connections, Add Value, Give Credit, Partner Freely, Promote Equally, with No Excuses!
it’s time to vote for Atlanta Startup Awards finalists!
It’s that time of the year when we recognize and highlight the work of local founders and startup ecosystem builders. The second annual Atlanta Startup Awards, jointly organized by members of the Atlanta startup community, will celebrate the city’s most successful rising tech companies, startup pioneers and disruptive innovators
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Chirag T. Patel Host Jermaine Dupri & Startup Tech Pitch Event!
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See publicationOn April 12th Chirag Patel, host of On The Grind Podcast will interview Jermaine Dupri & host the inaugural media and tech pitch event!
PITCH EVENT DETAILS
Applications are now being accepted for this epic pitch competition. Watch 4 finalist battle it out in a shark tank style event as they pitch their world changing ideas. Only one will be crowned as the best startup idea in the south!
Grand Prize: 6 month FREE membership for 2 desks at the 4th biggest tech startup hub in…On April 12th Chirag Patel, host of On The Grind Podcast will interview Jermaine Dupri & host the inaugural media and tech pitch event!
PITCH EVENT DETAILS
Applications are now being accepted for this epic pitch competition. Watch 4 finalist battle it out in a shark tank style event as they pitch their world changing ideas. Only one will be crowned as the best startup idea in the south!
Grand Prize: 6 month FREE membership for 2 desks at the 4th biggest tech startup hub in America! - Atlanta Tech Village. - A $3,600 value!
PART: 2
A legend in the music business & now a technology investor Jermaine Dupri will be our honorary guest!
Jermaine started in the music business as young as ten years old. By the time he was 20 he had not only formed one of the most popular hip hop groups in the world Kriss Kross but also took the album quadruple platinum. By the time he was 21 he formed his own record label So So Def Recordings & went on to sign some of the biggest acts in the industry.
He has been nominated for multiple Grammys, including winning Best R&B Song of the year in 2006. Besides selling millions of albums worldwide, cultivating artist like Usher & Mariah Carey & responsible for writing the lyrics to some of the most popular songs in the world. He was recently inducted into the song writers hall of fame as the second hip hop artist of all time!
2018 marks the 25th anniversary for So So Def. Besides being on top of the music game, today Jermaine Dupri is a technology investor. With several projects under his belt & constantly looking for other world changing ideas he will be participating as one of the judges for the pitch battle during this event!
4 finalist battle it out in front of a live audience as they pitch their world changing ideas!
Meet JD & network - Build your rolodex!
JD discusses his career, entrepreneurship & technology investing
Technology is changing the music industry
Jermaine took So So Def from an idea to a multi-platinum record label!
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Chirag T. Patel Interviews President Of Tyler Perry Studios Ozzie Areu, Shares Inspirational Journey!
Harlem World-Around The Block, Around The World
See publicationOn Wednesday, Tyler Perry Studios (TPS) President Ozzie Areu was a featured guest during a live taping of the podcast “On the Grind with Chirag Patel,” a show dedicated to entrepreneurship and best business practices.
In a standing room only space at Atlanta Tech Village, Areu, along with his brother and business partner Will Areu (SVP of Tyler Perry Studios), shared his story of starting out as a security guard at the gates of Warner Bros Studios to becoming Tyler Perry’s assistant in…On Wednesday, Tyler Perry Studios (TPS) President Ozzie Areu was a featured guest during a live taping of the podcast “On the Grind with Chirag Patel,” a show dedicated to entrepreneurship and best business practices.
In a standing room only space at Atlanta Tech Village, Areu, along with his brother and business partner Will Areu (SVP of Tyler Perry Studios), shared his story of starting out as a security guard at the gates of Warner Bros Studios to becoming Tyler Perry’s assistant in early 2006 to being promoted to President of TPS in just 18 months. The first Latinos to run a major film/TV studio, the Areu Bros emphasized the power of hard work, perseverance and how maintaining your focus on your passion is key for all entrepreneurs.
Additionally, the Areu Bros (co-founders) are tech investors in Veryfier, an app-based service that allows consumers to connect with freelancers to inspect their planned used online purchases. This job-creating app fits perfectly into the gig economy. From entry-level to experts, there is a Veryfier in all of us. Everyone has a skill, so why not get paid for it? Veryfier founder Laurent Piani and co-founder Frank Brenes were on hand to explain the finer details of the newly-launched app that features the company’s slogan: A few bucks could save you thousands.
For more information, visit Veryfier.com. Tyler Perry Studios’ latest release, Boo 2! A Madea Halloween, the current #1 movie in America, is now playing in theaters nationwide.
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https://www.harlemworldmagazine.com/tyler-perry-studios-president-ozzie-areu-shares-inspirational-journey-photos/
https://seobizhub.com/veryfier-on-the-grind-with-president-of-tyler-perry-studios/
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Chirag T. Patel Interviews Pioneer of Chick-Fil-A - 200K to First Billion in Sales!
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See publicationPioneer of Chick-Fil-A - Jimmy Collins
Took Chick-fil-A from 200K to over a Billion in sales!
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Jimmy Collins ➡ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameslscollins/
EVENT DETAILS 👉🏼 https://bit.ly/3k0wkTy
LINKEDIN ARTICLE 👉🏼 https://is.gd/klcEsD
Welcome to “ON THE GRIND” – A Podcast for entrepreneurs!
We are going LIVE at Atlanta Tech Village with Show #3
On June 13th the former President and COO of Chick-Fil-A, Jimmy…Pioneer of Chick-Fil-A - Jimmy Collins
Took Chick-fil-A from 200K to over a Billion in sales!
Article --> https://is.gd/diNEjo
Jimmy Collins ➡ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameslscollins/
EVENT DETAILS 👉🏼 https://bit.ly/3k0wkTy
LINKEDIN ARTICLE 👉🏼 https://is.gd/klcEsD
Welcome to “ON THE GRIND” – A Podcast for entrepreneurs!
We are going LIVE at Atlanta Tech Village with Show #3
On June 13th the former President and COO of Chick-Fil-A, Jimmy Collins will be coming to Atlanta Tech Village to talk about how he went from being a grocery delivery boy to becoming the President and Chief Operating Officer of Chick-Fil-A. Jimmy grew up with Truett Cathy the founder of Chick-Fil-A long before the restaurant chain was discovered. Jimmy was the number three corporate employee at Chick-Fil-A and under his leadership he grew the restaurant chain from $200k to over a Billion dollars in revenue.
Jimmy has an incredible story, he has worked his entire life since the age of 12. He grew up poor in a family of share croppers. Starting out with humble beginnings Jimmy never thought in a million years that his work ethic and daily grind would open doors for him and take him from a delivery boy to becoming a top executive for one of the most amazing brands in the world!
I will be discussing Jimmy’s journey and diving into what it takes to be a great leader. Today Jimmy is helping young people find their career paths. He will be discussing the principles that helped him build his career and how those same principles can help you find your career path today. For more information please check out his recent book “Creative Followership: In The Shadow of Greatness”.
INTERVIEW DETAILS
Leadership
Growing up with Truett Cathy
Early days – From delivery boy to President of Chick-Fil-A
Fail often to learn more about who you are
The GRIND, The Hustle, The Work ethic
Finding your career path
The principles of Creative Followership
How to stay inspired, motivated and much more!
Courses
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A Cloud Guru
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AWS Social Media Training
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AWS TA Champion Training
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Introduction to AWS Identity Access and Management (IAM)
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Projects
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THE PURPLE SQUIRREL APP! 🐿 | = One button connects all employees of Amazon & allows them to submit purple squirrels!
Currently in development , stay tuned for more.
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♠ ACE OF SPADES | = Acquiring Computer Engineers Of Software Programming Architecture Design & Engineering Skills ♠|
- Increase the percentage of your hires when recruiting high level candidates
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MR. FUNNEL | = Managers Recruiters. Fill Up New Names of Engineers in LinkedIn
MR. FUNNEL aka (Managers Recruiters Fill Up New Names of Engineers in LinkedIn)
- Hiring Managers are able to immediately collaborate with recruiters and generate leads in less than 30 minutes
- Completely cut the learning curve out for HMs when using LinkedIn to source candidates saving HMs tremendous amount of time when collaborating with their recruiting partners
- Immediately streamline the sourcing process between hiring managers and recruiters
- HMs are averaging up to…MR. FUNNEL aka (Managers Recruiters Fill Up New Names of Engineers in LinkedIn)
- Hiring Managers are able to immediately collaborate with recruiters and generate leads in less than 30 minutes
- Completely cut the learning curve out for HMs when using LinkedIn to source candidates saving HMs tremendous amount of time when collaborating with their recruiting partners
- Immediately streamline the sourcing process between hiring managers and recruiters
- HMs are averaging up to 50 candidates sourced that are 80% match for their roles within 30 min of
their time
- Step by step process that moves candidates from a lead to first interview stage quickly as possible
Honors & Awards
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The Purple Squirrel Award
Amazon Web Services - TA Platform | AWS Identity
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The Purple Squirrel Award 2021!
Every recruiter has searched for the infamous Purple Squirrel 🐿 well everyone can stop looking, I found him!🕵🏼♂️
End of year awards for AWS Recruiting & Talent Acquisition 2021
Award recognizes individual for filling the toughest roles within AWS Platform Recruiting. The second biggest Recruiting org which consisted of almost 300 Talent Acquisition members. I supported AWS Identity Access Management, one of the top 10, if not top 5 most…_
The Purple Squirrel Award 2021!
Every recruiter has searched for the infamous Purple Squirrel 🐿 well everyone can stop looking, I found him!🕵🏼♂️
End of year awards for AWS Recruiting & Talent Acquisition 2021
Award recognizes individual for filling the toughest roles within AWS Platform Recruiting. The second biggest Recruiting org which consisted of almost 300 Talent Acquisition members. I supported AWS Identity Access Management, one of the top 10, if not top 5 most important services within AWS.
I'm honored to be nominated & to receive this award. Hard work, dedication, and deep passion for your craft is all you need to be great at what you do!
In 2021 I hired some of the most amazing people into some of the toughest positions. Checked off every level from L4 to L7 and even supported a few L8 positions across six business units that range from SDEs, to Principals to Directors in various job families.
It's a blessing to work with some of the most unique, creative minds on the planet and be surrounded by people who constantly push you to be great! The most satisfying part of my job is changing people's lives by finding them opportunities that not only scale their careers but change their lives altogether! - Shout out to my team & everyone else who supported the cause along the way.
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Nominated Community Influencer by Startup Atlanta
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Community Influencer: Recognizes an individual who has made a significant impact in the past year in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. The recipient of this Award will embody Startup Atlanta’s core values: Make Connections, Add Value, Give Credit, Partner Freely, Promote Equally, with No Excuses!
LINK TO ARTICLE: -->> https://rb.gy/orpyf
it’s time to vote for Atlanta Startup Awards finalists!
It’s that time of the year when we recognize and highlight the work of local….
Community Influencer: Recognizes an individual who has made a significant impact in the past year in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. The recipient of this Award will embody Startup Atlanta’s core values: Make Connections, Add Value, Give Credit, Partner Freely, Promote Equally, with No Excuses!
LINK TO ARTICLE: -->> https://rb.gy/orpyf
it’s time to vote for Atlanta Startup Awards finalists!
It’s that time of the year when we recognize and highlight the work of local founders and startup ecosystem builders. The second annual Atlanta Startup Awards, jointly organized by members of the Atlanta startup community, will celebrate the city’s most successful rising tech companies, startup pioneers and disruptive innovators
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The Baby Bottom Award - The Smoothest In Times of Crisis!
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End of the year awards for our team.
I was recognized for the Baby Bottom Award, for being the smoothest in times of crisis!
Patience is hard to master, but try to stay calm , cool and collective when chaos enters your life and decides to stay for a while.
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Set Record For Closing The biggest Hiring Fee
Randstad Engineering
Closed the biggest hiring fee of $78,000 for hiring a Marcellus Shale Engineer for my client.
At the time the role had been open for almost 1.5 years. It was also a running joke where all new hires would be assigned this particular job to work on anytime someone new was hired on the team. Since it was such as difficult position to fill and the pool of candidates who had this specific skills and background was almost non-existent, literally only a handful of people existed at the time who…Closed the biggest hiring fee of $78,000 for hiring a Marcellus Shale Engineer for my client.
At the time the role had been open for almost 1.5 years. It was also a running joke where all new hires would be assigned this particular job to work on anytime someone new was hired on the team. Since it was such as difficult position to fill and the pool of candidates who had this specific skills and background was almost non-existent, literally only a handful of people existed at the time who had this specific background and ability that the client needed. All new hires were given this role to work on since everyone else on the team knew it was almost impossible to fill.
Long story short, I took it and ran with it. It took me almost 6 months to find someone and eventually hire that individual which resulted in the largest hiring fee at the time that the company ever seen for filling a permanent position.
The President of Randstad Engineering personally congratulated me and thanked me for my efforts. On the flip side, the client was beyond happy! Allowed them to expand their businesses and opened up more opportunities for me to work with them going forward.
Difficult Takes a Day, Impossible takes a week!
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