NITHYA DAVID, UPSTREAM

“Listen to your instinct always. It is your third eye.” Says Nithya David and that is exactly what she did. After working with many reputed firms, Nithya put her third eye to good use and discovered her entrepreneurial side. In 2008, she set up Upstream, a recruitment firm in Bangalore.

According to Nithya, being an entrepreneur is a very lonely job which is why she seeks inspiration and motivation from her fellow entrepreneurs. Her role demands dealing with the Human Resources department of several companies and she has found that she has to start over every time a new HR person joins her client’s firm. From working on the rapport, to building credibility, to adjusting the way they collaborate and adapting to the changing expectations – it requires a lot of effort.

Her mantra is life is “Whatever is meant for you, it is bound to come to come back one way or another” on hearing this I asked her for an example, she told me about this one candidate who did not take up a job offer after accepting it – it was disappointing especially after she pursued it for over three months, but the same candidate went on to give her business amounting to much more.

One key tip she has for you is to always keep your social life active. Either by joining a music school or a dance class – or any hobby that will help de-stress you – after all, all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, in this case, Jill a dull girl!

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