Harpaul Sambhi
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A human. Magical Founder. Serial Entrepreneur (sold last co to LinkedIn)
California, United States
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Founder and CEOMagicalJul 2020 - Current (6 years)..- BEntrepreneur In ResidenceBain Capital VenturesNov 2019 - Jul 2020 (9 months)Great time at BCV. Worked with Ajay and Kevin, along with the west-coast team, and really enjoyed my time here. Not only did I learn a ton, but I also got amazing relationships.
- OAdvisorOnDeckAug 2019 - Dec 2021 (2 years 5 months)
- VLimited PartnerVarious VC fundsDec 2018 - Current (7 years 7 months)Invested in various awesome VC funds such as Bain Capital Ventures, iNovia Capital, OnDeck.
- Product ManagementMicrosoftJan 2018 - Apr 2019 (1 year 4 months)Very fortunate to continue the journey from start-up to now Microsoft where I can help build game changing products from ground up. Currently expanding my skills and horizons beyond Talent Acquisition, and helping customers and HR solve the talent life cycle (recruiting, onboarding, talent development, learning, and HRIS).
- Product ManagementLinkedInMar 2015 - Jan 2018 (2 years 11 months)Leading a few products within LinkedIn Talent Solutions, the first of which is LinkedIn Referrals (see video below). Responsible for product partner strategy (ATS, HCM vendors such as Workday, Oracle, SAP, IBM), building integrations, and leading the LinkedIn's HCM product strategy with Microsoft. Completed my acquisition journey by doing a tour of duty at Microsoft.
- SGuest LecturerSchulich Executive Education Centre SEECFeb 2011 - Feb 2015 (4 years 1 month)Guest Lecturer on Social Media and Human Resources, Innovation in the Workplace and Technology.
- Founder and CEOCareerify Acquired by LinkedInJan 2009 - Mar 2015 (6 years 3 months)Was the founder/ CEO of Careerify. Bootstrapped, and a ton of fun and I worked with awesome colleagues. $Ms in revenue, and 250,000+ users with ~110M datapoints of candidates. Fortunate to work with awesome companies like SpaceX, Deloitte, Microsoft, Unilever, and Blizzard. Careerify empowered every employee to become a "recruiter" by leveraging their social graph, automatically giving them suggestions.
- ASocial HRAuthorSpeakerDec 2008 - Mar 2015 (6 years 4 months)Author of Social HR, published by Carswell / Thomson-Reuters. Sold over 3000 copies of the book to HR professionals globally.
- WRunner, Cashier, Assistant Cook, Cook, Assistant Supervisor, SupervisorWild Water KingdomApr 2001 - Aug 2001 (5 months)First real job. Got promoted 5 times in one season to become the first employee to do so. Got myself a new printer as a bonus, and a meeting with the founder!
Education
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- Honors Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc, Electrical EngineeringUniversity of WaterlooJan 2004 - Dec 2009 (6 years)
Awards
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- BizSpark OneMicrosoftJun 2012The Microsoft® BizSpark® One program identifies a small number of high-potential startups in the Microsoft BizSpark program comprised of more than 55,000 companies from over 100 countries around the world. Microsoft works closely through a one-to-one relationship with these companies, providing customized engagement plans to accelerate their growth including access to technical, marketing and business development resources.
- Bluesky Award for Innovation ExcellenceMicrosoftJun 2011The Blue Sky Awards reward developers for creative thinking and innovation. The competition offers a platform for showcasing the great talents of Independent Software Vendors from coast-to-coast to an audience of Microsoft experts and other industry voices. The winning entrant will gain national recognition along with software development support, business development resources and increased visibility within Microsoft.
- IDC Canada Top 10 Cloud Companies to Watch 2011IDCApr 2011This study is one of a series of documents that IDC publishes as part of the Canadian Technology Innovation Watch report series, which tracks Canadian ICT companies including software, hardware, services, and communications companies from across Canada. The series examines emerging companies, their solutions, and why they have been successful.
- BTop 25 ICT Startup in CanadaBranham GroupApr 2011Careerify was named to the annual Branham300 by Branham Group, which recognizes the top Top 25 Up and Coming Canadian companies based on revenue, growth and innovation. The Branham300 demonstrates the depth and breadth of innovative technology offered by Canadian companies and the contribution these organizations make to the economy nationally. Branham300 recognizes the Top 300 publicly-traded and privately-held Canadian ICT companies, the Top 25 Up and Coming Canadian ICT start-ups, and the Top 25 ICT Multinationals with operations in Canada
Publications
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- CSocial HRCarswell ThomsonReutersJan 2011Social HR is an HR strategy that uses social media, from Facebook to LinkedIn to YouTube to blogs, to enhance productivity within an organization, build an organization's brand and attract top talent. The goal of this book is to provide you with the insight to build a Social HR initiative for your organization, making use of current social networking sites but also being flexible enough to adapt to any future sites that spring up and become all the rage with online users. For Social HR to truly be effective, you have to understand why you want to use social media and how it can help you fulfill your HR strategy, which should be tied to the organization's overall business strategy. Many corporations fail due to a lack of purpose and underst