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General
Which markets does TPC operate in?
TPC works with founders, CEOs, and leadership teams across India, UAE, Singapore, and the US.
Talent Acquisition
What's the difference between Corporate Talent Acquisition and Executive Search?
Corporate Talent Acquisition covers functional and mid-to-senior hiring across departments, built for companies hiring multiple roles at once. Executive Search is retained search specifically for CXO, board, and other business-critical leadership roles, run with more confidentiality and a deeper assessment process.
Is Corporate Talent Acquisition a one-time fee or an ongoing retainer?
Both options are available: a per-role placement fee for one-off hiring needs, or a hiring-partner retainer for companies with ongoing, multi-role hiring across a period.
How long does an executive search typically take?
Timelines vary by role and market, but a typical retained search moves from confidential brief to a curated shortlist within several weeks, with placement and a 90-day integration period following. Exact timelines are scoped per mandate.
HR Partnership
What's the difference between Fractional CHRO and HR as a Service?
HR as a Service is a fixed, tiered subscription (Activate through Elevate) built for predictable, ongoing HR support. Fractional CHRO Advisory is a custom-scoped engagement for larger or more complex organisations that need dedicated, senior HR leadership at the board or leadership table. Companies often start on HR as a Service and graduate to Fractional CHRO Advisory as they grow.
What is a fractional CHRO, and how much does it cost in India?
A fractional CHRO is a senior HR leader who works with your company part-time instead of as a full-time hire. In India, TPC's HR as a Service subscriptions range from ₹20,000 to ₹2,50,000 a month depending on company size and hours needed, and larger, fully custom Fractional CHRO Advisory engagements are quoted individually based on scope.
How is Fractional CHRO Advisory priced, since it's not a fixed tier?
It's scoped and quoted individually based on the time commitment and complexity of the engagement, unlike HR as a Service's fixed tiers. Get in touch for a custom proposal.
Does TPC handle payroll or statutory compliance?
No. TPC deliberately keeps payroll processing and statutory compliance filing out of scope for HR as a Service and Fractional CHRO Advisory, and refers clients to dedicated payroll and compliance vendors. This keeps TPC focused on HR strategy and advisory work.
Does HR as a Service include recruitment?
It includes coordination of candidates you've already sourced, scheduling, feedback, and process management, but not sourcing or recruiting itself. Sourcing and recruitment are offered separately under Talent Acquisition.
Talent on Demand
Can I engage a professional from Talent on Demand directly?
Yes. TPC's Talent on Demand is a curated bench of fractional and freelance senior professionals across HR, Finance, Operations, Technology, and Sales & Business Development. TPC matches you to the right professional and you engage them directly.
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What does Talent Potential Consulting do?
TPC is an executive search and HR advisory firm working with founders, CEOs, and leadership teams. We help companies find the right leaders through Talent Acquisition, and give growing businesses senior HR support without the full-time cost, through HR Partnership.
What's the difference between Talent Acquisition and HR Partnership?
Talent Acquisition is about finding and hiring people, corporate hiring and executive search. HR Partnership is about ongoing HR leadership and support once people are already on your team, fractional CHRO advisory or subscription-based HR as a Service.
What is Closed Loop Intelligence™?
Closed Loop Intelligence™ is how TPC works across every engagement: we understand your business first, act on it, track what's actually working, and feed those learnings into how we approach the next search or advisory engagement. It means our process keeps getting sharper the more we work with you, instead of starting from zero each time.
A fractional CHRO is a senior HR leader who works with your company part-time instead of as a full-time hire. In India, TPC's HR as a Service subscriptions range from ₹20,000 to ₹2,50,000 a month depending on company size and hours needed, and larger, fully custom Fractional CHRO Advisory engagements are quoted individually based on scope.
What roles does Corporate Talent Acquisition cover?
Managerial, functional, and mid-to-senior roles across departments, sales, operations, tech, finance, marketing, and more. It's built for companies hiring multiple roles at once, not a single senior leadership search.
Is an executive search kept confidential?
Yes. Executive Search mandates are handled with discretion throughout, from the initial brief to candidate outreach, since these are often sensitive, business-critical hires.
No, payroll processing and statutory compliance filing are not part of HR as a Service or Fractional CHRO Advisory, and we refer clients to dedicated payroll and compliance vendors. We're also launching Employer of Record (EOR) services under Talent on Demand soon. If you have specific payroll or compliance needs in the meantime, write to us and we'll help point you in the right direction.
Do you offer Employer of Record (EOR) services?
Not yet, EOR services are coming soon under Talent on Demand. If you have a specific need in the meantime, write to us and we'll help point you in the right direction.