How we work
Discover → Assess → Engage → Hire
Not just a process — relationships built before you need them.
AVP's four-stage hiring process starts before your role opens: continuous market mapping and a structured intake (Discover), human assessment with a written note on every profile (Assess), discreet outreach and offer negotiation (Engage), and closing with onboarding check-ins (Hire). Every stage is run personally by the founder.
Discover
Before and at the start of every search
- Continuous market mapping — relationships with strong talent built before there is a requirement, so searches start warm.
- A structured intake on the role, team, culture, compensation and what success looks like at 90 days.
- A one-page hiring profile agreed with you before any outreach.
Assess
Before you meet anyone
- Skills, motivation and culture fit vetted by someone who has hired for the role before.
- Confidential conversations; nothing about you is shared without your go-ahead.
- A written note on every profile: fit, motivation, risk.
Engage
From shortlist to offer
- Discreet outreach to people who are not on the market — no job-board blasts.
- Interview coordination, feedback loops and a decision date for every stage.
- Compensation benchmarking and offer negotiation.
Hire
Close and land
- Acceptance, notice-period management and buy-out advice where needed.
- Onboarding readiness and check-ins at 30 and 90 days.
- Replacement terms agreed in writing before the search starts.
Powered by technology. Grounded in judgment.
Smart tools to move fast, real relationships and experience to make the right call.
Founder-led on every mandate
You brief Vinay, Vinay searches, Vinay presents. No hand-off to a junior recruiter after the sales call.
Technology where it speeds you up
AI-assisted market mapping and screening to move fast; every shortlist still assessed by a human who has done the job before.
Global reach, local judgment
Hiring across India, APAC, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas, with real market knowledge in each.
The roles others walk away from
A track record built on transparency, trust, and searches other firms returned.
Meet Vinay K N
Founder & Principal Consultant, AVP Talent Solutions
"Senior attention and accountability on every search — that's the whole point of working with a boutique."
Vinay K N has spent 18+ years in talent acquisition across in-house and agency roles, including enterprise TA leadership and recruitment for Cropin, Ola, Quikr, Commonfloor and Kale Logistics. He has hired across India, APAC, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas, in sectors from IT and logistics to aerospace, pharma and BFSI. He founded AVP Talent Solutions in Bengaluru to give companies a recruitment partner who stays on the mandate personally, from the first brief to the first 90 days.
Frequently asked questions
Straight answers to what employers ask us first.
What does AVP Talent Solutions do?
AVP Talent Solutions is a founder-led recruitment firm in Bengaluru that fills hard-to-fill roles for companies in India, the Middle East and the US. It offers niche technical and non-technical hiring, confidential leadership search and contract staffing, with every mandate handled personally by founder Vinay K N.
How long does it take to get a shortlist?
Typically 7–10 business days from the calibration call to the first shortlist for niche and leadership roles. Contract staffing mandates are often faster because searches begin with pre-vetted talent already in AVP's network.
Is AVP a retained or contingent search firm?
Both, depending on the role. Confidential CXO and VP searches are usually retained; specialist and contract roles are typically contingent. Vinay will recommend the model that fits the risk and urgency of your mandate during the first call.
Do you hire for roles outside India?
Yes. AVP places India-based talent into GCC and US roles and hires in-market for UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United States. APAC and European mandates are handled on request.
What makes AVP different from a large recruitment agency?
Founder-led delivery. Large agencies sell with a partner and deliver with a junior recruiter; at AVP the person who takes your brief runs the search, assesses the candidates and negotiates the offer. The result is fewer, better-matched profiles and faster closes.
How do we start?
Submit the role through the mandate form or book a 15-minute call. Vinay responds within one business day with a calibration-call slot. There's no obligation and no sales pitch.
Give us the role that's proving difficult to close.
Whether it's one critical leadership hire or scaling an entire function, let's talk about your hiring goals — no obligation, no sales pitch.