Testing Contestants' Ability to Hire Best People

In order to build a successful enterprise, the selection of the right employees is essential. Resource allocation is one of the prime factors deciding the company's future. In this episode, we are going to test one of the critical aspects of scaling your company - hiring. Social entrepreneurs often operate in niche markets, which means they can't always compete with the large salaries offered by high-profile companies. This makes acquiring young talent difficult for social entrepreneurs. Students also face a dilemma: they want to live a socially impactful life, but feel the societal pressure to take high-paying jobs. As part of this week's challenge, our 12 contestants will have to convince 12 students from IIT Bombay, ISDI, and SP Jain that they can have their cake and eat it too.

  • The new line of potential recruits seems to be all smiles as they come face to face with their future employers. Who will make the cookie crumble?
    The new line of potential recruits seems to be all smiles as they come face to face with their future employers. Who will make the cookie crumble?
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  • The judges lean in to listen to the social entrepreneurs as they mesmerize these fresh graduates with the story of their venture.
    The judges lean in to listen to the social entrepreneurs as they mesmerize these fresh graduates with the story of their venture.
  • The entrepreneurs get in line to hear the final judgement on the Speed Hiring challenge. Watch the <a href="http://sites.ndtv.com/therealdeal/video-detail/testing-contestants-ability-to-hire-best-young-talent-413021">episode</a> to find out which contender found the best recruit and how.
    The entrepreneurs get in line to hear the final judgement on the Speed Hiring challenge. Watch the episode to find out which contender found the best recruit and how.
  • The judges take their position and hold out the score cards. <a href="http://sites.ndtv.com/therealdeal/video-detail/testing-contestants-ability-to-hire-best-young-talent-413021">Watch</a> to find out which social entrepreneur got the highest score?
    The judges take their position and hold out the score cards. Watch to find out which social entrepreneur got the highest score?
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  • Deep Bajaj, Co-founder of PeeBuddy, seems disappointed by the task or the scores. <a href="http://sites.ndtv.com/therealdeal/video-detail/testing-contestants-ability-to-hire-best-young-talent-413021">Watch</a> <i>The Real Deal</i> to find out whether Deep convinced the new graduates about his venture.
    Deep Bajaj, Co-founder of PeeBuddy, seems disappointed by the task or the scores. Watch The Real Deal to find out whether Deep convinced the new graduates about his venture.
  • <i>The Real Deal</i> jury member Kartik seems to be giving out pertinent information about the task. Was he impressed with our entrepreneurs?
    The Real Deal jury member Kartik seems to be giving out pertinent information about the task. Was he impressed with our entrepreneurs?
  • Siddhi from Parvata Foods is an aggressive business woman. Did she find a suitable employee from the stack of genius presented to her?
    Siddhi from Parvata Foods is an aggressive business woman. Did she find a suitable employee from the stack of genius presented to her?
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  • Shelly from Sevamob has a glint in his eyes, did he convince a fresh graduate to accept a job in his company at an average salary?
    Shelly from Sevamob has a glint in his eyes, did he convince a fresh graduate to accept a job in his company at an average salary?
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