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Recruitment Leader · Founder · Talent Strategist
Arghya
Sarkar
Founder & CEO — Recruitment Mantra
Founder & Editor-in-Chief — Vacancy.Report
CEO — The Hiring Mandate
Helping employers hire stronger teams through executive search, manpower recruitment, staffing and RPO services across India.
Corporate leadership profile 2026
Employer recruitment services
Build stronger teams with Recruitment Mantra.
Recruitment Mantra supports startups, SMEs and established organisations with structured manpower hiring in Kolkata and across India. Every mandate combines targeted sourcing, candidate assessment and responsive coordination.
Explore Recruitment Mantra services ↗Permanent Staffing
End-to-end recruitment for skilled professionals across industries.
Bulk & Volume Hiring
High-volume manpower sourcing for expansion and operational teams.
RPO Services
Full or partial recruitment process outsourcing for scalable hiring.
Contract Staffing
Flexible temporary, project and contract-to-hire workforce solutions.
Startup & SME Hiring
Practical recruitment support designed for growing organisations.
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Executive profile
A founder at the intersection of talent and transformation.
Arghya Sarkar is the Founder and CEO of Recruitment Mantra, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Vacancy.Report, and CEO of The Hiring Mandate. His work connects business growth with ethical access to opportunity—combining human judgement, structured recruitment strategy, editorial leadership and emerging AI-enabled hiring practices.
Vacancy news that moves careers.
Editorial venture
Founder & Editor-in-Chief,
Vacancy.Report
Vacancy Report is a news platform focused on hiring, jobs and the changing world of work. It brings vacancy news, recruitment updates and career information together, helping job seekers discover opportunities and employers share their openings.
Coverage spans private-sector hiring, government jobs, walk-ins, campus recruitment, industry developments and career updates. Readers can also explore job listings and company pages to learn more about potential employers.
The platform is built on a clear principle: vacancy information should be timely, useful and easy to understand.
Manpower and staffing venture
CEO — The Hiring Mandate
The Hiring Mandate is a manpower agency and staffing company focused on helping employers build dependable teams. It supports organisations with structured manpower sourcing, staffing and workforce hiring solutions.
From the Founder’s Desk
Leadership begins with responsibility.
When I founded Recruitment Mantra, the purpose was larger than closing vacancies. I wanted to build a trusted bridge between ambition and opportunity—one that helps organizations find people who move business forward, while enabling job seekers to access genuine opportunities without financial burden.
The future of hiring will be shaped by technology, but it must remain deeply human. Our responsibility is to combine speed with judgement, data with empathy and innovation with integrity.
Arghya Sarkar Founder & CEO, Recruitment Mantra
Leadership platform
Building stronger organizations through better people decisions.
Recruitment Process Outsourcing
Accountable, structured recruitment delivery from mandate discovery to joining.
Executive & Leadership Search
Focused talent identification for business-critical and senior leadership roles.
AI-Enabled Hiring
Technology-assisted sourcing and screening guided by human judgement.
Bulk & Workforce Hiring
Coordinated pipelines for volume, specialist and multi-location mandates.
Startup & MSME Advisory
Commercially practical hiring structures for ambitious growing enterprises.
Employer Brand Strategy
Sharper hiring communication, policy thinking and candidate experience.
Founder mindset
Vision with
operating discipline.
Strategy creates direction. Consistent execution creates credibility. People create enduring enterprise value.
Recognition
A growing record of industry credibility.
Gaurav Shree Samman
Conferred by H.E. Dr. Ashim Kumar Ghosh, Hon’ble Governor of Haryana.
Best Recruitment Agency in West Bengal
International Buddha Peace Awards.
Impact Beyond Measure — CSR Award
Government of Goa at Raj Bhavan.
Leading Recruitment Consultant in West Bengal
Times Business Awards by The Times of India Group.
Visionary Leader of Bharat
Times Applaud and JioNews — Talent Acquisition.
Best HR Leader
NewsX and India News Business.
The book
Recruitopia
Unleashing the Secrets of Extraordinary Talent Acquisition
A practical exploration of the art and science of attracting, assessing and acquiring talent—created for recruiters, HR professionals, hiring managers and business leaders.
RECRUITOPIAUNLEASHING THE SECRETS OF EXTRAORDINARY TALENT ACQUISITIONARGHYA SARKAR
Complete client portfolio
916 entries. One growing employer network.
The directory preserves every client entry included in the corporate portfolio, spanning manufacturing, healthcare, FMCG, IT, real estate, education and more.
Media, awards & public leadership
Leadership in the Public Eye
Arghya Sarkar, Founder and CEO of Recruitment Mantra, brings an informed perspective to national television, print and digital media on recruitment leadership, AI-enabled hiring and the future of work.
36documented media moments
Nationaltelevision, print & digital coverage
Governorhonours in West Bengal & Haryana
Governor honour · West Bengal
Recognition for leadership and entrepreneurial impact
Gaurav Shree Samman 2026 · Haryana
Honoured by the Governor of Haryana
Selected appearances
Media & leadership moments
A curated record of broadcast interviews, keynote stages, editorial features and professional recognition.
Video interviews
Conversations on leadership, hiring and the future of work.
“The real measure of recruitment is not the number of profiles shared. It is the value created when the right person joins, performs and stays.”
Arghya Sarkar
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Connect. Collaborate.
Create impact.
Corporate hiring · RPO partnerships · speaking engagements · leadership conversations
WhatsApp+91 98310 11244Emailceo@recruitmentmantra.comDirect call+91 98300 36678Toll free1800 572 4510
Corporate office
Convergence Contact Center — Plot No. D2/2, 2nd Floor, Room No. 9, Block EP & GP, Sector V, Salt Lake City, Kolkata — 700091. Near Webel Bhavan.
Employer FAQ
Recruitment support, clearly explained.
Which recruitment services are available?
Recruitment Mantra provides executive search, permanent staffing, bulk and volume hiring, contract staffing, contract-to-hire support, RPO and startup or SME hiring solutions.
Which locations do you serve?
The corporate office is in Sector V, Salt Lake, Kolkata, and employer hiring mandates are supported across India.
How quickly can sourcing begin?
For urgent and clearly defined roles, the recruitment team generally targets the first relevant profiles within 24–48 hours after mandate activation.
Do job seekers pay placement fees?
No. Recruitment Mantra follows a free job-placement policy for candidates and charges employers for professional recruitment services.