About Us

Creating Value Through Quality in Solutions

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Our Story

Ernest Talent was founded in 2018 by Neil Ernest Dsouza. His dream was to set up his own HR company, but he wasn’t quite sure where to start.

This all changed when, during his previous HR Manager role he happened to meet James and Jhen, with whom he discussed this idea. At the same time Nina was his external stakeholder for recruitment. During a casual conversation she had mentioned about her interest in learning and mentoring. This led him to approach Nina with the idea of forming Ernest Talent, along with James and Jhen who had come onboard. In turn they discussed new ideas on which direction the business should take.

Ernest Talent started its journey as a recruitment and staff outsourcing company. With the addition of specialist professionals, the company expanded into Learning (Training) and development, Strategic HR Consulting, Payroll and other services. More recently, we have successfully grown our client portfolio and now serve new industries.

By recently onboarding a writing expert / career coach expert, we have started to provide services related to CV / business / letter writing and Career coach for professional’s and recent graduates.

Vision
"Provide sustainable HR solutions to efficiently improve the communities we serve."

Our Core Values

Customer Centricity :
Focus on individual customer needs.

Integrity and Transparency :
Integrity and total transparency is key in what we do.

Unrivaled Quality :
Unrivaled quality of service is guaranteed.

Trust and Respect :
Trust and respect is paramount.

Mission
To inspire and transform the workforce with quality of service
Provide timely and relevant solutions
To use an evidence based individually tailored approach

Meet Our Team

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Neil Ernest Dsouza

Chief Executive Officer & Founder

Neil is a highly experienced Human Resources Consultant with 14 years of experience in the industry. Before setting up Ernest Talent he worked for several US fortune 500 companies. These include Bank of America, Deloitte Consulting, Hewlett-Packard and DHL. He has a Master’s Degree in HR Management, Learning & Development. He`s also an Associate CIPD professional (UK) and a certified compensation and rewards specialist.
As CEO, Neil uses his vast experience, business expertise, drive and determination to make sure the company stays true to its values and delivers the best possible service to its clients. His areas of expertise are engagements under strategic HR, Recruitment and delivering training, while overseeing other HR services, delivered by his team of experts. Neil is passionate about mentoring the next generation and has spoken at various forums.
Away from work Neil is married and has one child. His wife is a Chartered Accountant and Audit/Finance professional, employed with one of the big four. During his leisure he enjoys playing Badminton, Cricket, Football, reading autobiography’s and current affairs. He is an avid foodie who enjoys eating out and cooking.

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James Babu Perikala

Director - Global Operations

James is a senior HR Professional. He has vast experience in varied industries covering India and the Middle East. He worked for multinational corporations including Mphasis Limited, Theorem India Pvt Ltd and AEB. He has a Master’s Degree in HR Management. His role at Ernest Talent is wide and varied. He ensures day to day business operations including all aspects of Human Resource Management, workforce management and client relationships runs smoothly. His core competencies are HR Operations including Technology and HR Consulting, Recruitment, Payroll Management and HR Data Analytics. James enjoys spending time with his family and friends and his other interests include following technology trends and reading books on different subjects.