Vision
A world where every graduate is work-ready and can access their dream job
Mission
A world where every graduate is work-ready and can access their dream job
What’s in a name?
Talerang prepares students and professionals for careers based on a proprietary curriculum, delivered using global best-practices. Talerang began as an independent research project at Harvard Business School.
A boomerang is a rare and wondrous creation, because when thrown correctly, it comes flying right back to you. When a boomerang is thrown with high spin, its wings produce lift, through which it flies in a curve rather than in a straight line. We do the same with talent. When you Talerang with us, you invest time and energy, however, you get back more than you ever invest! When we lift up talent, we lift much higher and off the beaten path.
We fly, we soar, we Talerang!
Our Story
Talerang was born with a determined spirit to give every student in India an opportunity to live their dream. The initial hope was to put every student, no matter where they have been born or studied, on the right career path.In her time as Director at Teach for India, our Founder and CEO, Shveta Raina, spoke to thousands of students across the country. The narrative was startling. They were confused about their career path and worried about following their passion. Most of them felt unprepared for entering the work world and had limited practical exposure. They also lacked mentors who could give them trusted and verified advice. Shveta realized the magnitude of the problem and the possibility it had to disillusion the Indian youth, thus affecting India’s economy in the long run.
Talerang’s formal research began when Shveta was a student at Harvard Business School in 2012. She conducted an independent project along with her Professor Das Narayan Das in partnership with Talerang’s Curriculum Lead (Sinhali Deshpande). Their pilots at some of India’s best colleges found that under 60% of students felt ready to take on a job. Less than 50% of students had mentors they could seek out. They also spoke to leading CEOs and HR heads at organizations such as the Tata and Birla groups, only to find that companies were equally worried about the work-readiness crisis.This had become more than just a research project. It had grown into a mission.
Talerang was born in 2013 to be a simple, high quality solution to India’s work readiness crisis. Talerang offers career training to students and professionals with the purpose of creating a work-ready India. Our focus is helping candidates to know themselves, then prepare themselves (hard and soft skills) and eventually learn the art of proving themselves in the field they choose. In 2016, we visited several colleges in smaller towns across Andhra Pradesh in partnership with a Harvard-Stanford research team. The new insights we gained propelled us towards having an online presence - the aim being to reach ambitious students at every college across the nation and get them to their dream careers. We announced the launch of our platform, Talerang Online, in 2018.
During COVID (2019-2021), Talerang totally switched to an online model, providing a variety of industry-recognized certificate programs as well as internship and job possibilities at our 400+ business partners. Post the pandemic, Talerang has been operating in hybrid mode, offering bite-sized certificate courses as well as bespoke initiatives with TATA, Kotak Kanya, and many other corporates in order to deliver the impact we seek.
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Talerang’s journey and work have been featured by The Hindu, The New Indian Express, India Today, The Times of India, The Economic Times, The Education Times and Live Mint. Click here to see our media endorsements.
Our Values
Senior Panel
Sanjeev Bikhchandani
Founder
Naukri.com
Jack Gabarro
Professor
Harvard Business School
Ritu Anand
Chief Leadership & Diversity Officer
Tata Consultancy Services
Ashok Kurien
Founder
ZEE Entertainment
Neeraj Bhargava
Senior Managing Director and CEO
Zodius Capital Advisors
Shaheen Mistri
CEO
Teach For India
Ashish Dhawan
Founder and CEO
ChrysCapital
Ajay Swarup
Managing Director
Globus Spirits
Young Leaders Panel
A dynamic group of high-achievers driving innovation and peer-to-peer growth.
Amuleek Singh Bijral
Founder
Mountain Trail Foods
Abriti Maudgal
Tax Manager
Copenhagen Infrastructure Service Co. (Ex EY)
Shama Dalal
Head of Marketing
Henkel
Ankit Samdariya
CEO
The Hive
Pankaj Dinodia
CEO
Dinodia Capital
Nishant Sharma
Partner
Kedaara Capital
Shuchi Kothari
Director
Health & Glow
Rakhi Singh
Co-Founder | D&I and Organization Development Consultant
Timshel Coaching & Consulting
Abhameet Panigrahi
National Chapter President
Christ University, Bangalore
Cherish Mundhra
Pune Chapter President
FLAME University
Sakshi Desai
Bangalore Chapter President
Christ University
Saloni Vichare
Mumbai Chapter President
St. Xavier's College
Arjun Kumar
Delhi Chapter President
Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi University
Shruti Rani
Delhi Chapter President
Shaheed Bhagat Singh College