Ms. Sheetal Bhatia: Building Careers, Shaping Confidence, and Redefining Employability

Your journey has the power to inspire many

Ms Sheetal Bhatia serving as Deputy General Manager – Corporate Relations and Talent Acquisition HR, and as Co-Founder of LevelUp (EduTech), her work strategy has never been confined to job description but rather it has always been about their potential, their fears and aspirations that emerges when someone finally believes in themselves. Serving for more than sixteen years across corporate relations, placements, talent acquisition and HR leadership. Today she stands at the intersection of education and industry where futures shaped everyday.

While serving as Deputy General Manager her journey reflects a deep commitment to employability enhancement and people development. “Empower people with knowledge, and they will empower themselves with success a line that mirrors the philosophy she brings into every classroom, boardroom, and mentoring session.

Personal Insight: Why People, Not Positions, Matter

This field was not just a job to her but what drew her towards this field was the opportunity to impact lives in a meaningful and lasting way. Gradually she realised that this role was not just about filling roles but instead about opening new doors. Watching individuals transform from uncertainty to self-belief became her most accomplished part of her work.

Understanding people, aligning them with the right opportunities, and preparing them for real-world challenges gave her a sense of fulfilment that went beyond professional milestones. Over time, this clarity shaped her career choices, leading her to work closely with students, institutions, startups, and corporate leaders alike.

Career Journey: From HR Foundations to Industry–Academia Leadership

At first she began her professional journey began with core HR roles and gradually expanded into Talent Acquisition, Corporate Training, and Campus Placements. Each role added a new layer of understanding about organisational needs, hiring dynamics, and the gaps that often exist between education and employability.

Parallelly, she led talent acquisition initiatives across industries handling HR, sales, technical, non-IT, and frontline hiring at scale. Her ability to design HR policies, performance management systems, KRAs, and KPIs strengthened organisational frameworks in both startups and established firms. Through each transition, one value remained constant: leadership rooted in humility and growth.

Challenges: Holding Steady Through Change

No story is story without any difficulties, similar with that of Sheetal while she navigated Organisational restructuring, startups shut and high pressure recruitment cycle with strict timeline,

Balancing strategic responsibilities with hands-on mentoring often meant longer hours and emotional investment. Alongside professional demands, she also faced personal life challenges—yet chose not to let them define her trajectory. Instead, these experiences strengthened her adaptability, emotional intelligence, and leadership maturity.

“These challenges didn’t weaken me,” she reflects. “They refined how I listen, respond, and lead.”

Achievements Measured in Impact

One of her most significant achievements, Sheetal does not point to titles alone. For her, success lies in transformation. Watching students evolve into confident, employable professionals remains her greatest reward.

Her work in managing mass, lateral, and leadership hiring across sectors has been recognised through awards including Best TPO, Soft Skills Trainer Award, Gen-Y Employability Skills Award, and honours for mentoring and leadership excellence. Each recognition, she believes, reflects collective effort rather than individual success.

Values That Shape Her Leadership

Leading in life with utmost values guided by integrity, honesty and dedication is something she perceive for in her life. Treating people with equal respect regardless of hierarchyContinuous learning keeps her grounded, while excellence drives her forward. These principles are not just professional ideals—they are lived values reflected in how she mentors, trains, and leads.

Motivation Rooted in Transformation

Witnessing change in her student seeing who once hesitated speak with confidence keep her motivated, make informed career choices, and step into professional spaces with clarity. Education, for her, is a powerful tool that changes not just careers but self-perception.

Her work reminds her daily that when individuals are equipped with the right skills and guidance, they begin to see possibilities they once thought unreachable.

Balance, Discipline, and Inner Resilience

Maintaining balance, she believes, is about mindful choices rather than perfect routines. Planning with intention, setting boundaries, and giving quality time to both work and family help her stay aligned. Emotional resilience, discipline, and faith allow her to navigate demanding phases without losing perspective.

Moving forward she envisions to build a national level employability eco system along with establishing a Soft Skills Excellence Centre, while mentoring students and women across all over India. She continues to grow and aspire strategic levels in HR education, and people development, transforming into how talent is nurtured in a rapidly changing world.

A Message That Stays

To all young women, she advices to believe in your oneself, listen to what your voice, invest in self-learning, stay humble, and never give up. “Your journey has the power to inspire many,” words that truly reflect not just encouragement, but lived truth.

Ms. Sheetal Bhatia’s story is a reminder to all of us that real leadership begins with empathy, grows through continuous hardwork and lots of patience that eventually leaves its mark through the lives it touches.