Human Skills Trainer

About Us:

Kraftshala

Scaling with Soul, to us, means we always prioritise student outcomes– specifically our Placement Rate (percentage of students placed)- over other metrics, such as number of enrolments or company valuation in the coming year. 

This is, of course, easier said than done. There are painful choices to be made at every stage, from admissions to training to placements, that wouldn’t have been needed were we willing to give up on either of high quality or scale. 

But in the long run, we believe that our obsession over these student outcomes will earn Kraftshala the trust of Indian students, their families, recruiting companies and the broader ecosystem. 

That’s why we make each of our Placement Reports public, capturing how many students are placed in each batch, in what companies, at what salaries etc. 

We don’t need to. None of our competitors do (though we’d be happy to be proven wrong and have more educators join us!). Simply put, we have tasted the benefits of an education model grounded in high quality paired with the transparency of student outcomes and now cannot imagine doing it any other way.

We are not the largest in terms of enrollments. Not yet. 

However, we are proud to be one of the largest, if not the largest already, in terms of actual, verifiable placements. 

And in terms of Placement Rate, the metric that matters most to us, we are the absolute best in edtech. In the last 4 years, we have placed more than 2400+ students with a Placement Rate of 94% (and improving). 

This is our long game- to Scale with Soul. We invite you to join us for the play.  

Funding:

Kraftshala is backed by number of eminent investors, including 

• Phanindra Sama and Sudhakar Pasupunuri, co-founders at Redbus and early investors in unicorns like Unacademy
• Amit Kumar Agarwal, Saurabh Garg and Akhil Gupta, co-founders at Nobroker.com (the world’s largest NoBrokerage Property Site and India’s first realty startup unicorn)
• Sujayathi Ali, Co-founder at ShopUp and Voonik
• Doreswamy Nandkishore (Former Fortune 100 CEO, Head of Asia, Oceania, Africa for Nestlé S.A. and Professor, ISB) 
• Pallav Jain and Sarfaraz Khimani (co-CEOs of Performics, India's largest SEO/ performance marketing agencies) 

What do we value (the Kraftshala Kode):

Kraftshala is on a mission to become the largest career launchpad in the world. 

Scale with Soul

Joining Kraftshala now means becoming part of a story still in its early chapters- one you’ll help shape with your ideas, actions, and leadership. Here are things we care for:  

1. We seek a

   value-adding mindset

   in prospective team mates. Folks who demonstrate a capacity to understand their users' needs and are willing to go the extra mile to deliver on that, fit right in.   
2. We value

   problem solving

   skills. We look at problems objectively, work backwards from the user, solve for root causes and optimise for their long-term good instead of our short-term gain. We don’t let processes or hierarchies get in the way of adding value. 
3. We believe

   speed

   matters enormously in business. We value people who move with urgency, have a bias for action and are willing to take calculated risks in the face of uncertainty. 
4. We look for people with high

   learning agility

   , those truth seekers who pursue the best data, ideas, and solutions with rigour and open mindedness, and are constantly working to become better today than yesterday. 
5. We admire people with

   ambition & courage

   to take on large goals. We are seeking to build a team of self-starters who demonstrate high ownership. 
6. We aim for

   consistency and reliability

   and expect the same from others. Predictability just makes everyone’s life a lot smoother. 
7. We believe people who demonstrate

   candour with care

   are the most effective: real, open and direct in communication, while still being highly empathetic. 
8. We have learnt that Scaling with Soul requires

   frugality

   . Resource constraints help sharpen focus and breed inventiveness. 
9. We are

   practical optimists

   . Our team strongly believes in a better future and takes joy and pride in the fact that we are playing our part to make that future a reality.
   

Human Skills Trainer -  Role Description

What you will be doing:

At Kraftshala, we run Behavioral Skills (aka Human Skills) training to help students - from freshers to experienced professionals - discover themselves, uncover their personal stories, and build the confidence and skills needed to crack CVs and interviews.

Human Skills Trainer

Your success in this role will be measured by four things:

• Placement Percentage Rate (Primary Metric):

  Driving outcomes through a cutting-edge curriculum, real projects, and smart use of placement analytics.

• Internship-to-PPO Conversion:

  Equipping students with the skills and mindset to excel in their internships and successfully convert them into Pre-Placement Offers (PPOs).

• Student NPS (Happiness & Engagement):

  Creating lively, interactive experiences that keep energy high and students genuinely enjoying the process.

• Assessment - Placement Correlation:

  Designing and refining evaluations that accurately predict job-market success.

If you’re passionate about helping young adults grow, thrive, and launch their careers, this is as close to a dream role as it gets.

Specific responsibilities will include: 

Training (~80% of your time)

Content Development

• Building self-awareness
• Producing high quality work products
• Communicating openly, honestly and with empathy
• CV creation
• Interview Preparation

Training

Coaching & Evaluation (~20% of your time)

• Evaluating submission

  - You will also be evaluating some of the work products that students produce from our sessions. The feedback will be in oral or written format depending on the activity.

• 1-1 support

  - Using the data from the evaluations, you will be creating interventions for your students to achieve the intended outcomes, depending on their needs. 

Monthly Outcomes:

Month 1:

• Onboard into Kraftshala systems, tools, and frameworks
• Shadow 3-4 live sessions and co-deliver at least 2
• Evaluate 10+ student submissions with team lead feedback

Month 2:

• Independently deliver training sessions for assigned batch
• Own evaluations for at least 50% of batch submissions
• Begin 1:1 interventions with students lagging behind

Month 3+:

• Fully own a batch of 40-45 students end-to-end (training, coaching, evaluation)
• Proactively suggest curriculum/process improvements based on placement analytics
• Consistently hit student placement & NPS targets

Top Grading:

• Curiosity & Truth-Seeking Mindset:

  A-Player asks thoughtful, first-principles questions; digs deep to understand how things actually work - whether it's a marketing algorithm or a student’s struggle with a concept. B-Player accepts things at face value, sticks to surface-level understanding, and is hesitant to challenge assumptions.

• Learning Agility:

  A-Player quickly picks up new concepts, tools, and methods, and applies them effectively in live situations; B-Player is slow to adapt, resists new approaches, and struggles to transfer learning into practice.

• Training Delivery:

  A-Player creates interactive, high-energy, student-centered sessions and adapts in real-time to learner needs; B-Player relies heavily on slides/lecture and struggles to maintain engagement.

• Coaching & Feedback:

  A-Player gives crisp, actionable, empathetic feedback that drives measurable student improvement; B-Player gives generic, delayed, or demotivating feedback.

• Ownership:

  A-Player spots trends early, proposes solutions, and drives batch outcomes independently; B-Player waits for instructions and shows limited ownership of results.

• Problem Solving:

  A-Player approaches challenges with structured thinking and creativity, finds practical solutions under constraints, and keeps momentum; B-Player gets stuck, focuses on obstacles, or defaults to others for answers.

• Data-Driven Mindset:

  A-Player uses placement dashboards and assessment data to refine their approach; B-Player rarely uses data and relies only on subjective judgment.
  

Must Haves:

• 2-4 years of experience in teaching, training, or coaching individuals and groups in formal/ semi-formal setups (We are not too fussed about the number of years. Experience is simply a proxy for capability, which is what we really care for).
• Passion for helping people learn, grow and fulfill their potential.
• A knack of getting things done within deadlines.
• Working knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word, and Powerpoint) and Google tools, and enthusiasm, comfort and agility with learning other online tools and technologies that aid skill-building in the virtual space for small and large groups of students. 
  

Good to Haves:

• Ability to manage multiple priorities. 
• Recruiting/hiring decision-making experience in different fields (Marketing/Sales/Others).
• Experience in online training.

Location:

Delhi