Diligent Growth
Specialist recruitment partner

Hire the talent that moves your business forward.

We help growth-focused companies across Mining, Infrastructure, Finance, Technology and Manufacturing fill business-critical roles — faster, and with people who stay.

Specialists across

MiningInfrastructureFinanceTechnologyManufacturing

Find your shortlist

Tell us the role that's keeping you up at night. We'll tell you who's out there and how fast we can move.

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By the numbers

We understand the demands of scaling growth-focused teams.

7+

Industries served

Specialist desks across resources, capital projects and high-growth tech.

48h

Average response time

We come back on every brief within two working days — no chasing a callback.

0

Candidates dropped after joining

Everyone we've placed is still in seat — we hire for fit, not availability.

1,000+

Specialists in our network

A living map of passive talent across the sectors we recruit.

Our people

Our team

Vijay Kulkarni

Vijay Kulkarni

Founder

Based out of Goa, our founder Vijay Kulkarni, a former KPMG India professional, brings over expertise in HR, Payroll and Internal Audit. Having collaborated with a diverse clientele across various industries, and has developed deep insights into best-in-class talent management, bookkeeping and HR optimization strategies.

Why Diligent Growth

A specialist partner, not a vacancy filler.

01Sector specialists

Deep industry expertise

02Shortlist in hours

Priority profiles within 48 hours

03Zero drop-offs

Quality you can measure

04Direct-approach search

Access to the passive market

Industry expertise

Specialists where a wrong hire costs the most.

01

Mining & Resources

Technical and leadership talent for operations that can't afford a vacant seat.

02

Infrastructure & Construction

Project teams that deliver complex builds on time and on budget.

03

Finance & Professional Services

Numbers people who become genuine business partners.

04

Technology & Engineering

Builders and leaders for teams shipping real products.

05

Manufacturing & Operations

Plant and supply-chain talent that keeps the line moving.

In development

Coming soon

An AI job-matching tool, built around your next move.

We're building an AI platform for candidates that matches you to specialist roles you'd never find on a job board — smart matching paired with a real consultant who knows your market.

Smart role matchingSurfaces roles that fit your skills and ambitions — not just keyword matches.
Get discoveredPuts your profile in front of specialist recruiters for roles that are never advertised.
A human in the loopA specialist consultant reviews every match before it reaches you.
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Be first in line when we launch.

Questions

Frequently asked.

Everything you need to know before a first call. Still curious? Just ask.

Still have a question?

Book a 20-minute call and we'll scope the role and the market with you — no obligation.

Book a hiring call

Every consultant recruits a single sector, so they already know the talent pools, the comp bands and what strong performance looks like. You get a curated shortlist built by someone who speaks your domain — not a flood of loosely-matched CVs.

Let's talk

Your next critical hire shouldn't wait on a job board.

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Email vijay@diligentgrowth.com ↗

No obligation. A 20-minute call to scope the role and the market.