25 June 2025: Rudraksh Narula is a builder at heart, with a decade of diverse experience across industries and continents. He thrives on fixing what doesn’t work. A graduate of the University of Kent, UK, and an alum of Modern School, New Delhi, Rudraksh’s journey has been anything but conventional. From working hands-on jobs during college to earning a private pilot’s license, he’s always believed in learning by doing.
In India, he joined the family business, Narula Exports, and quickly helped scale it beyond previous milestones. Whether managing international operations or designing internal systems, he’s always had a knack for streamlining processes and seeing the bigger picture.
The idea for CollarCheck was born from a problem he saw firsthand – resumes that were exaggerated and hiring processes that lacked accountability. Rudraksh saw a system where mediocrity often passed as merit and where genuine talent had no easy way to shine. He wanted to change that. With CollarCheck, he set out to build a platform that verifies professional identity, rewards real performance, and helps companies make smarter, trust-based hiring decisions.
A passionate hobby pilot, a licensed skydiver and scuba diver, Rudraksh brings the same spirit of exploration and risk-taking into entrepreneurship. He combines strategic foresight, systems thinking, and a tech-driven mindset to build solutions that aren’t just relevant today, but future-proof.
Under his leadership, CollarCheck is rapidly gaining traction as a new category in HR tech. The platform replaces unreliable resumes with verified digital profiles, offering transparency for employers and recognition for high-performing professionals. Launched in March 2025, it has already onboarded 250+ companies and 2,000+ users, reflecting Rudraksh’s commitment to building the infrastructure for the future of work.
Brand Profile: Collar Check
Collar Check is a next-generation HR tech platform built to bring trust, transparency, and equal opportunity to hiring. Launched in March 2025, it reimagines the traditional hiring process by offering a verified digital identity for every professional, one that makes it easier for employers to hire right and for employees to truly shine. In today’s fast-paced world, where resumes alone don’t capture the full picture, Collar Check offers a smarter, fairer alternative with an aim of replacing the traditional CV with a verified digital CV that empowers informed, data-backed decisions on both sides of the table.
The idea for Collar Check came from a moment of insight during a hiring process in 2019. Founder Rudraksh Narula, while reviewing a stack of impressive CVs, realised how difficult it is for hiring managers to separate true potential from surface-level presentation. That experience sparked a mission to create a platform where credibility is built on facts, not flair, and where every individual has the opportunity to showcase their real work journey.
What Collar Check Brings to the Table
Hiring today often depends on how well a candidate can present themselves and how much time companies can spend verifying details. But great talent isn’t always loud, and organisations don’t always have the bandwidth to dig deeper. That’s where Collar Check comes in.
It builds a transparent, privacy-first, and verified ecosystem that supports both sides of the hiring process. With Collar Check, credentials aren’t just claimed — they’re confirmed and everyone wins.
Key features include:
CC Pro (Collar Check Profile): A dynamic, verified profile that reflects real career growth — including employer ratings, role history, key milestones, and salary data — all from your current employer.
CC ID: A unique professional identity, like an Aadhaar for your work life, capturing your entire career journey in one place.
Pre-interview validation: Companies can access verified career data before scheduling interviews, leading to faster, more confident decisions.
For Employers – Better Hiring, Smarter Teams
Save valuable time and resources by shortlisting only verified professionals.
Hire with confidence, knowing the data is accurate and unbiased.
Reduce the risk of hiring mismatches and improve long-term team fit.
Move beyond outdated, inconsistent background checks with real-time, authenticated insights.
For Employees – A Platform to Truly Shine
Build a trusted digital career profile that travels with you, job to job, year to year.
Let your work speak for itself. With verified reviews and achievements, there’s no pressure to oversell.
Avoid unnecessary delays due to long background checks — your verified data is already in place.
Gain recognition even if you’re not a natural self-promoter. Real contributions get the spotlight.
Enjoy complete control over your data: who sees it, when, and how much.
Imagine this: You’ve done great work at your last role, but when applying to your next job, you’re stuck waiting weeks because your past employer hasn’t responded for verification. Or worse, a miscommunication causes unnecessary delays. With Collar Check, that waiting time disappears. Your verified profile ensures that your next opportunity isn’t held back by process gaps.
Within just a month of launch, Collar Check saw 1,000+ users and over 80 companies come on board, with minimal marketing, a testament to how much this solution resonates. This isn’t just a tool for background checks. Collar Check is pioneering a new category in career identity and hiring transparency.
The vision is bold yet simple: A future where every working professional has a CC ID, and employers view it as essential, much like Aadhaar is for public services. It’s about creating an ecosystem where career journeys are celebrated, not questioned, and where the hiring process is faster, fairer, and focused on what truly matters.
As workplaces evolve to become more dynamic, global, and flexible, Collar Check provides the infrastructure we need, where trust is verified, careers are empowered, and every professional gets the opportunity to move forward with confidence.
