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Hi, I’m
Vikrant S.
Talent Acquisition Specialist
New Delhi,DL
Work Preference
Timeline
Manager - Talent Acquistion
GLA University
09.2024 - 07.2026
Assistant Manager - Talent Acquisition
Amity University
11.2021 - 05.2024
Sr. Executive - Recruitment
Tokyo Consulting Firm Private Limited
06.2018 - 07.2021
Senior Career Consultant
TeamLease Services Limited
10.2016 - 09.2017
Recruitment Officer
Unibeton Readymix
09.2015 - 08.2016
Executive Recruitment
HR International
11.2014 - 09.2015
Recruitment Consultant
Ambe Consultancy
07.2012 - 10.2014
Executive Operations
Om Logistics
01.2011 - 06.2012
Sunrise University
Bachelor of Arts from Humanities
Work History
GLA University
Manager - Talent Acquistion
09.2024 - 07.2026
Job overview
- Managed end-to-end recruitment for academic, administrative and leadership positions across multiple departments, ensuring timely closures while maintaining a high-quality candidate experience.
- Partnered with department heads, and with key stakeholders to understand hiring needs, develop recruitment strategies, and coordinate interview processes.
- Built and maintained a robust talent pipeline through strategic sourcing, talent mapping, headhunting, employee referrals, job portals, social media, and professional networking, strengthening the university's employer branding initiatives.
- Coordinated interviews, selection panels, offer negotiations, background verification, documentation, and joining formalities to ensure a seamless candidate experience.
- Managed recruitment workflows using GLAMS (in house HRMS), including requisition approvals, hiring tracking, salary negotiations, offer release, and onboarding activities, documentation, induction programs, while ensuring seamless employee life cycle management.
- Maintained accurate employee records, HR documentation, personnel files, and confidential data in compliance with organizational policies.
- Provided day-to-day HR administrative support, resolved employee queries, coordinated with cross-functional teams, assisted in payroll inputs, and supported employee engagement and HR communication initiatives.
Amity University
Assistant Manager - Talent Acquisition
11.2021 - 05.2024
Job overview
- Managed end-to-end recruitment for academic, administrative, and leadership positions.
- Partnered with hiring managers to understand staffing needs, coordinate interviews, and close positions efficiently.
- Sourced candidates through job portals, referrals, social media, networking, and headhunting while maintaining a strong talent pipeline.
- Coordinated interview scheduling, selection panels, stakeholder communication, and candidate engagement to ensure a seamless hiring process.
- Negotiated offers, conducted background verification, and managed joining formalities.
- Maintained accurate and confidential employee records, personnel files, and HR documentation in compliance with organizational policies.
- Assisted in payroll input preparation by maintaining accurate attendance, leave, and employee information.
- Coordinated onboarding, induction, exit formalities, and day-to-day HR administrative operations.
- Assisted with payroll inputs, employee queries, HR communications, and policy implementation.
- Ensured compliance with HR processes and supported employee engagement initiatives.
- Contributed to employer branding initiatives by creating engaging recruitment presentations and representing the organization professionally during recruitment campaigns and hiring events.
Tokyo Consulting Firm Private Limited
Sr. Executive - Recruitment
06.2018 - 07.2021
Job overview
- Led talent acquisition strategies, including recruitment, onboarding, and integration.
- Executed candidate screenings, coordinated interviews, and managed offer processes.
- Optimized sourcing techniques, leveraging job boards, social media, referrals, and professional networks to build Talent Pools.
- Demonstrated market mapping expertise and excelled in stakeholder management.
- Lowered cost-per-hire by implementing cost-saving strategies.
- Prepared and administered key HR documents such as Offer Letters and Appointment Letters, ensuring a smooth induction process.
- Managed probation and confirmation procedures maintained accurate employee records, and upheld HCM data integrity.
- Administered HR database updates and attendance systems, ensuring precise time-office reporting.
- Prepared and administered HR documents, managed probation procedures, and collaborated with IT for efficient onboarding and offboarding.
TeamLease Services Limited
Senior Career Consultant
10.2016 - 09.2017
Job overview
- Understanding and analyzing job requirements, engaging in the recruitment life cycle, conducting pre-screening interviews, and managing recruitment databases.
- Significantly reduced TAT and improve the overall efficiency of talent acquisition process.
- Served as a Single Point of Contact for client requirements, understanding client specifications and delivering within defined timeframes, and managing databases for different skill sets.
- Regularly following up with candidates to ensure offer acceptance, timely joining, and maintaining ongoing relationships.
- Using HRMS-CLCS technology to enhance efficiency and productivity.
- Maintaining comprehensive MIS records of recruitment activities and candidate credentials, including sourcing, status, and job details.
- Understanding client specifications and recruiting within defined timeframes.
- Continuously communicating with clients for payment follow-ups and collections.
- Generating invoices, preparing reports, and creating MOMs.
Unibeton Readymix
Recruitment Officer
09.2015 - 08.2016
Job overview
- Led overseas and local recruitment for white-collar, blue-collar, technical, and skilled-trade positions across multiple nationalities, ensuring compliance with UAE Labour Law and MOHRE hiring guidelines at every stage.
- Built talent pipelines using Naukri Gulf, Bayt.com, Monster Gulf, referrals, headhunting, and recruitment agencies to meet project manpower requirements.
- Partnered with department heads and hiring managers to understand manpower requirements, coordinated with recruitment agencies, facilitated interviews, secured salary approvals, and ensured ethical, compliant, and timely recruitment delivery.
- Conducted candidate sourcing, screening and profile evaluations, maintaining a smooth and
transparent hiring experience for all candidates. - Coordinated with the Public Relations Officer (PRO) on employment visa applications, entry permits, labour card processing, and Emirates ID formalities, ensuring accuracy and timely turnaround in line with MOHRE and UAE immigration regulations.
- Tracked visa and labour contract status for new joiners, escalating delays to the PRO/HR Manager and following up until candidates were mobilization ready.
- Coordinated pre-employment medical fitness screenings for incoming manpower, ensuring candidates cleared statutory medical requirements before visa stamping and deployment.
- Verified candidate documentation (passports, educational/experience certificates, prior employment records) for authenticity and completeness prior to offer issuance, supporting due diligence and compliance standards.
- Prepared and updated job descriptions, offer letters, salary certificates, and experience letters in line with UAE Labour Law provisions and company HR policy.
- Coordinated candidate mobilization, travel logistics, and arrival formalities, working closely with Administration and HSE teams to align onboarding with site readiness.
- Supported day-to-day recruitment administration by maintaining accurate manpower and deployment trackers, and generated weekly/monthly MIS reports on hiring, mobilization, and onboarding status for management review.
- Maintained strict confidentiality of candidate and employee data throughout the recruitment lifecycle, in accordance with company policy and UAE data protection norms.
HR International
Executive Recruitment
11.2014 - 09.2015
Job overview
- Manages candidates throughout the full recruitment life cycle, including sourcing, cold calling, screening, interviewing, referrals, headhunting, negotiating, offering, and onboarding.
- Initial screening of candidates over the telephone to check their communication skills, tech skills, & suitability for the position.
- Develop strong relationships with candidates, internal stakeholders, and hiring managers, design job descriptions, source candidates through online channels, and provide feedback.
- Getting references & regular follow-up till the candidate joins the organization.
Ambe Consultancy
Recruitment Consultant
07.2012 - 10.2014
Job overview
- Successfully closed mid to senior-level assignments for overseas NON-IT sectors, using job portals, market mapping, internal databases, and mass mail to identify candidates.
- Conducted interviews, assessed abilities, professionalism and presented well-qualified candidates for interview campaigns.
- Responsible for database management.
- Prepare daily, weekly & monthly reports of the work executed.
Om Logistics
Executive Operations
01.2011 - 06.2012
Job overview
- Generated and analyzed various reports including Material Receipt Note, Stock Receipt Note, and Manpower reports.
- Produced MIS reports daily, weekly, and monthly.
- Consolidated multiple reports for KAM purposes.
- Coordinated with the warehouse team for tracking POD, invoices, and data collection.
- Managed reporting deadlines for daily, weekly, and monthly cycles.
Overview
16
years of professional experience
3
Languages
Skills
- Recruiting and interviewing
- Candidate sourcing techniques
- Global talent acquisition
- Strategic sourcing
- Headhunting
- Talent acquisition strategy
- Applicant tracking systems
- Referral program optimization
- Employer branding expertise
- Social media recruiting
- Interview process management
- Job description development
- Data-driven decision making
- Passive candidate engagement
- Stakeholder management
- Talent Mapping
- Organization mapping
- Workforce planning
- Recruitment metrics analysis
- Recruitment strategies
- Background checks
- Personnel recruitment
- HRIS management
- Employee onboarding
- Human resources operations
- Orientation preparation
- Talent management
- Recruitment life cycle
- Recruitment and selection
- Exit interviews
- Diversity and inclusion
Summary
To leverage 14+ years of experience in HR, Talent Acquisition, Recruitment, and HR Operations across India and the Middle East. Seeking a GCC opportunity to apply my UAE recruitment experience, HR compliance knowledge, sourcing expertise, HRMS skills, and stakeholder management to support effective hiring and HR operations.
Software
Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Drive)
Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Google Meet
HRMS (in house) - GLAMS, CLCS
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
Hindi
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Punjabi
Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Sunrise University Alwar, Rajasthan
Bachelor of Arts from Humanities
University Overview
Certification
- Certified in Naukri Maestro Recruitment Program - Nov 2025
- Certified in Naukrigulf Recruiter Program - Nov 2025
- Certified from LinkedIn Learning in Talent Sourcing - Apr 2024
- Certified from LinkedIn Learning in Excel in LinkedIn Recruiter Assessment - Apr 2024
- Certified from LinkedIn Learning in Interviewing Techniques - May 2024
- Certified from LinkedIn Learning in Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging - Apr 2024
Watch collecting, technology, travel, and professional networking
Watch collecting, technology, travel, and professional networking
I have a strong interest in watches, particularly their design, craftsmanship, history, and technology. I also enjoy keeping up with technology and digital tools, especially those that improve productivity and professional work.
I enjoy travelling as it gives me an opportunity to experience different cultures, meet new people, and broaden my perspective. Professionally, I actively build and maintain my network through LinkedIn, industry connections, recruitment communities, and professional interactions, which helps me stay updated on market trends and career opportunities.