Ashwini Kulkarni
Pune
Summary
As a seasoned Senior Recruitment Specialist with over 9.5 years of experience, I excel in identifying and attracting top-tier talent to drive organizational success. My expertise spans across various industries including Banking, Capital Market, Healthcare, AI, Manufacturing, Engineering product etc. where I have successfully placed candidates in pivotal roles ranging from mid-level management to executive leadership.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Associate - Talent Acquisition
Zensoft Services
Pune
05.2021 - Current
- Leading the hiring for two critical Product and services Business Units in Zensoft and Qualitia
- Managed Lateral, Leadership & Strategic hiring efforts for Zensoft and Qualitia and experience in managing a small team of recruiters
- Planned and managed campus recruitment across various locations in India
- Always trying new sources of finding talent like Hirist job board, X Ray search, Google Boolean search, RecruitIn, SourcingLAB, GitHub, Stack Overflow, Behance etc.
- Assisting the team in managing escalations and providing guidance to successfully fill roles.
- Working closely with business leaders and management for achieving the hiring goals of the organization
- Analyzing recruiting metrics, preparing hiring reports, and presenting them to management and stakeholders.
- Roles Hired for: VP- Technology, Program Manager, Product manager, Delivery leader, Domain Expert, VP - Client Success, CTO, Full stack developer, Software testing
- Domains Hired for: Capital Market, Fintech, Banking, BFSI, Healthcare.
Assistant Manager - Recruitment and Resource Development
VJ Coresoft Pvt. Ltd.
Pune
04.2017 - 05.2019
- Managed Lateral, Leadership & Strategic hiring efforts for VJCS and experience in managing a small team of recruiters
- Working closely with business leaders and management for achieving the hiring goals of the organization
- Conducted sessions on interviewing skills workshop for interviewers
- Conducted regular performance reviews for employees to identify areas of improvement.
- Handled and executed Core HR responsibilities like onboarding, new joiner induction, exit interviews, background verification.
- Developed and implemented a new organization-wide automated performance appraisal process aimed at reducing 70% manual efforts
- Developed communication and marketing plan and leveraged talent acquisition tools, resources, and campaigns to source and attract top talent
- Managed increments, bonuses, and payroll while ensuring alignment with the allocated budget.
- Domains hired for: CAD, CAM, CAE, PLM.
Sr. HR Executive
Aarna Systems
Pune
11.2014 - 04.2017
- Managed end-to-end recruitment activities encompassing a diverse range of technical skills.
- Increased employee numbers from 45 to 80 within a span of 12 months.
- Reworked new-hire orientation program to include HR information and company resources
- Devised creative and cost-effective incentive and morale-boosting programs (including special events and a tiered awards structure) that increased employee satisfaction and productivity
- Salary Processing and Payroll Management
- Roles hired for: SEO, Digital Marketing, Mobile Application, Python, UI/UX Designer, Java, Full stack
HR Executive
Paragyte Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Pune
06.2012 - 07.2014
- Entire IT Recruitment Cycle
- Increased employee numbers from 30 to 90 within a span of 24 months.
- Handled campus recruitments (Majorly from C-Dac and Pune based colleges), walk-ins, employee referral programs
- Induction, joining and exit formalities of employees
- Developing team-building programs, and writing personnel manuals, corporate policies, job descriptions, and management reports
- Assisting in conflict resolution and counseling on employment matters.
HR and Admin Consultant
MTU (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Pune
02.2012 - 06.2012
- Coordination with Central Recruitment Team, Line HR representatives, Hiring managers and new joiners before, during and after the On Boarding
- Introduced company's new performance review program, creating a flexible and well-received tool that was later adopted company-wide.
Education
MBA - Human Resource Management
MIT
Pune06-2011
Skills
- Talent Acquisition
- Leadership Hiring
- Technical Recruitment
- Campus Recruitment
- Team Management
- Vendor Management
- Employee Onboarding and Exit
- Performance Management
- HR Generalist
- ATS - Workday, Zwayam
- LinkedIn recruitment, Naukri
Accomplishments
Key Achievements:
- Successfully ramped up business unit by 40 resources in a short time
- Single handedly lead the Leadership Development Program
- Successfully reduced time-to-hire by 30% through the implementation of streamlined recruitment processes and efficient candidate screening methods.
- Achieving candidate experience scores above 90% by introducing personalized communication strategies and improving the overall recruitment journey.
Summer Internship
Bank of Maharashtra, Pune, 2 months, Training and Development program
Timeline
Senior Associate - Talent Acquisition
Zensoft Services
05.2021 - Current
Assistant Manager - Recruitment and Resource Development
VJ Coresoft Pvt. Ltd.
04.2017 - 05.2019
Sr. HR Executive
Aarna Systems
11.2014 - 04.2017
HR Executive
Paragyte Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
06.2012 - 07.2014
HR and Admin Consultant
MTU (India) Pvt. Ltd.
02.2012 - 06.2012
MBA - Human Resource Management
MIT
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