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HIMANI AGRAWAL

HIMANI AGRAWAL

Pune

Summary

Results-oriented recruitment leader with extensive experience in full-cycle talent acquisition. Expert in leveraging recruitment analytics and Boolean search strategies to improve sourcing efficiency, achieving about 90% offer-to-joining conversion rate through proactive candidate engagement.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Executive Talent Acquisition

Persistent Systems, Pune
Pune
03.2025 - Current
  • Manage full cycle recruitment for 50+ technology roles simultaneously covering niche skills like – Agentic AI, MLops, Cloud, GenAI, Platform Engineer, DevOps, Data etc.
  • Developed and maintained multi-channel talent pipelines through LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri, job portals, and AI tools to enhance candidate sourcing.
  • Utilized ChatGPT, Copilot and AI writing tools to craft compelling, bias-free, SEO-optimized job descriptions that improved apply rates by ~30%.
  • Implemented Boolean search strategies and AI-assisted candidate matching to reduce sourcing time by 40%.
  • Leveraged AI-driven video interview platforms (Tira / Zeko) to pre-screen candidates at scale, improving screening efficiency by 50%.
  • Maintained candidate tracking in ATS (Zwayam / SAP SuccessFactors) with 100% data accuracy for compliance and reporting.
  • Coordinated 500+ interview panels per quarter, managing screening calls, technical rounds, HR rounds, and leadership interviews to eliminate scheduling conflicts.
  • Maintained offer-to-joining conversion rate of 92%+ through consistent candidate engagement and proactive communication.
  • Built weekly and monthly hiring dashboards using Excel to track pipeline health, TAT, source effectiveness, and offer acceptance rates.
  • Utilized AI-powered analytics to identify hiring bottlenecks and adjust sourcing strategies proactively.
  • Prompt Engineering for Recruitment: Skilled in crafting AI prompts to generate job descriptions, candidate outreach messages, and interview questions using Copilot / Claude.
  • Proficient in recruiting techniques like Head Hunting, cold calling, networking & Internet based recruiting tools

Accomplishments:

  • Diversity hiring now stands 31% in 2026 compared to 20% in 2025
  • Received ‘Bravo – Team Award’ from delivery for exceptional performance in FY 2025-26.
  • Recognized as 'High Five – Individual contributor award’ every quarter for FY 2025–26 for exceeding quarterly hiring targets by 50%.

IT Recruiter

Yash Technologies
Indore
03.2022 - 03.2025
  • Worked closely with managers and business heads to develop and implement recruitment plan.
  • End to end recruitment across levels from the point of sourcing the resume, screening, interviewing, and hiring decisions
  • Managed lateral and niche position recruitment.
  • Cultivated relationships with hiring managers and internal university alumni to effectively address hiring needs.
  • Experienced in handling contract and full-time positions
  • Experience in utilizing various channels of recruitment – Job Portals, Social Networking sites, LinkedIn, Consultants and Employee referrals
  • Conducted off-campus and pool campus drives through educational institutes, vendors, and job portals to fulfill hiring requirements.
  • Functioned as the Single Point of Contact for campus recruitment, managing all phases from securing campus slots to finalizing candidate placements.
  • Managing onboarding by hand holding candidates from the stage of the offer being made to the stage of joining the organization by resolving queries, completing joining formalities and facilitating a smooth transition into the organization
  • Salary fitment and compensation structuring followed by compensation negotiations
  • Updating assessment results to the internal stakeholders and colleagues

Accomplishments:

  • Received excellence award for closing client roles before the estimated time frame.
  • Received accolades for completing candidate documentation with zero% error.
  • Appreciated for post offer follow-ups and making 22-25 candidates joined each quarter.

Education

MBA - Human Resource (HR)

Institute of Management Studies, DAVV
Indore
06-2022

B.Tech -

Shri Vaishnav Vidyapeeth Vishwavidyalaya, SVVV
Indore
06-2020

Skills

  • Talent acquisition
  • Senior niche hiring
  • Campus hiring
  • Candidate engagement
  • Recruitment analytics
  • AI-driven sourcing
  • Boolean search strategy
  • Stakeholder collaboration
  • Market Intelligence Research
  • Vendor Management(Procurement)

Certification

  • Certified Naukri Maestro Recruiter
  • Completed GenAI Foundation Course
  • Completed AI for Enabling Functions Course
  • Completed GenAI Amazon CodeWhisperer Course

Timeline

Executive Talent Acquisition

Persistent Systems, Pune
03.2025 - Current

IT Recruiter

Yash Technologies
03.2022 - 03.2025

MBA - Human Resource (HR)

Institute of Management Studies, DAVV

B.Tech -

Shri Vaishnav Vidyapeeth Vishwavidyalaya, SVVV
HIMANI AGRAWAL