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Kanika Pareek

Agra

Summary

Results-driven Talent Acquisition Professional with experience in IT and Non-IT Recruitment, specializing in bulk and executive/niche hiring. Skilled in Recruitment Operations & Coordination and stakeholder management. Successfully handled the entire gamut of Recruitment, including hiring professionals for Junior, Senior, and leadership level positions. Currently associated with Cognizant as SPE-HR Operations, working on the client site as an HR Solutions Coordinator. Recognized for achieving client and internal management appreciation, providing training on processes to new joiners, and effectively handling employee and management queries through various communication channels. Demonstrated expertise in executing strategic sourcing techniques utilizing various resources such as the internet, advertising, internal databases, and direct sourcing. Received 2 Star of the Month awards and 2 Ace of the Quarter awards during tenure at NIIT Limited. Certified in HR Management & Analytics from IIM-K through UpGrad. Proactive and goal-oriented professional with excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Known for reliability and adaptability, with a swift capacity to learn and apply new skills. Committed to leveraging these qualities to drive team success and contribute to organizational growth.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

SPE- HRO

Cognizant
03.2023 - Current
  • Managed daily operational tasks to ensure company efficiency and productivity.
  • Handled Hire to retire tasks on daily basis
  • Worked on Workday, Fresh service, Zoom, Reporting (JOL, I-9, Termination, Re-hire, Expiring I-9, Inactive Status)
  • Supported project management activities from planning through execution.
  • Created plans to propose solutions to problems related to efficiency.
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction by improving operational efficiency and response times.
  • Resolved operational issues promptly to minimize impact on business activities.
  • Audited deliverables to verify compliant policies and procedures.
  • Conducted quality assurance checks to maintain high standards of service.

Global Sourcing Specialist

NIIT LIMITED
01.2021 - 02.2023
  • Recruitment Cycle: Requirement gathering, Sourcing, Shortlisting, Interview Scheduling, Documentation, Coordination with Recruitment Team & Vendors
  • Discussing role requirements and challenges with stakeholders, arranging cadence on weekly basis
  • Coordinating and scheduling the interviews of shortlisted candidates over MS Teams, Zoom and obtain interview feedback from project team post interviews
  • Salary negotiation with candidates and sending quotation to recruiter for offer rollout
  • Maintaining candidate relationship to ensure best experience by providing timely feedbacks, sharing engaging brochures to offered candidates to ensuring their joining
  • Handling global stakeholders (EMEA, APAC, US) and working across different time zones to cater to their queries
  • Proven experience in Campus recruitment for non-technical fresher roles
  • Maintaining and exporting V-Source (Internal ATS) data sheets that records weekly sourcing done by team members and presenting the same to team managers on weekly basis
  • Proficient in using MS excel and data transformation
  • Working closely with vendors to fulfill outsourced roles- Setting up proper cadence on bi-weekly basis, negotiating bill rates, etc

HR- Executive

Policy Bazaar
09.2020 - 12.2020
  • Managed the hiring processes within the company, dealing with matters including writing adverts, reviewing CVs, interviewing and selecting candidates
  • Hired for Voice and Non-Voice profile
  • Sourcing candidates from Naukri, Shine, checking reference from LinkedIn connections, Rehire data
  • Handling End-to-End recruitment life cycle
  • Coached candidates throughout recruitment phases to win roles and secure target salaries
  • Managed recruitment pipelines to secure and onboard suitable candidates within target timescales

Marketing Trainee (Internship)

OX-Rock India Pvt Ltd
06.2018 - 12.2018
  • Worked on Market survey on Slab Tiles & Introduced the startup product & services in the Market
  • Gathered competitor data, analyzing pricing, product sales and marketing strategies according to demographic basis
  • Managed smooth operations and communicated timely updates to coordinate administrative activities
  • Collaborated with clients, finance teams and other team members on allocating resources to achieve project needs
  • Selected vendors to deliver elements impossible to produce in-house, negotiating prices to get best deal at competitive prices
  • Worked in Hiring Team to source the candidate as per the business requirement

Education

MBA -

Banasthali University
01.2019

B.com -

St. John's College
01.2017

Skills

  • Talent Acquisition
  • HR-Operations
  • IT and Non- IT hiring
  • Workday and Fresh service
  • Diversity Hiring
  • Salary Negotiation
  • Background Verification
  • Market mapping
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Reporting
  • Vendor and Client Management

Timeline

SPE- HRO

Cognizant
03.2023 - Current

Global Sourcing Specialist

NIIT LIMITED
01.2021 - 02.2023

HR- Executive

Policy Bazaar
09.2020 - 12.2020

Marketing Trainee (Internship)

OX-Rock India Pvt Ltd
06.2018 - 12.2018

B.com -

St. John's College

MBA -

Banasthali University
Kanika Pareek