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Neha Thakur

Pune

Summary

Talent Acquisition Specialist with MBA from Pune University.Over all 9+ Years of experience in End-to-End Recruitment, Staffing, Sourcing, Corporate Recruitment, Leadership hiring in IT / Non-IT/Automotive/ Engineering domain. Hands on experience in Stakeholder & Vendor Management, Statutory compliance management, Client management, Staff Augmentation, and Salary negotiation. Pro-actively consulted with internal business partner to understand and identify talent needs. Manage the full life cycle of recruitment process. (Screening of resumes, scheduling interviews, negotiating pay rates/contracts, and making offers to the selected candidates). Using best practice to strengthen diversity, inclusion, and cultural competencies across the organization. Proficient with HRIS systems, Recruiting Applicant Tracking Systems ATS, Vendor Management System (VMS), Job boards, LinkedIn Recruiter, Networking tool and Microsoft Office suite (Word/Outlook/Excel/PowerPoint). Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (Word/Outlook/Excel/PowerPoint). Used PivotTables & VLOOKUP for various regulatory and compliance reporting.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Talent Acquisition Business Partner

_VOIS
Pune
01.2022 - Current
  • Gaining a sound understanding of business area and developing strong and positive relationships with designated business area stakeholders/ hiring managers
  • Initiate intake meetings to better understand their hiring needs and job specifications
  • Work closely with Sourcing specialist to execute impactful recruiting strategies to find candidates and prospect for new business
  • Screen resumes and prospects, qualify, interview, and manage candidates throughout interview process and lead the successful fulfilment of open requisitions with hiring managers
  • Follow up on interview process status & timely update candidate records on Applicant tracking System (ATS)/Eightfold/ SuccessFactors)
  • Advise hiring managers on interviewing and assessment tools as per need
  • Champion candidate advocacy by fostering positive candidate experiences, ensuring seamless communication, and promoting our employer brand
  • Responsible for effectively managing and resolving hiring manager and candidate escalations, with a focus on delivering a positive NPS (Net Promoter Score) rating that reflects high candidate satisfaction
  • Conduct HR interviews with a focus on candidate's alignment with Vodafone sprit behaviors
  • Spearhead effective offer management, collaborating with hiring teams to deliver compelling and competitive offers while aligning with organizational policies and market benchmarks
  • Creating a consistent brand message through gender neutral job descriptions, job promotions on social media, Video JD etc., and ensuring a positive candidate experience to enhance and maintain _VOIS’s employer brand
  • Oversee onboarding for new hires.

Talent Acquisition Specialist

HCL Technologies
Nagpur
07.2019 - 01.2022
  • Closely working with the Hiring Manager to understand the requirements and provide qualified consultants
  • Managing end to end recruitment process for IT/Engineering requirements and leadership hiring
  • Contribute to Diversity & Inclusion in organization by placing diversity candidates at all levels
  • Data collection, report pulling and preparing presentation for acquisition support as needed
  • Talent analysis of companies laying off employees with respect to relevant skills sets
  • Sourcing, interviewing, screening, and recruiting professionals to fill the company’s job openings
  • Managing candidates through selection process & provide candidate care, acting as candidate advocate to offer management including reference checks, salary recommendations, offer letter generation, and negotiate offers by partnering with the hiring manager, senior management, and other groups, as necessary
  • Using search techniques (social networks, Boolean search, internal database, referrals, etc.) to source active and passive candidates; Conduct phone or in-person interviews
  • Technology Recruiting Specialties: SW/HW, Embedded/Firmware Systems, Design/Verification, Automotive/Infotainment, Program/Product Managers.

IT Recruiter

S. A Tech
Pune
07.2018 - 07.2019
  • Recruitment POC for various clients and responsible for managing their entire recruitment activities
  • Responsible for the complete recruitment process from initial screening of resumes to the final selection of the candidate with close coordination with clients
  • Sourcing and screening potential IT candidates for contract & fulltime openings
  • Interview prospective candidates and negotiate compensation, extend offers, facilitate the placement of candidates, and solicit referrals of other qualified consultants
  • Participating in client's calls (Hiring Manager’s) and understands the client’s requirements
  • Updating the status of requirement on Client’s conference calls daily
  • Mentoring new members of the team
  • Submit qualified candidates to open job requirements using internal data and job portals like Naukri, Monster and LinkedIn Recruiter
  • Skills Worked: -Java, .Net, Testing, SDET, API, Full stack, MEAN Stack, AWS/Cloud, DevOps, Mainframe, C/C++/C#, Python, Scala, Front/Back end Developer, Networking, Embedded Software/Firmware Engineer etc.

Technical Recruiter

iSource Online Services
Pune
01.2016 - 07.2018
  • Understanding manpower needs from the concerned client
  • Understanding the requirement and accordingly drafting the job description and getting it approved from the concerned person
  • Sourcing candidates through desired skills using Job portals, Internal database, use referrals of candidates placed earlier, Job Posting and Mass Mailing on the job portal
  • Screening the candidates by conducting telephonic interview based on client requirements
  • Scheduling interview with the technical panel after Screening and coordinating with the concerned person
  • Maintaining and updating the database of the candidate
  • Responsible for end-to-end recruitment cycle from sourcing till the candidate joins
  • Handling client escalations
  • Handling daily client call.

Recruiter

Global Talent Track Co.
Pune
09.2014 - 05.2015
  • Understanding the requirement received from the Clients
  • Sourcing the required & relevant profiles from various sources (Job Portal/ References/ Social Networking sites) and through job posting, mass mailing
  • Preliminary screening and short listing of the profiles as per the requirement
  • Interacting with the candidates to understand their roles and responsibilities, briefing them about the requirement, salary expectation, joining period, etc
  • Scheduling and coordinating the face to face, telephonic and video conferencing interview for the shortlisted candidates according to the availability of technical panel
  • Salary negotiation with candidates across all levels
  • Regular follow up with the offered candidates until they join the organization
  • Generating various MIS Reports on daily basis
  • Maintaining the database of the offered candidates and the clients.

Education

Master of Business Administration - MBA (HR) -

Pune University
01.2014

Bachelor of Business Administration- BBA (HR) -

Nagpur University
01.2010

Skills

  • Human Resources
  • Recruitment and hiring
  • Strategic Planning
  • Analytical Skills
  • Effective Communication
  • Stakeholder Management

Disclaimer

I hereby declare that the information provided above is true to the best of my knowledge.

Accomplishments

  • Received Star Performer award 2 times

Languages

French
First Language

Timeline

Talent Acquisition Business Partner

_VOIS
01.2022 - Current

Talent Acquisition Specialist

HCL Technologies
07.2019 - 01.2022

IT Recruiter

S. A Tech
07.2018 - 07.2019

Technical Recruiter

iSource Online Services
01.2016 - 07.2018

Recruiter

Global Talent Track Co.
09.2014 - 05.2015

Master of Business Administration - MBA (HR) -

Pune University

Bachelor of Business Administration- BBA (HR) -

Nagpur University

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