Richa Arora

Summary

Persuasive Talent Acquisition Specialist creatively sources candidates through social media and job board referrals. Delivers excellent customer service to applicants looking to fill vacancies. Proactively contacts aspiring employees in active and passive markets.

Overview

5

years of professional experience

Work History

Talent Acquisition Advisor

Cloudera

02.2024 - Current

Provided an exceptional candidate experience throughout the hiring process that resulted in positive word-of-mouth referrals.
Developed strong relationships with hiring managers to better understand their needs and ensure successful placements.
Improved employee retention rates through effective onboarding processes and continuous engagement activities.
Optimized ATS functionality by regularly updating candidate profiles with notes from interviews or assessments.

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Acceldata

10.2021 - Current

Enhanced talent processes and strategies, advising hiring managers to improve the overall candidate experience.
Strengthened the employer brand by crafting compelling job descriptions and tracking vital talent metrics.
Led campus recruitment, forecasting workforce needs, and successfully launching the BITS Pilani internship program.
Managed the SRE function solo, closing 35 roles for Site Reliability Engineers, while being the sole recruiter in the company for nearly a year.
Executed a sourcing strategy and market mapping to enhance the overall recruitment process.
Used LinkedIn Recruiter to target profiles for specialist roles, securing optimal talent to meet business needs.

Talent Partner (Contract)

Edulastic

01.2021 - 06.2021

Successfully filled junior/middle/senior management roles in IT sector
Demonstrated expertise in talent acquisition via diverse channels: Job Boards, Referrals, LinkedIn
Networking, References & Internal Database
Proficient in various ATS tools as a Fresh team member
Maintained comprehensive candidate database internally
Sound understanding of end-to-end recruitment processes: sourcing, screening, reference checks, tracking, negotiations, and finalizing
Track record of securing crucial positions
Screened profiles and facilitated F2F & Telephonic interviews for Hiring Managers

Tech Search Consultant

Anzy Global

08.2020 - 12.2020

Briefed candidates about responsibilities, salary and benefits of jobs.
Headhunted candidates by identifying and approaching targeted individuals to client specifications.
Balanced client and candidate needs to achieve outstanding satisfaction ratings.
Researched trends in employment, education and training to apply up-to-date knowledge.

Human Resources Consultant

Wenger & Watson

08.2019 - 08.2020

Interpreted wider recruitment trends and used to inform and improve company hiring processes.
Monitored key recruitment metrics and targets, completing and presenting reports to management.
Sourced and connected with possible candidates using social networks to match each role with suitable talent.
Screened applicants to generate shortlist of high-quality candidates to match resource briefs.
Provided clear, objective and constructive feedback to candidates, directing to other relevant company opportunities if appropriate.
Used innovative and efficient techniques to source candidates internally and externally, working with third-party suppliers and agencies.

Education

Bachelor's degree -

University of Rajasthan

Skills

Strategy

Permanent Placement

New Hire Orientations

Internet Recruiting

Screening Resumes

Technical Recruiting

Talent diversity

Recruitment analytics

Candidate pipeline management

Recruiting

Campus Recruitment

Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives

Referral Program Management

Interests

Baking, Gaming and Reading

Timeline

Talent Acquisition Advisor - Cloudera

02.2024 - Current

Talent Acquisition Specialist - Acceldata

10.2021 - Current

Talent Partner (Contract) - Edulastic

01.2021 - 06.2021

Tech Search Consultant - Anzy Global

08.2020 - 12.2020

Human Resources Consultant - Wenger & Watson