Sakshi Kanodia
HR Professional
Gurugram
Summary
A dynamic and accomplished Recruitment Consultant with over 5 years of experience, recognized for exceptional talent acquisition skills and strategic stakeholder management, excelling in delivering innovative recruitment solutions across diverse sectors.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Manager - Human Resources
SGT University
03.2023 - Current
- Entrusted with the task of managing faculty recruitment for three specialized areas: the Faculty of Engineering & Technology, Faculty of Naturopathy, and Faculty of Allied Health Sciences.
- Holds full accountability for overseeing the entire recruitment process, from the initial sourcing phase to making job offers, ensuring compliance with predefined timeframes, budget constraints, and quality benchmarks.
- Engages in collaborative efforts with departmental heads, deans, and higher-level university executives like Pro-Vice Chancellors and the Vice Chancellor, focusing on aspects such as recruitment, employee evaluations, and leave policies.
- Designs and implements a well-thought-out hiring strategy aimed at efficiently filling vacancies within the allotted time, paying attention to various factors like the ratio of offers made to offers accepted, rate of offer rejections, and the overall experience of candidates.
- Tasked with drawing in applicants using diverse recruitment channels, including but not limited to platforms like LinkedIn Recruiter and Naukri.
- Plays a proactive role in strategic recruitment initiatives.
- Responsible for conducting detailed interviews, followed by providing insightful recommendations for hiring decisions.
- Engaged in the implementation and management of the Performance Management System.
Recruitment Consultant
Ericsson
09.2021 - 03.2023
- Tasked with recruiting skilled leaders in fields such as Cloud (Google Cloud GCP, AZURE AWS, and others), Networking, core IT Competencies, and Networking (including SAP, Cloud, DevOps, Java, UI, .Net, Automation & Manual Testing, Python, Linux, Analytics, and Application Support).
- Senior Executive in charge of handling Strategic Planning and Transformation (SP&T) recruitment requirements across India.
- Full responsibility for the recruitment process from start to finish, including pipeline generation and offer stage, ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets, and quality standards.
- Collaborating closely with managers, providing consultancy, and playing a key role in decision-making and organizational changes.
- Working closely with senior managers and a variety of other internal and external stakeholders.
- Developing a strategic recruitment plan to fill positions within the specified timeframe.
- Focusing on metrics like the offer acceptance rate, offer decline rate, and candidate experience.
- Charged with attracting candidates through various sourcing channels and shaping the ideal employee brand, considering the best candidate experience across the company's career site, referral programs, social media networks, talent pool searches, job fairs, and academy relations.
- Responsible for managing vendor relations, including sharing requisitions, ensuring job description clarity, conducting weekly progress checks, follow-ups, and maintaining a comprehensive database of all vendors and their selections.
- Actively participating in global projects and strategic recruitment initiatives.
- Conducting thorough interviews and providing hiring recommendations to the business unit.
HR Executive
Positive Moves
10.2019 - 09.2021
- Full-cycle recruitment (from sourcing to onboarding) with a focus on specialized, niche hiring.
- Collaborating with recruiting directors and stakeholders to develop tailored hiring plans encompassing innovative sourcing strategies, headcount planning, and achieving business goals.
- Posting job vacancies on various platforms, including job portals, Sears Holdings' career page, and through referral emails. Sourcing methods include job postings, internal referrals, LinkedIn, and social networking.
- Overseeing the entire recruitment process, from reference checks and salary recommendations to managing offer acceptances or declines. Skilled in building strong relationships with potential employees, ensuring their commitment to join the organization.
- Handling multiple projects simultaneously, prioritizing tasks based on business needs and meeting tight deadlines.
- Engaged in enhancing the processes and quality of onboarding, candidate experience, and assessments.
- Acting as a Channels Specialist, focusing on implementing sourcing strategies, advocating for candidates, and ensuring a positive interview experience.
- Participating in meetings with stakeholders to better understand the talent requirements.
- Identifying passive candidates through advanced internet searches and exploring existing talent pools.
- Organizing annual events, managing vendor relations, and handling invoices.
Front Office Executive
Creative Travel
02.2018 - 09.2019
Technical Support Executive
Dell Technologies
09.2016 - 09.2017
Technical Support Specialist
IKF Technologies Ltd
08.2014 - 08.2016
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology
BK Birla Institute of Engineering And Technology
Pilani 07.2010 - 06.2014
High School - Science
Birla Balika Vidyapeeth
Pilani 03.2009 - 06.2010
Skills
Talent Acquisition
HRMS
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Workforce Planning
Background Checks
Exit Interviews
Onboarding and Orientation
Performance Appraisals
Certification
Inclusive Recruiting
Timeline
Assistant Manager - Human Resources
SGT University
03.2023 - Current
Inclusive Recruiting
12-2022
Recruitment Consultant
Ericsson
09.2021 - 03.2023
HR Executive
Positive Moves
10.2019 - 09.2021
Front Office Executive
Creative Travel
02.2018 - 09.2019
Technical Support Executive
Dell Technologies
09.2016 - 09.2017
Technical Support Specialist
IKF Technologies Ltd
08.2014 - 08.2016
Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology
BK Birla Institute of Engineering And Technology
07.2010 - 06.2014
High School - Science
Birla Balika Vidyapeeth
03.2009 - 06.2010