Shiva Prasad Pradhan
Bengaluru
Summary
Result-oriented Senior Talent Acquisition professional with a proven track record of implementing strategic talent acquisition initiatives that have resulted in significant improvements in quality of hires, time-to-fill positions, and recruitment ROI. Skilled in building strong relationships with hiring managers and utilizing innovative recruitment methods to attract top-tier candidates while reducing recruitment costs. Adept at managing the full-cycle recruitment process and driving candidate retention and satisfaction.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Employee Experience Specialist(Talent Acquisition)
SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions (India) Pvt Ltd
Bengaluru
2022.06 - 2022.10
- Handled the end-to-end recruitment process for all open positions in the company – taking the HR interviews for prospective candidates, salary negotiations, preparation of the salary fitment for the new recruits, preparation and release of Offer/Appointment Letters for a new employees.
- Preparation and updating of job descriptions for various job openings in consultation with HOD’s.
- Strategizing to reduce recruitment cost by using more economic cost channels of recruitment such as Social Media and Employee Referrals thereby reducing recruitment cost by 18.9% in a Quarter.
- Assisting the team with job posting and advertisement processes.
- Documented processes and fostered good relationships with potential candidates and past applicants.
Assistant Manager - HR
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
Bengaluru
2019.11 - 2022.05
- Designed and implemented effective recruitment strategies to attract right talent aligning with business needs and organizational values by utilizing various recruitment channels such as job boards - Naukri, LinkedIn, social media groups, Employee Referral programs, In-org Talent database etc.
- Identified and engaged with potential candidates through proactive sourcing methods - Building Talent community, Employer Branding.
- Conducted initial screenings and interviews to assess candidate qualifications and cultural fit.
- Collaborated closely with HOD's/ Hiring managers to understand specific talent needs and job requirements & suggested on updating job descriptions, interview processes, and candidate selection etc.
- Effectively reduced the recruitment cost by 21.3% Quarterly basis & 13.4% on a yearly basis by monitoring data & metrics.
- Preparation of salary structure (CTC breakup) and offer letter for selected candidates.
- Worked on promoting inclusive hiring practices so as to attract & develop a diverse workforce.
- Supervised the onboarding process to ensure new hires have a smooth transition in the Organization. Also Collaborated with Onboarding Team to facilitate effective employee integration.
- Managed relationships & evaluated vendor performance and negotiate contracts and terms.
Senior Executive - HR
Leighton Asia
Hyderabad
2017.07 - 2018.09
- Sourced Talent as per project skill requirements from online job boards, employee referrals, social media groups, external vendors.
- Conducted initial screenings to assess candidate qualifications and cultural fit.
- Coordinated technical assessments and panel interviews with hiring managers and technical leads.
- Prepared & updated job descriptions for various job openings in consultation with Business vertical Heads and HO Talent Acquisition team.
- Generating and maintaining recruitment-related MIS capturing hiring requirements and other deliverables such as diversity metrics.
- Handled the Vendor Management process, set the deadlines or SLAs for all the vendors.
- Documented recruitment process and administered compliance requirements.
Systems Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.
Bhubaneswar
2012.06 - 2015.04
- Experience in the role of Recruiter in Talent Acquisition Group (TAG) of TCS and involved in the process of Campus as well as Lateral recruitment for TCS.
- Sourcing through various recruiting channels for various IT/ITES requirements of different project teams (Development/ Testing) with wide range of skill sets and the positions i.e junior, middle management levels.
- Building pipeline of candidates with relevant experience.
- Consulting Hiring Managers & TA Lead on job description /job specification, market medians and availability of resources through market research.
- Maintaining Recruitment MIS and database management for complete referrals and quick turnaround time.
Education
MBA - Human Resources Management
Xavier Institute of Social Service
Ranchi, JH2017-04
Bachelor of Technology - Instrumentation And Control Engineering
Institute of Technical Education & Research
Bhubaneswar2012-05
Higher Secondary - Science
Delhi Public School
Raurkela, OR2008-05
Secondary - General Studies
Delhi Public School
Raurkela, OR2006-05
Skills
- Interpersonal Skills
- Candidate Sourcing
- Relationship Management
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Project Management
- Negotiation Skills
- Analytical Skills
- PeopleStrong ATS
- iCIMS
- Taleo
- Naukri RMS
- LinkedIn Recruiter
- MS-Office Suite
- Google Suite
Accomplishments
- TCS GEMS(S)-Miles Award - Recognition for supporting the Recruitment process.
- HR Digitalization Award (L&T) - Recognition for achieving 100% digital recruitment process.
Languages
Odia
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2
Affiliations
- Painting & Sketching
- Foodie & Cook
- Passionate Motorhead
Timeline
Employee Experience Specialist(Talent Acquisition)
SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions (India) Pvt Ltd
2022.06 - 2022.10
Assistant Manager - HR
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
2019.11 - 2022.05
Senior Executive - HR
Leighton Asia
2017.07 - 2018.09
Systems Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.
2012.06 - 2015.04
MBA - Human Resources Management
Xavier Institute of Social Service
Bachelor of Technology - Instrumentation And Control Engineering
Institute of Technical Education & Research
Higher Secondary - Science
Delhi Public School
Secondary - General Studies
Delhi Public School
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