
Director - Talent Acquisition for Bangalore based EdTech start-up
at It is a re-imagining skill-based EdTech start-up
Job Description
Our client is re-imagining skill-based education building the future of higher education. The platform educates young talent from remote India (tier - 2/3 cities/towns) on job-relevant skills and connects skilled graduates to jobs. With more than 200000+ users currently on the platform, it is growing exponentially. We are looking for the missionary talent to join us in the journey to transform higher education and build the university of the future.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Creating comprehensive talent sourcing and recruitment strategies, leveraging internal and external resources in order to hire the best talent in the market.
2. Lead the team of recruiters to screen candidates by reviewing resumes, and job applications, and performing initial level screening.
3. Maintaining relationships with the consultants/hiring partners and ensuring a robust candidate pipeline at all times.
4. Design and execute mass hiring/bulk-hiring for sales and customer success positions. Take ownership of the interview process and the candidate's experience.
5. Handling communication within the team and aiding in preparing schedules for recruitment activities and their execution.
Requirements:
1. Min 5+ years experience in recruitment, with hands-on experience in hiring.
2. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
3. Familiar with a wide variety of sourcing avenues.
4. Excellent organizational and time management skills.
5. Comfortable making decisions independently.
6. Ability to prioritize, multitask and meet deadlines and targets

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To be successful in this role, one must have min. 3 - 7 years of experience in a start-up/product-based software development firm who started his career as a technical recruiter and gradually grew to the stage of handling teams & stakeholders.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- The role is someone needs to contribute 50% IC & 50% team handling.
- Succession Planning & workforce forecast.
- Must ensure the sufficient workforce is available based on business needs at all times.
- Should execute the overall end-end recruitment process with the hiring Manager's & the stakeholder's, must ensure the task is successfully completed either as a Team or IC on a need basis.
- Go-getter person & should be flexible to grow and change in a rapid environment.
- Should be more organized as a team and ready to roll off your sleeves as needed to execute things in different verticals of HR department.
- Min. 3 - 7 years of experience in Technical Recruitment.
- Must have worked in a product based / start-up only are eligible.
- Should have experience in handling Stakeholders & must have exposure in working with Management.
- Should have experience in hiring Tech stacks like Java, Angular, Devops, testing, ABAP and non-tech like PM, BA, Consultants, support, sales etc from Junior to Senior level.
- Expertise in Boolean & X-ray search.
- talented in Headhunting & harvesting.
- Should have handled a team of at least 3 people.
- The right fit is someone who can source quality & qualified sources rather more than quantity.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Source candidates using a variety of search methods to build a robust candidate pipeline
- Screen candidates by reviewing resumes and job applications, and performing phone screenings
- Perform reference checks as need
- Facilitate the offer process by extending the offer and negotiating employment terms
- Manage onboarding and new hire process
- Stay abreast of recruiting trends and best practices
- Manage the overall interview, selection, and closing process
- Ensure all screening, hiring, and selection is done in accordance with employment laws and regulations
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field
- 2 years of recruiting experience preferred
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
- Demonstrated ability to establish effective and cooperative working relationships built on trust
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Comfortable making decisions independently
- Working knowledge of applicant tracking and HRIS systems
- Ability to manage a wide range of relationships with a variety of stakeholders
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Working knowledge of interview techniques and applicant screening methods
- Deep understanding of employment laws and regulations
- Familiar with a wide variety of sourcing avenues
At Qrata, our people are our most important resource. We’re looking for a highly skilled recruiter to become one of them, and to help us find them. The ideal candidate will have prior experience in recruitment or human resources, with knowledge of screening, interviewing, and hiring practices. If you have a passion for finding untapped talent, driving company growth, and helping individuals find promising careers, we want to hear from you.
Objectives of this Role
- Work closely with partners to gain a comprehensive understanding of the company’s hiring needs for each position, and meet competitive hiring goals and expectations
- Manage the full recruiting lifecycle across a variety of open roles helping management find, hire, and retain quality talent
- Grow and foster high-touch relationships with a database of qualified active and passive talent to pull from as new positions open up
- Continuously partner with recruiting team and senior managers to design, refine, and implement innovative recruiting strategies
- Stay active with current with job boards, social networks, and platforms to find talent, and plan, create, and release job descriptions and announcements
Skills and Qualifications
- 2 -5 years’ experience in recruitment (IT recruitment plus)
- Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and decision-making skills
- Advanced knowledge of MS Office, database management, and internet search
- Familiarity with job boards
Responsibilities
- Design and update job descriptions
- Source potential candidates from various online channels (e.g. social media and professional platforms like StackOverflow and Behance)
- Craft recruiting emails to attract passive candidates
- Screen incoming resumes and application forms
- Interview candidates (via phone, video and in-person)
- Prepare and distribute assignments and numerical, language and logical reasoning tests
- Advertise job openings on company’s careers page, social media, job boards and internally
- Provide shortlists of qualified candidates to hiring managers
- Send job offer emails and answer queries about compensation and benefits
- Participate in job fairs and host in-house recruitment events
- Collaborate with managers to identify future hiring needs
- Act as a consultant to new hires and help them onboard
Requirements and skills
- Proven work experience as an HR Recruiter or similar role
- Familiarity with Applicant Tracking Systems and resume databases
- Experience with sourcing techniques
- Understanding of referral programs
- Solid verbal and written communication skills
• Recruiting the right talent for the open positions at PAN India.
• Building the pipelines of Talent Pool - eg. Education institutes, allied industries, target companies and internal database.
• Working on TAT; closure of open positions within timelines.
• Maintaining the MIS for tracking the exact status of all open positions ensuring effective TAT Management and being focussed.
•Doing the screening of all the candidates thoroughly to ensure that the Best fit is identified for the role.
• Effective Coordination with the Functional Heads for the closure of the open positions.
• Ensuring that all the set criterias are met for the Role including the shortlisting parameters, relevant experience in handling the role as per job description.
• Keeping all the documentation in place for all the open positions namely - Manpower Requisition Form, Interview Aplication Form, Interview Assessment Form, Reference Check Form, Offer Letter Acceptance, Accepted Resignation from previous employer and confirmation of date of joining.
• Regular Warm up calls to the offered candidates to ensure the joining as agreed at the time of offer and avoid last minute offer drops.
• Issuing the appointment letter on the date of joining.
• Sharing and explaining the KRA to the new joiners. • Timely feedback of performance from the Reporting Manager of the new joiners in the initial months / probation period to ensure quality hiring.
FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS
• Maintaining confidentiality
• Strong follow ups for the closure of open positions
• Right assessment skills to see through the candidate
• Ability to identify the strengths and limitations of the candidates
• Understanding of Company Business
• Understanding the job description and the soul of the job
Headquartered in Bangalore, our client was co-founded by a team of four young veteran entrepreneurs who were all specially mentioned by ‘Forbes 30 under 30’. They focus on their online programs conducted by young professionals and educators who have made a mark in their fields as published authors, young entrepreneurs, investors etc. They have been funded by tier 1 investors and have recently raised $3M in funding.
What you will do:
- Serving as a go-between the candidates and hiring managers
- Coordinating the hiring process end-to-end
- Building and reporting on quarterly and annual hiring plans
- Creating and publishing job ads in various portals
- Networking with potential hires through professional groups on social media and during events
- Collaborating with hiring managers to set qualification criteria for future employees
- Screening resumes and job applications
- Conducting initial phone screens to create shortlists of qualified candidates
- Interviewing candidates in person for a wide range of roles (junior,senior, and executive)
- Tracking hiring metrics including time-to-hire, time-to-fill, and source of hire
- Designing, distributing and measuring the results of candidate experience surveys
- Training and advising hiring managers on interviewing techniques and assessment methods
- Hosting and participating in job fairs
- Following up with candidates throughout the hiring process
- Maintaining a database of potential candidates for future job
What you need to have:
- Excellent communication skills
- Compliance knowledge
- Time management skills
- Organizing & Relationship building skills
- Act as a point of contact and build influential candidate relationships during the selection process.
- The candidate will be responsible to handle the entire cycle of recruitment and selection under the guidance of Head - HR inclusive of the following but not limiting to:.
- Source/ Screen candidates from job portals and other forums.
- Must have Good Communication Skills
- Freshers may apply
A Recruiter must be very skilled at finding talented individuals to meet a company’s needs. This will require Senior Recruiters to be active on social media forums, attend career fairs, make cold calls, visit local college campuses or universities and any other creative methods they can conceive of to locate qualified individuals. Recruiters are often competing for the same candidates so being charismatic and fostering a good relationship with these potential employees is very important.
Interview and Hire Talent
The ability to conduct L1 / L2 (Technical) interviews is essential for the Recruiter. Some will be tasked with all interviewing responsibilities while others may do an informal interview session to decide whether or not senior management should proceed with a formal interview. Regardless of their role they must have knowledge of interview techniques and be good at reading people. They must also be able to perform the hiring process which may include collecting and filing paperwork, ordering background checks, salary negotiations and providing new employee orientation assistance.
Maintain Candidate Database
Recruiters are tasked with maintaining a database of potential candidates. They document any phone calls, emails or other correspondence they may have with a possible employee and note which candidate would be best for a particular position. These databases provide large companies with a healthy pool of qualified applicants. Senior Recruiters may also have to keep reports and other paperwork on those they successfully hire.
Core skills: We want Recruiters with these core skills. If you want to work as a Recruiter, focus on the following.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
- Knowledge of server-based applicant tracking systems
- Proficient with social media platforms and Job Search Portals
- Experience in recruiting or human resources
Job Title: US/Senior Recruiter
Shift: 6:30pm IST - 3:30am IST
JOB DESCRIPTION:
- Should have 6+ months of experience into End to end IT, Non IT, Pharma, Healthcare/Pharma, Engineering Recruitment
- Candidates should have experience in Contract staffing(C2H) or fulltime Recruitment
- Sourcing candidates from job portals, social networking sites, references - Screening & short-listing suitable profiles against the requirement
- Interviewing candidates to check for their communication skills, technical skills as per clients" needs & their suitability
- Coordinating with the clients to get the requirements and following up with them for the feedback of the processed profiles
- Scheduling telephonic and F2F interviews for the short-listed candidates
- Salary negotiations and fixation of the selected candidates
- Preparing and maintaining various recruitment details & database
Perks and Benefits: 5 days Working, Medical Benefits, Rewards & recognition, 4% Recurring Incentives (best in the market), Attractive Rewards & Recognition, Eminent Base Salary, Cab Facility and Meal facility for onsite candidates
Candidate should have their own laptop/Desktop (6 GB ram) with Proper internet Connection.
About company:
US Tech Solutions was founded in 2000 and today we are counted among the largest yet the fastest growing staffing firm; all achieved organically.
We are a global organization offering talent solutions to 150+ customers including 20% of the Fortune 500 across Financial Services, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Aerospace, Energy, Retail, Telecom, Technology, Manufacturing, and Engineering. Headquartered in New Jersey, we operate with 40 global locations across the U.S., Canada, Europe, and India.
As a certified Minority Business Enterprise, we embrace diversity as a core component of our culture, our approach to business, and the opportunities we provide to our clients and our employees. We are proud to be rated as The Top Business in the U.S. by Diversity Business since 2011.
Working as your strategic talent partner, our team of expert and specialized individuals act as a catalyst for enhanced operational efficiency and increased productivity.
we have 3600 active employees, 40 global locations, 150+ reputed clients
Awards
- Staffing Industry Analyst – ‘Largest Staffing Firms’ in the U.S., 2017, 2016
- Staffing Industry Analyst – ‘Fastest growing staffing Firm’, 2017
- Staffing Industry Analyst ‘Largest Diversity Firm Award’
- KellyOCG Supplier Excellence Award 2016, 2015, 2013, 2012
- Deloitte ‘Technology Fast 500’, North America – 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012
- Diversity Business ‘Top U.S. Business’ (multiple awards)
- INC 500 ‘Fasting Growing Firm’ in North America (multiple awards)
- TAPFIN 100 – ‘Top Diversity Supplier’
- Randstad Sourceright Premier Partner – ‘Top 20 Supplier’ across all Randstad MSP Programs
- Volt Consulting Group ‘Supplier of the Year’ (multiple labor categories)
- Strategic Supplier Award for Allegis Global Solutions.
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Note:
U.S. Tech Solutions, Inc. is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected status.

