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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and conceptualization to development and after-sales services, our genius
professionals know their work well and never hesitate to walk an extra mile to
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timelyservices to add value in our client's business and dependable work ethics.
Founded in the year 2002 . We are right now serving companies having
turnover of 50 crores to 3000 crores at most.
Company URL - https://www.nwayerp.com/
Position: HR Intern
Department: HR
Qualification: BBA, MBA, BSC Etc.
Location: Indore [ Onsite ]
Stipend 5000-8000 INR
Roles & Responsibilities:-
Assist in Screening resumes and application forms
Schedule and confirm interviews with candidates
Follow up with the scheduled candidate
Prepare HR-related reports as needed
Participate in organizing company events
Assist in maintaining employee records.
Assist in posting job openings and reviewing resumes.
Maintain and update HR databases and records
Maintaining Report of Consultancy Data.
Finding the consultancy who are working in PAN India
Working on backup
Total Experience:6months to 1 Year
Notice: Immediate Joiners
- Good experience of 1-2 years in sourcing from different channels
- Solid knowledge of sourcing techniques (e.g. social media recruiting and LinkedIn)
- Should have basic technical knowledge of technologies used in IT & eCommerce (Java, SAP, Springboot, Scrum, product management, Digital marketing etc)
- Strong communication and influencing skills
- Source, screen, and conduct initial technical interviews with qualified candidates for all the positions along with the business leaders, and schedule follow-up interviews.
- Interaction with the relevant candidates, briefing them about the requirement
- Evaluate the technical skills of candidates and organize next interview rounds with leaders.
- Initiate search for lateral recruitment by executing a complete search of the database as per the requirements to find relevant candidates
- Build talent pipeline for today and tomorrow with passive sourcing ability
- Execute a complete search of the database as per the requirements to find relevant candidates
- Maintaining and updating the database of the candidates
- Understanding of business teams & their requirements
- Strong data analysis skills, ability to perform data analysis and make data-driven decisions
- You are a technology enthusiast, you care about how things work and you can successfully collaborate with technical experts & leaders
- Ability to understand the organizational fit for the needs of the company
- Experience recruiting for IT, eCommerce, Data Engineering talent
- Experience working with recruiting tools and systems, including resume databases, internet sourcing tools, and spreadsheets
- Familiarity with Applicant Tracking Systems and resume databases
About Us
Wednesday Solutions is a digital solutions provider based in Pune. We specialise in assisting digital-first businesses in solving their most complex engineering problems. Our expertise lies in data engineering, generative and applied AI, and app development for web, mobile, and IoT applications. We offer a range of services tailored to meet our clients' unique needs.
Role Description
This is a full-time on-site (Pune) role for a Talent Acquisition Specialist. We are seeking a proactive and passionate Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for attracting, sourcing, and recruiting top talent to help us achieve our strategic goals.
Key Responsibilities:
- 2-3 Years of Experience in Tech and Non-Tech Recruitment
- Exceptional Interpersonal and Communication Skills
- Adaptability and Quick Learning Ability
- Comprehensive Recruitment Lifecycle Experience
- Relationship Building and Maintenance
- Growth Mindset and Dedication to Continuous Learning
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 2-3 years of experience in talent acquisition or recruitment.
- Proven track record of successfully recruiting for a variety of roles, including IT and non-IT positions.
Skills:
- Excellent communication skills (spoken, written, and reading).
- Stakeholder management.
- Proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS).
- Priority management and decision-making.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
Benefits
- Mentorship: Work next to some of the best engineers and designers.
- Freedom: An environment where you get to practice your craft. No micromanagement.
- Comprehensive healthcare: Healthcare for you and your family.
- Growth: A tailor-made program to help you achieve your career goals.
- A voice that is heard: We don't claim to know the best way of doing things. We like to listen to ideas from our team.
Job description
Objectives of this Role
- Source senior level, highly specialist candidates for leading global businesses, covering the European and International markets
- Screen and interview candidates to ensure we put forward the best quality candidates to clients
- Consult with clients on overall hiring strategies and tailor your approach accordingly
- Keep up-to-date with latest industry trends to ensure candidates can be evaluated against industry standard assessments
- Build and develop your client portfolio, providing expert consultation to ensure repeat business
- Generate new leads and clients using your network of contacts
- Network online and offline with potential candidates to promote our employer brand and ensure we attract the best professionals
Daily and Monthly Responsibilities
- Liaise with clients to understand role requirements in order to source the most suitable candidates
- Write and post technical job descriptions on specialist IT job boards, social media and any other relevant channels
- Source, screen and compile a shortlist of qualified candidates for various technical roles
- Interview candidates combining various methods (e.g. structured interviews, technical assessments and behavioral questions)
- Build a candidate CRM to ensure a solid pipeline of qualified candidates - ensuring candidate data is kept updated
- Participate in tech conferences and meetups to network with IT professionals
- Keep up-to-date with new technological trends in order to form strategic conversations with clients on future hiring needs
Skills and Qualifications
- Proven work experience in recruitment - ideally as a Technical Recruiter
- Hands-on experience with various interview formats (e.g. Teams, Zoom, Google Hangouts)
- Technical expertise with an ability to understand and explain job requirements for IT roles
- Experience using LinkedIn Talent Solutions to source quality candidates
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong tenacity and ability to build a solid network
Preferred Qualifications
- Degree in HR, communications, marketing, business or similar
- 2 years IT or Tech recruitment experience in a 360 agency role
- Strong experience in sales, business development or client development roles
• 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
Strong experience in social media recruitment, catering to a good number of profiles from, Social media (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook).
Good experience in X-Ray searches has been able to source good profiles using the same.
Highly efficient and effective at creating strings and searches using all Boolean operators.
Thorough knowledge of sourcing using different job portals, networking sites, Google search, Boolean Search, LinkedIn Search (Advanced), and
using complex Syntax for mentioned.
Lead coordination of candidates. Have grass-root exposure to headhunting for across verticals, complex and simple feasible searches.
Managing end-to-end recruitment life cycle process. Developing a search strategy to locate suitable candidates.
Sourcing the right kind of profiles through an internal database, headhunting, job portals, and networking as per job specifications given.
Validating, Screening and short listing of Candidates. Conducting first-level interviews (Telephonic) to check communication skills, technical skills,
interest level, availability, salary, and everything possible. Validating, Screening, and short listing of Candidates.
Arranging and coordinating both Telephonic and in-person interviews for the shortlisted, candidates.
Negotiating salary. Assisting in smooth transition: Documentation and Joining.
Key Skills:
- Must have good Communication.
- Individual contributor having good min 1-year hands-on experience on job portals & knowledge of social media hiring.
- Should be able to handle end to the end hiring process.
- Good with excel, reports & data management.
- Must have a proven track record hiring in the e-learning/publishing domain will be a plus.
- Should be presentable, thoughtful & have an understanding of the professional work environment.
- Solid ability to conduct different types of interviews (structured, competency-based, stress etc)
- Hands-on experience with various selection processes (video interviewing, phone interviewing, reference check etc)
- Ability to organize skills assessment centres (in tray activities, work samples, psychometric and IQ/EQ tests, etc)
- Familiarity with HR databases, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and Candidate Management Systems (CMS)
- Hands-on experience with recruiting software, as well as Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) or Human Resource Management Systems (HRMS)
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong decision-making skills
Responsibilities
- Develop and update job descriptions and job specifications.
- Perform job and task analysis to document job requirements and objectives
- Prepare recruitment materials and post jobs to appropriate job board/newspapers/colleges etc
- Source and recruit candidates by using databases, social media etc
- Screen candidates resume and job applications
- Conduct interviews using various reliable recruiting and selection tools/methods to filter candidates within schedule
- Assess applicants’ relevant knowledge, skills, soft skills, experience and aptitudes
- Onboard new employees in order to become fully integrated
- Monitor and apply HR recruiting best practices
- Provide analytical and well documented recruiting reports to the rest of the team
- Act as a point of contact and build influential candidate relationships during the selection process
- Promote the company’s reputation as “Great place to work”
- Need At least 2-year experience in fast paced staffing environment working on IT, Non-IT and Techno-Functional Requirement like Business Analyst, IT Project Manager, Marketing Manager, Digital Marketing, Program Manager, Software QA Engineer, Software Developer, Accountant, Accounting Manager etc.
- Good in communication and can work independently with minimal supervision.
- Should be well aware of the recruitment process and related terms like MSP/Markup/Rate Negotiation.
- Team Player.
- Ability to learn and grasp new skills.
- Positive Attitude towards Work.
- Not looking for a specialist recruiter for a particular domain, we need someone who can work on all types of requirements as per the business need.
- Qualification: Any Graduate.
As a technical recruiter you will help source, screen and ensure we have qualified candidates for a variety of technical roles. You will also network online and offline with potential candidates to promote our employer brand, reduce our time-to-hire and ensure we attract the best professionals.
What You'll Do
- Source potential candidates and screen resumes
- Perform pre-screening calls and interviews to analyze applicants’ abilities and fit to company culture
- Coordinate and see through the entire recruitment process
- Coordinate with department heads to forecast department goals and hiring needs
- Craft and send personalized recruiting emails with current job openings to passive candidates
- Participate in tech conferences and meetups to network with IT professionals
- Monthly recruitment reports on the pipelines and satisfaction level of candidates
- Proven work experience as a Technical / Technology Recruiter
- Must be data driven, and able to track, measure and report on all parts of the recruitment funnel
- Technical expertise with an ability to understand and explain job requirements for IT roles
- Familiarity with Applicant Tracking Systems and resume databases
- Experience in Sourcing, Candidate Management