Recruitment Specialist(IT)(Contractual)

As a Assistant Manager - Talent Acquisition , you will be responsible for overseeing the entire recruitment process and ensuring the acquisition of top-quality candidates to meet the organization's talent needs. You will collaborate with hiring managers and executives to understand staffing requirements, develop effective recruitment strategies, and build a strong pipeline of qualified candidates. This role requires exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, a deep understanding of talent acquisition best practices, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Responsibilities:

1. Collaborate with hiring managers to identify staffing needs, job requirements, and candidate profiles for various positions within the organization.
2. Develop and implement effective recruitment strategies to attract and engage a diverse pool of high-quality candidates.
3. Utilize various sourcing channels, such as job boards, social media, professional networks, and employee referrals, to identify potential candidates.
4. Review resumes, conduct interviews, and assess candidates' qualifications, skills, and cultural fit for the organization.
5. Conduct reference checks and background screenings to verify candidates' credentials and employment history.
6. Actively participate in job fairs, industry events, and networking activities to promote the organization and build relationships with potential candidates.
7. Manage the end-to-end recruitment process, including job postings, interview coordination, offer negotiation, and onboarding.
8. Provide guidance and support to hiring managers on interviewing techniques, candidate evaluation, and selection decisions.
9. Develop and maintain strong relationships with external recruiting agencies, universities, and other talent sources.
10. Stay updated on industry trends, market conditions, and best practices in talent acquisition, and make recommendations for process improvements and innovative recruitment strategies.

Requirements:

1. Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, or a related field. A Master's degree is a plus.
2. Proven experience as a Talent Acquisition Manager or a similar role, preferably in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
3. Solid understanding of recruitment principles, practices, and strategies.
4. Demonstrated experience in full-cycle recruiting, including sourcing, interviewing, and candidate evaluation.
5. Proficiency in using applicant tracking systems (ATS), HRIS, and other recruitment software.
6. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build relationships with candidates, hiring managers, and external partners.
7. Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
8. Knowledge of employment laws and regulations.
9. Ability to adapt to changing business needs and thrive in a high-pressure environment.
10. Someone with relevant non-IT hiring experience is preferred.

• 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

• 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

Square Yards is India’s largest Real Estate Platform. Founded in 2014, Square Yards has become the category leader in both real estate and mortgage marketplace space. SQY today ranks in the top 20 consumer tech start-ups in India in terms of GTV (~USD2bn), top 50 in terms of revenue, and is amongst the handful of consumer tech start ups in India which are profitable. Square Yards has achieved a significant scale in just 7 years and is one of the few Indian start ups which have successfully expanded globally. It has a direct presence in 20+ cities globally and has more than 5,000 employees across 9 Countries.

Square Yards’ integrated online to offline (O2O) transactional model and positioning as a one-stop-shop for the entire home services model (new homes, resale, rentals, property management, home interiors, property-related services, virtual property viewing ) brings exhaustive supply, demand, and distribution together to tap the highly fragmented real estate market.

Why Square Yards

• Multinational company (Global Approach)

• Performance & Salary review.

• Attractive incentives & mobility across regions

• Fast track growth

• Good Incentives

• Fastest Growing Cross Border Real Estate Platform

• Diversified role

• Multiple International Scope through Internal Job promotions

• Partnering with hiring managers to determine staffing needs

• Develop https://resources.workable.com/tutorial/faq-talent-acquisition">talent acquisition strategies and hiring plans

• Perform sourcing to fill open positions and anticipate future needs

• Plan and conduct recruitment and selection processes (interviews, screening calls etc.)

• Take steps to ensure positive candidate experience

• Assist in employee retention and development

• Supervise recruiters

• Organize and/or attend career fairs, drives or other events

• Use metrics to create reports and identify areas of improvement

• Proven experience as talent acquisition manager

• Experience in full-cycle recruiting, sourcing and employment branding

• Understanding of all selection methods and techniques

• Proficient in the use of social media and job boards

• Willingness to understand the duties and competencies of different roles

Desired Candidate Profile

• MBA in HR
• 5-7 years relevant work experience in TA in a fast paced organization
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to be comfortable with a high volume workload and not be afraid to "roll up your sleeves"
• Ability to identify problems and drive appropriate solutions
• Strong management skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills    

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Handle the entire US recruitment process from understanding the requirement, sourcing, screening, rate negotiation and submission of profiles.
• Understand US employment terms, W2, W2 without benefits, C2C, 1099, Corp to Corp, etc.
• Must have prior experience in hiring US Citizens, Permanent Residents, and H1-B professionals in the US.  
• Proficient at successful sourcing of candidates via Internet sources using BOOLEAN Search Strings and online resume database.
• Submitting quality candidates to our US talent acquisition team with a quick turnaround time to meet sharp deadlines for each requisition.
• Responsible for achieving the hiring needs.
• Build and maintain an ongoing pipeline of potential candidates by identifying prospects through Job Portals, LinkedIn, Research, Referrals, and other creative ways to fill the candidate pipeline.
• Good understanding of both domain-based and technology-based recruiting.

REQUIRED SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Proven work experience in US IT Recruitment.
• Work extensively with Recruitment Tools - Monster, CareerBuilder, Dice, Job Diva, LinkedIn & Indeed.com.
• Hands-on experience with full-cycle recruiting using various interview techniques and evaluation methods.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• A keen understanding of the differences between various roles within organizations.

PREFERRED SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum 4 years of experience in the IT industry.
• Proven work experience in US IT Recruitment.

LOCATION: Remote (Pan India) & In-Office-Jaipur, India

SHIFT TIMINGS: 

• 5:00 pm to 2:00 am IST 
• 6:00 pm to 3:00 am IST (during daylight saving)

Thanks and Regards

Nikita

Sr.HR Executive

• Knowledge about Job Portals and Familiarity with Job Posting
• Understanding the organization's expectations in terms of the job description and specs.
• Reviewing and Shortlisting of Profiles from employment portals, networking sites, referencing networking, and job search
• Continuous efforts to ensure the talent pool data is updated timely
• Conduct Preliminary interviews, telephonic interviews, and candidate shortlisting
• For accessing passive prospective prospects, effectively utilizing one's own network, building a database, digital platforms, and referrals
• Examine the candidate's abilities, knowledge of various technologies, and essential responsibilities.
• Schedule in-person and telephonic rounds of interviews, complete technical testing, and stay in touch with prospects until they are recruited.
• Maintaining professional connections with all parties involved is essential (Ops. Managers, HR Managers, Team Members, candidates, etc.)
• Working with Hiring Managers on a regular basis to ensure that sourcing timelines are reached.
• Identify new strategies for sourcing candidates and creating new leads using the technique.
• Good understanding of keywords and how to use them when looking for resumes.
• Maintain communication with the candidates who have been given positions until they have accepted them, and so on.
• Keeping track of the recruitment database and reporting to the HOD on a frequent basis as needed. There will be a greater emphasis on employee retention and lower employee turnover.
• Finding individuals who are qualified for the job based on the job description provided.

Desired Skills:

• Pragmatic
• Self-Motivated
• Analytical Mindset
• Coordination between the team and supervisors is transparent.
• Capable of working under duress and multitasking
• Should be able to operate independently with little supervision.
• Educating yourself Agility and a can-do attitude
• Excellent communication skills, both written and vocal
• English is the preferred language for communication.
• Must be a leader and a motivator.
• Coordination abilities are essential.