
Temporary full time role
Job requirement - Sourcing and TA for top brand startups in India and around the world.
Need experience and background in HR, TA & outbound search/sourcing
prior experience with tech hiring for startups is highly preferred.
We are seeking free-lance recruiters. Consequently, we provide flexible work arrangements which accomodates for multiple jobs.
Catalyst IQ is a new-age Recrutiment and Advisory startup which brings a ledership from international and local business exposure. We are trying to create an effective marketplace for free-lance recrutiers. We specialise in mandates for edtech, Agritech, Fintech (neo bank, DeFi and Accounting ERP), e-gamming and others.
value proposition - Catalyst IQ provide the potential to for someone to earn a months salary that a typical HR recruiter with 0-4 years exp makes in a full-time role, by just working part-time for us.
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Job Description
The incumbent is responsible for driving end-to-end hiring strategy, ensuring a strong talent pipeline across business units, and delivering a superior candidate and stakeholder experience. This role partners closely with business leaders, HR teams, and external partners to fulfil organizational talent needs efficiently and effectively.
Key Responsibilities
· Partner with business heads to understand manpower needs, skills gaps, and future workforce requirements.
· Develop and execute the annual hiring plan aligned with business priorities.
· Own end-to-end hiring across all levels – junior, mid, senior, and niche roles.
· Provide weekly dashboards, hiring status, and leadership insights.
· Manage sourcing, screening, interviews, assessments, salary negotiation, and offer closure.
· Maintain strong candidate pipelines using multiple channels (job portals, social media, referrals, agencies, direct networking).
· Lead campus hiring strategy across engineering & MBA institutes.
· Build and maintain campus relationships.
· Implement best practices in assessments, interviewing, and candidate evaluation.
· Ensure compliance with HR policies, budgeting, and documentation.
Required Skills & Experience
8–12 years of progressive experience in talent acquisition.
Strong experience in hiring for diverse functions (Tech/Non-Tech/Corporate/R&D).
Demonstrated capability in campus hiring and employer branding.
Strong communication, stakeholder management, and negotiation skills.
Education
MBA/PGDM in HR or related field preferred.
Sourcing Guidelines
Must-Haves
8–12 years of progressive experience in Talent Acquisition
• Experience in the Manufacturing domain
• Proven track record in hiring for diverse functions (Tech, Non-Tech, Corporate, R&D)
• Hands-on experience in campus hiring and employer branding initiatives
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and negotiation skills
• Notice Period: Immediate to 30 days
• Education: MBA/PGDM in HR or a related field preferred
Job Title: Talent Acquisition Associate
Location: Worli, Mumbai (Hybrid Working)
Experience: 1-2 years
About Qrata
We match top talent with highly competitive career opportunities with leading startups in India
and globally and address hiring challenges, recruitment brand marketing, and innovative and
collaborative strategic consulting.
Position Overview:
As a Talent Acquisition Associate at Qrata, you will be an essential part of our human resources team, responsible for sourcing, attracting, and hiring talented professionals. You will work closely with hiring managers to understand their staffing needs and ensure we bring in the best talent to support our company's growth. This position offers the opportunity for hybrid working, combining both remote and in-office collaboration, with our office located in Worli, Mumbai.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with hiring managers to understand job requirements and create detailed job descriptions.
- Develop and implement effective talent acquisition strategies to attract high-quality candidates.
- Source candidates through various channels, including job boards, social media, and professional networks.
- Screen and evaluate resumes and applications to identify potential candidates.
- Conduct initial interviews to assess candidates qualifications and cultural fit.
- Coordinate and schedule interviews with hiring managers.
- Manage the recruitment process from start to finish, ensuring a smooth and positive candidate experience.
- Extend job offers and negotiate terms with candidates.
- Build and maintain a talent pipeline for future staffing needs.
- Assist with other HR-related tasks and projects as needed.
Qualifications:
- 1-2 years of experience in talent acquisition or recruitment.
- Knowledge of recruitment best practices and sourcing techniques.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Proficiency with applicant tracking systems and HR software.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Familiarity with employment laws and regulations.
1. Recruitment (External & Internal):
Understanding client requirements via conversation / JD / meeting.
Sourcing candidates through job sites / social media / referrals / contacts.
Qualifying candidates.
Getting candidates shortlisted by clients.
Arranging interviews with clients and getting subsequent feedbacks.
Handling doubts/queries of clients and candidates.
Salary negotiations.
Hand holding candidates for resignation/joining.
Coordinating the above with client and candidate.
Invoicing & payment.
Hand holding the candidate for the replacement period.
Reporting in detail to management on daily basis.
- Design and implement overall recruiting strategy- For Asst Manager
- Above only.
- 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 the appropriate job
- portals and other sources.
- Source and recruit candidates by using databases, social media etc.
- Screen candidates' resumes and job applications.
- Conduct interviews using various reliable recruiting and selection
- tools/methods to filter candidates within the 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 the “best place to work”
Responsibilities
- Identify and Source candidates with matching skills and experience as specified in the requirements
- Interview and qualify shortlisted candidates to confirm suitability (technical, administrative and personal), attitude, honesty and reliability
- Confirm that the chosen candidates are willing to be deputed to work at our clients’ premises
- Build confidence and trust in the candidates that they are our team and full-time employees
- Follow-up with candidates by sharing with and obtaining from the candidates all information promptly and periodically throughout the recruitment process
Location: Chennai
Experience: 3+ years
Domain: Domestic Staffing Industry
Skills: Recruitment of IT and other engineers for Telecom Industry
Geographical Coverage: Pan India
Work Hours: 6 Days Week except Second Saturday
• Responsible for end-to-end selection process – sourcing, screening, interview coordination, background verification etc. in accordance with TCM recruitment strategy
• Understand company, competitors, market place
• Map requirement, role criteria, define position description, skill specification • Locate, identify and track potential candidates through the use of Job-Boards, social media, user groups/associations, candidate referrals, networking, etc
• Create detailed candidate profile summaries for each candidate presented
• Candidate Experience – ensure that all candidates are well informed on all aspects of the position proposed and are prepared adequately before every interview Hand hold candidates through offer, on boarding and settling in period at the client Organisation
• Build network of candidates and develop creative, cost-effective sourcing strategies to accommodate for current and future client demands
Hi ,
Looking for Smart & Passionate Recruiter for our Organization for Corporate Hiring!!!
Qualification: Any Graduate or Pursuing Graduate.
Experience: Fresher -2 years
Walk in drive : Saturday 9.30 AM to 2.00 PM
Job Description: Role as Recruiter
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Handling & routing End-to-End Recruitment from initiating the recruitment process to streamlining overall operations.
- Identify client needs on every requirement with quick response time.
- Understanding the skill set required by our Corporate clients.
- Sourcing potential candidate for required skill set through various Job Portals like naukri, LinkedIn, monster, times jobs etc., existing database, internal and external references.
- Conducting the preliminary interviews and briefing the candidates regarding the job profile, salary package and Organization, etc.
- Screening the candidates & forward their resumes for suitable positions based on the client’s requirements.
- Once shortlisted, scheduling the Interview, follow up and co-ordination towards clients.
- Handling on boarding process to ensure the joining formalities are carried out smoothly.
- Maintain candidate database and generate reports from time to time.
Our client focuses on providing solutions in terms of data, analytics, decisioning and automation. They focus on providing solutions to the lending lifecycle of financial institutions and their products are designed to focus on systemic fraud prevention, risk management, compliance etc.
Our client is a one stop solution provider, catering to the authentication, verification and diligence needs of various industries including but not limited to, banking, insurance, payments etc.
Headquartered in Mumbai, our client was founded in 2015 by a team of three veteran entrepreneurs, two of whom are chartered accountants and one is a graduate from IIT, Kharagpur. They have been funded by tier 1 investors and have raised $1.1M in funding.
What you will do:
- Developing and executing recruiting plans to meet the hiring requirements
- Building and maintaining an active pool of candidates to meet future hiring targets in an effective manner
- Designing and driving employee referral programs
- Developing and implementing a strong campus hiring program, with the aim to make us the employer of choice
- Planning and coordinating events, assessment, and interviews for hiring candidates
- Serving as liaison with candidates and communicating logistics associated with assessment and interviews
- Conducting background checks for shortlisted candidates
- Implementing the on-boarding program for all selected candidates
- Conducting regular follow-up meetings with hiring managers to determine the effectiveness of recruiting plans and implementation
- Providing advice and assistance to all levels on various recruiting/ talent acquisition related matters
- Utilizing metrics to identify and implement process improvements
- Conducting analysis and report on key recruitment metrics to appropriate business leaders
Desired Candidate Profile
What you need to have:- 5+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition, 2+ years in a team management role
- Ability to lead & manage recruitment function apart from sourcing individually
- Willingness to learn and take up new challenges
- Ability to work independently, spontaneously with very less monitoring
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- A can-do attitude
Hands on experience in sourcing through job portals and referrals.
Good experience in IT or Non IT recruitment .
Willingness & ability to handle end to end recruitment including internal recruitment.
Should be able to handle multiple requirements simultaneously.
Comfortable with niche hiring & critical search assignments.
Interaction with the candidates and briefing them about the requirement.
Experience in handling walk-in drives.
Interaction with the clients.
Maintain all recruitment-related reports and forms
Should have good working knowledge in Microsoft Excel
Excellent command in verbal and written English.






