Talent Acquisition Specialist

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 

We are looking for an HR Manager with outstanding people skills to manage our personnel and ensure that our human resources programs and initiatives are effective, efficient, and aligned with overall business objectives. The ideal candidate for this role should possess a high work ethic, excellent communication skills, knowledge of labour regulations and HR practices, strategic thinking abilities, strong organisational skills, and excellent interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities:

Provide professional leadership, support, and development to HR staff, in order to increase knowledge, share best practices, and ensure that relevant professional standards are met.

Advice and strategies on the development of effective employment policies across the company.

Take a lead role in transforming and strengthening the organisational culture, ensuring that the company values and approach are displayed.

Ability to handle Employee Relations issues end to end.

Coordinate playbooks for annual HR activities such as compensation planning and open enrolment.

Handle a team of recruiters and end-to-end IT recruitment.

Parse specialised skills and qualifications to screen IT resumes

Perform pre-screening calls to analyse applicants’ abilities

Interview candidates combining various methods (e.g., structured interviews, technical assessments and behavioural questions)

Coordinate with IT team leaders to forecast department goals and hiring needs

Craft and send personalised recruiting emails with current job openings to passive candidates

Participate in tech conferences and meetups to network with IT professionals.

Required Skills:

Good knowledge of employment regulations.

Proven work experience as a Technical Manager or Manager 

Hands-on experience with various interview formats (e.g., phone, Skype and structured)

Technical expertise with an ability to understand and explain job requirements for IT roles

Familiarity with Applicant Tracking Systems and resume databases

Solid knowledge of sourcing techniques (e.g., Job portals and Boolean search)

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, Solid understanding of HR practices and labour legislation.

Responsible for performing full-cycle recruiting functions including but not limited to job understanding, candidate sourcing, social networking, phone screening, email communication, documentation, summary writing and presentation.

Identifying right candidates with the right skills to match the US clients’ requirements Regularly interacting with Account Manager to understand the requirements

Should understand the requirement in depth to ensure quality sourcing and recruiting

Should ensure to revert submit profiles with quick turnaround time for timely submissions to meet sharp deadlines for each requisition

Make use of effective resourcing strategies, such as head hunting, Internet sourcing, networking, employee referrals

Must have experience on full Life Cycle of Recruiting (screening resumes, interviewing, offer extension and post-placement care)

Ability to work as a good team player, Maintaining & building the candidate database

Requirements:

Minimum 2 Years of Full Cycle Recruiting experience particularly in pharmaceutical /scientific/life science domain for US staffing and recruiting industry.

Excellent English language skills including reading, writing and speaking.

Ability to communicate fluently with foreign nationals.

Self-motivated, passionate and energetic professionals.

Comfortable to work in night shift (6.30PM to 3.30AM IST)

• Will be Handling End to End Recruitment process
• Will be Accountable for Recruiting through Job portals, social media platform and conducting mass recruitment drive in places like Colleges, Corporates, etc.
• Should be responsible to Reach Targets and deadlines.
• Maintenance of reports is mandatory.
• 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
• Take ownership of candidate experience by designing and managing it, Develop job postings, job descriptions and position requirements
• Perform reference checks as need
• Facilitate the offer process by extending the offer and negotiation 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
• Prepare recruitment materials and post jobs to appropriate job board/newspapers/colleges etc

We are building for the future of work by changing the way the world looks at information and data paradigms. The Meaning Engine by India-based Needle Innovision enables building solutions by processing meaningful data out of anything stored anywhere - structured, unstructured data types, distributed, at scale and more. 

In our quest to do more, we are looking for a fantastic Talent Acquisition Specialist to join us in a hybrid setting. Below are some (seriously important) green flags that we are looking for from you: 

🟢 Ability to build and repeat the vision, not just work on tasks in the new phase of your career

🟢 Empathy for people and ability to connect with diverse individuals

🟢 Be a transparent and communicative person 

🟢 Champion Diversity and Inclusion initiatives and incorporate them in the hiring process

This could be an awesome launching pad for someone who believes in our mantra of "find them, grow them, keep them,". Our teams are sustained on values of care and we offer a generous number of vacation days, the opportunity to craft your calendar with flexible schedules and very soon an insurance plan for you and your loved ones.

What you will do: 

• Coordinate with the functional and technical team leads to identify staffing needs
• Determine selection criteria and standardize the selection process across tech and non-tech roles
• Source potential candidates through online channels (e.g. social platforms and professional networks)
• Plan interview and selection procedures, including screening calls, assessments and in-person/virtual interviews
• Assess candidate information, including resumes and contact details, and maintain an updated pipeline
• Design compelling job descriptions and interview questions that reflect each position’s requirements
• Lead employer branding initiatives and collaborate with the Marketing and Communications team, when needed
• Foster long-term relationships with past applicants and potential candidates

What you will bring: 

• 2-4 years experience in talent acquisition (preferably in a start-up environment) and hands-on experience with full-cycle recruiting using various interview techniques and evaluation methods
• Proficiency in maintaining the hiring pipeline for multiple roles, at the junior - mid-level roles (experience in hiring for leadership roles can be a bonus)
• Familiarity with social media, resume databases, and professional networks (e.g. Stack Overflow and Github) 
• Ability to devise innovative sourcing strategies for potential applicants
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to work closely with others across different teams.
• A keen understanding of the requirements for each role in the company
• Proficiency in documenting processes and keeping up with industry trends

If you are excited by the prospect of helping us build a team that works to build digital transformation solutions, and if you have an eye for spotting talent in the fast-paced start-up environment, we think you could be the one to help build the impact we are looking for.

Primary responsibilities :

Screening / Conducting interviews with engineering talent to :

1. Assess English communication skills (verbal and written)

2. Negotiating rates

3. Assess resumes, ensuring they meet Turing's standards

4. Keep a tight communication loop with software engineering candidates and maintaining

relationships with high-quality engineering talent.

5. Keeping candidates- info updated in Turing's platform.

6. Providing feedback and following up with candidates.

7. Monitor, audit, and grow Turing's engineering pipeline.

8. Working with the Vetting Operations team to refine Turing's outreach strategy and vetting process.

9. Identify, reach-out, and attract relevant professionals to drive the strategic growth of Turing's

engineering pipeline by working closely with engineering, sales, and matching teams to prioritize

sourcing strategy.

Experience:

Must have:

1. Experience in talent support roles is essential

2. Customer service experience and or HR experience.

3. Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, as well as perfect grammar and command of the English language.

4. Hungry for career growth

Hours : Must be willing to work i n South Asian time zones. Most of our engineers are from South

America, Europe, Africa, and South Asia. In order to get on calls with them, they'd need to be able to work between UTC-5 to UTC+5. Calls usually happen between 3:30 PM - 00:30 am in Indian

Timings.

Nice to have:

1. At l east 2 years of experience sourcing or recruiting technical talent with a proven track record of success. Knowledge and experience of the recruiting cycle.

2. Engineering Degree preferred

3. Previous remote working experience

4. An eye for talent and a strong understanding of the differences i n knowledge and expertise

between highly-skilled developers and average talent.

5. Formal or informal experience teaching English preferred

Key qualities:

1. Great English speaker :

- The ability to assess other peoples English communications skills

- Grammar

- Vocabulary

- Accent

- Diction

- The ability to express and communicate complex information clearly and effectively.

- The person would get on a video call, onboarding engineers to the platform.

2. Persuasive and empathetic :

- Some engineers aren't completely sold on joining Turing yet, and so this person would need to

explain the benefits of joining the Turing platform.

- This person would need to provide developer support over emails.

- Conflict resolution

- Create an inviting atmosphere, make the developer feel comfortable.

3. Can negotiate :

- If the engineer's salary ask is too high, the engineer would not be hired by us or our clients.

Therefore, this person would need to set the right expectations for a win-win solution here.

- We have a negotiation script that recommends how much each person should be paid based on

location, and the person can use this to negotiate.

4. Team Work :

- Ability to work under pressure and adhere to tight deadlines while keeping quality.

- Ability to communicate clearly and constantly with teams via Slack and other collaboration tools.

5. Process-driven/methodical :

- Strong attention to detail.

- Problem solver and can easily identify areas of improvement

Our team will be in touch if your qualifications match our needs for this role. Thanks again for considering us in your career.

Are you convinced that the people are the most invaluable part of all organizations? Are you interested in becoming a part of one of the hottest trends in the world of start-ups today? Are you excited about joining the online ultra-fast grocery delivery service business pioneer and driving the trend forward? Then this may be the right opportunity for you.

1. Scour the ends of planet earth in search of solid personalities and technical skill sets that will flourish within Blok.
2. Act as a brand ambassador for Blok. Strive to provide a candidate experience that is not Blok-centric, but rather candidate-centric. We may not work with all candidates, but all should have positive impressions about Blok.
3. Evaluate candidates within their own unique context. Always bear in mind that people have their own unique stories.
4. Not be limited by our current ways of sourcing candidates. Find new ways. Create them if necessary. Widen the range whenever possible.
5. Work together with interviewers from the technology team to accurately determine candidates’ technical expertise.
6. Travel (Covid-permitting!) to places that become major sources of recruitment, both to conduct real-time interviews and follow-up with onboarded talents.
   Requirements

1. English is an absolute must. An increasing percentage of our candidates use English as their language of preference.
2. Energy. Quickly absorb Blok's unique energy, and exert that energy in your communication with potential recruits. You are, after all, an outward-facing representative of Blok, a startup that is a pioneer in the ultra-fast grocery delivery industry.
3. Resilience, because often you’ll get hyped about a potential candidate, but for one of many valid reasons, it may not work out. Remember that matching job-seekers with employers is after all a rather complicated matching process.
4. We should know the rules to win the war for talent. Bear in mind legislative processes and cross-cultural differences.
5. Previous background in talent acquisition, especially in early-stage technology-first startups would be a strong advantage.
6. The ability to evaluate technical skills is preferred, but not an absolute requirement.
   
   Who You Are

1. A visionary, who is invested in the vision of making Blok a world-class, people-centric organization.
2. An empath, who sees the success of their organization and its people as their own success.
3. A perpetual learner, who stretches their boundaries and enjoys new ideas.
4. A doer, who takes initiative regardless of boundaries and works well in a team.