Talent Acquisition Specialist

We are seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented HR Recruiter to manage our end-to-end recruitment process. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of talent acquisition strategies, excellent interpersonal skills, and the ability to build relationships with both candidates and hiring managers.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the full recruitment life cycle, from job posting to onboarding.
• Partner with hiring managers to identify staffing needs and develop job descriptions.
• Source potential candidates through online channels (e.g., LinkedIn, job boards, social media).
• Screen resumes, conduct interviews, and assess candidates’ qualifications.
• Coordinate and schedule interviews between candidates and hiring teams.
• Maintain candidate databases and recruitment reports.
• Build a talent pipeline for current and future hiring needs.
• Ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the hiring process.
• Stay updated on industry trends and best recruitment practices.
• Ensure compliance with labor laws and internal policies during recruitment.

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.

MUMBAI Location - Work From Office

Job brief

We are looking for a Recruitment Specialist to undertake all hiring activities, from advertising open roles to interviewing candidates and closing hires. Recruitment Specialist responsibilities include connecting with potential candidates online and offline, screening applications and supporting hiring managers. If you have experience evaluating candidates for roles of various fields and seniority levels, we’d like to meet you. Ultimately, you will be responsible for hiring qualified people while maintaining a positive candidate experience.

Responsibilities

• Build and report on quarterly and annual hiring plans
• Create and publish job ads in various portals
• Network with potential hires through professional groups on social media and during events
• Collaborate with hiring managers to set qualification criteria for future employees
• Screen resumes and job applications
• Conduct initial phone screens to create shortlists of qualified candidates
• Interview candidates in-person for a wide range of roles (junior, senior and executive)
• Track hiring metrics including time-to-hire, time-to-fill and source of hire
• Design, distribute and measure the results of candidate experience surveys
• Train and advise hiring managers on interviewing techniques and assessment methods
• Host and participate in job fairs
• Follow up with candidates throughout the hiring process
• Maintain a database of potential candidates for future job openings

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Recruitment Specialist, Recruiter or similar role
• Hands-on experience with the largest job sites like Naukri or Indeed.
• Knowledge of sourcing techniques on social media and niche professional websites like LinkedIn, Facebook, Github and Stack Overflow
• Familiarity with applicant tracking systems
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Good written and verbal communications skills

• Provide support to an organization in finding the qualified candidates for vacant job positions.
• Contribute to the human resource management and employment for smooth functioning of a medical facility.
• Review large number of resumes or curriculum vitae
• Research for job fairs, job seminars and involve in cold calling, referral recruiting, etc., to get the right candidate.
• Screen each resume carefully to shortlist the appropriate ones, based on the professional and personal credentials.
• Manage interview on telephones or personal meeting to figure out the matched qualities, before processing it to the hiring manager or key interview panel.
• Assist in arranging face-to-face interview with higher management.
• Assist the managers in recognizing the key skills and competencies of the candidate to make the final selection of the candidate.
• Negotiate and decide the cost/salary of the employee in consultation with the higher management.
• Check the background of candidates followed by employment reference checking.
• Carry out pre-employment tests like medical test, intelligence quotient, emotional quotient, etc.
• Report to the manager on the status of the interview and selection process.
• Work according to the rules, regulations and recruitment strategies of the organization.
• Suggest new approaches towards developing better recruitment policies.
• Arrange several marketing initiatives in advertising job vacancies through job sites, company website, newspaper, job vacancy journals, etc.
• Monitor the need for new employees for a particular post.
• Suggest effective employee benefit schemes to enhance the organization's effectiveness.
• Be aware of the healthcare job market trends.
• Analyze and review the effectiveness of the selected candidates and take corrective steps if goals are not met.

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”