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ANNIE KHURANA

Toronto

Summary

Dedicated HR professional with 5+ years of experience in human resource staffing, vendor management, and talent acquisition. Proven expertise in driving successful recruitment strategies, trainings and optimizing vendor relationships to streamline hiring processes.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Recruiting Manager

Accenture
02.2021 - 04.2024
  • Managed the onboarding process for new hires, ensuring a smooth transition and completion of required documentation.
  • Coordinated background verification (BGV) checks to ensure compliance with company policies and legal requirements.
  • Created and maintained employee IDs, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery.
  • Assisted with the management of contract positions, coordinating with hiring managers and contractors to ensure timely contract extensions.
  • Conducted data entry tasks, updating HR databases with employee information and contract status.
  • Managed employee records, ensuring all documentation was complete and compliant with internal policies
  • Extensive hands-on experience with various HR platforms, including Workday, to streamline HR processes
  • Communicated with candidates and employees regarding onboarding procedures, contract terms, and updates.
  • Managing vendor relationships and negotiating contracts
  • Cultivated and maintained strong relationships with vendors, ensuring a consistent flow of high-quality candidates
  • Overseeing resource procurement, optimizing and enhancing hiring capabilities
  • Strategized and executed bulk hiring campaigns, meeting high-volume recruitment needs within tight deadlines

Senior Recruiter

Trigent Software
10.2020 - 01.2021
  • End-to-end skillset hiring for an AI/ ML start-up
  • Conducted comprehensive candidate sourcing, screening, and placement for specialized roles, ensuring the right fit for each position
  • Hiring for skills like R, Python, SQL, Data Management, Infrastructure Management, Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), DevOps, etc
  • Coordinate with IT team leaders to forecast department goals and hiring needs

Recruiter

Allegis Global (RPO at DXC Technology)
08.2018 - 07.2020
  • Involved in lateral and off campus hiring
  • Front ending the business heads and verticals heads for better understanding of the hiring needs
  • Managing enablers team leadership hiring while taking care of volumes and niche skill hiring
  • Accountable for managing internal and external stake holders to speed up the hiring process and to optimize the cost
  • Responsible for HR discussions and salary negotiations
  • Raising offers (on Workday portal) and initiating BGV for the selected candidates
  • Coordinating and guiding the selected candidates through on-boarding formalities
  • Hands on with workday system to maintain requisition and generate offers
  • Implemented coffee connect campaign for better conversion ratio on offers to joiner

Trainee Recruiter

Drivn Solutions
07.2017 - 06.2018
  • Managing end-to-end recruitment processes for various roles, from sourcing to onboarding
  • Collaborated with hiring managers to understand staffing needs, fostering strong relationships and delivering tailored recruitment solutions
  • Utilizing diverse sourcing methods (e.g., job boards, social media, referrals) to attract top talent
  • Conducting thorough candidate assessments and interviews, ensuring alignment with position requirements and company culture fit
  • Hiring for diverse set of industry verticals like FMCG, Business Services, Retail, Manufacturing, IT, Media, Telecom, etc
  • Preparation of daily MIS reports

Education

MBA - Human Resource and Marketing

International School of Management Excellence
04.2016

BBA - Management

BBK DAV College
03.2014

Skills

  • Contract staffing and recruitment
  • Vendor relationship management
  • Resource procurement and negotiation
  • Leadership hiring and talent acquisition
  • Bulk and volume hiring strategies
  • Stakeholder engagement and collaboration
  • Full-cycle recruitment
  • Candidate sourcing and screening
  • Interviewing and assessment
  • Employer branding and candidate experience enhancement
  • Negotiation and offer management
  • Team and client Management
  • Training & development
  • Performance management

Accomplishments

  • More than 85% of conversion rate (offer to joining)
  • Onboarded 150+ candidates in enabler subgroup
  • Achieved 30% reduction on recruitment timelines
  • Reduced recruitment cost by 25% through leveraging free platforms and reducing dependency on expensive solutions
  • Conducted 20+ training sessions for hiring/ talent acquisition team (sourcing techniques, interviewing skills, candidate management, tech and tools, etc.)

Timeline

Recruiting Manager

Accenture
02.2021 - 04.2024

Senior Recruiter

Trigent Software
10.2020 - 01.2021

Recruiter

Allegis Global (RPO at DXC Technology)
08.2018 - 07.2020

Trainee Recruiter

Drivn Solutions
07.2017 - 06.2018

BBA - Management

BBK DAV College

MBA - Human Resource and Marketing

International School of Management Excellence
ANNIE KHURANA