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Harpreet Kaur Bhullar

Toronto,ON

Summary

Recruitment Specialist with 6+ years of experience in full cycle recruitment, HR, and talent acquisition. Adept at candidate pre-screening, background checks, and report preparation, leveraging analytical and critical thinking skills to drive optimal hiring outcomes. Committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce, enhancing organizational growth and efficiency through effective collaboration.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

HR Recruitment Specialist

Impressive Floors
Brampton, Ontario
02.2024 - 08.2024

HR Responsibilities: Managed full-cycle onboarding and offboarding processes for new hires and terminations.

  • Managed full-cycle onboarding and offboarding processes for new hires and terminations.
  • Created and issued employee punch-in IDs, and handled time and attendance tracking.
  • Administered benefits programs, ensuring accurate enrollment and generating monthly billing reports for improved financial tracking to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations.
  • Processed timesheets and managed payroll adjustments, resolving any discrepancies in punch-ins.
  • Provided orientation packages detailing company policies and procedures to new employees.
  • Prepared employment letters, termination letters, health card requests, experience certificates, and other correspondence (such as promotion, salary revision, and transfer letters).
  • Responsible for receiving and acknowledging resignation/termination notices, scheduling exit interviews, ensuring return of company property, conducting final settlements (including unused leave and final paychecks), preparing and providing exit documents (experience certificates, final pay statement), updating HR records, and using feedback to improve HR practices and the workplace environment.
  • Oversaw monthly expense reimbursement for employees, maintaining a detailed report, and submitting it to the accounting department for every biweekly payroll cycle.
  • Managed daily HR communication via email, addressing employee inquiries and resolving issues related to various concerns, while providing appropriate solutions in accordance with company policies and procedures.
  • Assisted the accounting department with administrative tasks, including bank deposits, using QuickBooks.
  • Fostered strong relationships with internal teams and external partners. Facilitated smooth communication between HR, accounting, and other departments.

Recruitment Responsibilities:

  • Executed full-cycle recruiting, including job postings, prescreening, and conducting virtual and in-person interviews.
  • Developed and extended job offers to candidates, ensuring compliance with company standards.
  • Sourced candidates across multiple platforms such as Indeed, LinkedIn, ZipRecruiter, and Monster, as well as through referrals.
  • Recruited for various positions, including sales professionals, accounting staff, office administrators, and sales support in contact centers.
  • Created and maintained timely reports on passive and active candidates to track recruitment progress and achieve targets.
  • Crafted and managed advertisements to attract qualified candidates effectively.
  • Spearheaded employer branding initiatives, elevating company attractiveness. Introduced virtual reality job previews, enhancing candidate experience.

Recruitment Partner

Altis Recruitment
02.2022 - 11.2023
  • Spearheaded recruitment for finance and accounting roles, overseeing full cycle recruiting processes.
  • Pre-screened resumes prior to sending to corporate hiring managers for consideration.
  • Conducted phone and virtual interviews to assess applicants relevant knowledge, skills, experience and aptitudes.
  • Collaborated with managers to identify and address employee relations issues.
  • Partnered with departmental managers to ascertain hiring needs and subsequently provide candidate recommendations.
  • Improved office efficiency by effectively managing internal communications and correspondence.
  • Improved organizational filing systems for confidential employee records, resulting in improved accessibility and efficiency.
  • Built strong relationships with internal and external candidates to ensure an excellent hiring experience.
  • Advertised job opportunities on social media platforms and job boards.
  • Conducted reference checks, background screening and other pre-employment checks to verify information on applicant's resume.
  • Evaluated strengths and weaknesses of candidates through effective screening processes.
  • Developed recruiting strategies to identify qualified candidates and build network.
  • Collaborated with hiring managers to understand job requirements and expectations.
  • Developed and implemented plans to improve recruitment process.
  • Developed and maintained relationships through networking externally to obtain referrals.
  • Consulted businesses on successful recruiting and retention practices to help minimize turnover.

Client Specialist/Recruitment Specialist

Mier Human Capital
06.2021 - 02.2022
  • Responded to client inquiries and conducted candidate interviews, ensuring thorough background verifications.
  • Developed and posted vacancy announcements by leveraging online and print recruitment tools to attract highly-qualified candidates and develop robust talent pool.
  • Conducted phone interviews to assess applicants relevant knowledge, skills, experience and aptitudes.
  • Recruited talented, diverse and qualified candidates for employment.
  • Managed full-cycle recruiting process for temporary and permanent finance and accounting opportunities.
  • Developed tools to help individual departments and business units achieve goals in fostering culture of diversity and inclusion.
  • Guided candidate recruitment and selection to create and drive workforce in alignment with company diversity and inclusion goals.
  • Leveraged creative sourcing techniques to find passive candidates and screened resumes and interviewed qualified individuals.
  • Created internal posting and advertisements while overseeing employment website.
  • Liaised with hiring managers to develop and implement strategies to source and recruit top talent.
  • Partnered with departmental managers to ascertain hiring needs and subsequently provide candidate recommendations.
  • Supported day-to-day account management for company clients.
  • Created timely and accurate reports, internal documents and client deliverables.
  • Researched and monitored client's competitors, providing reports on competitor activity.
  • Strengthened relationships with current accounts through consistent and frequent communication.
  • Contributed to team objectives in fast-paced environment.
  • Set and achieved company defined sales goals.
  • Attended monthly sales meetings and quarterly sales trainings.

Recruiter

Career 1 Staffing Solutions
06.2019 - 06.2021
  • Utilized social media and job boards for candidate engagement, creating specific candidate pools for various career opportunities.
  • Completed human resource operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees.
  • Collaborated with hiring managers to understand job requirements and expectations.
  • Maintained thorough understanding and knowledge of hiring practices, recruitment strategies and staffing industry trends.
  • Oversaw and managed on-boarding processes and programs to successfully integrate new, transferred and promoted employees.
  • Promptly corresponded with applicants and coordinated and conducted interviews.
  • Hired employees and initiated new hire paperwork process.
  • Managed recruitment process to keep candidates informed about application status and meet organizational recruitment goals.
  • Negotiated offers and closed deals to finalize recruitment process and secure best talent.
  • Created recruitment marketing campaigns to attract and engage potential candidates.
  • Tracked recruitment metrics and reported on progress to evaluate recruitment effort success.
  • Maintained company Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to manage and track resumes and information about candidates.

Intake Coordinator/Junior Recruiter

Career1 Staffing Solutions
09.2018 - 06.2019
  • Managed applicant files and interview feedback throughout the hiring process.
  • Entered referrals into appropriate system based on type of referral obtained.
  • Supported office staff and operational requirements with administrative tasks.
  • Advertised job opportunities on social media platforms and job boards.
  • Coordinated schedules to arrange management interviews with applicants.
  • Assisted with writing job postings and job descriptions for boards.
  • Pre-screened resumes prior to sending to corporate hiring managers for consideration.

Education

Some College (No Degree) - Social Work

St. Clair College
Scarborough
12-2018

Bachelor of Science - Medical And Biological Physics

Punjabi University Patiala
Punjab, India
05.2016

Skills

  • Applicant Sourcing
  • Background checks
  • Candidate Pre-screening
  • Full Cycle Recruitment
  • Sales
  • Employment Recordkeeping
  • Onboarding/Offboarding
  • Termination Documentation
  • Benefits Administration
  • Human Resources Support
  • Policies implementation
  • Employee Investigations
  • Team Building
  • HRIS technologies
  • New Hire Orientation
  • Administrative assistance
  • Training and Mentoring
  • Contract Negotiation
  • Talent Acquisition
  • Management Consulting
  • Analytical and Critical Thinking
  • Report Preparation

Accomplishments

  • Recognized as the top-performing recruiter in the third quarter of the current year for outstanding contributions.
  • Received the Team Spirit Award twice during my tenure at Altis recruitment for consistently demonstrating strong collaborative skills and fostering a positive team environment.
  • Recognized as one of the top recruiters in contract recruitment for finance and accounting roles twice for two quarters during my tenure at Mier Human Capital.
  • Promoted from Intake coordinator to Senior recruiter in first year at my tenure at Career One Staffing Solutions for excellent performance

Timeline

HR Recruitment Specialist

Impressive Floors
02.2024 - 08.2024

Recruitment Partner

Altis Recruitment
02.2022 - 11.2023

Client Specialist/Recruitment Specialist

Mier Human Capital
06.2021 - 02.2022

Recruiter

Career 1 Staffing Solutions
06.2019 - 06.2021

Intake Coordinator/Junior Recruiter

Career1 Staffing Solutions
09.2018 - 06.2019

Some College (No Degree) - Social Work

St. Clair College

Bachelor of Science - Medical And Biological Physics

Punjabi University Patiala
Harpreet Kaur Bhullar