Pallavi Desai
Scarborough, Toronto,ON
Summary
Dedicated Talent Acquisition Specialist successful at managing full recruitment life cycle. Develops and implements customized strategies to meet specific position requirements and source qualified candidates. Offering 6+ years of recruitment strategy development.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Corporate Talent Acquisition and Staffing Specialist
Imarticus Learning Private Limited
08.2022 - 07.2023
- Evaluated resumes, interviewed, and presented qualified candidates to hiring managers and solicited feedback to refine recruiting strategy.
- Conducted telephone and in-person interviews to assess candidate experience and qualifications.
- Provided regular updates to hiring managers and HR staff on recruitment activities and progress.
- Developed and maintained applicant tracking system, tracking all job openings, applicants and interviewing activity.
- Collaborated with hiring managers to determine job requirements and understand departmental needs.
- Created and distributed job postings on job boards, corporate career sites and social media networks to increase reach.
- Sourced and screened candidates for IT and Non IT roles and worked with hiring managers to coordinate interviews, offers, and onboarding.
- Utilized social media platforms to source potential candidates and build pipeline of qualified talent.
Recruitment Associate
People Strong Technology
07.2021 - 07.2022
- Completed human resource operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees.
- Partnered with departmental managers to ascertain hiring needs and subsequently provide candidate recommendations.
- Collaborated with managers to identify and address employee relations issues.
- Developed and implemented onboarding and orientation programs for new employees.
HR Executive
Tata AIA Life Insurance
05.2018 - 07.2021
- Researched and analyzed human resources trends and best practices and drove corporate policy changes to optimize business performance.
- Built human resource organization and aligned people and culture with corporate strategic priorities and operations.
- Spearheaded innovative recruitment practices and mobilized management in targeted hiring that matched company needs.
- Directed hiring and onboarding programs for new employees.
- Interviewed potential hires, negotiated salaries and benefits and performed reference checks.
- Performed administrative and customer service functions by responding to general employee inquiries, addressing employee relations issues and scheduling meetings.
- Educated employees on company policy and kept employee handbook current.
- Directed job fairs to bring in local talent for long term and seasonal positions.
- Assisted with writing job postings and job descriptions for boards.
Recruitment Consultant
TeamLease Services
04.2017 - 05.2018
- Identified and sourced qualified candidates for open positions to meet organizational needs.
- Developed and posted job descriptions to various platforms to communicate open position requirements to potential candidates.
- Coordinated and scheduled interviews for candidates and hiring managers to meet in person or online at mutually convenient times.
- Tracked recruitment metrics and reported on progress to evaluate recruitment effort success.
- Provided support to hiring managers and HR teams to keep recruitment processes aligned with organizational goals.
- Maintained company Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to manage and track resumes and information about candidates.
- Pre-screened resumes prior to sending to corporate hiring managers for consideration.
HR Associate - Recruitment and Onboarding
Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
06.2015 - 01.2017
- Conducted new hire orientation to verify completion of appropriate paperwork, recording information on human resources database.
- Partnered with departmental managers to ascertain hiring needs and subsequently provide candidate recommendations.
- Pre-screened resumes prior to sending to corporate hiring managers for consideration.
- Assisted with writing job postings and job descriptions for boards.
- Developed and implemented onboarding and orientation programs for new employees.
- Developed and implemented policies and procedures to use for recruitment, employee relations and benefits administration.
- Created and completed personnel action forms for hires, terminations, title changes and terminations.
Auditor
CA Firm Sarda And Pareek
08.2009 - 02.2012
- Performed internal audits of financial and departmental operations, developing risk assessments and conducting process walkthroughs for compliance with documented processes.
- Provided journal entries and performed accounting on accrual basis.
- Communicated with auditee staff to obtain necessary information for audits.
- Planned audits and audit activities to allocate necessary resources and determine consistency of plans with audit objectives.
Financial Executive
Angel Broking Services
03.2012 - 09.2014
- Operational Work
- Maintaining various MIS tracker
- Data Management
Education
MBA - Human Resource Development and Management
Welingkar Institute of Management, Research And Development
Mumbai , IN05.2018
Bachelors of Commerce - Commerce
Tolani College of Commerce
Mumbai , IN04.2009
Skills
- Onboarding Support
- Adaptable to Changing Conditions
- Recruitment Management
- Onboard New Hires
- Manage Employee Relations
- Microsoft Office
- Client Requirements
- Talent Management
- Pre-Screening and Qualifying
- Building Partnerships
- Effective communication
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Corporate Talent Acquisition and Staffing Specialist
Imarticus Learning Private Limited
08.2022 - 07.2023
Recruitment Associate
People Strong Technology
07.2021 - 07.2022
HR Executive
Tata AIA Life Insurance
05.2018 - 07.2021
Recruitment Consultant
TeamLease Services
04.2017 - 05.2018
HR Associate - Recruitment and Onboarding
Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
06.2015 - 01.2017
Financial Executive
Angel Broking Services
03.2012 - 09.2014
Auditor
CA Firm Sarda And Pareek
08.2009 - 02.2012
MBA - Human Resource Development and Management
Welingkar Institute of Management, Research And Development
Bachelors of Commerce - Commerce
Tolani College of Commerce
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