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Ria Thakkar

Cambridge,ON

Summary

Versatile Talent Acquisition with 5 years of experience working with company contacts to secure qualified staff. Well-versed in business operations, administrative management requirements, and relationship-building strategies. Motivated team player possessing outstanding multitasking and communication abilities.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Redberry Restaurants
Mississauga
03.2023 - Current


• Collaborate with recruitment partners to attract and source qualified candidates that
embody Redberry's culture and vision.
• Determine selection criteria, hiring profiles, and job requirements for open positions
• Source potential candidates through various mediums, including online company careers.
Portals, recruitment sites, job boards, and social platforms
• Support the implementation and management hiring processes of the company-wide Applicant
Tracking System
• Develop and maintain a field-level recruitment toolkit of selection and hiring resources and
templates
• Track and analyze recruitment reports and maintain a talent dashboard.
• Passionately represent Redberry as our corporate brand ambassador in every interaction
with potential candidates and past applicants
• Develop hiring strategies and procedures in line with industry trends, as well as keep
abreast of new advancements.
• Meet regularly with Operations and cross-functional departments to gain an understanding of
overall needs

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Tim Horton’s
Durham, ON
05.2019 - 12.2022
  • Coordinating with internal divisions to identify hiring requirements
  • Determining hiring profiles, job needs, and selection criteria for open roles
  • Locating potential candidates using online job boards, career portals, recruiting websites, social media platforms, and, also, print advertisements like posters and brochures
  • Doing pre-interview tests, evaluating applications, and calling or emailing candidates
  • Creating a set of interview questions and interviewing shortlisted candidates in person or by video call.

Administrative and Sales Coordinator

Hudson's Bay
Oshawa, ON
01.2019 - 01.2020
  • Provide administrative duties in person, by telephone and email, and through synchronous and flexible technology platforms, and record messages, arrange appointments, respond to a variety of inquiries, and run face-to-face and virtual meetings using the appropriate technologies
  • Delivered exemplary customer service and support by remaining poised in most stressful situations
  • Coordinated and finalized sales proposals to complete purchases
  • Developed and implemented new sales strategies to update product lines
  • Maintain and organize department electronic and/or hardcopy records in accordance with the institutional records retention policy
  • Create detailed reports based on data collection for professional development sessions and incoming faculty support statistics.

Bookkeeper

PK Jagetiya
Vadodara, India
03.2018 - 12.2018
  • Reviewed purchase documents and company receipts for reconciliation with statements
  • Prepared accurate financial reports each month by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing account information
  • Applied mathematical skills to calculate totals, check figures, and correct problems with physical and digital files.

Human Resources Generalist

Aristocrat Dresses
Vadodara, India
04.2017 - 03.2018
  • Advised leadership on vacation and sick time, benefits, job services and employment discrepancies
  • Developed hiring and recruitment policies to drive transparent and fair hiring process for selecting candidates based on merit and relevance with job
  • Supported top talent identification processes by interviewing candidates and executing onboarding, orientation and benefits processes
  • Created succession plans and promotion paths for staff to boost passion for reaching goals and objectives of organization
  • Supervised and guided personnel to eliminate downtime and boost productivity
  • Investigated workplace issues with professionalism and sensitivity and detailed incidents in reports to senior executives.

Education

Bachelor Of Business Administration (BBA) - Human Resource Management

Trent University
12.2022

Skills

  • Administrative skills
  • Multi-tasking
  • Problem-Solving Skills
  • Managed client contracts
  • Talent management
  • Human Resources Management Systems
  • Training
  • Tech Savvy
  • Professional communication
  • Presentation skills
  • Team leadership
  • Time management
  • Retention management
  • Employee Relations
  • Microsoft Office
  • Recruitment Marketing
  • Recruitment planning
  • Applicant Tracking Systems

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Redberry Restaurants
03.2023 - Current

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Tim Horton’s
05.2019 - 12.2022

Administrative and Sales Coordinator

Hudson's Bay
01.2019 - 01.2020

Bookkeeper

PK Jagetiya
03.2018 - 12.2018

Human Resources Generalist

Aristocrat Dresses
04.2017 - 03.2018

Bachelor Of Business Administration (BBA) - Human Resource Management

Trent University
Ria Thakkar