Rohan Gonsalves
Recruiter
540 Moy Ave Windsor,ON
Summary
Dedicated Talent Acquisition Specialist successful at managing the full recruitment life cycle. Develops and implements customized strategies to meet specific position requirements and source qualified candidates. Offering close to five years of recruitment experience.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Associate, Recruitment Services
Vaco
05.2022 - 05.2024
- Successfully placed candidates in various IT roles, including software developers, network engineers, business analysts, enterprise architects, among others.
- Utilized proficiency in Boolean, and Keyword searches to source candidates on LinkedIn, LinkedIn Recruiter Indeed, and the Company Job Board.
- Worked with Bullhorn to parse-in new candidates, and track the progress of existing candidates on the system.
- Devised recruitment strategies to target specific organizations based on client requirements.
- Conducted resume reviews, telephone screening, and video interviews for every candidate presented to our clients.
- Negotiated salary packages that satisfied both clients' budgets and candidates' expectations.
- Maintained a high level of candidate retention for clients by conducting regular follow-ups and offering ongoing support through the employment lifecycle.
- Trained junior recruiters on best practices for sourcing and interviewing qualified IT candidates.
- Built relationships as a trusted partner for candidates in the field of technology recruiting.
Talent Acquisition Associate
Grant Thornton LLP
01.2022 - 02.2022
- Handled recruitment for the Innovation practice.
- Coordinated with vendors to drive timely closure of requisitions, thereby enabling business continuity.
- Organized recruitment data efficiently and increased visibility of the data for all stakeholders.
- Prepared and sent recruitment reports to US leadership for multiple business units.
- Acted as a brand ambassador to educate candidates on culture, career growth, benefits and advantages of working for the company.
- Developed and maintained strong working relationships with executives, HR team and hiring managers to foster partnerships that produced consistent results.
- Analyzed recruiting metrics to share reports and recommendations with stakeholders.
Recruitment Consultant
Wolves Solutions
04.2019 - 12.2022
- Handled the entire recruitment process. Involved in sourcing candidates on job portals, pitching the role to the candidates, scheduling interviews, negotiating salary, and following up until the candidates join.
- Generated specific candidate pools for career opportunities through strategic placement of advertisements, evaluation of applicant credentials, and conducting initial interviews and pre-screening assessments.
- Worked on MyHR to manage requisition and candidate data, thereby streamlining the recruitment process.
- Interacted with hiring managers to get an in-depth understanding of their requirements, and then developed and executed recruitment strategies.
- Acted as a point of contact for all candidate queries until they are onboarded.
- Evaluated strengths and weaknesses of candidates through effective screening processes
- Worked with Walmart Global Tech, Maersk Technology Centre, Eagleview, Eli Lilly and other small to large sized organizations.
Service Account Manager
HUB International
10.2017 - 09.2018
- Worked with the service team in the following areas.
- Sales: Sold auto and home insurance policies as per customer requirements.
- Service: Recommended type and amount of coverage based on analysis of customers' circumstances using persuasive sales techniques.
- Customer satisfaction: Resolved customer concerns and inquiries, and reported policy changes and company conditions affecting customer satisfaction, resulting in happy customers.
- Leveraged knowledge of company insurance products and services to advise customers on appropriate choices.
Intern
Tata Consultancy Services
04.2015 - 06.2015
Education
Graduate Certificate - Human Resource Management
Fanshawe College
London, Ontario 09.2016 - 05.2017
Bachelor of Business Administration -
Christ University
Bengaluru, Karnataka 06.2013 - 05.2016
Skills
Candidate pipeline management
Salary and benefits negotiations
IT market understanding
Recruitment strategies
Boolean and keyword searches
Applicant Tracking Systems
Accomplishments
- Recognized as a "Royal Rookie" for meeting and exceeding performance metrics for Q3 of 2022
- Awarded as a star performer for Q1 of 2021 at Wolves Solutions
- Volunteer at the Fanshawe Human Resources Students Association 2017.
- Organized fund raisers for HR related foundations Social Responsibility Project 2014.
- Working Committee (HR track) in the ‘Conference on Emerging Trends in Business’, Christ University, Bengaluru Organized the conference from a functional perspective; attended speaker series.
Timeline
Associate, Recruitment Services
Vaco
05.2022 - 05.2024
Talent Acquisition Associate
Grant Thornton LLP
01.2022 - 02.2022
Recruitment Consultant
Wolves Solutions
04.2019 - 12.2022
Service Account Manager
HUB International
10.2017 - 09.2018
Graduate Certificate - Human Resource Management
Fanshawe College
09.2016 - 05.2017
Intern
Tata Consultancy Services
04.2015 - 06.2015
Bachelor of Business Administration -
Christ University
06.2013 - 05.2016
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