Swati Khanna
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Arlington Heights, IL - 60004, Email:
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Career Summary
Experienced recruitment and sourcing candidate worked in corporate and
consulting environments. Performance oriented Human Resource professional
with established skills in Recruitment, Client Relationship Management,
Sourcing and Consulting. Proven ability to achieve business targets,
demonstrate leadership, experience in candidate tracking system, handling
hiring programs including direct mail campaigns, assessment tracking,
candidate updates, job postings and background check processes. Hands on
experience in generating reports, documents and updating internal hiring
processes. Good communication and interpersonal skills, strong leadership
qualities and teamwork.
Skill Set
Taleo, Brassring, Direct Office, ICMS, Resumate, ATS, and Act Database, SAP
knowledge, MS Office suite.
Sourcing Tools:
Dice, Indeed, Jobvertise, LinkedIn, Google plus, Craigslist, Job fox,
Facebook, Twitter,
CareerBuilder, and Monster
Professional Experience
Wellington Group March 2012- Present
Allstate Insurance August 2012- Present
The Allstate Corporation is the largest publicly held personal lines
property and casualty insurer in America
Talent Acquisition IT Recruiter (Contract Assignment)
. Actively source for various IT positions including System Analyst, DBA's,
Architects, and Developers.
. Prescreen candidates and share with the Hiring Managers
. Recruit using appropriate job boards, social media,, LinkedIn,
networking, niche sites .
. Extensive use of Taleo
. Partner with HR to develop and execute hiring plan, including sourcing,
pre-qualifying and closing offers with desired candidates to meet
changing business needs.
. Drive the interview and hiring process by identifying key components of
the job posting and initiating the search for qualified candidates.
. Manage the offer process, including reference checks and offer
acceptance/turn downs. Negotiate offers by partnering with Hiring
Managers and HR.
Navistar Inc. March 2012- August2012
Manufacturer of International brand commercial trucks, MaxxForce brand
diesel engines, IC Bus school and commercial buses, Workhorse brand chassis
for motor homes and step vans, and is a private label designer and
manufacturer of diesel engines for the pickup truck, van and SUV markets.
The company is also a provider of truck and diesel engine parts
Recruiter (Contract Assignment)
* Actively source for various positions including Quality Managers, CAD
Designers, Maintenance Leads, Paint Managers, Application Engineers,
Production Managers, and Electrical Engineers.
* Screen and interview candidates to ensure initial fit with positions.
* Extensively source candidates from various portals, jobsites, and
networking to create a candidate database.
. Extensive Database Mining
. Perform searches on databases for qualified candidates
. Identifies target companies, user groups, professional associations
Manpower Group 2010 - Feb 2012
Manpower Inc. (NYSE: MAN) is a world leader in the employment services
industry; creating and delivering services that enable its clients to win
in the changing world of work.
Recruiter
* Successfully handled full cycle Recruitment for Marketing, Finance, HR,
Skilled Manufacturing positions including direct hires and contract to
hire. Positions included Financial Analyst, Cost Accountants, Marketing
Directors, Maintenance Lead, Compensation Analyst, and HR Managers for
Nalco, JP Morgan Chase, Stephan Chemicals, CPS, Parker, Abbott, and
Underwriters Laboratories.
* Hands on experience in applicant tracking system.
* Extensively sourced candidates from various portals, jobsites, and
networking to create a candidate database.
* Represented Manpower at job fairs.
* Interfaced with the clients to define position requirements.
Provides results in reportable format
* Interviewed prospective candidates to ensure initial fit with current
positions.
* Sourced using Dice, Indeed, Jobvertise, LinkedIn, Google plus,
Craigslist, Job fox, Facebook, Twitter,
CareerBuilder, and Monster
* Handled I-9, E-verify, background checks, reference checks and drug
screening.
* Proficiently negotiated job offers to a successful close.
Advantech Solutions 2007 - 2009
Advantech Solutions is a consulting company providing business technology
services and solutions to Fortune 1000, middle market and entrepreneurial
companies.
IT Recruitment Consultant
* Successfully handled Technical/IT recruitment for positions such as Java
Developers, Security Analyst, Infra Ops, Helpdesk, and DBA's for clients
such as United Airlines and BCBS.
* Conducted the interview/selection process and partnered with hiring
managers and other interviewers to define interview strategy.
* Extensively used portals, jobsites, and networking to create a candidate
database.
* Interfaced with clients to define position requirements.
* Interviewed prospective candidates to ensure initial fit with positions
* Assisted in negotiating job offers between the client and candidate.
* Responsible for driving and monitoring the joining process of the
candidate.
* Generated reports, documents, and updating internal hiring processes.
* Worked on Resumate, and Excel for report generation.
Manpower 2006- 2007
Manpower Inc. (NYSE: MAN) is a world leader in the employment services
industry; creating and delivering services that enable its clients to win
in the changing world of work.
Recruiter
* Successfully handled full cycle recruitment for various non-
technical/technical positions.
* Hands on experience in applicant tracking system.
* Extensively used portals, jobsites, and networking to create a candidate
database.
* Interfaced with the clients to define position requirements.
* Interviewed prospective candidates to ensure initial fit between
candidates and positions.
* Proficiently assisted in negotiating job offers to a successful close.
* Conducted background and reference checks on all candidates.
* Input accurate information into the applicant tracking system using Sonic
Recruit and ACT database.
Team Lease Services 2004 -2006
Team Lease is the largest staffing solution company in India. Major
clients included Microsoft, HP, and Accenture. Has separate strategic
business units that help companies acquire human capital for IT and non-IT
positions, temporary staffing, ITES and BPO positions. Team Lease primarily
focuses on providing recruiting services at middle and senior level.
Recruitment Manager
* Interfaced with the clients to define position requirements.
* Responsible for middle and senior level placements across industries.
* Managed a team of five consultants including supervision and coordination
of team activities.
* Screened applicants appropriately, conducted preliminary interviews to
ensure initial fit with positions.
* Demonstrated exceptional ability in driving and monitoring the hired
candidates' joining process.
* Generated reports, documents, and updated internal hiring processes.
* Provided training to new and existing employees.
* Conducted 180-degree performance appraisal.
Alliance Business Academy 2000 - 2003
Alliance is one of the reputed business management institutes in Bangalore.
This institute found a place in a leading Indian Magazine's survey and has
been ranked among the top 30 management institutes in India. They offer a
wide variety of courses ranging from postgraduate business management
programs to masters in computer applications.
HR Coordinator/Recruiter
* Interacted with companies in and around Bangalore on a continuous basis
to update them about institute's profile and graduating students.
* Forged relationships with leading business organizations in Bangalore to
generate placement opportunities for Alliance graduates.
* Assisted HR actvities and internal recruitments of the institute by using
various methods of recruitment and conducted initial screening of
resumes.
* Counseled/ trained students in resume writing and interview preparation.
* Involved in HR report generation and record maintenance of the employees.
Education
PGDM (Post Graduate Diploma in Management) in Human Resource and Marketing
Apeejay School of Management, India
BS Commerce
Delhi University, India