NITHYA

VISWANATHAN

** ******** ******,

Madison Condos,

Toronto, M4S 0A4

Phone: 647-***-****

ac4mxp@r.postjobfree.com

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Human Resources

Languages

English – Proficient

French – Intermediate

Certifications

CHRA (in progress)

Social Talent Black Belt, 2016

LinkedIn recruiter certification (in progress)

SUMMARY

11 years of experience in Human Resources with primary focus into IT & Non IT Recruitment.

Expertise in recruiting professionals from junior level to senior management and Executive level.

Industrial exposure in Telecom, IT, Healthcare, BFSI, Hospitality, Trading-Distribution and Consulting.

Proficient with Taleo, PeopleSoft, LinkedIn, BullHorn, Success Factors, Avature, Social Talent, Internal ATS etc.

TECHNOLOGIES HIRED

Microsoft Technologies: ASP, Asp.Net, Vb.Net, C#.Net, Cold Fusion, Crystal Reports, SQL Server-2005,Borland Delphi, MSBI, Azure etc.

Systems/applications Programming: C++, C, VC++, MFC, Embedded Linux, TCP/IP, DNS, etc.

Testing: Manual Testing, System testing, QTP, Black-box Testing, Rational Testing, Regression testing etc.

Quality Assurance: QA Analysts, CMMI Process Implementation, ISO Certification, CAR Analysis, DAR Analysis etc.

Infrastructure Management: HP Unix, Oracle DBA, Windows, Network, Messaging, Security, Linux, SharePoint, SharePoint developer, Solaris Administrator, Lotus Notes Administrator, VMWARE and BizTalk etc.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

IT Talent Acquisition/Head hunting

Compensation fitment

Client Management

ATS

Career drives/University student hiring

Onboarding

Employee Relations

Employee Exits/Separation

WORK EXPERIENCE

SWI – An Alithya Company, Toronto, Canada (May 2017 – till date)

Talent Acquisition Lead

Responsible for end to end recruiting activities for 3 Business Units – Engineering, Engineering IT and Banking and Financial sector.

Managing a team of 2 recruiters to oversee the hiring needs of the organization.

Handled core engineering positions and Application development, cloud consultant, Business analyst roles for Banking clients.

Sourced professionals via internal ATS, LinkedIn, Employee referrals, Indeed, Monster and Bullhorn.

Maintained a database of candidates on internal ATS, tracked progress of the requisitions by mapping the identified candidate to the open requisition.

Involved in conducting pre-screening for the shortlisted candidates and scheduled 1st level and 2nd level technical interviews for the identified candidates.

Organized university career events and successfully hired fresh graduates as consultants for SWI.

Ensuring successful completion of back checks and reference checks for every selected hire as a part of the hiring process and continuous follow-ups with the selected candidates.

Achievements

Received appreciations from VP’s for achieving time to fill targets.

Ericsson AB, Dubai, UAE Sep 2014 - Apr 2017

Regional Talent Acquisition Specialist

Handled end to end recruiting activities for junior, senior and executive management level.

Independently handled high volume recruitment of 75 open positions during a peak hiring period.

Sourced professionals via Employee Referrals, job portals such as Monster jobs, Naukri jobs,

In-house ATS, LinkedIn, Avature, Social Talent, Facebook, Head-hunting etc.

Intake discussions with hiring managers to highlight the recruitment process overview - sourcing channels, time to fill (TTF), interview process, offer setting process, background check formalities, induction, onboarding etc.

Created numerous documents to improve company’s communication including: an employee handbook, and policies and procedures for employees.

Formulated employment offers as per salary guidelines.

Ensuring onboarding is completed.

Achievements

Successfully reduced the TTF and from 132 days to 41 days YTD (2014-2017).

Received appreciations from Regional Leadership team for recruiting techniques and achieving time to fill targets. (TTF)

Midcom, Dubai, UAE Dec 2013 - Sep 2014

HR Officer

Handled high volume hiring (50 open positions) at all levels from a trainee level to senior level.

Coordinating the interview process with the technical teams.

Handled recruitment drive by coordinating with external vendors, senior management team, respective department heads, and the technical team.

Negotiating offers for the selected candidates and preparation of offer letters.

Conduct employee performance evaluations and provide employees with performance feedback

Ability to respond in a client focused manner and adapt in a changing, high pressure environment while meeting deadlines and ensuring accuracy.

Assists in the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual reports for managers and directors.

Achievements

Established excellent working relationships with customers/clients.

Modis Inc, Montreal Canada June 2012 - Oct 2013

Resource Development Manager

Handled high volume recruitment of contract and permanent hires. (35 hires per year) for multiple clients at all levels.

Involved in headhunting by networking with various groups of people and maintaining excellent client relations.

Involved in salary negotiations and issuing offer letters to the selected candidate(s).

Achievements

Received star performer award in 2013 for excellence in recruiting and maintaining good client relations.

Received certificate of proficiency in French language. (Intermediate level)

Technosoft Global Services Private Limited, Chennai, India May 2010 - Mar 2011

Senior Executive - HR

Handled high volume recruitment of permanent hires. (50 hires per month).

Maintained Interview Trackers, Manpower requisition reports and SLA reports.

Co-ordinated several levels of technical interviews for the shortlisted candidates.

Involved in tracking referral payments.

Coached managers in HR matters involving employee recruitment, performance, and discipline.

Conducted exit interviews, analysis and made recommendations to the top management.

Coordinated training programs and provided employee orientation to all new hires

Maintain and update employee files (i.e. time and attendance)

Internal communications (announcements, presentations, translation, intranet content)

Achievements

Received star performer award in 2011 for excellence in excellence in recruiting and client relations.

3i Infotech Private Limited, India Jan 2007 - Apr 2010

Executive - Human Resources

Handled high volume recruitment of permanent and contractual hires (60 hires per month at all levels).

Maintained Interview Trackers, Employee database, Manpower requisition reports and SLA reports.

Initiated employee referral programmes and maintained reports to track referral incentives.

Achievements

Received star performer award in 2007 for excellence in excellence in recruiting and client relations.

Microsense Private Limited, India Jun 2006 - Dec 2006

Assistant Manager - Human Resources

Involved in Initial Screening of candidates and thereby conducting interviews as per job description.

Head hunting, web research, job portals etc to identify skilled professionals to match the given job requirements.

Setting salary structures for selected candidates as per organization standards.

Involved in implementing HR policies and designed an employee hand book.

Handled end to end HR activities such Manpower planning, Recruiting and identifying talent, Onboarding, Exit formalities, HR engagement activities, Training and orientation.

Conduct employee performance evaluations and provide employees with performance feedback

Achievements

Implemented HR policies and employee hand book for the organization.

Established the 360 degrees performance feedback system.

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