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Chetan Gandhi

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Brampton, Ontario

L6X 4T4

Cell: 289-***-**** Home:905-***-****

EXPERIENCE

FreeLance Recruiter February 2018 - Present

Responsible and following high interest of clients and identifying, liaising and engaging resources on the market in order to help build strong team who can deliver high quality deliverables.

• Research to develop a pool of qualifies candidates for each client requirement and then nurture the talent pool in anticipation for future opportunities.

• Vacancy Talent Mapping.

• Prospect and identify new qualified candidates.

• Qualify candidates.

• Use analytical and selling skills to understand the candidate skills and requirements.

• Network through industry contacts, association memberships, trade groups and employees.

• Efficiently and effectively fill open positions.

• Provide regular reports to stakeholders and ensure follow-up.

• Develop and maintain positive relationships with the candidates, agencies and management. RBI Coach - Jays Care Foundation April 2019 - June 2019 Toronto Blue Jays

Responsible and creating a positive attitude everyday and ability to motivate and keep children engage in sport of baseball

• A high level of energy and a commitment to working with children and ability to engage children and youth in meaningful ways and support, motivate and mentor volunteers

• Set the general tone for RBI by leading the introduction, rules and goals of RBI on the first day

• Program planning, implementation, and evaluating of community based programs

• Role model inclusive creative energy and techniques

• Proven organizational, communication and interpersonal skills

• Ensure that the program is safe and inclusive

• Ensure that the equipment is well cared for and effectively stored

• Help assistant coaches understand their role and integrate into each practice

• Promote and foster an environment of inclusion and teamwork between players

• Supervise and provide ongoing support and direction to all players and assistant coaches

• Encourage players to participate in all drills and skills

• Create a safe space among players where they can share ideas and opinions

• Manage issues and concerns as they arise

• Report to your supervisor of any concerns or incidences related to safety, health, behaviours, including parent questions

• Take the lead and coordinate responses in a timely matter to all concerns, accidents, injuries and emergencies during practices and/or games

• Ensure that the field/practices space is well-cared for during your practices and left in the same or better condition

• Communicate with guardians of players to address any concerns or urgent situations.

• Maintain a co-operative relationship with other programs and agencies within the school and communicate.

• Demonstrate conflict resolution experience

• Other duties as assigned

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Hasty Mart February 2017 - January 2018

Responsible for the over all operation for the running a small convenience store.

• Open and Close store

• Handling Cash

• Ordering merchandise

• Weekly Check on Inventory

• Stocking Shelves

• Completing bank deposits

• Training staff

• Customer Interaction

• Coordinating with Vendors for new products launch GOODLIFE FITNESS - HOME OFFICE

Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist October. 2010 – January 2017 Responsible for recruiting, overseeing and executing the recruitment activities across all channels of the organization and acting as an industry expert while reflecting Goodlife’s brand and core values.

• Managing the complete recruitment cycle including : Job positing, resume review and analysis, conducting interviews, hiring recommendations, preparing of offer letters, on boarding & introductory training of new employees;

• Identifying best recruitment practices to acquire top talent, and creating a talent pipeline;

• Maintain company careers website, linkedIn and any other platform which are beneficial;

• Raising brand awareness by participating in recruitment initiatives ; Sourcing and attracting new candidates by using data- base, social media, attending job fairs, seminars, college and university presentations and affiliations with HRDC

• Establish strong relationship with leadership team and provide support and consistent follow up and training to ensure an effective hiring process & candidate selection are in place;

• Build strong relationship with the stakeholders and to support talent management, succession planning and career develop- ment opportunities;

• Delivering solutions that contributes towards building a high performance team;

• Manage scheduling and logistics of all interviews between candidates, myself and stake holders;

• Consistently network with community, businesses, schools, members and staff to ensure a full candidate pool;

• Promote referral program to GoodLife members and staff;

• Developed knowledge of the marketplace to ensure Goodlife fitness competitiveness in hiring;

• Weekly reporting of status and trends in specific region;

• Acted as a brand ambassador to both internal and external talent Community Events Coordinator May 2010 – Oct. 2010 (Contract) Responsible for a positive branding and representation of GoodLife to position us as a socially responsible company through the sup- port of charities and communities where we have clubs.

• Represent GoodLife in accordance with core values at sponsored events in central Canada.

• Coordination of 10 Visit Charity Passes with the volunteers and volunteers’ recruitment and sales opportunity in the commu- nity.

• Managed and coordinated collateral material maintenance distribution (e.g. Banners and displays at events) set-up, tear down, storage.

• Coordinating with home club for events material and events

• Coordinating the appearance of the Goodlife demo team at the events including scheduling and booking of the teams

• Report on event stories and impact on GoodLife fitness.

• Tracking charitable and non charitable gift program.

• Liaise with and support club initiatives

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HOLT RENFREW – LAST CALL Apr. 2009 – Sept. 2009 (Contract) Manager, Warehouse

Responsible of ensuring the planning, orchestrating and participation of logistical functions and store support functions operates smoothly.

• Managed timely and efficient movement of merchandise in and out of the store.

• Ensured all goods are processed and sorted for the floor according to standards

• Controlled all record keeping to account for every unit received or shipped

• Managed all inter-store transfers to ship within 48 hours turn around

• Over saw maintenance procedure for all fire equipment and initiated work orders for electrical and construction work

• Communicated appropriate parameters, standards and prescribed limits for direct reports, helping them understand how to drive business

• Established effective working relationships with direct report and manage performance of a team of five employees.

• Review daily objectives and assign task to employees

• Reinforce warehouse standards and ensure compliance. HBC – Zellers Inc., various locations 1996 – 2006

Manager, Human Resources / Customer Service August 2002 – January 2006 Complete responsibility for employee training, scheduling, disciplinary review, customer-loyalty programs, and internal communica- tion

• Coaching, mentoring and conduct all performance related conversation for direct report.

• Serve as a resource to the store in the development and execution of action plans associated with the annual employee survey, performance improvement.

• Provide guidance to the managers on how to better optimize systems to further strengthen in store practices

• Facilitate training programs to managers and store employees

• Build and retained a high performing team that is capable of delivering on expectations

• Introduced continuous improvement and employee motivation programs that reduced turnover

• Promptly fill all position at the store level

• Conduct exit interviews and retention trends

• Communicated and partnered with all managers regarding performance concerns, work/life balance issues, policy issues, requests of information.

• Analyzed monthly annual profit and loss statements, sales and payroll report

• Support and educate Health and Safety awareness. Course facilitation, trending of health and safety issues and providing support to the store

• Managed internal audits to ensure health & safety compliance with legislation.

• Coordinated action plans for daily operation of customer service and establish work priorities for employees

• Improved customer satisfaction by implementing procedures to promote customer service District Trainer, Central and Southern Ontario May 2002 – August 2002 Responsible for introducing new service model to all levels of management and staff.

• Educated managers and staff of 30 stores in handling of customer complaints

• Conducted presentations, traveling throughout Central and Southern Ontario

• Strong communications, public speaking and senior-level presentation experience.

• Trained highly effective service teams which significantly improved response to customer needs Manager Temporary, Merchandise Operations, Brampton Janaury 2002 – May 2002 Representative, Customer Service, Central Ontario October 1996 – January 2002 Chetan Gandhi Pages 2 of 2

EDUCATION

Certificate, Human Resources Management, Ryerson University, Ont Will receive certificate in 2020

Certificate, Career Strategies, Ryerson University, Ont. 2009 Canadian Human Resource Management, Hudson’s Bay University, Brampton, Ont. 2002 Diploma, Recreation and Leisure Services, Centennial College, Scarborough, Ont. 2001 Durham College, Oshawa, Ont. 1996-1997

Concentration in Sports and Business Administration

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