Asim Ali

Mississauga, ON: 647-***-****, Email: adcm7s@r.postjobfree.com

Summary of Qualifications

Experienced recruiter with 10 years of rich and progressive experience in Talent Acquisition and placing niche skillset roles.

Background recruiting for corporate organization (6 years) and Staffing firms (4 years).

Expert in full cycle recruitment in fast paced environment and hiring for niche skillset in areas of Automotive, IT, Engineering, Sales, Contact Center, Operations Support and management professionals.

Adept in taking consultative approach with hiring managers to identify and understand requirements and qualifications for positions at all levels within the company.

Expertise in the areas of Staffing, Recruiting, Client Handling, Head Hunting, Sourcing, Interviewing, On-boarding, Salary Negotiation, Reporting, Vendor Management and Team Management.

Exposure in recruitment in Corporate (in-house) / Agency environment in start-up and established organizations.

Experience in hiring mid to senior level – Associate, Executive, Senior Manager, for full-time, temporary and contract positions.

Experience using Applicant Tracking System (ATS) such as Workday, BambooHR, Bullhorn and various internal citric systems.

Industry experience – Automotive, IT, Banking, Financial Services, and Manufacturing.

Well-versed with various IT technologies – Java, Data Science, .Net, C++, iOS, etc.

Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills.

Professional Experience

Sym-Tech Dealer Services Toronto, Canada Jul’17- Present

Sym-Tech Dealer Services is a leading F&I performance -driven company with the mandate to improve business office performance and to ensure a positive customer experience with providing a full suite of F&I products.

Recruitment manager (Corporate Recruiter)

Manage end-to-end IT recruitment process – job posting, sourcing candidates, telephonic screening, interview scheduling, skills testing, pre-employment/reference checks, offer letter development, onboarding and orientation.

Hire for various niche positions – Director of Product, Regional/District Manager, Interim/Senior Developers, Call Centre Representatives for all levels, Business Consultant, BA, BSA, Java Developers, QA, Technical Support Analyst, etc.

Partner with hiring managers to understand their recruitment needs and gather requirements to prepare job descriptions and job specifications.

Coordinate with recruitment agencies to source candidates, pre-screen resumes, schedule interviews and extend offers.

Conduct HR interviews for candidates finalized by hiring managers to assess their personality fit.

Manage a team of recruiters who are accountable for filling positions with candidates who fit within the company’s values, culture and skillset.

Prepare and present recruitment statistics and reports, including analyzing and interpreting data to identify trends and improve recruitment metrics.

Streamline process/materials for recruitment and on-boarding based on research and industry standards to achieve best practice standard.

Perform various administrative duties such as drafting employee communication and correspondence, research & revise HR policies, production of various reports etc.

Prepare and maintain employee files and new hire packages.

Work on HR projects:

oRevise Employee Handbook

oCompensation survey to align current salaries with the industry trend

oRevise Policy manual

oAssist in drafting Job requisition form

oOn boarding orientation process

Nissan Canada Inc. (Head OFFICE) Toronto, Canada Sept 2014-June 2017

Nissan Canada and Nissan Canada Financial Services, Original Equipment Manufacturer- Head Office.

Talent acquisition consultant

Managed end-to-end recruiting for Nissan Canada and Nissan Financial Services– job posting, sourcing candidates, pre-screening, interview scheduling, skills testing, pre-employment/reference checks, compensation negotiation, offer letter development and onboarding.

Hired for various positions such as – Dealer Operations Manager, Fixed Operations Manager, Marketing, Communications, Digital Media, Corporate Tax, Customer Service, Credit Analyst, Bilingual Support, Financial Analyst, Security Analyst (IT), Summer Intern etc..

Hired for multiple IT teams: Field Sales, Marketing, Communications, Risk Management, IT, contact center (Customer service) and Financial Services.

Used ATS (Brass Ring Kanexa and Workday) to filter applications and maintain candidate information.

Leveraged various channels to source candidates and develop a pipeline of qualified candidates - LinkedIn, Workopolis, Indeed, employee referrals, job postings and company database.

Developed recruitment strategies in close collaboration with managers while playing an influential role in presenting effective solutions that offer the best quality-price value.

Developed and maintained relationship with hiring managers to assess expectations, timeframe, roles and responsibilities of the position.

Performed candidate management by maintaining dialogue with candidates after interview to keep them updated on hiring process and gauge their continued interest in the position.

Created and maintained a database of qualified candidates in preparation of future needs.

Played a central role in optimizing the effectiveness of the employee-referral program.

Leveraged the Talent Acquisition System to improve the efficiency of the recruitment process and maximize the candidate experience.

Coordinated interviews at all phases of the recruiting process as required.

Managed the offer process through negotiations and contract preparation in conjunction with hiring managers.

Kelly services Toronto, Canada Oct 2012-Aug 2014

Staffing Recruiter

Full-Cycle recruitment for Strategic Operations Centre, supporting accounts such as : GE, Mondelez, IBM and Wellpoint Health Services.

Executing strategic resourcing to tap valuable sources such as internal/external databases, employee referrals, direct sourcing, cold calling and job fairs.

Performed outreach by providing information to the students to enrol into the program.

Overseeing employee performance retention, evaluations, salary negotiations, career growth, and overall success of employee-client relationship.

Continuous client visits to address issues related to business and HR Related functions.

Education

York University-Business Studies

Humber College – Applied Arts

Community Involvement

Toronto PANAM – Event Services Volunteer – Assist with event services for field games.

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