Kalpana Santhosh

Assistant Manager – HR

Chennai, TN, India

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+91-959*******

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Aspiring for challenging assignments Human Resource Management and Admin with an Organization of repute, skilled identifying & hiring through various sources, handling end-to-end recruitment cycle and maintaining cordial relationship with the employees. PROFILE SUMMARY

• A dynamic HR professional with Around 8 years of experience in Recruitment, Training & Development, Performance management, compensation & Benefits, employee welfare and administration with IT Service and Solutions and Manufacturing industry.

• Proficiency in manpower management & Recruitment process (RPO) entailing resume generation, screening, short-listing, scheduling interviews, salary negotiation, onboarding & Performance management etc.

• Merit of providing prompt resolution of employee grievances to maintain cordial management employee relations

• Experience in implementing HR systems and policies, conducting training programs towards productivity and building committed teams

• Successful at motivating staff through clear communication and outstanding organizational skills. AREAS OF EXPERTISE

HR policy Creation and

Execution

Recruitment Performance Management /

Appraisal

Training and Development Employee Relations /

Welfare

Statutory Compliance

MIS reports Competency Mapping/

Performance evaluation

Payroll Process / Leave

Management

EMPLOYMENT DETAILS:

March 18 – Till date with Pondy Oxides and Chemicals Limited (POCL)., Chennai, TN - India as Assistant Manager -HR

Key Result Areas:

• Managing day to day HR operations, maintaining policies and HR records which includes paperwork and orientation. Operations responsibilities include reviewing and approving budgets, implementing new company policies and maintaining internal HR systems and perform administrative duties as requested.

• Interacting with management and heads of department for implementing HR Policies & procedures in line with core organizational objectives

• Managing the recruitment life-cycle for scouring the best talent for diverse sources after identification of manpower requirement for new / existing departments Kalpana Santhosh

Assistant Manager – HR

• Executing the entire gamut of task in recruitment encompassing sourcing, screening, selection and appointment and onboarding etc.

• Carrying out induction / orientation program to the new recruits

• Updating all new staff details in HRMS (Human Resources Management System)

• Developing and maintaining MIS Reports and other operation reports which involves processing daily attendance, late attendance, updating leave records, permission, on duty, maintaining and recording training for ISO HR Audit and performance appraisal

• Ensuring adherence to the statutory compliance with respect to factories and monthly payroll preparation and processing.

• Making a record of the labours as per local state rules under shops & Est Act and other Acts. Highlights:

• Created company official LinkedIn Page, Recruited candidates by Linkedin to full fill company’s job requirements

• Implemented visitor management system -used to track visitors in a formal way and introduced Suggestion drop box to bring about creative ideas, cultivate a workplace environment that promotes out of the box thinking and also to receive employee grievances and resolving issues.

• Excellent strategic planning skills utilized in the successful introduction of an innovative corporate human resources policy and involved HR budget planning include preparing a forecast, developing, analyzing jobs, and preparing a short and long-term plan to execute company vision.

• Re-structured the Designation Hierarchy, this hierarchical arrangement illustrates the chain of responsibilities and commands in a Corporate organization.

• Updated Standing Orders for POCL – Tamilnadu and Created Standing orders for MMPL, Andhra Pradesh. It is governed by Industrial Employment (Standing Order)

• Team & Group activities conducted for employees to work together as true team players and Suggested for Rewards and Recognition programs to engage employees March 17 – November 17 with PERI Software Solutions Chennai, TN - India as Assistant Manager -Recruitment

Key Result Areas:

• Communicated daily with clients and candidates, face to face interviews, and negotiations of billing terms and fees

• Executed background, personnel paperwork, and reference checks for any and all candidates placed in a timely fashion

• Developed recruiting strategies designed to identify qualified candidates for contract and permanent assignments in IT industry

• Updated and maintained all job board postings.

• Ensured that the Talent Acquisition team continuously supported the business strategy, goals, shared values, culture and philosophy of the organization Kalpana Santhosh

Assistant Manager – HR

• Responsible for negotiating contract rates (hourly or salary) with all new hires, negotiating rate cards for vendors and educating hiring managers on current market rates and their internal equity

• Updated job postings, sourced new talent by utilizing the Internet, social media, cold calling, search firms and referrals

Highlights:

• Eliminated all 3rd party recruiting margin resulting in over $26,000 in savings

• Managed employee relations for all contract and contract to hire employees to ensure we maintained a 94% success rate

March 13 – March 17 with TWO95 International Inc, Chennai, TN - India as Sr Technical Recruiter

Key Result Areas:

• Responsible for conducting end-to-end US IT RECRUITMENT process from sourcing to applicant closure. Used Boolean searches to identify elite engineering talent by top 50 target companies, groups, and tech stack.

• Screened qualified applicants for computer science fundamentals, domain experience, relevant production experience, tech stack (languages/tools/etc.), as well as communication skills, and cultural fit.

• Successfully identified and recruited software engineers with different specialties including: UI, business logic/application tier, full stack, platform (distributed systems/web services/REST APIs), infrastructure, and SDET/QA engineers).

• Performed intake calls to understand client needs and performed searches on behalf of clients using the Vertical Move database, LinkedIn, job postings, and working with existing and past candidates to generate referrals.

• Managed several critical client accounts simultaneously educating Engineering Managers and Directors on best practices to improve hiring efficiency.

• Edited and reformatted resumes as necessary, adding relevant key words and skills to increase candidates match with client positions

• Cold called an average of 50 potential candidates a day.

• Analyze job orders to fully understanding client's specific needs and requirements; update job descriptions to meet client's explicit requirements

• Updated and maintained all social media channels including Facebook, Twitter, and Linked- in.

June 12 – February 13 with Nebra Business Solutions, Chennai, TN - India as Resource Analyst

Key Result Areas:

• Good understanding of IT Terminology

• Sourcing Screening, and complete verification of resumes.

• Worked with almost all consulting companies in US. Kalpana Santhosh

Assistant Manager – HR

• A Sound knowledge to various recruiting practices, terms, responsibilities.

• Intricacies and ability to mound or adapt to the situation demand.

• Driving the recruitment function end-to-end for multiple corporate customers across the country.

• Handling large-scale top-drawer talent acquisition in extremely competitive situations. Education:

MBA – HR from Loyola College, Chennai (Pondicherry university) 2017 and,

BCA (Bachelor of Computer Application) from M.G.R. Janaki College, Chennai – Madras University 2012.

Language Known:

English, Tamil & Malayalam.

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