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SUMMARY
4+ years of experience working with incredible international companies, clients, start-ups and agencies. Passionate about elevating employee experience at the workplace.
EXPERIENCE
HR Generalist
ion8
Toronto, Ontario
ion8 is a Canadian based full-cycle business management consultancy that partners with companies to streamline their processes and improve their bottom line.
Created and executed an engaging onboarding process that resulted in increased new hire satisfaction and productivity rates by 50%. Ignited an engaging book club, led lively Spirit Fridays, organized informative lunch & learns, and orchestrated interactive town hall meetups. Result: Forged a tight-knit community, fostered strong bonds, and amplified team morale and productivity.
Created training plan and facilitated successful attainment of government funding grants for internal teams and clients, driving increased funding accessibility and organizational growth
Launched career site in two weeks, integrated with ATS, enhanced recruitment efficiency and candidate experience.
People & Culture
Fireflies.ai
San Francisco, US
Fireflies.ai is a fast-paced global tech start-up working remotely with diverse team from 10 countries across 42 cities with the mission to transform conversations into actions.
Managed the entire recruitment lifecycle and hired employees globally from all four regions: Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Americas with offer to acceptance rate - 93.7%, offer to joined rate - 91.8% Organized wide range of company events, from town hall meetings to offsite retreats, hackathons to happy hours fostering a vibrant, productive and enjoyable work environment.
Managed onboarding, off boarding, payroll & benefits, compensation, rewards & recognition.
Implemented employee referral system, boosting internal recruitment and fostering a culture of engagement and collaboration. Received an award for being the Best Team Player 2022 for executing a successful retreat for the team.
Recruitment Lead
SkillSoniq
New Jersey, US
SkillSoniq is a US-based marketplace app that connects companies with skilled, local freelancers in the same city. Operating in the US, Canada and India helping our clients to get the best talent within 48 hours. Using existing (and new) sourcing tools to source candidates for jobs, and build a healthy supply of candidates on our app by analyzing past jobs, hiring needs of clients.
Constantly interact with candidates on phone and email to educate them about SkillSoniq, and manage the entire recruiting lifecycle from the time a project is posted till the time it is filled.
Within 3 months got promoted to lead a team and manage the entire recruitment business for the company
SKILLS
HR Policies Labour Relations
Training & Development
Employee Engagement
Strategic Thinking Recruitment
HR Analytics Event Management
HR Technology and Systems
Labor & Employment Law
Payroll & Benefits
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
EDUCATION
Post Graduation in Human
Resources Management
Humber College
Bachelors of Technology in
Computer Science & Engineering
Lovely Professional University
VOLUNTEERING
Project Lead
Envoki
Led a platform for youth to connect with industry
experts for career planning & counseling.
Summer Intern
AIESEC in Indonesia
Social Entrepreneurship project for 6 weeks in
Indonesia. Main responsibility is to help village
farmers in coffee business development.
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VARA LAKSHMI
An HR Professional Focused on People's Growth Pursuing CHRP
647-***-**** adzkh4@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/varalakshmi06/ Toronto, ON