HR Generalist / Recruiter with Immigration Expertise

EDUCATION

April ****

Legal Administrative Diploma

(Immigration) Academy of

Learning.

**/****

CPHR Candidate

**/****

NAIT AB, CA

Human Resource

Management Certificate

**/****

Stratford Career Institute

IL, USA

Administrative Assistant

Diploma: correspondence

course

09/1997

Osmania University IN

Bachelor of Arts: Political

Science

SKILLS

• Employment law

• Craft Recruiting

• Recruitment & Retention

• Orientation & Onboarding

• Health & safety

• Sourcing

• College Recruiting

• Payroll

• Workforce planning

• Social media

• Training

• Behavioral interviewing

• Full Cycle Recruitment

• Recruitment strategy

• Talent pooling

• Foreign Workers

• Immigration law

LANGUAGES

• Hindi

Native

KAUSTUBH

POKHRIYAL

HR Generalist/Recruiter/Immigration

Assistant

780- 217-6661

***********@*****.***

Calgary, AB T3J0Z8

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Dynamic Recruitment Advisor with extensive experience at Altrad, excelling in high-volume recruitment and talent acquisition strategies. Proven expertise in employment law and behavioral interviewing, successfully managing full-cycle recruitment while fostering strong relationships with community agencies. Recognized for enhancing workforce planning and driving effective recruitment solutions across diverse industries.

EXPERIENCE

01/2024 - Present

Recruitment Advisor

AltradAltrad

• High volume recruitment for Industrial trades

• Coordination for drug & alcohol tests

• Efficient sourcing of Industrial trades through job sites and community resources

• Managing key performance indicators with full cycle recruitment

• Hiring under union guidelines

12/2020 - Present

Principal Consultant

K.V. HR and Recruitment Inc.K.V. HR and Recruitment Inc.

• Accomplished various Recruitment and HR Contracts for various clients in different spectrums of industries

• Have recruited for different clients in Oil and gas, I.T, Construction, Mining, Aerospace defense and legal industry

• Worked diligently on various client projects and have achieved success in my role

12/2014 - 09/2020

HR Coordinator/Generalist

ULS Maintenance & Landscaping Maintenance &

Landscaping

• HR and Community liaison- Created alliances and

partnerships with community agencies in Alberta and Saskatchewan, as a part of talent management strategy at ULS Landscaping

• Employee Relations, New Hire Orientations and processed terminations on gross misconducts under scrutiny of employment standards

• Implemented and coordinated human rights at work place on various employee issues

• HR advising on various operational and human rights issues

• Brand Development -Brand Development and promotion of ULS through career fairs and open houses

• COOP Program Coordination- Coordination for COOP program for Landscape & Horticulture university students

• Periodic presentations to college students regarding career opportunities through career fairs open houses and info sessions

• Created talent pool through community resources, social media, nonprofits, immigrant and professional associations

• Relationship Management with Job developers and Career Counselors at college and academic institutions in order to create niche talent pool

• Talent Acquisition Strategy- Laid out recruitment strategy, understanding the industry trends in Landscaping and Horticulture

• Coordination for Landscape Apprenticeship- Promoted and coordinated landscape apprenticeship through as a part of recruitment and retention strategy

• Coordination with Human Rights on issues related to drug and substance abuse

• Managing and Maintaining Employee Recognition Platform

'Kudos'

• Temporary Foreign worker Coordination- Coordination for temporary foreign workers in all aspects for their employment with ULS

• (LMIA, SNIP Program Employment standards, Visas and other facilitation)

• High volume hiring of trades, casual labor, and craft trades within landscaping industry

08/2014 - 12/2014

Recruitment Advisor

ATCO Logistics & Structures ATCO Logistics & Structures

• Full cycle recruitment for remote camp locations across Canada

• High Volume recruitment of casual labor for remote camps

• Performed mass/volume recruiting for positions including Red Seal journeyman, electricians, pipefitters, Iron workers, Industrial welders, Rig welders, crane operators, plumbers, carpenters, scaffolds, elevator technicians, HVAC technicians, constructions laborers, site superintendents and Class 1 and Haul drivers

• Workforce diversity and inclusion management

• Developing partnerships with community agencies and aboriginal groups

• Prospecting potential trades, hospitality and culinary schools across Canada, for workforce development

• Corporate recruitment and maintaining employee records in HRIS (Oracle)

• Filing and administrative work as desired

05/2012 - 08/2014

Craft Recruiter

Canonbie Contracting, Aecon Company Canonbie

Contracting, Aecon Company

• Company Overview: Construction services to oil and engineering companies

• Core Craft recruiting for multiple Suncor projects under unionized environment

• Training requisition and coordination for Craft people with CLAC

• High Volume mobilization and coordination for Craft professionals

• Keeping abreast with pre-job agreements on timely basis

• Arranging and coordinating pre access alcohol & drug test for craft professionals

• Drug and alcohol invoice coordination with A/P (CANAAM)

• Timely coordination of health & safety policies, with day today mobilization of craft employees

• Performed mass/volume recruiting for positions including Red Seal journeyman, electricians, pipefitters, Iron workers, Industrial welders, Rig welders, crane operators, plumbers, carpenters, scaffolds, elevator technicians, HVAC technicians, constructions laborers, site superintendents and Class 1 and Haul drivers

• Utilization of social media for active craft recruiting, under tight time lines and rotations

• Preparing direct service provider agreements, job offers welcome packages for craft employees

• Filing and admin work as desired

• Verification of safety tickets and professional designations of Craft employees

• Periodic implementation of Collective agreements in all aspects of work

• Detailed understanding of different crafts and industry trends

• Understanding and implementing safety values associated with craft

• Coordination with certification boards for indenturing new apprentices

• Coordination for provincial licensing for specific trades

• Member of the Joint safety committee

• Active representation and recruiting in Career Fairs

• Coordination for Interprovincial transfers for trade's people

• Handling Correspondence with provincial licensing for Welders & Electricians (Saskatchewan)

• Post Drug and Alcohol coordination for reinstatements

• High volume recruitment of Industrial trades, casual labor, craft trades, light industrial and casual labor

• Construction services to oil and engineering companies

• Training accomplished: Effective Relationships (Aecon Foundations), Taming Time (Aecon Foundations),

Communication and Listening (Aecon Foundations), Safety Tickets: H2S Awareness, OSSA, CSTS (CLAC Union), Health & Safety (Red Book training): Aecon, Team skills (Aecon foundations), Conflict Management (Aecon foundations), Stress Management (Aecon foundations)

10/2011 - 05/2012

Recruiter

Kelly Services Kelly Services, Edmonton, AB

• Company Overview: Leading staffing firm engaged in recruitment for industrial manufacturing and oil & gas

• Full cycle Recruiting for Oil & Gas Clients

• Sourcing candidates from variety of sources using social media

• Conducting job fairs, rapport building with potential candidates

• Conducting Alcohol Drug Test & Orientation for new hires

• Creating job Postings on timely basis

• Comprehensive skills in industrial & craft recruiting

• Counseling candidates of variety of employment issues and standards

• Reference & background checks

• Consistently filled high volume requisitions every week

• Attained knowledge of Oil & Gas Industry

• Recruiting for multiple oil and gas clients

• Enhanced knowledge of light industrial job trends and critical areas of recruitment

• High volume recruitment of Industrial trades, casual labor, craft trades, light industrial and casual labor

• Leading staffing firm engaged in recruitment for industrial manufacturing and oil & gas

• Training Completed: KCNI Job Ad Management Training, Recruiting & social media, Employment Law in Alberta, Handling objections, Service Disruption Process, Assigning Process & Conducting Effective Interviews, Order

Development Process

01/2010 - 10/2012

HR Coordinator

Delta Hotels Delta Hotels, Edmonton, AB

• Company Overview: Leader in hospitality business

• Full cycle recruitment, screening resumes, behavioral interviewing & reference checks

• Conducting confidential employee surveys

• Cost effective implementation procedures

• Legislation investigation, office and administrative work

• Have revised employee handbooks and created employee feedback questionnaire

• Preparing orientation & hiring packages and orientation check list

• HR recruitment and retention advising

• Coordinating employee events including: health & safety seminars and corporate golf tournaments

• Updating of employee files and maintaining confidentiality

• Statistical analysis of employee feedback, coordinating cross training and processing WCB Claims

• Organized and advertised career fair on hospitality at Delta Hotel

• Sourcing candidates for different positions in hospitality and utilizing community resources for recruiting

• Researching & updating management with latest trends in hiring foreign workers

• Researching & conducting salary surveys for different job levels

• Participation in health & safety meetings

• Evaluation of training materials

• Leader in hospitality business

08/2011 - 08/2012

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Wal-Mart Wal-Mart, Edmonton, AB

• Company Overview: World's largest retailer

• Full cycle recruitment under tight deadlines

• Hands on experience with Applicant Tracking System (Kenexa)

• Timely forecasting, needs analysis and coordination with line managers on recruitment

• Training and coordination with computer-based learning for new hires

• Conducting group interviews and orientation for new hires

• Conducting job fairs

• Exit interviews

• Preparing job offers

• Reference and background checks

• Recruitment metrics

• Administrative duties as required by the HR Manager

• Attained an in-depth understanding of recruitment trends in the retail environment

• Need analysis and proactive recruiting for core departments

• Loading and unloading inventory from trucks

• Stocking inventory on shelves

• Basic data entry of inventory

• World's largest retailer

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Total Experience: 5 years of core recruiting experience in Oil & Gas, Construction, retail and hospitality industries, supply chain logistics, light industrial, industrial trades, craft trades and casual labor positions.

HRRECRUITINGSKILLS

• Employment law

• Craft Recruiting

• Recruitment & Retention

• Orientation & Onboarding

• Health & safety

• Sourcing

• College Recruiting

• Payroll

• Workforce planning

• Social media

• Training

• Behavioral interviewing

• Full Cycle Recruitment

• Recruitment strategy

• Talent pooling

• Foreign Workers

SKYPEID

kaupokh2000

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• 01/2024 - Present, Recruitment Advisor, Altrad, High volume recruitment for Industrial trades, Coordination for drug & alcohol tests, Efficient sourcing of Industrial trades through job sites and community resources., Managing key

performance indicators with full cycle recruitment., Hiring under union guidelines.

• 12/2020 - Present, Principal Consultant (Part-time), K.V. HR and Recruitment Inc., Accomplished various Recruitment and HR Contracts for various clients in different spectrums of industries., Recruited for different clients in Oil and gas, IT, Construction, Mining, Aerospace defense and legal industry.

• 12/2014 - 09/2020, HR Coordinator/Generalist, ULS Maintenance & Landscaping, HR and Community liaison., Employee Relations, New Hire Orientations and processed terminations., Implemented and coordinated human rights at the workplace., Brand Development and promotion of ULS through career fairs., Coordinate the COOP program for Landscape & Horticulture university students.

• 08/2014 - 12/2014, Recruitment Advisor, ATCO Logistics & Structures, Full cycle recruitment for remote camp locations across Canada., High Volume recruitment of casual labor for remote camps.

• 05/2012 - 08/2014, Craft Recruiter, Canonbie Contracting, Aecon Company, Core Craft recruiting for multiple Suncor projects., High-volume mobilization and coordination for Craft professionals.

• 10/2011 - 05/2012, Recruiter, Kelly Services, Full cycle Recruiting for Oil & Gas Clients., Conducting job fairs, rapport building with potential candidates.

• 01/2010 - 10/2012, HR Coordinator, Delta Hotels, Full cycle recruitment, screening resumes, behavioral interviewing., Conducting confidential employee surveys.

• 08/2011 - 08/2012, Talent Acquisition Specialist (Part time), Wal-Mart, Full cycle recruitment under tight deadlines., Conducting group interviews and orientation for new hires. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

HR Generalist and Recruiter with over 10 yrs experience.

Currently enrolled in the Legal Administrative Assistant Immigration diploma in the Academy of Learning

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