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Manasa Kaslekar, Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Manasa Kaslekar

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist·Smyth and Bradshaw

United Arab Emirates

Master's degree, MBA-Human Resource Management

Work experience

Total years of experience: 17 years, 1 months

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

September 2017 - Present

Smyth and Bradshaw

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

September 2017 - Present

Recruitment
•Leading & managing team of recruiters
•Key Client Account Management.
•Managing end-to-end recruitment process, working closely with HR managers and hiring managers
•Headhunting globally to find right talents for various clients’ from leading MNC’s to SME’s, start- ups and government sectors and managing the whole process of relocation till the candidate starts.
•Conducting quality talent market research and proactive talent sourcing.
•Using advanced candidate sourcing techniques (search engines, social networks, job boards, user groups, competitive intelligence, databases and direct recruiting techniques) to deliver best-in-class talent solutions to various clients.
•Conducting highly effective phone interviews, video conferences and in person interviews to qualify candidates adhering to best interview practices.
•Focusing on continuous improvement and process efficiency on lead generation and referrals.
•Support the hiring managers through initial talent screening and assessment, qualified candidates recommendation and pipe-lining, and candidate relationship management.
•Conducting reference/background verifications.
•Pre & post interview briefing to candidates and Offer negotiation
•Staying up to date with news, trends and changes in client industries (signing up for news feeds, newsletters, Google alerts etc.)

Company industry:
Human Resources Outsourcing
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Freelance Recruiter

October 2014 - April 2016

Freelance Recruiter

Singapore

October 2014 - April 2016

Company industry:
Human Resources Outsourcing
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

HR & Admin

December 2011 - August 2014

Firetide Networks Pvt Ltd

Bengaluru, India

December 2011 - August 2014

Human Resources Generalist
• Partnered with the HR Manager in supporting daily deliverables
• Performed basic administrative department functions, create and maintain excel spreadsheets, data entry into database and internal HR systems, updating organization charts, stock sheet data verification and payroll
• Provided support to APAC based staff for routine HR paperwork and requests for assistance
• Project management - research various programs/policies and provide recommendations to HR manager
• Onboarding, induction programs and exit formalities
• Provided & conducted reference checks on former employees & new hires
• Petty cash maintenance.
Recruitment
• Interacted with the top management to understand requirements.
• Worked closely with managers in the coordination of workforce planning and ensure that the recruitment timelines are met.
• Handled End-end recruitment across globally
• Handled lateral and campus hiring.
• Coordinated with various internal & external sources for procuring profiles.
• Responsible for salary negotiations, issue offers letters and follow-up with candidates to join.
Organizational Development/ Performance Management System
• Provided advice and information to management on workplace relations policies and procedures, staff performance and disciplinary and grievance matters.
• Prepared & updated HR & Admin Policies and Procedures as required
• Employee Job Descriptions - To Prepare, update, control, issue Employee Job Description. Ensure availability of Job Description for all positions
• Updated salary increments and promotions
• Created and updated Organization Charts.
• Conducted Employee Satisfaction & Engagement Survey as per schedule
Training & Development
• Preparing quarterly training calendar & organizing training sessions as per the timetable.
• Doing training analysis, evaluation of trainers and analyzing training effectiveness
• Maintaining the skill level data of the resources before and after the training sessions
Administration/Facilities/Other Support
• Office space/facilities management.
• Assist in site space planning activities, implementation & new hire set ups
• Attendance and leave record maintenance.
• Vendor management - like banks, office supplies, housekeeping and shipping & receiving.
• Organizing/administering various events/activities.
• Support onsite trainings, meetings, company events etc.
• Fire drill management
• Travel Management - Visas, hotel booking, flight booking

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Senior Recruitment Consultant

July 2008 - October 2011

Fact Personnel Pvt Ltd

Bengaluru, India

July 2008 - October 2011

Recruitment
• Lead & managed a team of IT recruiters, coordinators and business developers.
• Managed end-to-end recruitment life cycle from sourcing, screening, selection, salary Negotiations, pre-selection process and post offer process.
• Maintained and managed turnaround time for requirements
• Arranged agency-exclusive drives for different requirements.
• Recruited candidates in CONTRACT, CONTRACT-TO HIRE and PERMANENT POSITIONS.
• Meeting the numbers as per the target set by the reporting manager.
• Conducting reference/background verifications.
• Pre & post interview briefing to candidates and Offer negotiation
• Employee support and building strong network with all the employees across different teams & branches.
• Extensive experience is handling mass recruitment and job fairs
Campus Recruitment
• Handled the entire campus recruitment cycle.
• Drew a campus calendar to define campus activities with timelines.
• Made a portfolio of the technology campuses that has been visited and can be visited.
• Administer the joining formalities, by partnering with institute HR department.
• Contributed in various marketing and branding activates.
Training & Development
• Designing Training Programs for New Hires
• Conduct training sessions for new hires.
Other HR related activities
• Responsible for internal hiring across all verticals.
• Issue of offer letters, induction program and exit formalities
• Maintaining MIS reports
• Conducted reference/background verifications.

Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Senior Operation Executive–HR(IT recruitment)

September 2007 - April 2008

ABNER HR Consulting

Bengaluru, India

September 2007 - April 2008

 Recruitments:
 Handling End-to-End recruitment.
 Coordinating with the Business heads to understand requirements.
 Searching and short-listing resumes through job portals.
 Taking Telephonic interview of the candidates.
 Head hunting in exceptional cases through contacts and cold calls.
 Quality certifying each resume before processing to clients.
 Keeping a tab on the conversion ratio from CV processed to joining.
 Meeting Clients on regular interval.
 Building up databank based on different criteria.
 Other HR Related activities:
 Handled internal recruitments.
 Conducting HR induction program for the new recruits.
 Presenting Monthly performance report of the team to CEO.
 Conducting internal audit for the team.
 Maintaining and updating records of team.
 Checking attendance and leave record maintenance of team.
 Issuing appointment letters and appraisal letters to the resources.

Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Education

Sikkim Manipal

August 2013

August 2013

Master's degree, MBA-Human Resource Management

India

GPA (percentage): 55%

GPA (percentage): 55%

visvesvaraya technological university

May 2007

May 2007

Bachelor's degree, Engineering

India

GPA (percentage): 59%

GPA (percentage): 59%

Skills

HR Strategy
Expert
HR Strategy
Expert
Human Resources
Expert
Human Resources
Expert
Recruitment
Expert
Recruitment
Expert
Administration
Expert
Administration
Expert
Recruitment
Expert
Recruitment
Expert
HUMAN RESOURCES
Expert
HUMAN RESOURCES
Expert
CONSULTING
Expert
CONSULTING
Expert
ADMINISTRATION
Expert
ADMINISTRATION
Expert
Documentation
Expert
Documentation
Expert
Microsoft Office Tools
Expert
Microsoft Office Tools
Expert
MICROSOFT WINDOWS 2000
Intermediate
MICROSOFT WINDOWS 2000
Intermediate
Hiring
Expert
Hiring
Expert
Administration
Expert
Administration
Expert
HR Strategy
Expert
HR Strategy
Expert
Hiring
Expert
Hiring
Expert
Human Resources
Expert
Human Resources
Expert

Languages

English

Expert

Hindi

Expert

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Certified Human Resources Professional(CHRP)
May 2019
Certified Human Resources Manager(CHRM)
May 2019

Hobbies and interests

Gardening,Badminton,Dancing