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Mahek Anand

Melbourne,VIC

Summary

Dedicated Talent Acquisition professional with 3+ years of experience in specialist recruitment. Passionate about enabling career growth while driving organisational success through strategic hiring. Committed to sourcing top-tier talent and implementing innovative strategies that elevate hiring outcomes. Professional recruitment expert with keen eye for identifying top talent and optimising hiring processes. Adept at building strong relationships with clients and candidates, ensuring seamless team collaboration and achieving hiring goals. Skilled in talent acquisition, candidate assessment, and workforce planning. Known for adaptability and reliability in dynamic environments.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Recruitment Consultant

Randstad
Melbourne, Victoria
06.2022 - Current
  • Partner with senior stakeholders and hiring managers to forecast workforce needs and design long term talent acquisition strategies.
  • Provide expert advisory support on organisational design, role scoping, and workforce capability frameworks to align hiring and strategic goals.
  • Lead inclusive sourcing strategies for hard-to-fill and specialists, leveraging platforms such as LinkedIn Recruiter, internal database and other professional networks.
  • Translate funnel metrics and market intelligence into actionable insights to guide recruitment strategy and improve hiring outcomes.
  • Drive continuous improvement projects, streamlining workflows to reduce time-to-hire and enhance candidate experience.
  • Mentor junior recruitment officers and contribute to internal training initiative to uplift recruitment capability.
  • Generated approximately $700K in gross profit over three years by placing high-calibre candidates and building long-term client relationships.
  • Secured the highest gross profit placement in the branch by filling a senior leadership role for a newly acquired client, helping the team exceed quarterly targets.
  • Delivered tailored recruitment solutions that consistently exceeded client expectations, resulting in repeat business and long-term partnerships.
  • Reduced average time to hire by 30% through implementation of proactive talent pooling, funnel analysis and workflow optimisation.
  • Contributed to employer brand uplift across key client accounts, helping drive higher engagement and application quality for specialist roles.

Recruitment Consultant

Randstad
Melbourne, Victoria
09.2024 - Current
  • Managed end-to-end recruitment for high-volume portfolios across business support and mid-level professional roles, ensuring timely and high quality placements.
  • Built strong, consultative relationships with hiring managers through consistent communication, market insights and alignment with business needs.
  • Developed proactive talent pipelines for repeat and high-turnover roles, improving time-to-fill and reducing reliance on reactive sourcing.
  • Contributed to employer branding initiatives to enhance candidate attraction and market positioning.
  • Supported high-volume campaigns and merit pool management in coordination with broader HR teams and internal stakeholders.
  • Consistently met or exceeded placement targets and maintained candidate satisfaction rates above 90%, contributing to positive brand reputation and candidate experience.

Media and Communications Coordinator

Enquire Marketing
Melbourne, Victoria
01.2021 - 12.2021
  • Produced and published engaging written content and graphic assets for blogs, websites, email marketing and social media posts to drive engagement and increase product revenue by 25%.
  • Designed and implemented communication campaigns, monitored budgets and scheduling for both organic and paid media content successfully resulting in lead conversion.
  • Created social media content strategies on Platforms including LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and WordPress to increase client knowledge of business products and services and increasing viewership by over 120%.
  • Monitored, analysed and reported on social media platforms using tools such as Google Analytics and Facebook Insights to evaluate effectiveness of the marketing campaign.

Education

Bachelor of Media Communications - undefined

Monash University
12.2020

Skills

Sourcing and talent acquisition

Interviewing techniques

Negotiation and persuasion skills

Building rapport with candidates

Knowledge of industry trends,

Familiarity with job market dynamics

Understanding employer branding,

Personal Information

Citizenship: Australian citizen

Timeline

Recruitment Consultant

Randstad
09.2024 - Current

Senior Recruitment Consultant

Randstad
06.2022 - Current

Media and Communications Coordinator

Enquire Marketing
01.2021 - 12.2021

Bachelor of Media Communications - undefined

Monash University
Mahek Anand