Medha Dutta
Sydney,NSW
Summary
Self-motivated Talent Acquisition Specialist/Technical Recruiter and Management Professional with leadership abilities looking out for challenging roles in Talent Acquisition and HR domain. My vision is to embrace a role in a dynamic and fast-growing organization and contribute to its growth story through application of knowledge and experience. Seasoned Recruitment Consultant with relevant experience in sourcing, interviewing and hiring top-tier talent. Strengths include adept relationship building, negotiation skills, and understanding of employment law and HR procedures. Have made significant contributions to previous employers through successful team formation and enhancing the recruitment process.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Recruitment Consultant
Torch Professional Services
Sydney, NSW
08.2022 - Current
- End to End Recruitment Process from role requirement gathering till resource onboarding and closure of experienced and highly qualified IT Professionals
- Responsible for the recruitment of niche and specialized IT domains including Cyber Security Professionals, Developers (Full Stack, UI etc), BA’s Architect’s, SAP Professionals, etc
- Head-Hunting: Industry mapping and tracking to source manpower for top level mandates.
- Collaborated with department heads to ensure recruitment strategies were aligned with organizational objectives.
- Developed and maintained relationships with hiring managers to understand their needs and preferences.
- Successfully place profiles for the roles and likes of Program Directors, Enterprise Architect Leads, Technical Directors, Program Manager and Project Leads.
- Candidate Sourcing from job portals (Seek, Indeed), LinkedIn, databases and references
- Efficiently use ATS tools like Bullhorn and JobAdder for candidate search and shortlisting
- Work closely with the clients to fully understand their requirements and differentiating nuances related to role responsibilities as well cultural needs
- Understand role requirements and prepare detailed Job Descriptions across different verticals and levels
- Resume shortlisting and mapping to the Job Description and Candidate interaction for high level assessment
- Recruitment Operations Management activities including role briefing, candidate selection, interview scheduling and salary negotiation, client – candidate coordination.
- Drafted job postings for clients, posted them on various online platforms, and screened resumes.
Manager – Staffing
Parishram Resources Pvt. Ltd
Mumbai, India
05.2021 - 05.2022
- Managed IT, BFSI and FMCG clients with a team of 5 recruiters
- Successfully deliver revenue targets through efficient HR Operations Lifecycle Management
- Key Account Management and relationship management with clients and candidates
- Mentor and help recruiters to source right candidates through requirements understanding, resume and candidate selection
- Governance of the revenue target working closely with all stakeholders and CEO of the company
- Driving and managing recruiters to follow End to End Recruitment Process until Onboarding and closure of positions
- Completing second level closing and making sure candidates are up to the mark and we can deliver the right candidate
- Assigning Requests, Training recruiters for Boolean search, Posting Job, Resume Formatting or Presenting formatted resume, Explaining technical skills to recruiters, Proper understanding of time management.
Recruitment Consultant
Wizprints
Mumbai, India
04.2020 - 04.2021
- Head-Hunting: Industry mapping and tracking to source manpower for top level mandates
- End to End Recruitment Process until Onboarding and closure of Candidates for IT, BFSI, FMCG & Manufacturing Sector
- Worked closely with the clients to understand the requirement and fulfilling those
- Candidate Sourcing from job portals, LinkedIn, databases and references
- Resume shortlisting and mapping to the Job Description and Candidate interaction for high level assessment
- Understanding role requirements and preparation of detailed Job Descriptions across different verticals and levels
- Recruitment Operations Management from candidate selection, interview scheduling and salary negotiation.
Technical Recruitment & Business Development
Talink ("Mason Alexander" Company)
Mumbai, India
06.2019 - 03.2020
- Job/Skill requirement analysis for UK/Ireland market
- Requirement based Candidate Profiling, searching and shortlisting through different job search portals and matching candidates to positions
- Placing job advertisement across online channels like LinkedIn and managing the company website
- Maintaining the LinkedIn/Facebook page of the company and regularly posting articles and interesting finds on the page
- Attending to candidate queries over Facebook/LinkedIn/Company website
- Reviewing and shortlisting CVs to identify suitable candidates for available position
- Utilizing and updating the database with the prospect’s job details for record keeping and generating report for analysing trends and data.
Buyer
BT (British Telecom)
Gurgaon, India
10.2017 - 06.2019
- Buyer for Marketing and HR (Indirect Category)
- Delivering end to end responsibilities towards purchase management of 50 million+ GBP annually and managing/reducing capital and operational spending of the organization
- Contract Management and Vendor Analysis: Analysis of contracts for effective negotiation for new contracts/renewals
- Cost Matrix structure creation through baselining of parameters for efficient competitor analysis
- Analysis of commercial quotes received from vendor though cost analysis and further discussion with vendors
- Ranking of vendors based upon the combination of commercial and qualitative factors
- Providing final recommendation to senior management of BT with the help of supporting analysis
- Purchase Analysis and Cost Saving initiatives
- Service Level Management
- Category Spend Analysis
- Involved in Spot Buying after analysing the opportunities for more benefits to the company
- Worked directly with the Category Managers to discuss the approach and the strategies with the Top 10 Preferred Contracted Suppliers to achieve more benefits to the BT group
- European Union General Data Protection Regulation Assistance.
MBA HR Internship
Praxair
Bengaluru (Bangalore), India
05.2014 - 06.2014
- Facelift of HR Function among the Internal Stakeholders
- Enhancing the partnership between HR and Business
- Initiative was applauded with special appreciation
- Internal campaigning of HR initiatives via posters, banners and leaflets
- Through these means emphasizing on the value proposition of HR to the employees
- Reviving the Existing Employee Referral Scheme
- A revised and effective Referral system for Praxair (based on key findings of the research and study of existing process) which was implemented
- Survey method to gather the feedback of the employees at Praxair using the tool of direct interview (comprising of open-ended questions).
Management Trainee
Emami Ltd
Kolkata, India
01.2013 - 04.2013
- Recruitment and Selection Process of Emami Ltd
- Assisted in closing 4-5 positions at entry level with active contribution throughout the recruitment lifecycle of a candidate
- Direct participation in the routine activities of recruitment and selection with the HR Function
- Getting hands on experience in screening, shortlisting and interviewing of the candidates with the Recruitment team.
Management Trainee
Exide Ltd
Kolkata, India
04.2011 - 05.2011
- Revising the Assessment Form for Confirmation of Probationers
- A revised form and process for ‘Confirming the probationers’ which got implemented
- Assessment of the existing system in Exide through self-learning and training
- Gathered the feedback of the Probationers (cross function) who got confirmed in last 1-2 yeas using the tool of direct interview (comprising of open-ended questions)
- Gathered secondary data from the organizations (identified as sample size) in similar industry and compared it with the primary data gathered internally to benchmark the best practices.
Education
MBA - Human Resource Management
ISB&M Pune
01.2015
BBA - Human Resource Management
ISB&M Kolkata
01.2013
Skills
- Strategic Sourcing
- Technical Acumen
- People's Person
- Proficiency in ATS (Bullhorn/JobAdder)
- Social Media Recruiting (LinkedIn Sourcing)
- Candidate Assessment and Interviewing
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Emotional Intelligence and Empathy
- Candidate Sourcing
- Social Media Recruiting
- Market Knowledge
- Contract Negotiation
- Interviewing techniques
- Pre-Employment Screening
- Talent Acquisition
- Employee Investigations
- Retention management
- Business Correspondence Writing
- Compensation Structuring
- Organizational Development
- Recruitment Management
- Interpersonal Communication
- Active Listening
- Organizational Skills
- Enterprise Resource Planning
- Human Resources Management Systems
- In-Person and Telephone Interviewing
- Team Collaboration
- Personnel Recruitment
References
Available upon request
Hobbies and Interests
- Trained Indian Classical Dancer
- Traveling
- Culinary experiences
Timeline
Recruitment Consultant
Torch Professional Services
08.2022 - Current
Manager – Staffing
Parishram Resources Pvt. Ltd
05.2021 - 05.2022
Recruitment Consultant
Wizprints
04.2020 - 04.2021
Technical Recruitment & Business Development
Talink ("Mason Alexander" Company)
06.2019 - 03.2020
Buyer
BT (British Telecom)
10.2017 - 06.2019
MBA HR Internship
Praxair
05.2014 - 06.2014
Management Trainee
Emami Ltd
01.2013 - 04.2013
Management Trainee
Exide Ltd
04.2011 - 05.2011
MBA - Human Resource Management
ISB&M Pune
BBA - Human Resource Management
ISB&M Kolkata
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