Nivetha Ravichandran
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Ashland,MA
Summary
Professional Recruiter with proven skills in using diverse traditional and online methods for finding top candidates for business openings. Adept at collecting data and analyzing metrics to make proactive decisions about recruiting strategies. Experienced in handling onboarding, training and registration of new employees.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Recruiter
MAB Community Services
Boston , MA
12.2019 - Current
- Sourced and recruited high volume of qualified candidates via industry-specific pipelines, events, job fairs.
- Partnered with HR team to develop, innovate and drive recruiting strategies during pandemic
- Collaborated with HR Director and HR Manager to implement ADP f across various levels of the organization
- Created and Presented weekly Hiring metric report to the management team
- Implemented strategic recruiting processes which resulting in reduction of Time to Hire from 90 days to 30 days.
- Operated and maintained applicant tracking and candidate management systems.
- Partnered with departmental managers to ascertain hiring needs and subsequently provide candidate recommendations.
- Maintained current knowledge of industry employment trends, internal compensation and benefits to identify current and/or potential issues that may impact applicant availability.
- Extended offers of employment to selected candidates under the direction of the hiring managers.
- Drove the recruitment progress by regularly obtaining and providing timely feedback and developing solutions for customers, adapting to changing business needs and ensuring the action plan meets needs and commitments.
- Relentlessly networked to build and leverage a database of qualified diverse talent.
- Actively liaised with Indeed and other job boards to drive strategies for candidates to apply.
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Spencer Technologies
Medway, MA
03.2019 - 11.2019
- Negotiated terms of employment, salary and offer letter roll outs
- Handled the employee referral system along with the Payroll team
- Handled reference checks, monitored background and drug test
- Participated in workforce planning sessions and held ad-hoc meetings with hiring managers for streamlining the hiring process
- Distribute recruitment workload to part-time Recruiting Specialist Interns based on workflow and direction of Recruiter and District Managers
- Develop and maintain a database of pre-qualified candidates through research, networking, associations and professional organizations
- Manage the open applications in the recruitment system, manage the selection process and its progress, and provide timely periodic recruitment reports
- Represent the company through networking with professional organization networks, colleges/universities, diversity sources and other networks
HR Generalist
Seventh Sense Talent Solutions
Bangalore , Karnataka, India
01.2016 - 05.2017
- Scheduled and conducted telephonic and Face to face interviews for hiring managers
- Managed a team of 3 HR coordinators and interns
- Overviewed employee manual covering company policies, disciplinary procedures, code of conduct, FMLA policy and benefits information
- Conducted employee engagement programs and yearly performance appraisals
- Trained 25-member management team on interviewing techniques and best practices, conducting workshops and coaching sessions that contributed to sound hiring decisions
- Processed new-hires, benefits, leave, termination, and payroll paperwork, ensuring 100% compliance with various laws and regulatory mandates and served as primary contact person answering management/staff questions on same.
Account Executive
PRHUB Marketing Communication
Chennai , Tamil Nadu, India
01.2012 - 03.2013
- Drafting, selecting, compiling and overseeing materials to be used and distributed at center events
- Work with Sales & Marketing team and Corporate Public Relations to develop and execute brand initiatives
- Managed 4-5 projects with Client Relationship meeting
Education
Masters in Human Resource Management - Human Resources Management
DG Vaishnav College
Chennai, India 05.2013 - 03.2015
Bachelor of Science - Visual Communication
Madras Christian College
Chennai, India 05.2009 - 03.2012
Skills
Full cycle recruiting
Candidate pipeline management
C-suite executive relations
Applicant Tracking Systems
Salary and benefits negotiations
Job fairs planning
New hire paperwork processing
Data analysis
Candidate and client relations
Timeline
Recruiter
MAB Community Services
12.2019 - Current
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Spencer Technologies
03.2019 - 11.2019
HR Generalist
Seventh Sense Talent Solutions
01.2016 - 05.2017
Masters in Human Resource Management - Human Resources Management
DG Vaishnav College
05.2013 - 03.2015
Account Executive
PRHUB Marketing Communication
01.2012 - 03.2013
Bachelor of Science - Visual Communication
Madras Christian College
05.2009 - 03.2012