Nishita Shah
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Aldie,VA
Summary
Talent Acquisition Specialist experienced in full-cycle recruiting across IT and non-IT sectors. Demonstrated ability to mentor teams and leverage data-driven insights to optimize hiring processes. Expertise in business operations and relationship management fosters effective collaboration with stakeholders. Strong multitasking and communication skills drive successful recruitment outcomes.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Savan Group
Vienna, VA
11.2022 - Current
- Partner with executives, hiring managers, and stakeholders to align recruitment strategies with business needs.
- Led full-cycle recruitment for 70+ IT and non-IT hires annually.
- Optimized requisition creation, hiring manager feedback, and compliance tracking in JazzHR, reducing approval time by 20%.
- Facilitated salary discussions and offer negotiations to secure top talent while maintaining budget alignment.
- Built pipelines of candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean searches, passive sourcing, and X-ray techniques, improving offer acceptance.
- Increased the candidate pipeline by 40% within one year, leading to improved hiring efficiency.
- Created ATS dashboards and delivered market intelligence reports, enabling leadership to make data-driven hiring decisions.
- Reduced time-to-fill by 25%–30% for multiple clients.
- Achieved a 95%+ hiring manager satisfaction rate.
Talent Acquisition Consultant
AP Ventures LLC
Columbia, MD
08.2020 - 07.2022
- Advised stakeholders on recruitment strategies, compliance, and market trends for IT and non-IT roles.
- Recruited over 50 roles annually for IT and non-IT positions using Boolean search, passive sourcing, and referral networks.
- Designed targeted recruiting strategies, reducing time to fill by 25%, and improving the quality of hire.
- Mentored junior recruiters, and developed recruiting dashboards in the internal ATS and LinkedIn Recruiter for strategic workforce planning.
- Led offer negotiations with candidates, ensuring alignment with client budgets, and improving acceptance rates.
Lead – Talent Acquisition
Automation Anywhere Software Pvt. Ltd
09.2017 - 06.2020
- Partnered with global leadership and stakeholders across Engineering, Marketing, Sales, Finance, and Support.
- Scaled the Bangalore Development Center from 0 to 100 employees in 6 months.
- Delivered market intelligence and hiring trend reports to guide executive decisions, leveraging Jobvite ATS for reporting and compliance.
- Increased offer acceptance by 30% through salary benchmarking and strategic offer negotiations..
Executive Recruitment & Recruiter
Rishabh Software & Collabera Technologies
10.2013 - 09.2017
- Collaborated with stakeholders to understand hiring needs, and ensure recruitment aligned with project deadlines.
- Filled 50–100+ IT/Engineering roles annually using Boolean search, X-ray sourcing, referrals, and passive candidate engagement.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering
Gujarat Technological University
06-2013
Skills
Recruitment tools and ATS
- JazzHR, iSolved, LinkedIn Recruiter, Jobvite
Technical skills
- Boolean search, Power BI, Excel
Core competencies
- Full-cycle recruitment
- Talent pipeline development
- strategic sourcing
- ATS optimization
- Data-driven reporting
Certification
- Foundations: Data, Data Everywhere – Google
- Getting Started with Power BI Desktop – Coursera
Timeline
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Savan Group
11.2022 - Current
Talent Acquisition Consultant
AP Ventures LLC
08.2020 - 07.2022
Lead – Talent Acquisition
Automation Anywhere Software Pvt. Ltd
09.2017 - 06.2020
Executive Recruitment & Recruiter
Rishabh Software & Collabera Technologies
10.2013 - 09.2017
Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering
Gujarat Technological University
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