Reshma Chelur

My journey at Microsoft has unfolded in three distinct phases. I began in 2016, joining the India Development Center in Bangalore during a period of significant growth. Over the next five years, I played a pivotal role in expanding our teams in Bangalore and Noida, growing the Bangalore center from approximately 65 to over 700 employees.

In the next phase, I transitioned to an international recruiter role in the United States. My focus was on identifying and recruiting employees interested in relocating to India for new opportunities. This period was a major learning experience, as I navigated market changes, company transformations, and their subsequent impacts on my role and plans.

Since January this year, I have taken on the responsibility of managing hiring for one of our organizations, CAP. Throughout this journey, I have mastered numerous skills, unlearned a few, and relearned new approaches, continually striving for excellence.

• Customer Engagement: Collaborated with the leadership team to strategically plan and build teams from scratch.
• One Microsoft: Led and inspired a high-performance talent acquisition (TA) team, ensuring we delivered high-impact business results together.
• Strategy: Designed and aligned the overall TA strategy by defining, identifying, engaging, and assessing the talent to be hired.
• Differentiated Hiring: Employed targeted sourcing efforts, including international hiring and focused searches within start-ups and groups with similar skills, to compete effectively.
• Diversity & Inclusion (D&I): Sourced talent by understanding the target talent pool and market, building a diverse talent pool, and maximizing engagement and attraction through clear and compelling storytelling.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Reported on results while crafting a compelling narrative, identified gaps, and proactively worked on bridging them before issues arose.
• People Skills: Excelled in communication, the art of persuasion, building partnerships, and effectively discussing and understanding numbers.

• Senior Recruiter handling the IoT (Internet of Things) team under the Oracle Operations Business unit.
• Implemented innovative recruiting techniques to attract top talent in a competitive market.
• Maintained up-to-date knowledge of industry trends and labor market data to inform recruitment strategies accordingly.

• Client Facing Recruiter for P&I (Product and Innovation) and BNG (Business Network group) board areas
• Enhanced recruitment process for faster hiring by utilizing various sourcing tools such as job boards, social media, and networking events.
• Managed high-volume requisitions in a timely manner to meet client staffing needs efficiently.

• Managed complete end-to-end recruitment activities.
• Oversaw employee exit processes.
• Conducted comprehensive employee welfare activities.
• Supported employee career development initiatives.
• Assisted the training team in establishing a training school, handling all functional aspects such as creating handouts, advertising the training, and hiring part-time faculty.

• Worked as part of the Talent Management team, managing recruitment for various business units at Honeywell Technology Solutions.
• Led a team of three people for 1.5 years.
• Collaborated with hiring managers and senior management to develop staffing strategies.
• Developed and implemented cost-effective recruitment plans for business units, minimizing time-to-fill.
• Monitored recruitment metrics to identify areas for improvement and implemented changes accordingly.
• Collaborated with internal teams to address specific recruitment challenges and develop tailored solutions.