Vineeta Arya

I have always challenged myself to think of ways to reduce cost when it comes to full cycle technical recruitment and  implementing effective HR services. Finding the right candidate at the best price is my passion. Please accept my resume for  the position of Recruitment Offer at Bloomex, as I am undeniably qualified and eager to make contributions. 

Over the past decade, I have sourced the best talent for various teams and their diverse business needs. On a day to day  basis, I determine and implement effective and innovative techniques and tools for identifying top talent. As a strategic  partner, I have partnered with senior management to proactively identify future business needs and translate them into  achievable action plans. Working collaboratively with partners to build trust and meet mutual goals, I exercise my judgment,  political acuity, tact and discretion on a daily basis and my resume outlines some of my key accomplishments. 

Lotusflare Inc.                            June 2021 – till date

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist/ Corporate Recruiter

• Responsible for managing the end-to-end recruitment process including sourcing, screening, scheduling interviews, follow ups, negotiating, reference checks, onboarding and partnering with hiring managers to understand the requirement.
• Focused on Canada, US & India strategic sourcing of Senior Tech Leads / Staff Engineers, Infrastructure Engineers, Director of client engagement, Solution Architect, Technical Architect, Program Manager, Project Manager, Product Manager, Mobile Developers and QA for LotusFlare
• Ranked as a top 2 technical recruiters on LotusFlare sourcing team. 
• Created innovative sourcing strategies and engagement for talent pooling, talent market mapping and competitor analysis 
• Managed mid-to large scale projects/programs involving and impacting multiple stakeholders. 
• Upskilled team by providing training and mentorship on best practices at onboarding sessions and through 1-on-1 meetings 
• Built great relationships with top technical talents, hiring managers, and senior management level
• Helped in setting up the India operations and build a team
• Worked closely with top management to close the senior level roles
• Ensuring the candidate experience is positive and consistent across the organizations
• Supporting the day-to-day recruitment initiatives and proposing the management with the latest market trends and recruitment strategies
• Independently handling 20 positions at time and interacting with senior management to understand their future needs and creating pipeline accordingly
• Posting jobs on website and various job boards and updating the internal ATS system
• Extensively used  JazzHR, Hired.com, Indeed, Recruiter Lite, Hacker Challenge for sourcing, assessments and reporting
• Participated in Job Fairs and forums to attract freshers for internship and Co-op
• Assisted HR Manager in organizing corporate events, performance appraisal and CSR activities
• Performed headhunting by joining tech forums
• Preparing reports and proposals for management review

TekStaff IT Solutions                            Jan 2021 – June 2021

Senior Technical Recruiter/ Client Manager

• Involved in end-to-end recruitment supporting 3 Major Business Units for Capgemini (New Horizon, inergi, Capgemini US and Capgemini Canada), Hydro One, OnX, Amex, Serco.
• Coordinate full-cycle recruitment including evaluating requisitions, job posting, sourcing candidates through various recruiting platforms, screening candidates, phone interview viable candidates, help conducting interviews
• Hands On experience in ATS system (Job Diva), Fieldglass, SuccessFactors and Beeline
• Build close partnerships with hiring managers and help their business grow by developing and delivering the best solutions for attracting candidate.
• Provide the hiring managers with excellent client service, which included: recruiting strategies, market conditions, salary recommendations, and advice on interviewing.
• Utilizing social media networks (e.g. LinkedIn (Recruiter), Indeed, Monster and Job Diva) to look for and connect with potential candidates.
• Execute recruitment activities (develop and maintain various recruiting initiatives to identify candidates for open roles and build pipelines for potential hires).
• Generating leads via referrals from internal and external networks for hard-to-fill roles.
• High level knowledge of recruitment operations & strategic planning.
• Flexible, versatile team player 

Sr. IT Recruiter

•         Engaged in the full recruitment cycle, identifying skill gaps, sourcing new candidates using various resources, succession planning and selecting candidates for various roles.

•         Create skills matrix to assess employee skills and determine pay rates based on skill level and industry demands

•         Entering candidates’ information into the internal database (ATS) JobDiva and Human Resource Information System.

•         Foster long term relationships with Clients, Consultants and Employees.

•         Sourced potential candidates through cold calls, networking, social media and promoting employment opportunities

• Create daily and weekly reports for management review regarding the open roles.
• Provide training to new team members related to recruiting and onboarding processes 

Key Contributions:

• Consistently handled a large number of requirements on a weekly basis.
• Helped the management by performing research on US market trends for demand of Engineers and IT consultants and creating rate cards.

Finney Taylor Consulting Group Ltd.                            Dec 2019 – Dec 2020

Senior Technical Recruiter/ Account Manager

• Oversee full life-cycle recruitment process, including sourcing and requisition management
• Manage fulfillment of assigned recruiting responsibilities with a high sense of urgency and through execution of processes
• Source talent using innovative ways to capture and produce talent pipelines
• Facilitate the screening and selection process between candidates and hiring teams. 
• Maintain detailed communications with managers and candidates to provide coordination, negotiating and closing offers, and process improvements
• Established and maintained excellent relationships with both new and existing customers with a scheduled and proactive approach
• Handle the full sales cycle. Hunt for accounts, explain services over the phone and in person. 
• Manage accounts and grow them.

Key Contributions:

• Consistently handled a large number of requirements on a weekly basis, completing an average of 2 placements every month; received positive feedback from clients.
• Successfully submitted TBIPS bid for Q2.

Si Systems Inc.                                                                    Jan 2019 – September 2019

Account Executive

• Liaised with managers, directors, and director Generals across all accounts to understand hiring needs and processes
• Reviewed and negotiated deals were completed as per policies. Led the day-to-day full life cycle recruitment for assigned groups
• Sustained client-recruitment relationships and created recruiting plans in order to pipeline for talent
• Developed unique and creative sourcing strategies and techniques for all assigned roles, specifically for hard-to-fill, pivotal positions
• Participated in HR leadership strategic initiatives as needed
• Oversaw and ensured recruiting data integrity and tracking
• Prepared consultants for interviews, setting expectations of timelines, dress code, and conduct
• Managed interviews of consultants with clients, at times sitting in on interviews

Key Contributions:

• Trusted to handle many large clients including CIBC; oversaw a team of 2 recruiters, enabling them to meet their goals by coaching and assisting them with using keywords for difficult-to-fill requirements.
• Analyzed and identified areas of improvement in recruiter performance, which led to the coaching of recruiters resulting in an increase in their measure of effectiveness (ME%) overall.

Aandrajax Technologies Inc. (acquired by Si Systems Inc.)  May 2013 – Dec 2018

Technical Recruitment/Account Manager

• Managed and led the work of 7 recruiters responsible for understanding requirements, interviewing, selecting, and onboarding of successful incumbents. 
• Conducted pre-employment/background check, on-boarding process, and rate negotiations. 
• Performed operations planning and management, recruitment and selection, induction, account management, negotiation, performance appraisal, motivating and team building, client handling and administrative activities.
• Liaised with managers, directors, and director Generals across all accounts to understand hiring needs and processes
• Reviewed and negotiated deals were completed as per policies. 
• Led the day-to-day full life cycle recruitment for assigned groups
• Sustained client-recruitment relationships and created recruiting plans to pipeline for talent

Key Contributions:

• Successfully hired 100+ contractors and handled multiple accounts for clients including CIBC, Morgan Stanley, WRHA, HP IMAX, Rogers, BMO.
• Contacted and negotiated with Workopolis and LinkedIn, securing the best deals for the posting of job ads.

Master’s Degree, Business Administration – HR, Maharshi Dayanand University 2004

Bachelor’s Degree, Science, Maharshi Dayanand University 2002