Josna John (she/her)

Recruiter

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India11 yrs 9 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over 10 years of experience in talent acquisition.
  • Proven track record of excellence and innovation in hiring.
  • Successfully managed recruitment for multiple locations in India.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Specialist with extensive experience in IT recruitment.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionRecruiting

Other Skills

CollaborationCustomer ServiceData AnalysisDiversity & InclusionEmployee EngagementEmployee RelationsHR PoliciesMarket ResearchMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft WordPowerPointRecruitmentScreeningSourcing

About

With over 10 years of experience in talent acquisition, I am a passionate and skilled senior recruiter at Gartner, the world's leading information technology research and advisory company. My mission is to find and hire the best talent for Gartner's IT divisions in India, and to support the company's vision of delivering the technology-related insight necessary for our clients to make the right decisions. I bring diverse perspectives and experiences to the team, as I have worked with different industries, geographies, and cultures in my previous roles. As a senior recruiter at Gartner, I manage the entire recruitment process for Bangalore, Chennai, Gurgaon and Hyderabad. I leverage my skills in human resources, recruiting, and employee relations, as well as my certification in tech recruitment, to ensure a smooth and efficient hiring experience for both the candidates and the business. I have received multiple rewards from the business and the talent acquisition team for excellence and innovation in hiring.

Experience

Gartner

3 roles

Principal Talent Acquisition Specialist

Promoted

Oct 2024Present · 1 yr 5 mos

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Apr 2022Oct 2024 · 2 yrs 6 mos

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Aug 2018Apr 2022 · 3 yrs 8 mos

  • Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT) is the world’s leading information technology research and advisory company. We deliver the technology-related insight necessary for our clients to make the right decisions, every day. We work with every client to research, analyze and interpret the business of IT within the context of their individual role. Founded in 1979, Gartner is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.A.
  • I am managing the entire recruitment for South India that includes Bangalore and Chennai. Hiring skills related to IT and Research.

Hewlett packard enterprise

Talent Acquisition Consultant

Nov 2015Jul 2018 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Bangalore

  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Bangalore
  • Staffing Advisor
  • Recruitment: Hiring candidates for Infrastructure business.
  • As a part of Recruitment Lead, I am handling the entire Recruitment Life Cycle- for my company right from working on job portals, posting job requisitions, screening profiles, evaluating, short listing candidates, interviews and salary negotiations, HR discussion, releasing the offer letters, joining follow up, on-boarding candidates, Vendor Management.
  • Collaborating with the hiring managers to understand the workforce demand
  • Deciding and finalizing on compensation fitment and manage salary negotiations for the selected candidates
  • Maintaining and Updating Demand sheet for all the open requisitions
  • Handling consultant conversion and internal mobility cases.
  • Handling offer declines and maintaining a good pipeline of candidates
  • Actively involved as company representative and HR Panel for various campus hiring events
  • Managed internal movement - compensation and level fitment for Lateral and Vertical moves within the unit
  • Conducted local and out station drives to meet the requirements.
  • Hired 300+ candidates for different skills across different levels.
  • Projects undertaken:
  • 1) Conducted “Post Offer Connect” Program for all yet to join candidate to enhance candidate experience
  • 2) Managed the Referral programs and events for the Business
  • Reporting and Coordination:
  • Providing weekly status reports to business
  • Handled monthly Compliance report
  • Handled Background check reports for timely closure
  • Vendor Management:
  • Working closely with preferred vendor to close niche and critical requirements.
  • Sharing requirements and maintaining tracker to follow up with the Vendors.
  • Achievements
  • Received quarterly awards from Business for excellence in Hiring
  • Received quarterly and annual awards from Talent Acquisition team
RecruitmentVendor ManagementEmployee EngagementCollaborationData AnalysisTalent Acquisition+1

Citi

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Jan 2014Jul 2015 · 1 yr 6 mos · Pune

  • As a part of Recruitment Lead, I am handling the entire Recruitment Life Cycle- for my company right from working on job portals, posting job requisitions, screening profiles, evaluating, short listing candidates, interviews and salary negotiations, HR discussion, releasing the offer letters, joining follow up, on-boarding candidates, Vendor Management
  • Recruitment, including drafting advertisements, walk-in-interview, employee referrals and through networking sites e.g. LinkedIn and Job portal search.
  • Interacting with the candidates, giving them a brief about the position, roles and responsibility, technical requirement and checking their positional fitment.
  • Sourcing quality candidates & completing the initial screening in terms of their fitment, aspirations, CTC expectations & relocation constraints.
  • Hands-on experience in weekdays & weekend drive.
  • Conducting recruitment drives in Pune and outside like Delhi
  • Maintaining tracker for duplicity check
  • Worked for closing of Niche Skills (TIBCO, CC&B, Solutions Architect etc.)
  • Maintaining and Updating Demand sheet for all the open requisitions
  • Handling consultant conversion and internal mobility cases.
  • Handling offer declines and maintaining a good pipeline of candidates
  • Scheduling interviews telephonic/VC with managers in Citi and onsite
  • Conducting weekly calls with the hiring managers for providing hiring update
  • Regular meeting with the delivery teams and project managers for forecasting the requirements & making strategies for fulfilling the current open requirements.
  • Offered 110 candidates for different levels and positions which includes Asst. Manager, Manager, AVP & VP, of which 53 have joined
  • Employee Engagement
  • Creating Citi brochure which is sent along with the offer letter to the candidates
  • Sending mailers for various invites and activities
  • Coordinating in launching L&D program

Gsk

Internship

Apr 2013May 2013 · 1 mo · New Delhi Area, India

  • Enhancing On boarding Program for lateral hires at GlaxoSmithKline Consumer HealthCare, Gurgaon, and benchmarking with other companies.

Education

Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Jan 2012Jan 2014

St Teresa

Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) — B.Com

Jan 2009Jan 2012

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