Arun Bharathan🕵️

Recruiter

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India17 yrs 6 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in talent acquisition and recruitment strategies.
Proven track record in improving hiring metrics.
Strong leadership in organizational development.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Specialist with expertise in HR and recruitment processes.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionRecruitingTeam Management

Other Skills

CRMCareer ManagementChange ManagementCompetency MappingDiversity & InclusionDiversity RecruitmentEmployee EngagementEmployee RetentionEmployer BrandingHR OperationsHR PoliciesHiringHuman ResourcesInterpersonal LeadershipInterviewing

About

Lou Adler, a Grammy Award winner once quoted “We can raise the talent bar, but you have to do something different. You can’t do what you are currently doing today.” I do believe in the very saying and puts in constant and innovative ideas to raise the bar of talent acquisition. About me I could say that I have constantly been involved in acquiring the best talent in the market for my organization. I have been actively involved in handling the tasks of headhunting, identifying and approaching suitable candidates for the right profile. I am skilled in implementing effective process and programs to manage modern business systems in challenging and diverse environments. I have always been a key contributor in organizational development, growth and strategic decision. If you wish to be a part of Cashfree family, then you can connect with me on LinkedIn or drop me a line at arun.b@cashfree.com

Experience

Cashfree

Manager - Talent Acquisition

Mar 2021 – Present · 5 yrs · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Identifying, attracting, and hiring top-tier talent
Developing and executing recruitment strategies for Sales & Business positions like Growth, Strategy, Risk & Compliance, Banking Operations, Merchant Onboarding, Customer Success & Product Operations
Collaborating with Business heads and hiring managers to understand hiring needs and priorities, providing guidance on job descriptions and candidate requirements
Maintaining accurate records of candidates, interviews, and recruitment metrics, analyzing data to improve the recruitment process and report to leadership

Technical RecruitingRecruitingSourcingTalent AcquisitionPerformance ManagementScreening+3

Udaan.com

Talent Acquisition - Corporate Hiring

Jun 2020 – Mar 2021 · 9 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Managed the hiring for Non-Tech functions like Human Resources, Digital Marketing, Procurement, IT Infrastructure, Facilities & Research Analytics

RecruitingTalent AcquisitionHR Policies

Medlife.com

Deputy Manager - Talent Acquisition

May 2018 – Jun 2020 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru Area, India

Creating network with potential hires through professional groups on social media and during events
Determining current staffing needs and presenting the forecasts
Performing sourcing to fill open positions and anticipate future needs
Planning and conducting recruitment and selection processes.
Conducting training sessions for Recruiters on Recruitment Techniques likes screening, sourcing, negotiating, Social Media Recruiting via LinkedIn and Face book
Undertaking several steps for ensuring positive candidate experience along with assisting in employee retention and development

RecruitingSourcingTrainingTalent AcquisitionEmployee Retention

Ajio.com

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Feb 2018 – May 2018 · 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Redbus

Recruitment Specialist

Jun 2014 – Aug 2017 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Bangalore Area, India

Setting up sourcing tower and sourcing practice from ground zero
Collaborated with Hiring Managers to set qualification criteria for future employees
Tracked hiring metrics including time-to-hire, time-to-fill and source of hire
Received award as the “Business Enabler of the year 2016-17”
Raised the candidate application spiking from 20% to 80% with help of Social Media
Achieved Employee Referral from 18% to 35%.
Initiated and raised Diversity Hiring from 13% to 22%

RecruitmentSourcingEmployee EngagementRecruiting

Ibm

Recruitment Specialist

Jan 2011 – Mar 2014 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Hired senior and mid- level positions of IT & Non - IT functions
Determined applicant qualifications by interviewing applicants, analyzed responses, verified references and compared qualifications to job requirements
Evaluated applicants by discussing job requirements and applicant qualifications with managers; interviewing applicants on consistent set of qualifications.
Accomplished various Social Media courses to make sourcing and talent attraction better in IBM

RecruitmentSourcingInterviewingRecruiting

Oberoi hotels & resorts

Team Lead - Operations

Aug 2004 – Dec 2007 · 3 yrs 4 mos

Imparted training and development to the operations team
Monitored system of guest satisfaction tracking and performed complaint analysis
Set up duty rosters for operations team along with preparing and sharing the occupancy report with the Business Heads

Team ManagementTrainingEmployee Engagement