Jul 2020 – Present · 5 yrs 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

• Through Epic Workplace Institute, my entrepreneurial journey has been marked by assisting startups in fostering formidable work cultures and streamlining people strategies to bolster innovation and drive revenue. My role as a founder has not only reflected my dedication to cultural transformation but also underscored my expertise in creating workplaces that thrive on the principles of inclusivity and continuous learning.
• Our Objective is to help your organization in its mission by helping you successfully ELEVATE your Cultural Quotient and ensure these elements of a mission, values and purpose are incorporated into your organization’s strategy and operations.
• We are experts in curating customized solutions for:
• # Recruitment and Retention
• # Employer Branding and Candidate Experience
• # Core Purpose and Values
• # Cultural Agility
• # HR Policies handcrafted for your organization
• # Talent Management
• # Competency framework

Aug 2017 – Jul 2020 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Bangalore

• Business partnering to drive priorities through the organization via aligned systems and setting up structures and processes.Enabling high performance culture and ability to drive teams through the cycle of change with a consistent vigour.A forward thinking and holistic approach to badly needed innovative thinking in HR Processes.
• Working on stabilizing key employee initiatives like employee engagement, retention , Talent hiring and development and driving dynamic employee friendly policies to meet changing times and priorities.
• HR Automation and digitization to enhance employee experience and move the focus to more strategic HR i.e employee alignment and engagement.

Jul 2016 – Jul 2017 · 1 yr · Bangalore

• Working on projects with different startups like Mindlance technologies, The HR practice, Denovo consulting to design Job desciptions and develop Key performance areas and Goal repository across different functions for various clients.

Nov 2013 – Jun 2016 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Bangalore

• Employee Engagement –Conceptualizing various engagement initiatives , budgeting , designing yearly calendar and implementing it in location.
• Design, manage and administrate the human resources policies and business principles effectively through induction.
• HR subject matter expert for business & align HR best practices to business needs and
• employee expectations
• Designing of HR Dashboard for monthly compilation and capture of headcount, open and closed positions, exits , R &R and other HR initiatives.
• Strategic partner to the business by cascading Global survey results across teams and implementation of People Review
• Manage Employee Relations: Handle Grievances & assist line managers to resolve people issues, provide
• timely feedback to line managers on people issues.
• Partner with the recruitment team to meet recruitment goals and to enable the growth of the business.
• Maintaining a healthy retention ratio by focused exit interviews and taking timely interventions
• Own and manage the performance enhancement process (PEP) and confirmation appraisals
• Conceptualize and conduct a formal performance management process-goal setting, performance & potential assessment, competency assessment and career progression.
• Outline and roll-out rewards and recognition programs for driving culture of high performance and reinforcing Randstad Competencies

Mar 2012 – May 2014 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Bangalore

• As the Business Owner of this venture my responsibilities include:
• Setting up various centers at different locations to run M.A.D live art and craft courses.
• Marketing and Brand Building and tie ups with various schools at my locations.
• Defining and Delivering the recruitment strategy to the business, building a talent pipeline, Hiring and talent management.
• Providing dynamic leadership and guidance to ensure smooth running of daily Operations.
• Procurement planning and building a steady supply chain , vendor management and cost cutting.

Oct 2006 – Mar 2009 · 2 yrs 5 mos

• KRAs
• Management of the complete recruitment life-cycle for sourcing the best talent from diverse sources after identification of manpower requirements
• Datamining for Commercial and Technical(Upstream) positions-Starting from initial talking to the candidates to apply, doing telephonic screening, Scheduling face-to-face and telephonic Interviews with line managers.
• Maintaining a repository of candidate databases along with discovering new and innovative resources of candidates online
• Initial screening of potential candidates and setting up face-to-face, VTC and phone interviews as per the requirement criteria.
• Updating the recruitment database accordingly and providing daily and weekly reports on the recruitment status to the top management.
• Having periodic review meetings with the hiring managers and group heads to discuss the status and plan strategies.
• Use all methodologies of sourcing like Networking, Employee Referrals, and Internet Sourcing for low cost hiring.
• Coordinate with outside vendors for sharing the skilled resources and requirements.
• Targeted the Best Universities all over India and Difficult to get experienced candidates from India and Abroad to successfully close various open positions.
• Did a Market analysis on Supply chain of candidates and maintained data for very specific skillpools which helped us to identify and reach passive candidates..
• Prepared Process Improvements Document for Screening /CV Format for Campus Recruitment in India.
• Certified for Experienced Hires and Graduate Hires - (Structured Interview - Competency Based).
• Campus Hiring at IIT's and Interviewed Senior Professionals for Shell Qatar.

Apr 2005 – Sep 2006 · 1 yr 5 mos

• ASSOCIATED AS : Technical Recruiter/Account Manager
• Sampoorna is 17 years old Recruitment Consultancy dealing in IT/ITES/TELECOM Sectors.
• The role requirements were:
• Recruiting middle and senior level candidates for diverse client organisations across different Industry verticals, viz. IT, BPO companies
• Sourcing through various job portals, Head hunting candidates,
• Maintaining Database and Candidate details.
• Short listing, Screening, Co-ordinating interviews with the clients.
• Briefing the candidates about the Organization, job profile, salary package, etc.
• Follow up with candidates for interviews and joining.
• Conducting online skill based tests on behalf of the Client and planning major face-to-face Interview events