Walk-in || Firstcry.com - Talent Aqusition Executive / Sr Executive

Job Summary

Responsible for managing the end-to-end recruitment process from understanding manpower requirements to candidate onboarding. The role will involve sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer management, stakeholder coordination, and ensuring timely closure of open positions.

Key Responsibilities

• Understand hiring requirements and prepare recruitment plans based on business needs.
• Source candidates through job portals, social media, employee referrals, consultants, walk-ins, databases, and other channels.
• Screen and shortlist candidates based on job requirements, experience, skills, location, and compensation.
• Conduct initial HR screening and coordinate interview rounds with hiring managers.
• Manage the complete interview process and ensure timely feedback from stakeholders.
• Maintain an active candidate pipeline for current and upcoming requirements.
• Coordinate salary discussions, offer approvals, and offer rollouts.
• Manage candidate follow-ups and ensure a smooth joining process.
• Conduct pre-joining engagement to minimize candidate dropouts and back-outs.
• Complete recruitment documentation and maintain accurate candidate records.
• Track recruitment metrics such as open positions, closures, TAT, source effectiveness, offer-to-join ratio, and rejection ratio.
• Work closely with business and HR stakeholders to understand hiring challenges and improve closure timelines.
• Participate in walk-in drives, bulk hiring, campus hiring, and other recruitment initiatives as required.
• Ensure recruitment processes are followed as per company policies and maintain proper documentation.
• Support onboarding activities and ensure candidates have a smooth transition after joining.

Required Skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good candidate assessment and interviewing skills.
• Strong sourcing and networking abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple positions simultaneously.
• Good stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
• Strong follow-up and coordination skills.
• Ability to work with recruitment trackers, ATS/HRMS, and job portals.
• Target-oriented approach with the ability to work within defined TATs.

Qualification & Experience

• Graduate/Postgraduate in HR, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 26 years of experience in end-to-end recruitment/Talent Acquisition, preferably in retail, e-commerce, or high-volume hiring environments.