Kashif Meraj

About Kashif Meraj

Strategic HR Leader and Talent Acquisition Specialist with 12 years of experience in aligning recruitment strategies with business needs, driving efficiency, and achieving objectives.• Specialties: Human Resources, Campus Recruitment, Talent Acquisition, Social Recruiting, Talent Evangelist, and Culture Builder with global exposure in end-to-end recruitment process.• Experience includes executive and lateral hirings at EY Global Delivery Services, where I manage recruitment processes and support employee training and career development initiatives.• Excelled in leading recruitment initiatives, fostering employee engagement, and serving as a strategic talent acquisition specialist – Assistant Manager to drive organizational success.• Spearheaded strategic searches for top technical & functional talent, conducted thorough interviews, and collaborated closely with stakeholders/hiring panels to align recruitment efforts with organizational goals.• Skilled in planning, developing, and executing recruiting strategies with excellence in candidate assessment & generation, employee referral emailer campaigning, and social networking.• Experience in utilizing market insights to influence sourcing plans and producing solutions to stakeholders by measuring the data with quantitative or qualitative approaches.• Skilled in in market surveying, resource/delivery management, team management, candidate mapping, passive sourcing, prospects preparation, reports & template creation, and metrics & meeting minutes preparation.• Task alignment, addressing assigned requisitions, pipelining, and delivering best resources as per the business need within deadline.• Proficient in identifying alternatives when circumstances change and seeking out responsibilities beyond the job.• A self-starter, independent-thinker, and curious person with passion to learn more from industry and people.• Effective communicator combined with flexible attitude with the ability to interact with diverse people.• Possesses professional ethics and personal integrity that leaves lasting impressions with decision makers.Certification & Learning Programs:• Certified LinkedIn Recruiter • Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) Foundation Programs• Security, Data Protection and Risk Management Course • Code of Conduct and Work Ethics Course • Supply Chain Management (SCM) Badge• HR Analytics Badge under progression

Experience

1. Talent Acquisition - Assistant Manager

   EY

   Oct 2021 — Present · Gurugram, IN

   Assistant Manager, Talent Attrition & Acquisition – PAN India (Majorly)/ NA, EU and APAC region• Responsible to attract top talent for Leadership/PPED and Lateral Hirings, by creating innovative strategies to locate niche skills and talents. • Supported varied Service Lines across EY GDS (India) as following:o Managed Services (MS)o GDS Operations (GDS Ops)o Enablement Services (ES) o Business Consulting (BS)o Strategy and Transaction (SaT)o Tax & Assurance Practice• Work with recruitment leadership to review and define sourcing needs, recruitment metrics and strategic initiatives as needed.• Partner with the recruitment team to help build, plan and execute the sourcing strategies to meet short, medium and long-term requirements.• Provide strategic input on talent pipeline building, augmenting the talent pool, and analyzing the potential of new sourcing opportunities.• Manage the company’s image in the marketplace, contribute to building competitor intelligence, and provide external marketplace expertise/knowledge to leadership as needed.• Build influential partnerships with executives, managers, and stakeholders, strengthening teamwork to reach organizational goals. • Known as a skilled recruitment professional with a history of success, excelling in all aspects of talent acquisition processes. Achievements & Awards: • Received ‘On Spot’ Awards for last 2 consecutive years and appreciations from multiple stakeholders and business. • Successfully slashed vendor support by an impressive 80% in FY 2022-23 and entirely eradicated it in FY 2023-24.

Education

• SDCMT Ghaziabad

  PGDM, HR & Marketing

  2009 — 2011

• Indira Gandhi National Open University

  BCA, Computer Application

  2005 — 2009

Skills

• Team Management
• Screening Resumes
• IT Recruitment
• Staffing Analysis
• Boolean Searching
• Market Research
• Interviews
• Candidate Screening
• Screening
• Rpo
• Employee Referral Programs
• E-Recruitment
• Management
• Recruiting
• Networking
• Interviewing
• Sourcing
• Vendor Management
• Temporary Placement
• Talent Acquisition
• Employer Branding
• Selection
• Executive Search
• Recruitments
• Shortlisting
• Staffing Services
• Human Resources
• Resume
• Technical Recruiting
• Contract Recruitment
• Permanent Placement
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Employee Engagement
• Applicant Tracking Systems
• People Management
• Customer Relations
• Customer Service
• Internet Recruiting
• Cold Calling