honey thakur

A highly accomplished and result-oriented Talent Acquisition professional with over 11 years of extensive experience in managing end-to-end recruitment across IT and Non-IT domains. Possesses deep expertise in full-cycle hiring, workforce planning, sourcing strategy development, stakeholder management, and recruitment operations. Known for delivering quality talent aligned with business goals while maintaining efficiency, transparency, and a strong candidate experience throughout the hiring lifecycle. Has successfully partnered with organizations across diverse industries to support their talent needs by understanding business objectives, role requirements, and long-term workforce planning goals. Demonstrates a strong ability to translate manpower requirements into actionable recruitment strategies that ensure timely and effective hiring outcomes. Adept at balancing speed, quality, and cost while hiring in competitive talent markets. Extensive experience in managing the complete recruitment lifecycle, starting from requirement gathering and job understanding to sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer management, and onboarding. Works closely with hiring managers, department heads, and leadership teams to gain clarity on role expectations, technical and functional skill requirements, experience levels, budget constraints, and hiring timelines. Acts as a strategic recruitment partner rather than a transactional recruiter. Strong expertise in IT recruitment, including hiring for roles such as software developers, full-stack engineers, front-end and back-end developers, testers, QA engineers, technical support, infrastructure, networking, system administration, ERP, data analytics, cloud technologies, and other technology-focused positions. Well-versed in understanding technical skill sets, role-specific requirements, and market availability of talent. Equally experienced in Non-IT recruitment, covering a wide range of corporate and functional roles including HR, Talent Acquisition, Sales, Marketing, Business Development, Finance, Accounts, Operations, Administration, Customer Support, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Retail, and other business support functions. Has handled hiring at junior, mid-level, senior, and leadership levels, demonstrating versatility and adaptability across functions and industries. Highly skilled in candidate sourcing through multiple channels such as Naukri.com, Indeed, LinkedIn Recruiter, internal databases, employee referrals, and social media platforms. Experienced in creating effective job postings, managing job responses, and using advanced Boolean search techniques to identify relevant profiles. Proactive in passive candidate sourcing and market mapping to build strong talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs. Actively manages recruitment activities on job portals like Naukri, Indeed, and LinkedIn, ensuring timely screening, follow-ups, and engagement with candidates. Maintains strong communication with candidates throughout the recruitment process, keeping them informed and engaged at every stage to reduce dropouts and enhance the overall candidate experience. Expert in resume screening and shortlisting, with a strong eye for detail and alignment with role requirements. Conducts initial HR interviews to evaluate candidates on technical understanding (where applicable), functional skills, communication abilities, attitude, cultural fit, career stability, and growth potential. Coordinates technical, functional, and managerial interviews, ensuring smooth scheduling and timely feedback collection. Experienced in handling lateral hiring, bulk hiring, and urgent or critical closures under tight timelines. Capable of managing high-volume recruitment requirements while maintaining quality standards and compliance with internal hiring processes. Demonstrates the ability to prioritize roles, manage multiple open positions simultaneously, and deliver results in fast-paced environments. Strong hands-on experience in offer management, including salary benchmarking, compensation structuring, and negotiation with candidates. Skilled in aligning candidate expectations with internal compensation frameworks, business budgets, and market standards. Manages offer rollouts, documentation, approvals, and follow-ups to ensure high offer acceptance and reduced joining dropouts. Responsible for managing pre-joining engagement and onboarding coordination, including documentation collection, background verification coordination, and joining formalities. Works closely with HR operations, payroll, and internal teams to ensure a seamless onboarding experience for new hires and smooth integration into the organization. Proficient in using Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to manage candidate databases, track recruitment progress, and maintain accurate hiring records. Regularly updates recruitment trackers, dashboards, and MIS reports. Tracks and analyzes key recruitment metrics such as time-to-hire, time-to-fill, offer-to-join ratio, recruiter productivity, and hiring pipeline status to support data-driven decision-making. Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to build trust-based relationships with hiring managers, business leaders, and senior management. Provides regular hiring updates, recruitment status reports, market intelligence, talent availability insights, and salary trend analysis. Advises stakeholders on hiring feasibility, realistic timelines, and market challenges. Well-versed in HR policies, recruitment compliance, and ethical hiring practices. Ensures all recruitment activities are conducted in alignment with organizational guidelines, internal policies, and industry standards. Maintains strict confidentiality of candidate data, compensation details, and organizational information. Recognized for excellent communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills. Able to engage effectively with candidates across all levels, from entry-level professionals to senior leadership. Maintains a professional, transparent, and empathetic approach, contributing positively to employer branding and candidate perception of the organization. Highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple priorities simultaneously. Demonstrates strong planning, coordination, and time-management skills. Adaptable to changing business needs and experienced in working within dynamic and high-pressure environments without compromising recruitment quality. Possesses strong problem-solving abilities and a proactive mindset toward recruitment challenges. Continuously looks for opportunities to improve hiring processes, optimize sourcing strategies, reduce turnaround time, and enhance candidate experience. Open to adopting new tools, technologies, and recruitment best practices. Actively keeps up with evolving recruitment trends, talent market dynamics, and hiring tools. Experienced in supporting organizations during growth phases, expansion hiring, and transformation initiatives by ensuring the availability of the right talent at the right time. Overall, a dependable, result-driven, and strategic Talent Acquisition professional with deep expertise in IT and Non-IT recruitment, strong command over job portals such as Naukri, Indeed, and LinkedIn, and a proven track record of delivering high-quality recruitment solutions. Brings long-term value to organizations by aligning talent acquisition efforts with business objectives and contributing to sustainable organizational growth.