About
Welcome
Simran Bhandari is an enthusiastic Human Resources graduate, currently interning as Human Resources Manager at Interestopedia India Private Limited. She completed her Bachelor’s degree in B.A. (Hons) in Business and Management from Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, United Kingdom and did her Advanced Diploma in Business Administration in Human Resources Management from Seneca College, Toronto, Canada. Simran has over 2 years of work experience in Sales and marketing across Canada and almost 1 year of work experience in the HR Domain across India. She has previously worked with Walmart, Knewsales, Follet, and education institutions like Seneca college. She has been a mentor and scholar in Seneca College, Canada. She has won an award from the president of Seneca college for her scholastic academic performance for HR studies and scored a perfect GPA, i.e. 4.0 GPA, in her final year.
Vision
My Vision is to be the first choice trusted human resource business partner and consultant for top-notch organizations globally, spreading my wings of knowledge for building unique and extraordinary work culture in an organization.
Mission
My mission is to build an exceptionally talented workforce, expand, administer, and educate value-added human resources programs, policies, and procedures in a competent and valuable manner for the growth of an organization.The mission further continues to develop fun-loving work culture along with healthy competition, equal work environment, create an atmosphere of fun, challenges and safety, commitment to the organization as well as self goals, training the employees with required knowledge and intellect, recruiting the efficient human resource for an organization and encourage the respect and value of each member in an organization.
Objectives
I am seeking a dynamic role in HR domain to leverage my communication, leadership, critical thinking, agility, global exposure, 2.5 years of work experience and creativity to bring innovative solutions and actionable insights to support various strategic and HR processes at the company and provide seamless experiences for all stakeholders. I can help teams flourish, build robust working reports at all levels, and use logic in a human-centric approach.
Work
Interestopedia India Private Limited
May 2021 – Present (2 MONTHS +)
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGER
Location - India
Responsibilities:
• Designing the Job Ads.
• Interviewing candidates for business development and internal & national expansion (External Relationships).
• Leading and building two Batches of Business Development Department.
• Managing and coordinating with the subordinates and AVPs, and Vice President.
• Doing Strategic planning, implementing them, monitoring, and taking updates from the teams to get the expected results.
Impact:
Brought a change in job descriptions and the recruitment process of the company, which not only led to increase by 70% showup rates in interviews but also the quality of candidates has improved which 3x efficiency of the department of the business development Department.
Award:
#Ranked1 - Performer of the week- Got recognized in the first week of joining the organization.
EY (Ernst & Young)
Apr 2021 - May 2021 (2 months)
Human Resources Intern
RPO Recruiter- Client: Microsoft
• Domain Experience in IT Profile: BA, Developer (MSCRM-D365), .Net Developer, Power Apps, Power BI, and Testers (Automation, Manual, F&O)
• Performed full recruitment life cycle (Requirement gathering, Sourcing, Screening, Scheduling, Negotiation closing).
• Delivered resource requests within time and cost limitations.
• Maintained Employee database and Follow-ups and getting feedback from the client about a candidate.
• Demonstrated Sourcing resumes through the portal (Naukri), networking & references, Job posting and Internal Databases.
• Coordinated and scheduled with the candidates at all levels interviews followed up till the closure.
• Kept in touch with the offered candidates and keeping them well informed till the time they join.
• Established, maintained and improved client relationship by regular.
• Follow-ups to keep track of ongoing requirements.
• Maintained Tracker sheet and preparing a weekly report.
GAOTek Inc
(4 MONTHS)
Assistance Manager Human Resources - MAY 2021 - JUNE 2021 (2 MONTHS)
• Promoted from HR Assistant to Assistant Manager Human Resources for 3 departments tech-writers, reviewers and direct sales department.
• Helped in coordination and management, and lead the team of 36 members and made sure that they are performing their assigned tasks and duties timely.
Human Resources Associate - MARCH 2021 - APRIL 2021 (2 MONTHS)
Responsibilities:
• Screened Resumes, Interviewed Selected Candidates, Conducted Inductions and Achieved the given targets prior due month.
Impact:
• Modified recruitment process to reduce Interns turnover by 30%
Awards:
• I have not only been recognized for my effective and efficient performance but also been offered a full time paid position by GAOtek Inc. in order to retain with Company.
Talent Acquisition Associate : MARCH 2021 (1 MONTH)
• Worked on Bitrix24 platform (Software) and Handled CRM
• Connected with more than 200 potential speakers who have more than 10 years of work experience around the globe in their field over LinkedIn And Invited them for our upcoming summit.
• Screened more than 1000 profiles on LinkedIn to select the potential speakers and filtered them and got connected with 200 high-end people. For instance, CEO, CFO, President, Vice-President, Senior Director, Director, Senior Manager of their company.
Nishritha Foundation
Mar 2021 - Present (3 months +)
Human Resources Coordinator
Responsibilities:
• Screening Resumes, Interviewed Selected Candidates, Conducted Inductions and Onboarding new candidates and ensuring team is completing their regular tasks and updating it to the management.
• Working closely with management, developing new strategies with innovative ideas and processes and getting them implemented through managers.
Impact:
• Modified Selection process to increase productivity by 40%.
• Modified Job description of the relevant positions to attract qualified and right candidates.
• Conceptualized the digital post and content on Social media platform to increase its digital presence by 33%.
Awards:
• Recognized for the efficiency and efficient work by the HR Head and CEO of the foundation.
• Offered HR Manager position by Nishritha Foundation with the condition that I retain with foundation.
fFollett
Jan 2019 - Jan 2019 (1 month)
Sales Team Member
• Handled customer feedback and ensured the enquiries were resolved with satisfaction.
• Implemented leadership skills while leading team members to achieve optimized results.
OSL Retail Services
Apr 2018 - Sep 2018 (6 months)
Sales Associate
• Learned the features and benefits of new and current products through actively participating in team meetings.
• Used spatial awareness to monitor the behaviour of multiple customers at a time and pitched them accordingly.
• Marketed products to customers using sales skills and product knowledge and closed the sale.
• Did inventory management of products on the sales floor to company visual standards using strong attention to detail.
KSG
Oct 2017 - Mar 2018 (6 months)
Sales Agent
• Coordinated and developed strategies and framework for organizational change in team culture to market new programs in sales, employee training and recruitment, development, and retention of employees.
• Assisted customer enquiries and helped them to apply for services.
• Handled customer feedback and ensured the enquiries are resolved with satisfaction.
• Worked with RBC, and Walmart World Bank credit card services achieving highest sales targets.
Seneca College
Sep 2017 - Oct 2017 (2 months)
Accounting Assistant
• Worked as an Accounting clerk, where my work was appreciated with the skills and knowledge.
• Helped in searching out some of the minor mistakes which made a lot of differences in calculations.
Education
Jain (Deemed-to-be University)
2021-2023
Master of Business Administration - MBA - Finance
Class Representative - 1st & 2nd Semester
Oxford Brookes University
2020 - 2021
BA (hons) Business and Managment, Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Seneca College
2017 - 2020
Business Administration - Human Resources: Academic Overall Score: 3.2 GPA
The Emerald Heights International School, Indore
2015 - 2016
Grade 12, Commerce + mathematics: Academic Score: 81%
The Emerald Heights International School
2013 - 2014
Grade: 10, General Studies: Academic Score: 8.4 cgpa
Certifications
Licenses & Certifications
Honors & Awards
Licenses & Certifications
Microsoft Office Specialist 2019 - Excel Associate
Excel Introduction to Formulas and Functions
How to Design and Deliver Training Programs
Human Resources Compensation and Benefits
Financial Accounting Foundations
Strategic Planning Foundations
Accounting Foundations Bookkeeping
Certificate of Training in Human Resource - GAOTek Inc.
Certificate of Training in Digital Marketing - GAOTek Inc.
Become a Corporate Recruiter - LinkedIn
Cert Prep: PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® - LinkedIn
Consulting Foundations - LinkedIn
Creating a Positive and Healthy Work Environment - LinkedIn
Finding and Retaining High Potentials - LinkedIn
Human Resources in the On-Demand Economy - LinkedIn
Human Resources: Running Company Onboarding - LinkedIn
Interviewing a Job Candidate for Recruiters (2016) - LinkedIn
Recruiting Foundations - LinkedIn
Strategic Human Resources - LinkedIn
Critical Thinking at University: An Introduction - University of Leeds (4ez2xz7)
Move In Silence, Only Speak When It's Time To Say Checkmate.
Skills
Languages Skills
English
Hindi
French
Testimonials
Moumita Nath
" Simran is a fantastic person, who is kind, hardworking, and patient. It was delightful to work with her. She I dedicated to her work and handles issues very calmly. She always helps others and has a perseverant attitude. I will recommend Simran as she will definitely prove to be an asset in any organization. "
via LinkedIn
Mahajaben Hesarur
" Simran is an amazing person, she is a great leader and has all leadership qualities and she is very good at communication I was excited to work with her she is always polite with everyone and it was a great experience working with her. I highly recommend her for leadership and management roles in the ever-growing organization and start-ups. "
via LinkedIn
Rachael Dmello
" I was impressed by Simran's ability to handle any situation calmly and patiently. She was determined to accomplish her goal and was always diligent to lend a helping hand to the team. Any organization would be lucky to have her as their manager. She is really an inspirational person to work with and would be a great addition to your company. Simran has my highest recommendation. Wishing her the best for every step in her career. "
via LinkedIn
Dapinder Kaur Sekhon
" Simran is a curious personality who is always ready to learn and grow herself in whatever she steps into. She looks at the pros and cons of important decisions and reaches the right conclusions. Having directly worked with her during an internship in the past, I have seen her put her heart and soul into any tasks assigned, do them in the given timelines, and exceed expectations. She also steps out of her comfort zone when need be and deals with ambiguity well. I highly recommend her for management roles in ever-growing organizations! "
Via Linkedin
Tanay Bhatkar
" Simran is amazing at her job. She has her own way to interact with the prospective candidates around. She is good with the juniors, does every possible thing it takes to help colleagues and gets things done. In a very short span, she helped me to resolve every query and helped me to settle in an internship. The collaboration was very smooth and her assistance will definitely make a huge impact on my success. "
Via Linkedin
Malaika S
" Simran is a wonderful person to work with, and has exceptional expertise in leadership and coaching. She is very dedicated to her duties. "
Via Linkedin
Gayatri Godbole
" Simran guided me really well in the initial stages of my internship, and I would especially like to mention that she is really helpful and empathetic. She is very efficient in conducting interviews and inductions, and is up-to-date with her knowledge about employee requisites. She is prompt in answering queries, and her approach towards individuals who are new in the industry is very humble and reassuring. I know that I can turn to her any time if I face a roadblock. I wish her all the very best for all her future endeavours! "
Via Linkedin
Sakshi G
" Simran is an amazing person who is humble & polite and most importantly she is friendly but professional which is actually a beneficial skill which makes her a good person and perfect for any organisation. "
Via Linkedin
Manoj S
" Simran is exceptionally detail orientated, passionate about her work, and her time and work management skills were superb. Her presence at the work environment can change the atmosphere easily because of her friendly manner. It was great fun working with her! "
Via LinkedinRiswana Bathual K
" Simran is a well efficient person who has great communication and management skills. Her fervent attitude and dedication towards work will definitely take her places and I learned a lot from her optimistic way of approaching people. I wish her the best! "
Via Linkedin