NISHARA SINGH
11 Mount Fletcher Street, Sandton – Gauteng, So. Africa 2191 H: - ♦-
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Meticulous and dynamic professional who is excellent at juggling and executing multiple tasks with precision.
Broad industry experience includes recruiting, project management, editing, proofreading and strong client
stakeholder management and relationship building skills. Solid experience managing medium to large scale projects,
including administration.
SKILLS
Powerful negotiator
Process implementation
Resume writing
Recruitment and selection
Excellent stakeholder management
Results oriented
Editing and Proofreading
WORK HISTORY
Lead Technical Recruiter, 05/2016 to 01/2018
Consnet: A SAP Partner – Johannesburg, Gauteng, So. Africa
Responsible for the entire recruitment function including writing and posting job adverts and articles across various
social media platforms
Managing stakeholder relationships, sourcing of candidates, screening applications, writing of resumes, interviewing
and closing of deals
Actively involved in tendering for new projects across large and medium scales
Senior IT Recruiter, 04/2015 to 04/2016
EOH: A Microsoft Partner – Johannesburg, Gauteng, So. Africa
Responsible for the recruitment of IT professionals with exceptional client account management and sourcing
skills
New business development of clients
Writing advert proposals and resumes
Screening of candidates via the ATS, interviewing and background reference checks
Placements of contractors and permanent staff and closing of deals.
Senior Project Recruitment Specialist, 05/2013 to 05/2015
Human Communications – Johannesburg, Gauteng, So. Africa
Full recruitment function and stakeholder management across all areas within the FMCG business units at
McCain Foods nationally including 2 manufacturing plants in South Africa
Writing and posting of adverts across various platforms, including writing of interview questionnaires
Data mining and screening of applications via the internal ATS called Kenexa
Interviewing candidates with the executive committee, setting up psychometric assessments, conducting
background checks and execution of graduate recruitment initiatives
Senior Recruitment Executive, 01/2013 to 05/2013
The Focus Group – Johannesburg, Gauteng, So.Africa
Focused on Project Management and recruitment for Key Accounts within the IT, Telecommunications and
Banking industries
Sourced and head hunted candidates via various job portals and LinkedIn
Wrote and posted job adverts across different career portals and LinkedIn
Data mining, screening of applications via the ATS
Interviewed candidates, negotiated job offers and closed deals
Senior IT/Technical Recruiter, 02/2012 to 12/2012
It's About People – Johannesburg, Gauteng, So. Africa
Managed a portfolio of Blue Chip clients locally and internationally to successfully recruit IT professionals for
their organizations
New business development and stakeholder management
Executive search and selection of mid to executive level IT professionals
Screened and interviewed candidates and conducted the relevant background reference checks along with post
placement follow up
Wrote and posted job adverts across various career portals and LinkedIn
In-House Recruitment Specialist, 06/2010 to 05/2012
MoreGolf – Johannesburg, Gauteng, So. Africa
Internal Recruiter for a national sports and leisure organization, solely managing the entire recruitment process
from screening via the ATS to interviewing and selection
Trained Sales Managers on the new recruitment process implemented
Inducted and onboarded new recruits
Generalist Recruitment Consultant, 09/2008 to 11/2009
Drake International – Johannesburg, Gauteng, So. Africa
Generalist recruitment which included sourcing of candidates, screening and interviewing via the ATS
Writing of resumes, writing and posting of job adverts across career portal
Conducted background reference checks, placements of candidates, statistical reporting and post placement
follow up
EDUCATION
Advanced Diploma in Travel and Tourism - Birnam Business College - Johannesburg, Gauteng, So. Africa
Certificate in Business Communication – International Business Institute
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Successfully resurrected a dormant loss making recruitment division at Cosnet into a multi-million Rand profit
generating business, by implementing an efficient streamlined recruitment process, increasing the candidate
database to over 5000 and building relationships with key decision makers.
Top Consultant at EOH: A Microsoft Partner for September 2015 and October 2015. Over-exceeded quarterly
target by 186% and was rated Top Consultant for the 1st quarter of the new Financial Year.
Successfully and solely executed the McCain Graduate Recruitment Project from inception until completion.
Top achievement at It's About People was successfully placing a candidate that I head hunted from a Global IT
Organization, for an International Software Development Company that employs 1 in every 100 people
interviewed.
Received the Top Consultant in the country accolade 3 times at Drake International and was the top performer
in my branch on several occasions. At the end of my tenure, I was ranked number 10 in the world out of 8
countries.
