Gaurab Ray Email & Phone Number

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Trainee Hiring:Managing a team of 9 Recruiters and 1 Lead, responsible for all fresher hiring and related activities for the eastern region – 12 states and one union territory in India to fulfil all the Trainee requirements across disciplines such as Science, Engineering, Management, Chartered & Cost Accountants, Economics & Statistics, Content Writers, Legal, UI & UX Designers, Commerce, to name a few.Visit all colleges campuses for trainee selection across 12 states in the eastern and north-eastern region, thereby contributing about 20% of the total Trainee intake for TCS India.Plan and strategize large recruitment drives to meet to the rising appetite of Trainees in the organization, with interviews huge numbers like 15K MoM.Lateral & Leadership Hiring:Managing a team of 18 Recruiters and 1 Lead responsible for external hiring for 5 branches, namely, Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Patna, Jamshedpur and Guwahati.Contributed in the net headcount addition of the branches from 49k in FY'23 to 51k in FY'24.Successfully contributed to the headcount addition of over 300 lateral joiners MoM, for which over 1000 candidates are scheduled for interviewed MoM.Work closely with business teams to understand requirements and fulfill positions with at least 85% match to the requirement.Onboarding & Induction:Managing a team of 4 members and 1 Lead responsible for onboarding and inducting candidates across 5 branches, namely, Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Patna, Jamshedpur and Guwahati with a joiner count of 200+ WoW.Background Verification:Managing a team of 2 members and 1 Lead responsible for background verification of all offered candidates due to join in 5 branches, namely, Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Patna, Jamshedpur and Guwahati with a candidate count of 75+ WoW.

India

Managing a team of 3 Recruiters and 1 Lead, responsible for fulfilment of all requirements in the 'TCS Corporate' unit across India.Some of the units include Finance, Marketing, Legal, Information Security Management, various functions of HR - Talent Development, Talent Acquisition, Resource Management, WWSC, Business Partners, to name a few. This also includes Strategic Leadership hiring for units like Corporate Affairs and core team members for teams of CEO, CHRO, COO, CFO, CTO, etc.Requirements fall in the range of 300 to 500 requirements per Qtr.

India

Heading a team of 6 members, who are working with the various RegionalTalent Acquisition teams responsible for Engineering and ManagementTrainee hiring for India geography.Job role includes planning, strategizing, governing and executing the entirefresher hiring process to cater to huge volumes of Trainee position fulfillments.Owner of the in-house Applicant Tracking System and CandidateManagement System.Re-imagined models of Gamified Hiring and Hiring through Contests in collaboration with the Technical, Branding and Marketing team.Developed and implemented hiring strategies to attract Gen Z and boosthiring numbers to meet the Trainee Hiring Target of over 30k QOQ.Developed SOPs to maintain uniformity in the process across all the regional teams to ensure an excellent stakeholder experience.Increased brand mindshare and loyalty among offered candidates toenhance retention and improve joining ratio.Built effective training and coaching strategies for the Talent Acquisitionteam to optimize team performance.Set and updated team schedules based on business requirements to meetTrainee demands in a highly competitive market.Mentored new team members on the recruitment strategies, hiring processand interview goals.

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

• Leading a team of Recruiters, responsible for all fresher hiring and related activities for the eastern region – 12 states and one union territory in India with an aim to fulfil all the Trainee requirements across disciplines such as Science, Engineering, Management, Chartered & Cost Accountants, Content Writers, Legal, UI & UX Designers, Commerce, to name a few.• Leading the Talent Acquisition function for 5 TCS facilities, namely, Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Patna, Guwahati and Jamshedpur.• Contributing about 12% to 15% of total Trainee requirement in India.• Relationship building and management with Internal and External Stake Holders (Academia) across the region to win an Exclusive Day-1, Slot-1 at all campuses.• Plan and strategize large recruitment drives to meet to the rising appetite of Trainees in the organization, with interviews huge numbers like 15K in a month.• Adopted to 100% virtual Pre-Placement Talks and Post-Offer Engagement to contribute to the joining pipeline by attracting and retaining talent, respectively. • Leveraged social media platforms like our in-house Campus Commune, to attract students to be part of various Gamified Hiring Models, Business Unit Communities, etc. aiming at a healthy joining ratio from the region.• Organizing and Managing various Campus related events like Training and Placement Officers’ Meet, Student Interactive Sessions, Webinars, Academic Conferences, Faculty Development Programs, etc., in a virtual setup.• Plan with the larger team and deploying Campus Cycle through appropriate scheduling of institute sync calls at frequent intervals.

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

LATERAL HIRING SPACE -• Involved in lateral hiring with complete ownership of some units like EIS & IOT, BFSI, Platform Solutions, etc. • Handled end to end operations and dimensions pertaining to the recruitment team.• Worked with business leaders, with proper understanding of business requirements, in terms of specific technologies and their evolution.• Build and implement sourcing, selection and networking strategies to hire in a cost effective and efficient manner.• End to end process involvement with the team, from sourcing to conducting interviews, right till candidate’s joining.• Work with multiple hiring managers, recruiting coordinators and operations team to ensure that best candidate experience is provided to interviewees.• Map manpower needs based on requirements & urgency of clients and making action plan accordinglyFRESHER HIRING SPACE -• Contributed towards Pre-Placement Discussions and Post-Offer Engagement by leveraging social media platform like our inhouse Campus Commune, to attract students to be part of various online gamified contests, Business Unit communities, etc. for ensuring a healthy joining ratio.• Organizing and managing various Campus related events like Training and Placement Officers’ meet, Student Interactive Sessions, Webinars, Academic Conferences, Faculty Development Programs, etc.• Promoting TCS Gamified Hiring Contests like CodeVita, EngiNX, HackQuest, EnQuode (erstwhile TESTimony), InfraMind, etc. and ensuring that the eastern region is top in terms of registrations and participation.• Planning and deploying Campus Cycle through appropriate scheduling of institute visits and logistics management.• Work closely with ARM throughout to ensure continuous relationship with academia by offering Student Workshops, Internships and Industrial Visits.

Pune, Maharashtra, India

• Sole Recruiter involved in end to end recruitment of experienced professionals from junior to leadership positions across verticals in the EIS unit like Aerospace, Automotive, Retail, Energy Resource & Utilities, Medical Devices, to name a few.• Handled end to end operations and dimensions pertaining to the recruitment team.• Worked with business leaders, with proper understanding of business requirements, in terms of specific technologies and their evolution.• Build and implement sourcing, selection and networking strategies to hire in a cost effective and efficient manner.• End to end process involvement with the team, from sourcing to conducting interviews, right till candidate’s joining.• Work with multiple hiring managers, recruiting coordinators and operations team to ensure that best candidate experience is provided to interviewees.• Map manpower needs based on requirements & urgency of clients and making action plan accordingly

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Drafting of Human Resource Manuals (2 nos. - for the Employees in the Managerial and Non-Managerial Cadre) for all the employees at Berger Paints India Limited as a part of Summer Internship Project.

New Delhi, Delhi, India

Core economic oriented project, where comprehensive and extensive research was conducted on topics related to "Multilateral Trade Agreements (in the Indian context)" and "India - A Developing Country"

Kolkata Area, India

Project on On-Boarding where a web page was designed and a 'buddy' was assigned for each new employee who joins the Organization, to ensure smooth settling down of the employee.

Master’S Degree, Human Resource Management (Mhrm)

Activities and Societies: Represented the Institute in the 10th National Competition for Management Students, conducted by All India.

Bachelor’S Degree, B.Sc. Hons. (Economics)

Activities and Societies: Certificate Course in Corporate Social Responsibility Certified in First Aid (from American Heart Association)

High School

Activities and Societies: Swimming, Chess, Public Speaking