Sharmila Balaji

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Results-driven Talent Acquisition Specialist and HR Generalist with 6+ years of experience in end-to-end recruitment across UK, EU, USA, and India. Experienced in hiring across IT, ITES, Engineering, Infrastructure, Digital Marketing, and Startup environments. Proven expertise in managing the complete recruitment lifecycle, client and stakeholder management, employer branding, onboarding, and HR operations. Strong background in sourcing talent through LinkedIn Recruiter, XING, Monster, Jobsite, JobServe, TotalJobs, IT Job Board, Connectifier,X Ray search ,APNA , Pyjama HR, Naukri, etc  and other professional networking platforms. Experienced in managing client and internal hiring requirements, posting job advertisements, screening high-volume applications, coordinating interviews, and maintaining strong client relationships. Demonstrated success in maintaining a 90% offer acceptance rate, reducing average hiring turnaround time by 25%, closing critical positions within 2–3 business days, and screening up to 1000+ resumes in a day during high-volume hiring campaigns. Possess UK onsite recruitment exposure (May 2015 – Nov 2015), including regular client meetings, requirement gathering, delivery management, and supporting recruitment for major UK public sector projects. Recognized for strong relationship management, team coordination, vendor management, account management, and consistently delivering quality talent within aggressive timelines.