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Arti Wadan

Summary

Experienced recruitment consultant with strong organisational aptitude and proven ability to deliver the best possible recruitment service. Drawing on over 15 years experience in recruitment, across multiple industries and sectors, I assist companies find the best talent. Expert understanding of recruitment practices coupled with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Recruitment Advisor

Bupa
05.2023 - 12.2023

Bupa is New Zealand's largest age care and dementia care provider with 4000 staff across Aotearoa New Zealand and where they shape a brighter future for our people our residents, and our communities.

Responsibilities:

  • Implement innovative sourcing strategies for attracting top talent by creating talent pools for distinct roles for all the recruiters and their regions across New Zealand resulting in a more diverse and qualified candidate pool.
  • Reduce time-to-fill positions by developing efficient screening methods using the talent pool I created for the team.
  • Enhance candidate experience by streamlining the recruitment process and ensuring timely communication with applicants.
  • End to end recruitment from resume screening to verbal offer for a variety of roles.

Talent Specialist

Xero
07.2022 - 05.2023

Small business makes the world go round – it's the heart of the global economy. Xero's online accounting software connects small business owners with their numbers, their bank, and advisors anytime. Founded in 2006, Xero now has 3.5 million subscribers and is a leader in cloud accounting across New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom.


Responsibilities:

  • Plan and execute recruitment sourcing activity across Australasia to ensure top talent is sourced from active and passive candidate markets
  • Maintain up to date database of engaged candidates
  • Leverage Xero employer brand to engage talent communities for immediate and future hiring requirements
  • Utilise creative sourcing strategies to cultivate top talent and build talent pipelines
  • Represent Xero in a professional manner to all candidates
  • Assist with additional projects as required for global impact

Recruitment Advisor

Coca Cola Europacific Partners New Zealand Ltd
04.2019 - 06.2022

Coca Cola Europacific Partners New Zealand is one of the world's leading consumer good companies in the world. They make, move, and sell some of the worlds most loving brands – including Coca-Cola, Monster Energy and Schweppes along with local favourites L&P, Keri /juice and Baker Halls. With over 1,000 people across the country at manufacturing sites, offices and depots they create thousands more jobs across the supply chain and with key suppliers.


Responsibilities:

  • Manage and deliver the internal and external recruitment process for all CCEP Supply Chain vacancies; utilising appropriate recruitment methodologies to deliver quality talent
  • Recruited for all their manufacturing plants and distribution centres throughout New Zealand
  • Ensure quality candidate care is provided to all candidates (internal & external)
  • Proactively source talent for CCEP NZ for hard to fill roles by talent pools and using LinkedIn Recruiter
  • Manage the administration and interpretation of psychometric assessments when required
  • Stakeholder engagement and business partnering

Recruitment Manager

The Selwyn Foundation
04.2014 - 03.2019

The Selwyn Foundation is an independent, Christian faith-based New Zealand charitable trust providing services to older people and their families. With four key services in Retirement Villages, Community, Learning and Charity, The Selwyn Foundation employs 650 staff members on eight retirement sites throughout Auckland, Northland, Waikato and Wellington.


Responsibilities:

  • Lead the implementation and delivery of a comprehensive, centralised recruitment service to all eight retirement Villages of The Selwyn Foundation and Group Office services
  • Lead the end-to-end recruitment process for all placements in line with standard procedure and best practice; from advertising through to the processing of employment documents
  • Recruit across a diverse range of business functions from technical up to senior leadership level
  • Select and apply the most appropriate assessment tools to identify ‘best fit' for the role and organisation; analyse results and feedback to managers
  • Build capability in Hiring Managers by ensuring they are adequately equipped and supported to participate in the recruitment process through the delivery of training sessions on interviewing and selection techniques
  • Research recruitment best practice techniques and methods, make recommendations for improvement
  • Participate in the development and review of recruitment procedures and guidelines in collaboration with the HR Manager and in line with best practice
  • Gain knowledge of each business unit structure and culture to enhance the “best fit” selection process

Recruitment Specialist

Sitel New Zealand Ltd
09.2012 - 03.2014

Sitel is a global leading provider of business process outsourcing (BPO) solutions, offering clients delivery of multi-channel customer contact interactions. Sitel operates in 23 countries with staff of 58,000 worldwide with clients including Insurance, Airlines, Technology support and telecommunications etc.


Responsibilities:

  • Manage end-to-end recruitment process including resume and telephone screening, assessment centre coordination and management, profiling and testing, conducting competency based interviews, reference checking, ad writing, police verification, credit checks etc
  • Ensure effective recruitment and selection strategies are utilised by applying best practice to ensure legislative compliance
  • Build strong relationships with stakeholders internal and external to ensure objectives are met and client requirements are delivered
  • Ensure a high level of candidate care is maintained throughout the recruitment and selection process
  • Work with the Asia Pacific Global Resourcing Team to ensure New Zealand is aligned with global standards and policies
  • Manage large recruitment projects and up to ~8 contractors
  • Provide accurate and timely reporting on resourcing metrics weekly and monthly
  • Manage and build relationships with Training Institutes, Universities, Chamber of Commerce, recruitment agencies and advertising providers to source and attract strong caliber of talent whilst building talent pools for potential hires
  • Work with Stakeholders to develop competency and behavioural-based interview questions relating to core and technical competencies

Recruitment Consultant

James Richardson Duty Free Ltd
07.2011 - 08.2012

JR Duty Free is a global organisation that offers world class duty free retail throughout New Zealand and Internationally, with stores across Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland.


Responsibilities:

  • Work collaboratively with Managers to ensure business needs are met. Screening, phone interviewing, conducting behavioural based interviews, reference checks and managing background checks prior to hire
  • Conduct behavioural based interviews
  • Managing Assessment Centres - Developing team exercises and role-plays to assess candidate's competencies
  • Scheduling and training hiring managers to conduct behavioural based interviews
  • Compile, review, analyse and report on recruitment related statistical data
  • End to end process for developing advertisements and preparing strategies for sourcing and managing candidate flow

In-house Recruitment Consultant

Auckland Regional RMO Services Ltd, ARRMOS
02.2011 - 06.2011

ARRMOS was a government organisation owned by Waitemata, Auckland and Counties Manukau District Health Boards that provided recruitment, allocation, training and admin support services to RMO's (Residential Medical Officers) in the Auckland region.


Responsibilities:

  • Sourcing, screening and selecting doctors (RMO's) from New Zealand, Australia, Europe and UK across 4 hospitals in the Auckland Region including; Auckland City, Starship, Middlemore, North Shore and Waitakere hospitals
  • Delivering end-to-end recruitment of Doctors into the Auckland Region
  • Involving posting job requisitions, screening, interviewing, referencing and making offers
  • Contributing to dynamic and innovative sourcing of candidates on both national and international opportunities
  • Conducting Interviews with Consultants for International Medical Graduates wanting to practice here in New Zealand
  • Managing advertising via Facebook and Twitter (social media) to promote Auckland Doctors
  • Represented the Auckland Regional DHB's at the National DHB Road show

Recruitment Consultant

Comspek International
08.2008 - 07.2010

Comspek International is a New Zealand based recruitment based company, which specialises in recruiting IT and Telecommunications professionals.


Responsibilities:

  • Searching and screening qualified candidates according to client's requirements
  • Candidate care and management and selecting qualified candidates for phone interviews
  • Preparing resumes, creating submittals, and outlining candidate's suitability
  • Strong communication with Account Managers, Hiring Managers, Clients, Colleagues and Candidates

Education

Bachelor of Commerce - Marketing And Management

The University of Auckland
New Zealand
2008

Skills

  • Recruitment platforms used; Avature, Lever, Hirevue, Success Factors, Taleo, Talent Link, Vieple and other in house recruitment platforms
  • LinkedIn Recruiter
  • Seek Talent Search
  • Proficient in Google and Microsoft Office Suite
  • Extensive experience in online search engines and computer databases
  • Oprah Psychology Group Trained
  • Relationship building
  • Talent Management

Hobbies

  • Health & Wellbeing
  • Time with family and friends
  • Travelling
  • Reading
  • Cooking


Timeline

Recruitment Advisor

Bupa
05.2023 - 12.2023

Talent Specialist

Xero
07.2022 - 05.2023

Recruitment Advisor

Coca Cola Europacific Partners New Zealand Ltd
04.2019 - 06.2022

Recruitment Manager

The Selwyn Foundation
04.2014 - 03.2019

Recruitment Specialist

Sitel New Zealand Ltd
09.2012 - 03.2014

Recruitment Consultant

James Richardson Duty Free Ltd
07.2011 - 08.2012

In-house Recruitment Consultant

Auckland Regional RMO Services Ltd, ARRMOS
02.2011 - 06.2011

Recruitment Consultant

Comspek International
08.2008 - 07.2010

Bachelor of Commerce - Marketing And Management

The University of Auckland
Arti Wadan