SARATHA SHASI TARAN
HR Consultant / Administration
Singapore
Summary
HR professional with 10+ years of experience in recruitment and HR operations. Skilled in full-cycle recruitment, talent acquisition, and improving HR processes. Experienced in driving efficiency, boosting productivity, and delivering client-focused solutions. Strong track record in building relationships with clients and candidates while aligning recruitment efforts with business needs.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Recruitment Consultant
APBA Human Resources (TG Group)
10.2023 - 03.2025
- Source, screen, and interview candidates to match job requirements for contract roles under government platform
- Prepare the letter of appointment.
- Coordinate administrative/ salary matters between client and candidates
- Collaborated with Team Members on Mass Recruitment Project, end-to-end recruitment from shortlisting, interview scheduling, costing and onboarding.
Account Manager
BGC Groups
07.2022 - 06.2023
- Manage accounts for Talent Acquisition across various industries.
- Post job listings on multiple job portals.
- Assist business partners in shortlisting candidates.
- Oversee movements in the Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
- Coordinate with e2i for job fairs.
SENIOR RECRUITMENT CONSULTANT
QUESS CORP SINGAPORE PTE LTD
08.2021 - 06.2022
- Recruit Blue Collar workers.
- Prepare the onboarding process for new businesses.
- Coordinate with e2i/WSG for job fairs.
- Post job openings on social media.
- Source candidates from various job portals.
- Conduct phone interviews.
- Manage the full onboarding process.
- Collaborate with the Team Lead on ideas and improvements.
- Document work processes.
Client Partnership Specialist
RMA Consultants
08.2019 - 05.2020
- Recruit for all government agencies.
- Submit new recruitments through GeBIZ.
- Resolve conflicts and negotiate agreements.
- Negotiate competitive salaries for candidates.
- Manage staff onboarding process.
- Use social media, Jobsbank, job portals, and attend job fairs for recruitment.
- Work with clients to understand their HR needs.
- Arrange interviews and onboarding.
- Conduct exit interviews.
- Share team updates in department meetings.
- Handle customer inquiries and concerns.
- Solve problems and provide client support.
- Coordinate with Finance for timely payments.
- Prepare monthly billing and payments for clients.
- Handle ad-hoc tasks assigned by management.
Senior Relationship Manager
Educare Human Capital Pte Ltd
01.2014 - 07.2019
- Communicating with clients to know their recruitment needs
- Identify the manpower needs of the clients and suggest ways to manage them
- Sourcing for potential candidates to assign client accounts
- Screening through telephone interview
- Managing CV database
- Scheduling for interview
- Preparing employment documents and HR letters (e.g. employment contract)
- Maintaining communication with clients and deployed staffs to bridge any communication gaps or address HR issues
- Updating and maintaining HRMS
- Tracking movements of staffs
- Calculating salary for hourly paid staffs
- Handle staffs’ leave management, payroll, etc
- Billing respective clients using Microsoft Excel report.
Administrative Executive
Cleaning Express Pte Ltd
10.2012 - 01.2014
- Assist Operation Managers with cleaning-related tasks.
- Support the start-up of new sites.
- Prepare monthly schedules.
- Draft memos for claims, complaints, and compensation.
- Take meeting minutes.
- Arrange training sessions.
- Organize events.
- Maintain accurate physical and digital records.
- Schedule appointments, organize materials, and prepare meeting rooms.
- Respond to emails and correspondence to improve communication.
- Provide administrative support to the Operations team.
- Manage office supplies inventory.
Asst Relationship Manager
Educare Co-operative Ltd
01.2009 - 10.2012
- Maintaining Personal File Consolidate Timesheet Manage Annual Leave & Medical Leave General Admin Matters Manage Relief & their Schedules Conduct Interview in Recruitment Exercise Work with Finance Dept for staff salary pay-out Conducting Appraisals
- GeBiz (Bookmarking Tenders / Responding to tenders)
- MOE Reports for MOE Deployment
- Full Cycle of Recruitment
- Exit Interview
- Build relationship in MOE schools for new businesses
- Introduction with school leaders on company products and services
- Frequent Visit to schools
Banking Assistant
DBS Bank Pte Ltd
07.1997 - 11.2008
- Provide secretarial support.
- Arrange meetings and interviews (local and overseas).
- Handle phone calls and ad-hoc admin tasks.
- Manage the procurement of mobile phones for the department.
- Place purchase orders for new or replacement mobile devices.
- Coordinate office line connections and raise work orders for issues.
- Support Local Area Network (LAN) access and grant folder permissions.
- Manage IDs and passwords, including issuing and troubleshooting login systems.
- Respond to system queries and user concerns.
- Perform administrative tasks, including sorting mail, preparing packages, and scanning documents.
- Handle customer inquiries and concerns.
- Archive documents.
- Prepare Service Level Agreements with the team.
- Assist with auditing and document retrieval.
Education
Diploma - Business Administration
ASIA Pacific International University
08-2000
GCE O-Level -
Woodlands Secondary School
12-1995
Skills
MS Office - Words
MS PowerPoint
MS Excel
HR ATS
HR System to manage Leave Application & Timesheets
Client management
Applicant interviewing
Candidate sourcing
Accomplishments
CERTIFICATIONS
- Certificate for Employment Intermediaries (CEI) – In compliance with MOM regulations, 2012
- Certificate in Office Skills – ITE Bishan, 1997
Character Referees
- Vivien Khaw, RO at APBA HR, 96919102
- Chik Junxiong, RO at Educare, 89512375
Timeline
Recruitment Consultant
APBA Human Resources (TG Group)
10.2023 - 03.2025
Account Manager
BGC Groups
07.2022 - 06.2023
SENIOR RECRUITMENT CONSULTANT
QUESS CORP SINGAPORE PTE LTD
08.2021 - 06.2022
Client Partnership Specialist
RMA Consultants
08.2019 - 05.2020
Senior Relationship Manager
Educare Human Capital Pte Ltd
01.2014 - 07.2019
Administrative Executive
Cleaning Express Pte Ltd
10.2012 - 01.2014
Asst Relationship Manager
Educare Co-operative Ltd
01.2009 - 10.2012
Banking Assistant
DBS Bank Pte Ltd
07.1997 - 11.2008
Diploma - Business Administration
ASIA Pacific International University
GCE O-Level -
Woodlands Secondary School