SAMEERA PRAKASAN
Liverpool,Liverpool
Summary
Human Resources and recruitment professional with a background spanning talent acquisition, hiring coordination, onboarding, employee relations and HR operations. Works closely with hiring managers and senior stakeholders, supports compliance and payroll processes, and manages clear communication across the employee lifecycle. Seeks freelance or contract recruitment work supporting sourcing, hiring and coordination needs.
Overview
3
3
Languages
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate
Forrester Sales
Cheshire
03.2024 - Current
- Provide professional customer and client-facing support in a target-driven working environment, building positive relationships through clear and effective communication.
- Manage day-to-day enquiries, follow-ups and administrative tasks with attention to accuracy, responsiveness and service quality.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to support business objectives, maintain organised records and meet agreed performance expectations.
- Apply strong interpersonal and organisational skills developed through extensive previous experience in recruitment and HR.
Senior Human Resources Officer
Cloudium Software, India
Infopark, Kochi, India
11.2021 - 12.2023
- Oversaw talent acquisition plans and supported recruitment activity aligned with organisational workforce requirements.
- Managed smooth onboarding and offboarding processes, ensuring effective communication and coordination across stakeholders.
- Supported statutory compliance, regulatory requirements and workplace health and safety processes.
- Administered payroll, employee benefits, corporate events and team-building activities.
- Provided training, counselling and coaching to employees and supported positive employee relations.
- Handled workplace concerns and conflict resolution through professional mediation and clear communication.
- Conducted performance and wage reviews and supported employee engagement initiatives.
- Developed and communicated HR policies and supported ISO internal quality audit activities.
Human Resources Manager
VIPoint Solutions Pvt. Ltd, India
Infopark, Kochi, India
10.2013 - 10.2020
- Led a five-member HR team and coordinated HR functions across the organisation.
- Worked closely with senior management and employees to maintain effective employee relations and HR communication.
- Managed recruitment activities including sourcing, selection, staffing, onboarding and training of new hires against departmental requirements and budgets.
- Liaised with department managers to understand hiring needs and coordinate recruitment priorities.
- Ensured compliance with company policies, regulatory requirements and health and safety protocols.
- Administered payroll, benefits, corporate events, team-building activities and related HR administration.
Recruitment Specialist
Focus HR Solutions
Kochi, India
04.2011 - 10.2013
- Managed end-to-end recruitment activities for multiple clients and vacancies.
- Implemented candidate sourcing plans by combining multiple recruitment channels to build suitable candidate pipelines.
- Worked directly with hiring managers and senior HR professionals to clarify role requirements and understand additional recruitment needs.
- Supported and motivated the recruitment team to achieve hiring targets while maintaining candidate and service quality.
- Coordinated high-volume recruitment events, including an event involving approximately 160 candidates attending the same location for multiple vacancies.
- Built strong candidate and client relationships through professional communication, follow-up and recruitment coordination.
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Human Resource Management
ICFAI National College
Kerala, India01-2009
Bachelor of Arts (BA) - History
St. Teresa's College
Ernakulam, Kerala, India01-2007
Skills
- Talent acquisition
- Tech recruitment specialist
- Full Lifecycle recruitment management
- Strong Communication skills
- Technical hiring
- Talent acquisition techniques
- Client engagement
- Team player
- Job posting optimisation
- LinkedIn recruiting tools
- Leadership qualities
- Talent sourcing techniques
- Candidate assessment testing
- Boolean search mastery
Websites, Portfolios, Profiles
linkedin.com/in/sameera-midhun
LANGUAGES
English – C2 (Proficient)
Advanced
C1
Malayalam – C2 (Proficient)
Advanced
C1
Hindi – B1 (Intermediate)
Beginner
A1
Timeline
Associate
Forrester Sales
03.2024 - Current
Senior Human Resources Officer
Cloudium Software, India
11.2021 - 12.2023
Human Resources Manager
VIPoint Solutions Pvt. Ltd, India
10.2013 - 10.2020
Recruitment Specialist
Focus HR Solutions
04.2011 - 10.2013
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Human Resource Management
ICFAI National College
Bachelor of Arts (BA) - History
St. Teresa's College