Aditya Kannan

Aditya Kannan

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  • About me

    Seasoned HR Professional with international experience. Obtained Canadian PR and looking for a suitable job opportunity in Canada.

  • Education

    • Indian School Muscat

      1989 - 2004
      High school certificate Commerce
    • Michigan State University

      2004 - 2008
      Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Human Resources & Society

      Activities and Societies: • Volunteered for Project Hospitality, New York in 2008 regarding general cleanliness and charity • Contributed to Chicago Service Project cleanliness, gardening, painting & reorganizing apparels • Volunteered for Lansing Area AIDS Network, cleanliness, sorting of food items & beverages • Volunteered for American Red Cross at Lansing in 2006

    • Symbiosis International University

      2011 - 2013
      Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Human Resources

      Activities and Societies: • 3 days certificate course from NTU, 2011 on Cross-Cultural Management & Creative Thinking & Problem Solving Techniques • Prepared a comprehensive business plan for a B school in the course training & development • Prepared a HRIS framework for a B school in the course Technology in HR • Volunteered for college event Utopia- 2011 at SIBM handling Graphiti and event sponsors • Member of HR summit Audeaumus & Satkala- The Art Exhibition handling logistics, 2012 Participated in Blood Donation Drive at SIBM, Bangalore in August 2011 and 2012

  • Experience

    • HSBC

      Nov 2008 - Mar 2009
      Trainee

      • Worked at Network Services Center at HSBC at the help desk for retail banking services• Handled branch officers for outward & inward remittances, personal & car loans• Filing of transaction reports & telex messages regarding general ledger accounts, outward remittances, salary queries and manual entries to income and expenditure accounts• Received applications for shares in the IPO department and sent them for processing• Handled debit authorization to customers for error payments into accounts from different banks • Maintained call logs & prepared graphs regarding incoming and outgoing calls Show less

    • Serco

      Aug 2009 - May 2011
      Senior Customer Services Executive

      • Worked for Intelenet Global Services Pvt. Ltd. which was acquired by UK-based Serco in May 2011• Resolved issues & queries of UK imperative clients and operations on client database for solutions• Assigned customer requests & complaints in appropriate advisor queue

    • Sterlite Technologies Ltd.

      Apr 2012 - May 2012
      Role Models and The Kirkpatrick Model of Training Effectiveness in Sterlite

      MBA Summer Internship• Presented best employees as role models of the company• Designed questionnaire to interview role models and colleagues & created presentation template• Drove practical implementation of Kirkpatrick Model of training effectiveness • Researched ways to implement model, ROI & Philips model of training effectiveness & implementation, training needs analysis and effectiveness in corporate setup

    • Zinnov

      Apr 2013 - Jun 2013
      Intern

      The job profile included support and contribution to consulting assignments through• Primary research through company collected data and structured information about emerging technology frontiers globally, research and development facilities and government benefits and incentives for national and international companies in various geographical locations• Secondary research on the internet for recent trends and news articles in the technology field globally such as university company partnerships, executive talent movement, analyzing company strategic decisions for acquisitions for the company newsletter and compiling university data related to number of students and graduates in various educational disciplines• Involvement in data interpretation and data analysis• Report and blogs preparation from primary and secondary research Show less

    • Scope e-Knowledge Center

      Dec 2013 - Jul 2014
      Presales Consultant

      The job profile included support and contribution to the presales division• I assisted managers and business executives in researching about new companies and markets to offer company services• Compilation of company products in power point slides for future use• Creation of prospective client profiles through market research• Managing a monthly newsletter on companies in the industry and their business dealings• Researching on pain points and its analysis on prospective clients• I assisted in business development, contacting key officers, prospective clients regarding attendance at a major conference, our VP attended it• I contributed to the company strategy, for top executives, updating profiles, creating new ones• Member of the Links team, communicator for the presales team to the management, contributing to employee engagement• Certified Emergency Response Team (ERT) member Show less

    • Novotel hotels

      May 2015 - Jan 2016
      HR Intern

      • I support the HR department at the hotel with day to day operations• I assist the HR executives and managers with employee files, filing of vital documents, joining formalities of new recruits• I have contributed to the employee files being complete in all respects with necessary documents • I have contributed to performance appraisal, the criticality of certain employees to their departments and their job roles

    • LuLu Financial Holdings

      Jan 2016 - Dec 2020
      HR Executive

      The job profile includes support and contribution to the HR department Managing and assisting with HR activities for the financial services division and the company’s sister concern Tablez which is the F&B arm of the business Handling HR activities in a high growth and competitive market, a major corporate entity in the financial services industry in the Middle East and India Assisting the HR department in recruitment related duties Handling employee queries for multiple company operations Management of payroll for multiple company operations Preparing final settlements of employees Preparing comprehensive HR monthly reports and delivery to the top management Assisting the Business Process Management System (BPMS) team with support to the electronic document management system Assisting in managing the company social platform, a forum which is between employees of the organization Show less

    • Cognizant

      May 2021 - Sept 2022
      Executive - TAG

      The job profile includes support and contribution to the Talent Acquisition division• The business verticals were life sciences, communications and technology• Performing end to end recruitment of talent, individuals to help business and clients realize value through its operations• Conducted HR screening of relevant candidates’ profiles for various projects • Scheduling of interviews while working with business customers using the company systems• Salary negotiation with candidates and approval of the same from the business projects• Checking of candidate documents for their authenticity before preparing offer letters• Preparation of offer letters using the company software systems • Onboarding of candidates with the release of offer letters Show less

    • GALA GROUP GmbH

      Apr 2023 - Jun 2024
      Deputy Manager Human Resources

      The job profile includes support and contribution to the HR department • The company is in the manufacturing sector, in the production of scented and unscented candles, home décor products and diffusers • Support to the recruitment function, obtaining profiles from an online job portal, screening of the candidates for job openings and scheduling of interviews with the management • Contributed to the preparation of the internal company newsletter • Underwent and receiving all necessary induction and training related to the various plant units and HRM• Collecting and verifying soft copies of documents from candidates before releasing offer letters • Communication bridge between candidates and management, negotiation on CTC for offer letter, sending required emails as required • Providing HR induction training and managing joining formalities of new joiners to the company• Collecting document copies from NJs, checking original documents during induction and ensuring joining forms are completed by NJs • Preparing appointment and promotion letters • Preparing of NJs personal files • Preparing new joiner welcome kits • Biometrics registration for NJs • Assisted for reimbursement of travel and lodging for interview candidates to Tuticorin • Assisted Sales, Marketing and Design teams for processing of GP intern students Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • 2025 Global Human Capital Trends

      Deloitte
      Apr 2025
    • Strategic Human Resources

      LinkedIn
      Jan 2025
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    • HR Strategies for the Canadian Workplace ACCES Employability Program

      Sheridan College
      Feb 2025
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    • Human Resources: Strategic Workforce Planning

      LinkedIn
      Feb 2025
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    • Project Participant

      Riipen
      Dec 2024
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    • Excel with LinkedIn Recruiter Assessment

      LinkedIn
      Aug 2021
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    • HR Connections Program

      ACCES Employment
      Dec 2024
    • Redefine Identity Security: Trends and Strategic Insights for 2025

      Deloitte
      Apr 2025
    • Community Builder

      Riipen
      Dec 2024
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    • Work-Integrated Learner

      Riipen
      Dec 2024
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