Management Trainee - HR

Posted on: 2006-05-06

Sejal Gandhi G2 Baldwin Manor 200 Baldwin Road Parsippany NJ 07054 201 650 5034 [email protected] PROFILE Dual MBA degree holder (Marketing and Human Resources) with 2-year experience in Print Media selling (Marketing) and various HR functions Self-motivated individual offering excellent communication skills, computer proficiency, and an understanding of organizational strategies to help meet corporate objectives. WORK EXPERIENCE Management Trainee - HR Revmax InfoTech, Mumbai. http://revmax.co.in October 2004 – April 2005 Revmax InfoTech is a Group of Industries that provides quality technological implementation services for express project rollouts to Telecommunication, IT and infrastructure majors. RESPONSIBILITIES: Assisted Managing Director . To prepare effective organization re-structuring. · To plan employee orientation activities for existing and new employees, that fosters a positive attitude towards the organizational goals. . In manpower planning, talent management, succession and career development, recruitment and compensation strategy and planning. · To recruit entry-level positions (search for candidates and interview). · Screening resumes, conducting phone and in-person interviews · Answer to employee questions (related to benefits, personal timings, trainings) Executive – Space Marketing Indian Express Ltd, Mumbai. http://expressindia.com April 2004 – August 2004 Indian Express is the second largest circulated English daily in Mumbai and the number one publication of Pune and Chandigarh. Loksatta the Regional number one publication in Maharashtra and The Financial Express the CEO’s paper, having syndication tie up with Wall street journal is part of the group. RESPONSIBILITIES: · Mainly to generate sales through Agency & Client PR. · Part of the Special Features-Print Event team. · Plan print events and executive special features in the newspaper. · A service to one client includes selling an concept and ad space for the event, getting it approved from the agency, booking the page for ad with the scheduling department, following up for the creative and it’s compatibility with the agency, designing the layout for the page, shooting the page to the print department. · Coordinating with the editorial team for the articles and interviews. ACHIEVEMENT: Successfully executed the special features and contributed in terms of revenue and ad space in conjunction with Asst Manager. Executive – Space Marketing Indian Express Ltd, Pune http://expressindia.com Nov2003–March2004 RESPONSIBILITIES: · Mainly to generate sales through Agency & Client PR, · Service to 20 Pune-based advertising agencies and their clients through regularly scheduled product presentations and service calls. · Plan and execute few monthly special features other than the regular ad releases. ACHIEVEMENT: Consistently outscored the monthly targets set in terms of revenue and ad-space. Summer Trainee - Marketing Studio Mars Pvt. Ltd. Pune. June 2001 –July 2001 Studio Mars is a one of the fastest growing and innovative design studio in India, which handles major clients like Wipro Lighting, Wipro Consumer Care, Hindustan Lever, Kinetic Engineering, Thermax, Tata Honeywell, Bajaj Auto Ltd. RESPONSIBILITY: Assist in Pre-Launch study and market research & analysis for positioning Kerodex (a barrier cream, a product from Mortensen Dan Mark D.K) in the Indian domestic market. Project included understanding Indian market for Kerodex and accordingly the entire marketing and branding strategies were recommended. EDUCATION BACKGROUND M.B.A. Human Resources First Class May 2005 Vishwakarma Institute of Management, University of Pune, India CORE SUBJECTS: Industrial Relations, Training & Development, Organizational Development, Strategic Human Resource Management, Performance Management Systems and Compensation Management. M.B.A. Marketing First Class May 2003 Vishwakarma Institute of Management, University of Pune, India CORE SUBJECTS: Advertising & Sales Promotion, International Marketing, Services Marketing & Brand Management, Retail Distribution Management, Marketing Research, Sales Management & Physical Distribution, Marketing Strategy & Rural Marketing, Consumer Marketing and Industrial Marketing Bachelor of Commerce May 2001 S.P. College, University of Pune, India CORE SUBJECTS: Marketing, Salesmanship & Publicity and Cost & Works Accounting C-DAC’s Advanced Diploma in Information Technology July 2001 – Dec 2001 Sunbeam InfoTech, Pune, India CORE SUBJECTS: Visual Basic 6, OS Concepts, MS Interdev, MS FrontPage 2000, SQL Server C-DAC’s Diploma in Information Technology May 1999 – July 1999 MCITR, Pune, India CORE SUBJECTS: MS Office VOLUNTARY EXPERIENCE . N.S.S Volunteer June 1996 – April 1998, University of Pune . Organizer, AIDS Awareness Rally, November 2001, VIM ACHIEVEMENTS . 1st Rank in Role play on Hepatitis-B (S.P.College, Pune) . 1st Prize in Handbill on Innovative Service, (S.P.College) . Consolation Prize in Handbill on Existing Product (S.P.C) . 1st Prize in Group Dance Competition, Panache 02, (HNIMS) . Runners up Mad Ads, PANACHE 02, (HNIMS). EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES . Cultural Committee Head, VIM, Pune, 2001. . Organizer Foundation Day, VIM, Pune, 2001. . Coordinator, VIM for HNIMS’s PANACHE 2002. . Organizer, Advertisement Exhibition 2000-01 S.P.College. . Organizer, Personality Contest, Yojakostav 03, VIM. . Participant, Mock Stock, CMRD TROPHY, 2002. . Participant, Mad Ads, Antakshari, Folk Dance Competition in Inter- Collegiate Competitions