BUSISIWE NKOSI
TALENT ACQUISITION SPECIALIST
Vosloorus
Summary
Busisiwe Nkosi is a results-driven Talent Acquisition Specialist with experience managing end-to-end recruitment across high-volume and specialized roles. Skilled in sourcing, screening, interviewing, and placing top talent while maintaining strong relationships with hiring managers and candidates. Proven ability to meet tight deadlines, build talent pipelines, and implement effective recruitment strategies that improve time-to-fill and quality-of-hire. Experienced in using various sourcing platforms, ATS systems, and recruitment tools to attract diverse talent. Strong communication, stakeholder management, and organizational skills with a passion for delivering an excellent candidate experience and supporting business growth.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Talent Sourcing Specialist
Old Mutual
04.2024 - 11.2025
- Establish robust talent acquisition sourcing system tailored to meet business objectives.
- Engage with recruiting line managers to outline critical criteria for open positions.
- Manage comprehensive talent attraction processes, encompassing advertisement creation and telephonic screenings. Conduct application reviews and organize essential supporting documents efficiently.
- Ensuring applicants comply with minimum standards set by financial services conduct authority (fsca) regulatory framework.
- Facilitate recruiting outreach through emails and manage telephonic communication using WhatsApp for engaging passive candidates, ensuring timely follow-ups when required.
- Search candidate databases and reach out to previous applicants regarding new job opportunities.
- Leverage social media platforms and professional networks for interaction with potential candidates.
- Promote open positions via various networks in alignment with employee referral program, engage current employees and industry professionals for referrals to strengthen talent acquisition.
- Manage structured databases of candidate data compliant with POPIA standards.
- Maintain talent pools on Workday
- Attend professional events to establish and expand industry connections. Subscribe to relevant networks to enhance pipeline development and engaged with peers at various events to foster collaboration and opportunities.
- Keep in touch with past applicants for referrals.
- Use talent sourcing platforms like LinkedIn, PNET, Career Junction, WhatsApp for Business, TikTok etc to headhunt qualified candidates.
- Track and report on source of career platforms, field sourcer, line manager current employment, and time-to-fill metrics for each role.
- Explore and identify new sourcing solutions and strategies extending beyond electronic portals.
- Ensured accuracy of data in management information systems related to talent attraction. Derived insights from rejection rate analysis to enhance candidate experience. Maintained a comprehensive database identifying both internal and external talent. Reviewed data consistently to assess the effectiveness of talent attraction strategies.
- Developed expertise in scarce skills and projected talent requirements for the business. Proactively sourced candidates to meet workforce diversity goals and skill gaps.
- Track data and information pertaining to success rates for all sourcing initiatives
- Become an Old Mutual Talent Magnet to build our employer brand as the choice for Top Talent.
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Liberty Group Limited
06.2023 - 01.2024
- Collate, analyze and interpret market trends to inform talent acquisition and retention plans and initiatives
- Adhere to standard operating procedures (SOPs) within the area of accountability
- Design, develop, implement and monitor people development programmes in alignment with organizational talent management and skills retention strategies
- Keep a record of TA metrics for report submission
- Accountable for the execution of specialized work including the improvement of quality, standards and outputs within defined work routines and operating procedures
- Proactively solves problems, determines root-cause and applies solutions in line with guidelines and providing the necessary information to solve problems related to area of specialization
- Plan for own task execution and advises on improvements related to area of specialization
- Adhere to specified standards, policies and procedures to prevent potential losses/wastage related to the area of specialization.
Talent Acquistion Specialist
Empact Group
07.2022 - 05.2023
- Streamline recruitment and placement processes for new candidates while achieving monthly employment targets
- Establish partnerships with businesses to acquire comprehensive understanding of requirements and recruitment specifics
- Utilizing current job profile to prepare and place advertisements on various job portals
- As needed, engage in discussion on comprehensive job particulars with relevant manager
- Screen and shortlist applications received via job portals or referrals
- Where inadequate replies encountered, recruitment will pursue headhunting
- Coordinate and manage the interview process which includes hiring manager and relevant HRBP
- Compile recruitment pack for onboarding
- Administer tests and assessments; scheduling practical tests as required
- Manage offer process and conclude within the Time to Hire metrics.
Lead - Talent Acquisition
Startek
05.2021 - 06.2022
HR Practitioner: Talent Acquisition
Business Connexion
04.2019 - 11.2020
HR Administrator
Galaxy Bingo
02.2017 - 02.2019
Recruitment Specialist
PCS Group
01.2015 - 07.2016
HR/Recruitment Officer
Clientele life
07.2011 - 01.2015
Education
Higher Certificate - Human Resources Management
Tshwane University of Technology
12-2004
Grade: 12 -
Bedfordview High School
12-2003
Skills
Full-cycle recruitment
High-volume recruitment
Candidate sourcing and headhunting
Talent pipelining
Boolean search techniques
Passive candidate engagement
Job advertising and posting
Competency-based interviewing
Screening and shortlisting candidates
Behavioral interviewing
Candidate assessment
Reference and background checks
Offer negotiation
Building relationships with hiring managers
Client and stakeholder engagement
Recruitment consultation
Workforce planning
Managing recruitment expectations
Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Recruitment reporting and analytics
Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
HRIS systems
LinkedIn Recruiter and job boards
Employer branding initiatives
Social media recruitment
Candidate experience management
Recruitment marketing
Talent market mapping
Communication skills
Time management
Organization and attention to detail
Problem-solving
Negotiation skills
Adaptability
Team collaboration
Ability to work under pressure
Customer service orientation
Timeline
Talent Sourcing Specialist
Old Mutual
04.2024 - 11.2025
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Liberty Group Limited
06.2023 - 01.2024
Talent Acquistion Specialist
Empact Group
07.2022 - 05.2023
Lead - Talent Acquisition
Startek
05.2021 - 06.2022
HR Practitioner: Talent Acquisition
Business Connexion
04.2019 - 11.2020
HR Administrator
Galaxy Bingo
02.2017 - 02.2019
Recruitment Specialist
PCS Group
01.2015 - 07.2016
HR/Recruitment Officer
Clientele life
07.2011 - 01.2015
Higher Certificate - Human Resources Management
Tshwane University of Technology
Grade: 12 -
Bedfordview High School