Talent Acquisition Executive

Job role: Talent acquisition executive

Department : Human resource

Job experience : 1+ years

Location : Mumbai, HQ

About The Hosteller

The Hosteller began in 2014 with a simple vision - to create amazing, affordable & accessible backpacker hostels all around India for 'young at heart' travellers. We work towards building experiences for our community of travellers thereby creating ever lasting backpacking memories.

Our core values of being social, warm, experience driven and authentic make us Indias most preferred backpacker hostel chain.

About the role

The Talent Acquisition Executive is responsible for sourcing, screening, and supporting the hiring process for assigned roles. This is a hands-on execution role focused on building candidate pipelines and closing positions efficiently.

Responsibilities

Sourcing & screening

• Source candidates through job portals, referrals, vendors/agencies, and social platforms
• Screen resumes and conduct initial HR calls
• Maintain active candidate pipelines for assigned roles

Interview coordination

• Schedule interviews and coordinate between candidates and hiring managers
• Ensure feedback is collected and updated promptly

Hiring process support

• Support offer rollouts, documentation collection, background verification and joining follow-ups
• Track candidate status from sourcing to joining

Data & reporting

• Update hiring trackers regularly
• Share daily hiring updates with reporting manager

Process & compliance

• Ensure offer letters, documentation, and joining formalities are completed correctly
• Follow defined SOPs for hiring, background checks, and records
• Ensure smooth handover of new joinees to HR, Operations, L&D

Qualifications & skills

• 1-2 years of experience in recruitment or HR
• Familiarity with sourcing and recruitment techniques, including online platforms, networking, and direct sourcing
• Strong communication and follow-up skills
• Comfortable with sourcing and calling candidates
• Willingness to learn and work in a fast-paced environment

Why join us?

• Be part of a brand thats making travel more accessible and community-driven across India
• Work in a fun, youth-driven environment that values creativity and teamwork
• Opportunity to grow within Indias largest backpacking hostel network
• Culture that values clarity, quick execution, ownership, and real impact