About
Professional Summary
With a background in recruiting, Raj joined Colliers in 2017 as a Talent Acquisition Advisor, working directly with US Brokerage Operations teams across the West and Central regions. In 2019 Raj was promoted into a Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor role, working directly with Corporate Services and Occupier Services across North America. Raj partners strategically with her hiring managers, to understand current and future hiring needs. Raj is an expert in sourcing top talent through networking and building talent pipelines for future business opportunities. In May of 2020, Raj has transferred into a Senior People Services Advisor role to support the Western US Brokerage business. As a member of the HRBP team, Raj is responsible for building strong relationships across the brokerage business to provide advice and guidance for many areas including: employee engagement, performance management, training and development, orientation and onboarding, and diversity.
Raj's focus to recruitment excellence surrounds working strategically with hiring managers to build high performing teams through sourcing top active/passive talent and consistently maintaining a great candidate experience. Working closely with the market leaders as a recruitment partner, Raj brings an expertise in recruiting roles within operations, administration, IT, research, finance, accounting, marketing, insurance,risk, and more.
If you are interested in potential opportunities at Colliers International contact Raj Parmar to find out more!
Accomplishments
Colliers Service Excellence Award - 2019 Award Nominee
Education
- BBA Human Resources Management
- Certified Predictive Index Analyst (Dec. 2017)
Memberships & Involvements
2020 CPHR Candidate
Testimonials
Ryan Rodriguez- Senior Vice President (Oakland, CA)
"Rajvir- I wanted to take a moment to say THANK YOU so much for all of your efforts in sourcing our most recent hire. Your enthusiasm, attention to detail and consistent follow-up were amazing. I learned a great deal from you in the process and look forward to working together again as we continue to grow our team & platform. Colliers is poised for an even brighter future with you on the Team!"
Scott Heaton- Executive Vice President (Commerce, CA)
"Raj, really impressed with the two candidates you recently sourced. Your role at Colliers can be a such a game changer. Job well done!"
Jessica Sawyer- Executive Vice President, Operations (Boston, MA)
"Raj has done a tremendous job helping us fill a number of roles this year. In particular, when we struggled with finding the right client service coordinator, she helped us rework the job description, change the title to better appeal to candidates and she stepped in and went above and beyond reaching out to potential candidates. She has a lot of great ideas on what we can try and she is so determined to find the right fit for us!"
Murray Krow- Senior Director, Business Development Center (Los Angeles, CA)
"I want to share the BDC’s appreciation for the outstanding service conducted on our behalf by Raj Parmar. As you may know, Raj was tasked in helping us find a high caliber graphic design professional. From start to finish, Raj was extremely focused on our account. She communicated well, kept all of her commitments, and never allowed the process to become stagnant. Ultimately, Raj was able to identify and secure a strong candidate within our industry – and budget – who has accepted our offer. We greatly appreciate Raj’s professionalism, guidance and responsiveness. She made a great contribution to our team."
Evin Cotton- Operations Manager (Irvine, CA)
"Raj is highly skilled, exceptional recruiting/people services professional. She recruited me to Colliers, and once onboard, I had the pleasure of working with her to recruit for my office. Her communication skills, time management, and ability to management multiple projects at once is unmatched. She truly sets the standards for first-class talent acquisition."
My Team
My Team
Natalie leads the Talent Acquisition team for Occupier Services, Property Management and Corporate Services across North America. Natalie's team focuses on finding top talent to join Colliers , partnering with business leaders across North America. Natalie's team is also involved in key Talent Acquisition projects around candidate experience, process, and employment branding.
Natalie has 9+ years of Talent Acquisition experience from both private and public sector in North America and Europe, focusing on enabling organizations to make long term strategic hiring decisions, and bringing in the best talent for their organization.
If you are interested in potential opportunities at Colliers International contact Natalie to find out more!
As VP People Services for North America, Kerris provides senior HR leadership to support all business units across the US and Canada, approximately 7000+ professionals. She is responsible for leading the North American People Services team of more than 80 professionals, overseeing all aspects of talent management. Prior to this, Kerris was the Director of Talent Acquisition for North America leading all Talent Acquisition activity for the region. She coached, mentored and managed a high performing team of 18 Talent Acquisition specialists with a focus on strategic business partnerships, candidate experience excellence, employment brand championship, diversity & inclusion and continuous process improvement.
Before joining Colliers in 2017, Kerris worked at Catalyst Paper and was HR business partner to all corporate staff and the executive leadership team in Canada and the USA, including the Distribution Centres, Finance, Sales & Marketing, Customer Solutions, Sourcing & Technical Services, HR and Corporate Services which involved regular visits to mill and manufacturing operations and offices in BC, Maine, Wisconsin and Ohio. In addition she was responsible for leading a team of 3 talent acquisition specialists in recruiting and enabling the selection of operations, trades, technical, professional, managerial and executive talent across the company in both the US and Canada – approximately 2,600 permanent staff (80% hourly & unionised).
Kerris' career has spanned two continents. Prior to relocating to Canada from the UK 9 years ago, she had a successful career in recruitment, working for a range of small boutique, large international, and self-owned search firms specialising in senior level executive search.
Ambrareen is a Human Resources Professional with over 8 years of experience in recruitment and retention, conflict resolution and change management. She has proven experience collaborating with senior management in providing strategic efficiencies that would support and further department and corporate goals. Along with the ability to manage high volume recruiting and over 5 years of industry experience Ambareen is able to quickly build rapport and networks to help meet organizational and team goals.
Hira currently leads the Talent Scouting team in Canada across Executive, Brokerage and Campus verticals. Hira joined Colliers in 2017 as the Head of Executive Talent on the Canada Scouting Team with a mandate to strategically network and partner with exceptional executive talent for current and future opportunities. As a business partner, she also drives senior stakeholder relationships across all business lines in Canada.
With over a decade of experience in the recruitment world, Hira's career has been driven by entrepreneurial passion for storytelling combined with a deep focus on ROI. She's had the privilege to do this for small startups through to global organizations.
If you are interested in potential opportunities at Colliers International contact Hira to find out more!
As a Senior Talent Acquisition Scout, Shandele leads the talent acquisition efforts for Brokerage sourcing and engagement. Partnering with our Managing Directors across Canada, Shandele proactively identifies diverse, top talent to join Colliers, and achieves data driven goals to grow and enhance Colliers' high powered sales and leasing teams. With a consultative approach, Shandele identifies areas for improvement and provides solutions to ensure Colliers remains an employer of choice.
As a true subject-matter-expert, Shandele is passionate about social recruiting trends and building authentic relationships. She develops and implements sourcing, recruiting, succession and retention strategies. She cares about the people around her, and takes pride in the work she does. Her personal mission is to be a talent sourcing and employer branding expert, while sharing her insights along the way.
Prior to Colliers, Shandele gained a broad range of recruitment and selection experience within the Legal industry. She is a Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR), and a Certificed Predictive Index Analyst. She obtained her Management Studies Diploma, Specialization in Human Resources at Thompson Rivers University (2018), and her Human Resources Management Certificate at BCIT (2011).