Opportunity brief
About Tophawks: Tophawks is a leading tech-enabled sales augmentation firm. We partner with top brands to build, deploy, and manage on-ground sales teams across pan-India territories. Because field sales forces are the engine of our business, rapid, large-scale, and location-precise hiring is critical to our operational success. Job Overview: We are looking for a high-energy HR Interns (Bulk/Field Recruitment Specialist) to lead high-volume recruitment for field sales executives, team leaders, and feet-on-street (FOS) roles across multiple cities. You will be responsible for building a robust talent pipeline, driving high-volume hiring drives, and maintaining aggressive turnaround times (TAT) to meet client deployment deadlines. Key Responsibilities: High-Volume Field Sales Recruitment (80% Focus) Manage the complete high-volume sourcing and hiring cycle for Field Sales Officers (FSO), BDEs, Store Promoters, and Feet-on-Street (FOS) teams across Tier 1, 2, and 3 cities. Plan and execute walk-in drives, regional hiring camps, and local sourcing initiatives to fill bulk openings on tight deadlines. Utilize local job portals, WorkIndia, Apna, LinkedIn, local consultancy networks, and field referral drives to maximize candidate reach. Screen, conduct initial phone/video interviews, and assess candidates on field readiness, local market knowledge, and sales drive. Pipeline talent continuously to manage field sales attrition and immediate replacement requests. Field Onboarding & Mass Offboarding Facilitate rapid onboarding processes, ensuring quick collection of KYC documents, background verifications, and offer rollouts. Coordinate with regional sales managers (RSMs) and area sales managers (ASMs) to line up candidates for field training and immediate deployment. Track daily candidate joinings, no-show rates, and early attrition to optimize candidate drop-off strategies. Ops Coordination & Reporting Maintain real-time hiring trackers, pipeline metrics, and daily recruitment status reports for management and internal stakeholders. Assist with basic HR operations, attendance syncs, and field team queries regarding deployment and incentives. Required Qualifications & Key Competencies Experience: 1–3 years of proven experience in high-volume/bulk recruitment , specifically for field sales, logistics, retail, or FMCG sales teams. Mass Sourcing Expertise: Deep knowledge of bulk sourcing channels like WorkIndia, Apna, local job boards, field referrals, and regional recruitment agencies. Speed & Agility: Strong ability to deliver on tight hiring targets (e.g., closing 30+ field positions per month). Communication: Clear, persuasive communication skills with the ability to interview candidates in regional languages or Hindi/English. Problem-Solving: Strong negotiation skills and high resilience in managing field candidate no-shows and high-attrition sectors. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Hiring Speed: Turnaround Time (TAT) from requisition to candidate deployment. Volume Achieved: Monthly target closures for field positions. Retention Rate: Early attrition control (30-day candidate retention rate on the field). Show-up Ratio: Conversion rate from offer acceptance to physical joining.