Shalon Pais

Holding a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) and a Master's degree in Social Work, specializing in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations. My academic background has given me a strong foundation in legal principles, human resource management, and labor relations. I am passionate about working at the intersection of law and people management, with a keen interest in employee welfare, conflict resolution, and workplace compliance.

As a quick learner and team player, I'm eager to apply my knowledge in a professional setting and contribute to building fair, inclusive, and well-managed work environments. My involvement in the Learning and Development function has enabled me to contribute to employee training, skill building, performance improvement, and broader organizational development initiatives.

Human Resource Internship at Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers (2025-06 – 2025-11)

Internship focused on training leadership, skill-gap mitigation, performance improvement planning, and talent acquisition

• Training leadership: Acted as Interim L&D department lead (short-term). Led the execution of technical and soft-skill, safety-related training programs for diverse departments
• Skill-gap mitigation: Conducted assessments to identify skill gaps, aligned departmental learning objectives with organizational business needs
• PIP Framework: Developed a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) by collaborating with safety teams and supervisors, established SMART goals and kept track on individual performance
• Resource Optimization: After consultation with managerial heads and identifying training needs, connected with internal/external trainers and facilitated for workshops
• Training ROI: Implemented feedback loops and post-training evaluations to measure the effectiveness of learning interventions and knowledge retention
• CSR Impact: Co-ordinated large-scale CSR initiatives including artificial limb donation and eye-checkup camps
• Talent acquisition: Assisted in the recruitment process, including onboarding in order to ensure smooth candidate entry, feeding recruitment data entry on SAP portal

Field-work trainee at Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (2024-07 – 2025-04)

Field-work trainee role focusing on recruitment, onboarding, and employee engagement

• Assisted in end-to-end recruitment through Jio Careers Platform
• Managed onboarding documentation
• Participated in employee engagement initiatives

Summer Intern at Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers (2024-06 – 2024-07)

Summer internship focused on industrial HR practices and labor law compliance

• Gained hands-on exposure to industrial HR practices and labor law compliances
• Organized and maintained personnel records in a secure database

Field work Trainee at DEEDS (2023-09 – 2024-03)

Field work trainee role focused on paralegal training and women empowerment

• Facilitating paralegal training workshops and working towards empowerment of women and adolescents by providing training

Master of Social Work (MSW) in Personnel Management & Industrial Relations – School of Social Work, Roshni Nilaya (2023 – 2025)

BA LLB in Law – SDM Law College, Mangalore (2015 – 2020)