SUMMARY:

• Highly motivated and results oriented professional with around ten years of Full - Cycle IT Recruiting  Experience in various industries. 
• Effectively managed partnerships and built relationships with business leaders.
• Lead the creation of a recruiting and interviewing plan for each open position. Ability to make decisions under pressure and recognize the need for urgency. Strong Time Management, follow through and organizational skills. Demonstrated ability to quickly adapt to any environment / teams.
• Develop a pool of qualified candidates in advance of need. Commitment to professionalism and strong business ethics.
• Expertise with SmartRecruiters, Jobvite, iCMS, BrassRing, Taleo, Newton, Vurv, Resumix, Workday, Recruitment Studio Applicant Tracking Systems, MS Office suite, Google docs, VidyoDesktop, SmartSheet
• Around 10 years of experience in IT Staffing industry with a consistent record of generating revenue streams from network connectivity contracts and professional services consulting engagements. Recognized within rapid-growth situations, turnarounds & startups for innovation in creating & articulating a company vision & energizing people to attain goals while maintaining high customer strong experience in Resource Management/ Building Client Relations / Recruitment Management in a consulting environment, independently handling global resourcing for US market. 
• Extensive experience in recruiting, screening and interviewing of IT, healthcare and life science professionals and Project based engagements. 
• Sound experience working with Vendor Management systems and Manage Service Provider Pontoon,Tapfin,Zerochaos,Agile-1,Beeline,Volt,ProUnlimited. 
• Sound working knowledge with Microsoft outlook, calendar, MS word, excel and PowerPoint 
• Extensive recruiting support for Clients such as Visa, Kaiser, Facebook, Cisco, Wells Fargo bank, McKesson, Blue Shield of California, Autodesk, IBM, Novartis pharma and other top clients. 
• Was recognized as Company's President's Club Award Winner and received several quarterly and monthly awards for exceeding allocated targets 
• Managed a team of inhouse recruiters,offshore recruiters, conducted daily recruiting meetings, set up incentive programs for internal recruiters and provided one-on-one training 
• Hands on experience working with hardcore IT positions like DevOPs, SDET, Release Engineer, Solutions Architect, Application analyst, EDI implementation, Tableau, Java, .Net, Angular JS, React, Java script, SQL server etc 
• Excellent problem solving, team building, judgment and decision making skills coupled with good verbal, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of and enthusiasm for the IT profession. Efficiently and effectively fill open positions. Ability to network and quickly build rapport. 
• Superior "people skills" to include oral & written communication, telephone, and interviewing skills 
• Develop recruiting strategies designed to identify qualified candidates through various recruiting tools.  Excellent client interface with all levels of Executive, Management, contributing team members and HR  Business Partners. 
• Conduct regular follow-up with managers to determine the effectiveness of recruiting plans and  implementation. 
• Motivation to utilize all available sourcing options, including cold calling, networking, and creative online  sourcing 
• Strong work ethic, professional demeanor and willingness to work collaboratively with other recruiting  staff.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Talent Acquisition,Technical Recruiting ,  Sourcing ,  Business Development,Internet Recruting (10+ years) ,  Account Management

Some of the Technical Skill Sets Recruited:  • Mobile/ Android/ I phone/ I pad / Android developers- Software development engineers and managers for Application development -Digital Software Team for Amazon fire TV and Fire phone projects  • Technical Project managers and Quality Assurance managers  • Product marketing support specialists, Sales and Marketing positions, marketing managers etc.  • QA Technologies (black box testing, manual, automation tools; win runner, load runner, QTP, quality centre), Oracle,Netsuite,Salesforce,Workday ERP(Finance,HR,CRM,Supply Chain Management,Lifescience),JD Edwards,Database,BI,Analytics • SAP (real estate, retail, SAP basis, Sap BI BW, SAP QA, SAP SD functional and technical, remedy developers)  • Oracle DBA (database recovery, Sql, Unix, database recovery, DB2 DBA)  • SAS (business objects, SAS statistical analyst, SAS analyst, Business Analyst)  • JAVA developers, designers, Tech leads, Architects (front end, back end, Sun IDM, JAVA lead/ Project managers),Python Developers,Scala Developers,Ruby on Rails Developers, Amazon Web Service(AWS),Chef,Puppet,Docker • Share point/ Dot net (developers/architects/admin, silver light)  • Project Managers (IT security, Infrastructure, web portal, web applications, quality assurance)  • Developers/ Architects /Admin (cognos, citrix, oracle, dot net)  • VP operations (IT, infrastructure)  • Health care recruiting (Project managers, Software engineers, Developers, physicians, technicians, nurses, sales and administration positions)  • Engineers (software engineers, Mechanical engineers, REF engineers, Civil engineers, Electrical engineers, etc.)  • UI designers and Developers (graphic designers engineers)  • Build and Release /SCM engineers  • C++ classification engineers, C++ trainers, C++ course developers, Embedded Software Developer, Software engineer to design and code software using embedded LINUX, "C", and "C++  • Production Support analyst/ production engineers  • UI developers, UI designers and Technical Writers.  • Networking engineers, Network security, network operations analyst, etc.  • Collaboration, Mobile Solution, UX, HCI, Design Researchers etc.  • Bigdata analytics, Cloud computing Architects and analyst positions

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist

Confidential

• Driving specialized recruitment programs to address unique needs and spikes in hiring volume and slate/pipeline development. 
• Understand job descriptions of various IT jobs in terms of specific IT / Software skills.
• Search, screen, and qualify candidates from various Internet Job Boards as per job requirements using Web tools and technologies
• Responsible for Recruiting IT professionals across the U.S. through Job boards, networking, referrals, and expanded Internet sourcing. 
• IT resource management, technical sourcing and hiring of Software,hardware,Electrical,Mechanical,Industrial professionals with a wide range of technologies 
• Handle full cycle recruitment start with gathering requirements from Hiring managers to place the candidate at Client work place. Responsible for handling & closing multiple client requirements simultaneously. 
• Developing passive candidate pipelines through name generation, networking, cold calling, complex internet searches and research. 
• Effectively building talent communities through various channels; Social Media (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Blogs). 
• Proactively researching and evaluating new sourcing and research ideas and methods to create innovative sourcing strategies. 
• Developing influential relationships with the client groups, ensuring that recruitment is integrated into the business unit. 
• Managing relations across businesses and Talent Acquisition teams, establish ongoing relationships with hiring managers in order to understand their business and recruitment needs and fill their open positions in a timely manner. 
• Partnering with HR Business Partners and Internal Teams to drive talent planning/market pricing and to align staffing initiatives for company. 
• Driving operational excellence and compliance and set high recruitment standards. 
• Managing and maintaining diversity strategy to attract a diverse workforce to the company.
• Worked with HR teams to initiate background checks as requested by the client. 
• Maintain a good relation with the candidate and the client after the candidate is placed at client site to get additional referral candidates and re-deployment of the candidate after the completion of their assignment
• Conducted Telephonic Interview (to check availability, communication skills, project experience, cost and other related factors). 
• Also participated in Technical training programs and given end to end Technical training to new recruiters. 
• Developed effective partnerships with hiring managers to understand their business and recruiting needs and establish effective recruiting strategies Sourced, qualified, and recommended external and internal candidates for technical and non-technical positions. 
• Building effective professional relations amongst the employees 
• Coordinating interview of candidates and submit them to end client 
• Working on majority of all domains like Healthcare, Pharma, Finance,Energy,Manufacturing,Life Science,E-Commerce,Social Media,Internet
• Sound experience working with Vendor Management systems and Manage Service Provider Pontoon,Tapfin,Zerochaos,Agile-1,Beeline,Volt,ProUnlimited,Kelleyservices,Allegis. 
• Supporting Fortune 1000 clients like Wells Fargo Bank, Blue Shield of California, Kaiser,Google, McKesson,PG&E Visa, Blue shield of CA, LinkedIn, Facebook, SCIF, PG&E, Oracle,Bank of America, SAP,Fedex,Shutterfly,Ebay,Paypal,Amazon,Nike,Sunrun,Tesla,Solarcity,Salesforce,Equinix etc
• Full-Cycle Recruiter for:Data Warehousing Professionals, Data Warehouse Architects, ERP Professionals(Oracle,Salesforce,Netsuite,Avalara),Project Managers,Business Intelligance,Business Analytics, UI/UX Design, Software; Java/Python/Ruby/Scala/.Net, iOS/Android QA/QE, Software development engineers, Managers for Software development, Software development engineers in Testing, Quality Assurance engineers, Devopps(AWS,Azzure,Docker,Puppet,Chef) Collaboration, Mobile Solution, Build and Release /SCM engineers, JAVA developers, designers, Tech leads, Architects (front end, back end, JAVA lead/ Project managers),Technical Project Managers, Quality Assurance Program managers , Bigdata analytics , Cloud computing Architects and analyst positions etc.
• Involved in Executive Search Operations on websites like LinkedIn,icims, Dice, Indeed, Entelo, HackerRank ,Guru.com, Sourcingrecruiting, Meetup, Monster, & Career Builder as well as various recruitment techniques. 
• Well Versed with Entire H1b visa process, Transferring h1b Visa, converting L1 to H1, Green card process 
• Manage sourcing and recruiting from individual contributor to Director /Staff level. 
• Deliver exceptional candidate experience through timely communication, listening to candidate's intrinsic  motivations and honest feedback. 
• Negotiate and advise compensation with client groups and candidates and maintain a high offer acceptance rate. 
• Partner with internal resources such as HRBP's, compensation, finance, and facilities to validate headcount, manage internal transfers and prepare for new hires. 
• Coach, mentor and train junior recruiters to find the best-in-class talent for the company. 
• Research salary ranges, market data, cost of living, and other key factors in understanding the talent landscape. 
• Provide hiring managers access to accurate reports on qualified talent pipeline. . 
• Hire contingent workforce, temporary and seasonal workers and manage third party agency vendors. 
• Talent Sourcing Initiatives. Achieved 15 placements quarterly by improving ongoing candidate generation, 
• Executing effective recruiting strategies and initiating opportunistic introductions to the business. 
• Collaborative Team Leader. Establish and maintain meaningful relationships with cross-functional stakeholders. 
• Responsible for handling & closing multiple client requirements simultaneously. 
• Responsible to manage client relationships and working closely with clients on requirements. 

Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist

Confidential

• Understand job descriptions of various IT jobs in terms of specific IT / Software skills
• Search, screen, and qualify candidates from various Internet Job Boards as per job requirements using Web tools and technologies
• Responsible for Recruiting IT professionals across the U.S. through Job boards, networking, referrals, and expanded Internet sourcing.
• Working on different recruitment strategies for hard to fill positions. Positions recruited for included Mobile/ Android/ IOS / kindle developers, ERP Professionals(Oracle,Workday,Salesforce) Software development engineers, Managers for Application development, Software development engineers in Testing, Quality Assurance engineers, Devopps,System Administrators- JIRA, Technical Project Managers, Quality Assurance Program managers, Directors etc. 
• Conducting sourcing sessions with Hiring managers etc. 
• Well Versed with Entire H1b visa process, Transferring h1b Visa, converting L1 to H1, Green card process 
• Organizing Employee referral sessions with Team. 
• Participating in in-house networking and recruiting events. 
• Going to technical conferences like Android developer,Java Developers,Web Developers,Oracle ERP,Salesforce,iphone developers conferences for recruiting initiatives to attract new talent. 
• Recruit passive candidates and possess the mentality to "profile people and gauge chemistry of candidates for fit and understand their motivation" rather than sell a Frole. 
• Building and maintaining network of potential candidates through pro-active market research and on-going relationship management; conducts in-depth interviews of potential candidates, demonstrating ability to anticipate hiring manager preferences through high offer-to-interview ratios. 
• Recommending ideas and strategies related to recruitment that will contribute to the long-range growth of the company, implementing any new processes and fine tuning standard processes for recruiting that fits within Confidential 's mission to deliver the highest quality results to the customer. 
• Maintain a good relation with the candidate and the client after the candidate is placed at client site to get additional referral candidates and re-deployment of the candidate after the completion of their assignment
• Conducted Telephonic Interview (to check availability, communication skills, project experience, cost and other related factors). 
• Also participated in Technical training programs and given end to end Technical training to new recruiters. 
• Developed effective partnerships with hiring managers to understand their business and recruiting needs and establish effective recruiting strategies Sourced, qualified, and recommended external and internal candidates for technical and non-technical positions. 
• Articulate in writing a plan with deliverables, timelines and a formal tracking process. 
• Screening, interviewing and preparing a candidate slate within an appropriate and consistent timeline. 
• Participating in special projects/recruiting initiatives, including assessment of best practices in interviewing techniques, leveraging of internal sources of talent and identification of top performers for senior-level openings.
• Responsible for handling & closing multiple client requirements simultaneously. 
• Responsible to manage client relationships and working closely with clients on requirements

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Confidential

• Understand job descriptions of various IT jobs in terms of specific IT / Software skills.
• Search, screen, and qualify candidates from various Internet Job Boards as per job requirements using Web tools and technologies
• Responsible for Recruiting IT professionals across the U.S. through Job boards, networking, referrals, and expanded Internet sourcing. 
• IT resource management, technical sourcing and hiring of Software,hardware, professionals with a wide range of technologies 
• Handle full cycle recruitment start with gathering requirements from Hiring managers to place the candidate at Client work place. Responsible for handling & closing multiple client requirements simultaneously. 
• Well Versed with Entire H1b visa process, Transferring h1b Visa, converting L1 to H1, Green card process 
• Responsible to manage client relationships and working closely with clients on requirements. 
• Conducted Telephonic Interview (to check availability, communication skills, project experience, cost and other related factors) 
• Worked with HR teams to initiate background checks as requested by the client. 
• Maintain a good relation with the candidate and the client after the candidate is placed at client site to get additional referral candidates and re-deployment of the candidate after the completion of their assignment
• Conducted Telephonic Interview (to check availability, communication skills, project experience, cost and other related factors). 
• Also participated in Technical training programs. 
• Developed effective partnerships with hiring managers to understand their business and recruiting needs and establish effective recruiting strategies Sourced, qualified, and recommended external and internal candidates for technical and non-technical positions. 
• Building effective professional relations amongst the employees 
• Coordinating interview of candidates and submit them to end client 
• Working on majority of all domains like Healthcare, Pharma, Finance,Energy,Manufacturing,Life Science,E-Commerce,Social Media,Internet
• Sound experience working with Vendor Management systems and Manage Service Provider Zerochaos,Agile-1,Kelleyservices,Allegis,ProUnlimited. 
• Supporting Fortune 1000 clients like Wells Fargo Bank, Kaiser,Google,PG&E Visa,Ebay,PayPal,StubHub, Oracle,Bank of America,Equinix,Applied Matirials
• Full cycle recruiting for profiles such as: Project Managers, Data Warehousing Professionals, Data Warehouse Architects, ERP Professionals(Oracle,SAP),Java Developers, Ruby on Rails Developers,Scala Developers,.Net Developers, Network Administrators, Quality Analyst, Performance Engineers, Business Analysts, Database Administrators, Web Developer, Designer etc. 
• Involved in Executive Search Operations on websites like LinkedIn, Dice, Indeed,Guru.com, Sourcingrecruiting, Monster as well as various recruitment techniques. 
• Responsible for handling & closing multiple client requirements simultaneously. 
• Responsible to manage client relationships and working closely with clients on requirements.