SUMMARY

I am a proactive, ethical, innovative, results-oriented Talent Acquisition Manager with overall 15 yrs of exp in IT industry and 8 years of successful recruiting experience in corporate, agency and consulting environments. I possess a keen eye for talent & ability to source effectively & tactically for critical positions. I am an effective communicator and proactive professional who enjoyed a successful placement rate in Direct Hire, Retained Search & Contract Hire, and am unafraid to push the boundaries in this war for talent. I am highly skilled in Inclusive Diversity & International Recruiting, as well as have strong command of social media & branding.

Areas of specialization:
Ï Full Life Cycle Recruiting Ï Niche Talent Acquisition
Ï Candidate Development Ï Diversity Recruiting
Ï Hiring Manager Relationships Ï Strategic Staffing Planning
Ï IT Recruiting Ï On-Boarding
Ï Compensation Negotiation Ï Executive Recruiting
Ï Expatriate/Repatriate Recruiting Ï Recruiter Training & Development
Ï Career Fair Planning Ï Employment Branding
Ï Project Management & Consulting Ï Career Management Coaching
Ï Social Media Branding Ï Social Media Recruiting Strategy

RECRUITING INDUSTRIES:
Ï Executive/C Level Ï IT/IS/MIS Ï Engineering
Ï Venture Capital Ï Logistics/Supply Chain Ï Consulting
Ï Financial/Investment Banking Ï Human Resources Ï Internet/New Media
Ï Tax/Accounting Ï Healthcare/Pharmaceutical Ï College/University/MBA
Ï Aviation Ï Scientific Ï Energy/Power/Oil/Gas
Ï Entertainment & Sports Ï Defense/Aerospace Ï Media/Advertising
Ï Architecture/Construction Ï Real Estate Development Ï Professional Services
Ï Linguistics Ï Legal Ï BioTechnology
Ï Data Management Ï Telecommunications Ï Retail/Fashion

Educational Qualification : B.Sc. LLB, MBA-HR.
: Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential,IL Nov 2008 – present

LEAD RECURITMENT CONSULTANT

Full cycle recruiter with excellent client/candidate management skills.

Obtain candidates through alternative sourcing methods such as networking, cold calling, internet searches, referrals, etc.

Responsible for interviewing and screening applicants prior to presenting candidates to hiring authorities.

Guide applicants through the interview process from first round interview to offer stage. Manage candidates\' expectations to align with level of experience and current market trends.

Act as a liaison between the client and candidate by negotiating and extending offers of employment.

As a Senior Recruitment Specialist, I was spotted by the management to handle hard-hitting clients.

• Archived more than 8000 resumes through LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Resume Zapper, Resume Deliver, CJ Hunter, JigSaw etc. and uploaded into Smart Search (Internal Database) – across all verticals. Have a very strong database of Vendors and Companies across the US.
• Gate Crashing/Head Hunting – Complete understanding about the roles & scope of the job. Then, finding a suspect through a search in LinkedIn, calling into the main number and establish a phone conversation to discuss about the opportunity which is clearly superior to what he/she is doing in the current job.
• Accounts Managed State Government clients like NY, NJ, IL, AL, TX, MD for Government and Federal Requirements through VMS portal and Direct client like ITT, NUMI to name few.
• Technologies include ERP (All domains), SAP, BIC, DWH, Peoplesoft, Oracle, Client-Server, Networking Systems, Internet technologies, Microsoft Technologies, Mobile, Banking, Telecom, Embedded, QA & TESTING, Databases, Semiconductors for all level positions.
• Filled over 100 positions last financial year.

Confidential,Hyd

Deputy General Manager- RECRUITMENTS August 2006 to Oct ‘08.

Accounts managed include Confidential,across different levels such as Developers, Analysts, Project Leaders / Managers, Technical Consultants/Architects, Delivery Heads, Product Heads, Practice Heads/ Business Development Managers and Operations Head.

Filled over 400 positions for several business units of our clients in my tenure.

Technologies include ERP (All domains), SAP, BIC, DWH, Client-Server, Networking Systems, Internet technologies, Microsoft Technologies, Mobile, Banking, Telecom, Embedded, QA & TESTING, Semiconductors all level positions for both Domestic & International Requirements.

• Recruitment and Requirement Handling : In charge of the Full Life Cycle Recruiting Process.
• Database & Market Intelligence Management
• Team Monitoring & Performance Management
• Business Generation
• Direct reporting to the CEO

Confidential,HYD

HEAD – IT RECRUITMENTS Sep 2005 – July 2006.

Primarily dealing in software placements, catering to the software professional needs of software giants like Confidential,to name a few off its esteemed clients.

• Filled 238 positions for our clients in my tenure with OMAM.
• Heading the Recruitment Team. From Sourcing to Induction and Allocation to projects.
• Recruitment for India, USA, Singapore, Middle East and Bahrain.
• Primary responsibility included candidate solicitation and qualification for contract and Permanent opportunities for various commercial accounts and Recruited for a wide array of IT professionals.
• Conducted Internet searches, Telephone interviews, performed reference checks, identified opportunities and presented them to candidates, prepared candidate resumes for effective marketing.
• Conduct initial screening phone & personal interviews & to establish basic candidate information and work preferences & to get an overview of their profile and appraising them on various criteria set by firm before sending them to the client.
• Identify & locate potential candidates through headhunting, advertisement in various jobs sites, network, career sites, referrals, and Internet searches
• Negotiated salaries and worked with candidates on relocation issues. Managed offshore recruiters to execute consulting opportunities.
• Able to plan, initiate and develop successful recruiting techniques in highly competitive candidate/job markets.

BUSINESS ACCOUNTS:

• Nurture Client relations, Negotiations & Client Mining.
• Time sheet Management, Billing & Purchase order management.
• Receivable notes.
• Documentation on Contracts.

Confidential,HYD June ’04 – Aug ‘05

HR & Recruiting Manager

• As a HR & Recruiting Manager for Resourcing Team, I was involved in identifying the right and prospective client and their requirements and to fulfill their requirements by finding the right candidates with the required skills according to the client needs. My job involves to interact with the client and rope in the requirement from the client and to qualify the requirement before assigning it to the technical recruiters in my team.
• Recruited all levels of professionals from entry level to senior level executives; evaluated their skill sets and determined where they may fit best for the position.
• Maintained a 4000+ strong database of consultants with varied skill sets.

MANPOWER PLANNING

RECRUITMENT

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL

• Compliance Management

Confidential,HYD May 2002 to April 2004
Centre Manager – Recruitments

• Recruiting Software professional to South Korea and Germany.
• Centre Administration & Overall Maintenance
• In-House Recruitment, Legal & Other issues
• Advertising in Newspapers and Websites (preparation of Ads)
• Traveling to other major cities, arranging Preliminary Interviews
• Understanding the skill set for all the software & hardware technologies
• Screening the Resumes and Short-listing and consulting candidates,
• Liaison and discussing with the candidates and the clients regarding the requirements.
• Counselling the candidates regarding the work culture, environment etc., of various clients.
• Scheduling, Arranging the Skill-tests
• Oral Interviews, Online Interviews, Telephonic Interviews
• Verification of Documents, Post-selection Documentation for Visa
• Visa procedure processing with the Consulates and final placement procedure.
• Handled Day to day administration functions including Manpower Planning, Training & Development, MIS & routine HR functions.
• Introducing & Implementing suitable system for promotion of Organisation Vision.
• Identifying training needs, coordinating & providing the same.
• Updating & Maintaining registers and other audit registers
• Handling matters pertaining to processing of payroll, TDS, Income Tax, Professional Tax.

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY :

• Working as Lead Recruitment Consultant with Confidential,Chicago,IL from Nov ’08.
• Worked as DGM-Recruitments with Confidential,Chicago,IL Aug’06 to October’08 .
• Worked as a Recruitment Head-IT Recruitments with Confidential,Sept ’05 to July’06.
• Worked as a HR & Recruitment Manager with Confidential,Corporate Office in USA June 2004 to August 2005.
• Worked as a Centre Manager – Recruitments IT Headhunting for South Korea & Germany, Confidential,Hyderabad from May 2002 to 10th June 2004.
• Worked as a Software Engineer with Confidential,May 2001 to April 2002.
• Around 5 Years (Feb 1996 to April 2001) of experience as a Manager in Confidential,for Computer R&D.
• Worked as a Faculty for Confidential,around 2years (March 1994 to Feb 1996).

SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY

Operating system : Unix, Windows95/98/NT, OS/2, Linux, Solaris, MVS, VAX/VMS
Languages : C, C++, VC++, SQL, Visual Basic, Java, J2EE, J2ME. J2SE, Power builder, Cobol
Embedded Systems : RTOS, Verilog, VHDL, SCADA
RDBMS Technologies : Oracle, SQLServer, Access, DB2, Cognos.
Networking : WindowsNT, CiscoRouters, FrameRelay, TCP/IP, System Administrator, Sap Basis Administrator
Telecommunication : GSM, CDMA, 3G,FPGA, DSP/CODEC,BlueToothTechnology, TCP/IP, Protocol Development
Microsoft Technologies: .NET, VB, C#
Quality Assurance : Winrunner, Test Director, Silk, Black box, White box.
ERP/CRM : Sap Consultants Functional and Technical both for all modules (SD, MM, PM, PS, BW, EDI, EAI), Siebel (Siebel Configuration, eScript, Analytics, EAI, EIM, Workflow, Assignment Manger), Oracle Application 11i,PeopleSoft.
Web Technologies : HTML, DHTML, XML, ASP, PERL.