Experienced Talent Acquisition advisor devises strategy and recruitment processes to execute sourcing and recruiting campaigns. Finds and screens candidates and develops corporate policy for talent bench-marking, talent assessment and interviewing policies. Develops and leads strategic initiatives to recruit and select high caliber, professional and diverse workforce that identifies with business culture.
Highly qualified and result oriented individual with firm knowledge of full life cycle recruiting.
Resourceful professional with excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills. Independent worker with uncompromising level of integrity.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Talent Advisor
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Toronto, ON
04.2021 - 09.2023
Contract recruiter responsible for full life cycle recruitment of hard-to-fill positions at all levels in Quality Management.
Handling high volume requirements with end-to-end recruitment on Avature (ATS)
Analyze, interpret and fully understand job requirements to successfully assess relevant talent.
Effectively utilize social media like Likendin Recruiter, Internal job Boards or application tracking system like Avature, and referrals to identify viable candidates.
Continuously partner hiring manager to establish recruitment strategies and methodologies to meet hiring targets.
Optimized sourcing networks and used proactive methods to direct source candidates.
Promoted increased focus on internal talent mobility and emerging talent across organization.
Created and drove talent acquisition and job placement strategies to attract diverse candidates.
Assisted with writing job postings and job descriptions for boards.
Pre-screened resumes prior to sending to corporate hiring managers for consideration.
Stakeholder Management: Collaborated with senior business leaders and HR business partners to execute proactive, targeted talent activities aligned with HR and business talent strategies.
Recruitment & Orientation: Facilitated full-cycle recruitment process and sourced candidates through proven recruitment channels. Coordinated all candidate correspondence, prepared salary recommendation analysis in collaboration with HR representatives, negotiated offers and facilitated on- boarding formalities.
Recruited Skills for Cisco IT;
- Most frequent roles include: Software Engineers, Project/Program Managers, Directors, Solution Architect, Cloud Specialist, Business Analyst, Senior Leaders, Business Architect, Technical Program Manager, Business System Analyst, Full stack developers, Frontend developers, L2 Process Lead, Business Operations Managers, Customer Success Managers, Security Engineers, Cloud Storage Engineer, Network Engineer, Risk Manager, Security Manager, Collaboration Engineer, Principal Engineer and Chief of Staff for USA and Canada.
Achievements:
Hired 157 Talents for various IT skills in last 2.6 years for USA and Canada
Freelance Recruiter
IT Consulting
Toronto, ON
10.2020 - 03.2021
Focused on IT positions for our clients recruiting for (react.js, angular, vue.js, reactnative) developers, data Engineers, devops engineers, network engineer, salesforce developer, java developer, .net developer, software development manager, network/IT security engineer/architect, Quality assurance analyst, service desk technician, content writer, Accessibility content writer.
Sourcing potential IT candidates for contract and permanent opportunities with our clients from different job boards like job diva, monster, linkedIn and other social sites.
Coach and assist candidates throughout the recruitment cycle on resume revisions, interview practice and presentation.
Senior Technical Recruiter
Ward Technologies
Toronto, ON
11.2019 - 02.2020
Coordinated with our stakeholders/clients to gathering the requirements and forecast hiring needs.
Utilized a variety of sourcing methods - applicant tracking system, job boards, social media sites, executive search firms, referrals, networking and career fairs to ensure a strong talent pipeline.
Used Boolean searches to develop applicant portfolios for expected openings.
Sourced and selected applicants for technical positions and interviewed candidates using different interview methods and approaches.
Referred candidate resumes to customer account managers for evaluation and submission.
Built relationships with colleges and universities to stay informed on new technical talent.
Conducted phone interviews to assess applicants relevant knowledge, skills, experience and aptitudes.
Developed and implemented strategies to identify and source technical talent for multiple industries.
Pre-screened resumes prior to sending to corporate hiring managers for consideration.
Recruited skills; java developer , .net developer, c++ developer, fullstack developer, frontend developer(reactjs, angular), oracle dba, sql dba, sap sd, sap mm, system administrator, network engineer, cyber/IT/network security engineer, software development manager(.net), director software engineer(.net), desktop support technician, IT project manager, ERP project manager, business analyst, manual/automation tester, cloud azure engineer, AWS architect, application architect, solution architect, enterprise architect, and product owner/pharmacy technician.
Achievements:
In 3 months of time period placed 2(contract) + 1(permanent) candidates for fullstack developer- (.net & angular) and 1 contract candidate for desktop support technician.
Interview in process:
Final interview: 3 candidates for oracle dba roles,
2 candidates are for .net developer,
1 candidate for software development manager
1 candidate for application project manager and
1 candidate for the network engineer role.
2nd interview: 1 candidate for system administrator role
1 candidate for director in software engineering role.
Senior IT Recruiter
PeopleToGo
Markham, ON
02.2018 - 09.2019
Full life cycle recruitment includes sourcing, screening, salary negotiating, technical presenting, interview scheduling, and on boarding candidates.
Recruited for clients like; banking, Insurance, financial, government, healthcare and software companies.
Involved with account executives during intake call to discuss about the new positions.
Collaborated with account executives to provide market intelligence on multiple technical positions.
Sourced qualified candidates by creating custom Internet job postings, searching on popular job boards like Monster, ZipRecruiter, Indeed, Glassdoor, social sites like twitter, facebook, linkedIn, and from referrals, Internal database and social events like jobfairs, college hires or meetups and also from ATS like Bullhorn.
Screened candidates through telephone or video interviews as per client’s requirement.
Represented qualified candidates in front of clients with attractive technical summary.
Guided candidates for interview while interview preparation call and shared all details related to interviewer and client for better understanding.
Involved in background check and reference check of selected candidates and released offer in bullhorn for cleared candidates.
Focused to make new clients through different career event or meetups.
Recruited skills; depot repair technicians, electrical engineer, embedded engineer, firmware engineer, parts handler, device tester/loader, service desk technician, help desk technician, deskside Support technician, o365_active directory technician, IMAC technician, cisco presales engineer, microsoft presale engineer, solution engineer, data analyst, data scientist, system analyst, IT analyst, business analyst, business system analyst, system administrator, network engineer, vmware engineer, data engineer, IT engineer, network security engineer, java developer, .net developer, ETL developer, Alteryx developer, UI developer, sharepoint developer, sql developer, ios and android developer, IT project manager, accounts receivable and collection coordinator, Azure engineer and technical writer.
Achievements:
Successfully hired 27 contract and permanent candidates for different IT, banking, financial, software companies in 2018,
Successfully placed 15 different engineer and technicians (permanent role) for Mechanical industry in 2018.
Successfully placed 14 contract candidates and 4 permanent candidates at software service companies in 2019.
In 2018, the overall billed revenue generated is $121,187.50 for contract roles and $22,000,00 for permanent roles.
In 2018-2019, the overall billed revenue generated is $331,183.84 for contract roles and $31,200,00 for permanent roles.
In 2019-2020, the overall billed revenue generated is $507,520.00 for contract roles and $54,800,00 for permanent roles
Successfully closed the challenging bilingual Azure contract role for Montreal location within 3 weeks which has been opened in the past 2 months.
HR Intern
AltisHR
Toronto, ON
07.2017 - 08.2017
Assisted 2 high-volume Recruiters in all aspects of the recruiting process for different areas.
Assisted human resources and recruiting teams by scheduling phone screens and on-site interviews.
Maintained relationships with personnel using strong collaboration and teamwork skills.
Supported the application, interview, offer and on-boarding processes for an extensive number of candidates.
Completed training on Employment Standards Act, Canadian Human Rights Act, Health and Safety Regulations, Ontario Payroll and Benefits, HR and Staffing Terminologies.
Assisted and job-shadowed professional interviews in the areas of Government, IT, Finance, Customer Service and Project Management.
Completed Interview Skills Training
Developed strong written and verbal communication skills.
Filed paperwork, sorted, and delivered mail and maintained office organization.
Posted job openings, screened resumes and scheduled interviews to fill positions with qualified candidates.
Created and updated tracking spreadsheets using MS Excel.
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Atos Global IT Solutions And Services
Mumbai, Maharastra
04.2015 - 03.2017
Worked with domestic and global clients like Reliance JIO, SAP Labs, Siemens, and AtosUK.
Sourced and screened candidates for IT roles and worked with hiring managers to coordinate interviews, offers, and onboarding.
Evaluated resumes, interviewed, and presented qualified candidates to hiring managers and solicited feedback to refine recruiting strategy.
Developed and maintained strong working relationships with executives, HR team, and hiring managers to foster partnerships that produced consistent results.
Provided regular updates to hiring managers and Clients on recruitment activities and progress.
Built relationships with external recruiters and staffing agencies to access quality talent.
Utilized social media platforms to source potential candidates and build pipeline of qualified talent.
Conducted telephone and in-person interviews to assess candidate experience and qualifications.
Implemented innovative recruitment strategies to increase number of high-quality job applicants.
Collaborated with hiring managers/clients to determine job requirements and understand departmental needs.
Developed and maintained applicant tracking system, tracking all job openings, applicants and interviewing activity.
Worked alongside global business leader to deploy new training strategies.
Generated and analyzed reports to monitor employee engagement and attrition trends.
Developed and implemented onboarding and orientation programs for new employees.
Collaborated with managers to identify and address employee relations issues.
Conducted performance reviews and provided feedback to managers on employee performance.
Consulted with external clients and internal hiring managers for gathering the position details
Closely worked with staffing agencies on niche positions to provide qualified candidates as per client’s/internal requirements
Sourced relevant profiles from different job boards, social media websites, employee referrals and internal databases.
Screened candidates over telephone interview based on the information provided by client.
Shared qualified candidates with the respective hiring managers.
Scheduled interviews for shortlisted candidates and prepared them for successful interview
Collected documents from selected candidates for necessary background verifications
Conducted HR discussion for technically selected candidates followed by Documents Verification and Salary Negotiation.
Explained the company policies to the HR selected candidates and provided job offer letter to them.
Entered all details of Joiners in JIRA (Internal Portal) after completion of all selection formalities
Coordinated with Admin and On-boarding team for smooth introduction of new employees into the organization
Recruited skills; HPOM, HPSM, Ericsson Granite, Application support, Network engineer, System administrator, NOC engineer, Network administrator, Storage& Backup, Oracle DBA, SQL DBA, Unix administrator, Linux administrator, Windows administrator, Unix script developer, Pl/SQL developer, Service management, ITSM, Change Management, Release Management and Project manager.
Achievements:
Successfully placed 52 candidates in OSS department and 76 candidates in BSS department of Reliance JIO in permanent role within 15 months and Atos got the revenue of overall INR 7,750,560 from Reliance JIO in each year.
Successfully performed as HR Recruiter/Administrator/Generalist role by managed the Reliance JIO team.
Achieved Excellence Performance Award at Atos for RELIANCE JIO Project in 2015
Successfully hired around 35 candidates in Architect level positions for Atos internal and UK project and increased the revenue to over INR 3,500,750 in 2016.
Achieved Excellence Performance Award at Atos in 2016
Talent Acquisition Recruiter
HCL Technologies
Noida, Delhi
06.2013 - 02.2015
Responsible for in-house full cycle recruitment.
Coordinated with internal hiring team leaders regarding new requirement details
Sourced resumes from different job portals, employee referrals, internal database and social media sites.
Screened resumes through telephone interview and shared with hiring tech leads
Scheduled technical interview of shortlisted candidates
Conducted HR discussion along with documents verification
Provided offer letter to selected candidates
Completed all pre-joining formalities for placed candidates
Forwarded the verified documents to Background verification team
Followed up with the selected candidates till their joining
Conducted recruitment drives for bulk hiring based on the number of positions
Recruited skills; Java developer, .Net developer, C++ developer, Network engineer, System administrator, Network administrator, Unix administrator, Linux administrator, Windows administrator, Unix script developer, Pl/SQL developer, Manual tester, Automation tester, Oracle dba, plsql dba and ETL developer.
Achievements:
Successfully hired around 120+ candidates for different IT skills for HCL internal projects and increased the revenue to over INR 5,200,000.
Coordinated with clients to gather all necessary information from hiring managers regarding job specifications to identify the top talent
Leveraged social media platforms and online job boards to advertise open positions and engage with potential candidates.
Sourced resumes from different job portals, employee referrals and internal database
Shared relevant customized profiles with clients as per job descriptions and Scheduled interview of shortlisted candidates with clients
Followed up with clients to get feedback of interviewed candidates and provided feedback to respective candidates
Provided all information and documents of selected candidates to our team lead for their on-boarding with clients
Recruited skills; Sales roles, Recruiter roles, Accountant roles, and in IT; java developer, .net developer, software tester and SAP modules roles like SAP HCM, SAP MM, SAP SD, Informatica developer, data stage developer, BI developer, BIBO developer.
Achievements:
Successfully placed around 35 IT candidates and 18 Non-IT candidates at different clients within one year.
Received Best Performer Award four times within one year at NeerInfo Solutions
Skills
Talent Management
Building Partnerships
Screening Processes
Applicant Tracking Systems
Benefits Negotiation
Job Description Creation
Compensation Analysis
Influencing and Negotiating
Boolean Searches
Candidate Pipeline Management
Resume Screening
Talent Acquisition Strategies
Compensation Negotiations
Partner Relationship Management
Attracting Top Talent
Providing Feedback
Employee Referral Programs
Work Authorizations
Interviewing and Prescreening
Social Media Platforms
Microsoft Office
Critical Thinking
Internal Mobility
Candidate Searching
Employee Engagement Strategies
Recruitment
Additional Information
Master of Business Administration in Human Resource
Vinayak Mission University, Chennai, India, 2012
Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering
Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Odisha, India, 2009