PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Dynamic teams lead with proven ability to lead team to success with my unique Recruiting and sales strategies.
• Proficient in MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS Outlook, MS PowerPoint, Internet Explorer.
• Experience working as a complete life cycle recruiter right from advertising, filtering resumes, job posting, and pre - screening, background/reference checks, calling prospects and closing the requirement.
• Worked with candidates holding visa status like H1B, GC, Citizen, and EAD
• Advance use of job boards like Dice, Monsters, CareerBuilder, and Tech Fetch.

AREAS OF STRENGTH INCLUDE:

• My prime responsibilities include sourcing, interviewing and hiring of IT professionals for multiple projects and assignments in the IT services industry
• Business development Negotiating and closing deals
• Web-based sourcing/recruiting Building a strong referral network
• Database creation and maintenance Cold Calling
• Excellent Written & Verbal Communication Skills.
• Ability to deliver the right candidate at the right time for the right kind of a rate.
• Maintain one to one Support with consultants, which lead to better understanding about their core expertise and in better servicing of client requirements.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Lead Recruiter / Team Lead

• Manage full-cycle recruiting which includes researching, locating, screening, interviewing, recruiting, negotiating and closing candidates.
• Recruited consultants on W2, 1099, C2C positions with visa status like H1B, GC, Citizen, and EAD.
• Screen candidates for availability, interest level, eligibility to work in the US, salary expectations, relocation needs, some technical skills and core competencies.
• Focus on sourcing passive candidates through networking, cold calling, internet searches and research.
• Use Job boards like - Dice, Monsters, Career Builder and Etc.,
• Manage external vendor relationships, negotiate right to hire agreements and rates
• Drove the hiring process in a high-volume / time-sensitive environment, working directly with hiring managers for all area clients and managing candidates through the process to have them placed on assignments.
• Placed high-end technical professionals in the area of Information Technology Industry in contract and full-time positions. Specialized in Software Engineers/Architects, SAP, Database Architects/Developers/Administrators, Network/System/Security Engineers, Web Developers, Quality Assurance/Test Engineers, Development Managers, and Business Analysts.
• Effectively recruited candidates through Internet research, internal database, cold calling, referrals, networking, job fairs, and other strategies.
• Responsible for checking references, negotiating terms and rates for each project, coordinating the interview process, extending offers, and closing candidates.
• Developed databases for client and candidates contact information.

US IT Technical Recruiter

• Recruited high-end technical professionals in the area of Information Technology Industry in contract, contract to hire and full-time positions.
• Managed full life cycle recruiting including positing of jobs, job board searches, business & sourcing, screening, interviewing, negotiating salaries and finalizing offers to prospective candidates.
• Pre-screened candidates with detailed phone screens, which would include evaluating their capability to the job requirements, thereby ensuring the right fit for the position.
• Negotiated wage rates and other terms and conditions of employment with candidates.
• Scheduled interviews, and followed-up on each submitted candidate until the candidate is accepted / rejected.
• High rate of successful closures of potential candidates and recruitment offers.
• Established weekly reporting mechanisms on status of requirements, submissions, & interviews to Account Manager
• Built good inter-personal relations & effective high performing network with vendors, candidates and clients
• Recruited Consultants on W2, Corp-to-Corp and 1099 for Full time and contract positions.
• Familiar with Visa status like US/Canada Citizens, GC, H1B, TN-1, EAD holder.

Responsibilities as a US IT Technical Recruiter:-

• Sourcing potential candidates from job boards, referrals etc.
• Salary or hourly rate negotiations with candidates or Corp-to-Corp rate negotiation with the consulting company.
• Scheduling interviews, hiring, and on-boarding new employee.
• Job Board Recruiting.
• Worked on, contract to hire as well as contractual assignments for all solutions as well as staffing requirements (C2C, 1099, W-2)
• Effectively recruited for positions across various verticals and positions/roles in the IT industry
• Responsible for coordinating the interview process, checking references, negotiating terms and rates for each project extending offers, background and drug test initiation and closing candidates
• Job Portals used: Dice.com, Corp to Corp, Monster. And Career Builder
• Developed and implemented effective recruiting strategies in order to attract, screen, recruit, and select high quality candidates.
• Used Dice / Monster type job sites with respect to searches & postings.
• Interviewed and screened candidates.
• Clearly communicated all aspects of the offer including salary, stock options, benefits, bonuses, relocating, etc.
• Established and maintained solid working relationships with hiring managers.
• Determined the needs of the hiring managers.
• Developed databases for client and candidates contact information.
• Must be able to meet aggressive deadlines and handle multiple high priority requirements at any given time.
• Must have broad overall knowledge of technical terminology.
• Competent in all aspects of the recruiting lifecycle.
• Excellent knowledge of Internet based recruiting tools (i.e.: Monster, DICE, Hot Jobs, etc.
• Qualifies candidates by interviewing them, assessing soft skills, and suitability/technical fit to the position.
• Reviews and recommends qualified candidates for open positions.
• Coordinates the various rounds of technical, management and client interviews, collect and record feedback.
• Extensive experience with full recruiting process including sourcing, identifying candidates, telephone screening, in person & over the phone interviewing,

My core responsibility is lead the Team of Seven members.

• Trained 2 Batches of New Hires and made them accustomed with the new work environment and process.
• I am involved in creating and managing a candidate network and queue with a wide variety of IT skills.
• Good communication skills, people networking abilities, a good deal of aggression and customer orientation skills were key my success in the job.
• Use to serve high profiled clients in USA.
• Used to screen candidates according to the requirement.
• Used to speak to their Employer.
• Maintained an efficient database, with the help of which I could successfully deliver right IT people in right time.
• Establish and manage relationships with recruitment vendors and third party agencies
• I worked with IT consultants of various experience levels on .Net, Java/J2ee, Oracle, SAP, People soft, data warehousing, mainframes, testing tools, etc.
• While screening the suitable candidates for the job requirements, I have used various IT job portals like Monster, Career builder, Corp-Corp, etc.
• I have negotiated with the consultants on different contract terms like Corp to Corp, 1099 and Contract-W2.
• Keeping in constant touch with the consultants and giving timely feedback to them, helped me a lot in timely delivery of the consultants for the client’s needs.
• I have taken all the steps required to keep the consultants in good hold, by getting them signed the relevant contract statements.
• I have a good sub-vendor network, with the help of which I can minimize the turnaround time for submittals.
• I have developed a knack to deal with the consultants that helps my accounts manager in doing good business.
• Identified, interview and submit candidates in a timely and efficient manner.
• Conducted performance reviews on a weekly basis and report to the concerned officials.
• Effectively negotiated pay rates with candidates for contract and permanent positions.
• The relationship with the consultant is extended further after he gets placed, I assisted them in signing up the contract forms and I was responsible for getting the timesheets on-time.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Involved in creating and managing a candidate network and queue with a wide variety of IT skills.
• While screening the suitable candidates for the job requirements, I have used various IT job portals like Corp-Corp, Career builder, Dice, etc.
• I have negotiated with the consultants and employers on different contract terms like Corp to Corp, 1099 and Contract-W2.
• Keeping in constant touch with the consultants and giving timely feedback to them, helped me a lot in timely delivery of the consultants for the clients’ needs.
• I worked with IT consultants of various experience levels on .Net, Java/J2ee, Oracle, SAP, People soft and etc.
• Identified, interview and submit candidates in a timely and efficient manner.
• Conducted performance reviews on a weekly basis and report to the concerned officials.
• Effectively negotiated pay rates with candidates for contract and permanent positions.
• The relationship with the consultant is extended further after he gets placed, I assisted them in signing up the contract forms and I was responsible for getting the timesheets on-time.