Archana Chaturvedi
Career Objective: Looking for a challenging position in a professionally
managed organization to contribute for the achievement of organizational
goals and achieve career growth.
Recruiter In Technology
Interactive creative professionals Web Developers, Instructional Designers,
Interactive, E-learning, Graphic Designers, User Design Interface, Trainers
Database Administrators Oracle DBA, SQL Server, DB2
Application Development SharePoint, Java, ASP.Net, VP.Net, C#
Quality Assurance Testers, QA Analyst, Business Analysts
Project Management Project Managers, Program Managers (CPC)
Unix, Linux, Novell, Microsoft Active Directory
System Analysts
Data modelers, Data miners
Mainframe (COBOL, DB2), Developers /DBA, Database Technologies
(Informatics, ETL), Networking domain
ERP (SAP, People soft, Siebel, Oracle, JD Edwards)
Engineering,System Engineers
Professional Summary:
. 2 year of multi-faceted experience with specialization in Recruitment,
Placement, Consultant and Vendor negotiations in the US market.
. Results oriented professional with broad background in recruiting,
sourcing, client and employee relations, strategic market planning and
analysis, account development, and the training and supervision of
employees.
. Establish detailed understanding of position and staffing requirements in
a wide range of diverse professional services.
. Expertise in Full recruitment life cycle, IT staffing-Contract and
Permanent Placements.
. Develop and maintain a network of contacts to help identify and source
qualified candidates thru cold calling, networking, referrals, and
employee referrals and resume boards.
. Proficient in Sales techniques such as vendor networking, job boards,
Internet search, head hunting etc.
. Outstanding persuasion, negotiation and investigative skills with ability
to work effectively in high-pressure environments.
. Hands on experience in the areas of Technical Recruiting, Account
Management, Documentation and Client Relations. Sound Understanding of IT
Services with a global mindset and strong conceptual abilities..
. Extensive experience into sales & marketing H1 / OPT consultants.
. Pre-screen and interview candidates presented for detailed interviewing
by hiring managers and provide complete, accurate, and inspiring
information about the company and positions.
. Strong interpersonal and communication skills, creativity, excellent
attitude towards teamwork and common goals achievement.
. Maintain accurate and well-ordered documentation on all candidates,
searches, hiring manager interactions, and other recruiting activities.
Experience:
Company: Avi Technologies Inc Head Office:
Stamford CT
Position : Sr. Technical Recruiter March2009
-Till now
Location of the work place: CA, USA
Responsibilities
. Assisting Recruiting team to find out potential Candidates,
arranging interviews, coordinating with client & the consultants.
. Sourcing requirements from Job portals and vendors for the bench
consultant.
. Negotiating rate with reference to Client Location, Duration of the
project and Job responsibilities
. Coordinating interview schedules with consultants and vendors or
clients
. Suggesting winning strategies to consultants as per requirement.
. Tracking hiring process and exchanging contracts, purchase orders
and other agreements
. Tracking time sheets and invoices. Updating and maintaining records
. Building up friendly relationship with Consultants
. Reporting to the Operation Manager.
. Handled Complex requirements, Proficient in head hunting &
aggressively sourcing quality consultants.
. Develop good communication channels with clients, vendors, employers
and candidates.
. Review resumes and credentials for appropriateness of skills,
experience and knowledge in relation to position and contract
requirements.
. As a sales person I was responsible for marketing bench consultants.
I was assigned to market bench consultants and H1B transfer
consultants.
Full cycle of Recruiting:
. Understanding client requirements and sourcing the suitable
candidates for different technical positions.
. Sourcing, screening, filtering resumes, checking references.
Recruiting via Internet job boards (Dice.com) (direct phone
sourcing, vendor network, referrals and expanded Internet sourcing.
. Negotiating regarding rate with respective employers of their
respective consultants.
. Submitting Complete profile to Account manager within given time.
. Updating consultants about the status of the requirement/
submissions.
. Preparing consultants for interview process.
. Manage the scheduling and coordination of all interviews between
candidates and hiring managers.
. Extend offers of employment and follow-up for selected candidates
under the direction of the hiring managers and in accordance with
company policies and procedures.
. Getting new updates /tips from seniors regarding tough requirements.
. Maintaining Database of all consultants/vendors which ever submitted
and Rejected by clients.
Achievements
> 2-4 placements in a month in recruiting & Sales.
> 10 -15 interviews in a month.
> Placements of US Citizens & GC
> Got new Clients & maintained the existing relations.
Company: New York Edge
Head Office: Parlin, NJ
Position : Sr. Technical Recruiter
April 2008-Jan 2009
Location of the work place: CA, USA
Responsibilities
. Prospect generation for various IT staffing positions in the USA
through references and outbound sales calls.
. Hiring of consultants as per requirements given by the client from
third party vendors (using JOB boards like Dice, Monster, etc
. Risk profiling of the prospective third party candidates.
. Performing Rate negotiation for consultants and positions as well.
. Circulation of hot list for own H1B consultants.
. H1B transfer.
. Handling non-delivery issues for hired consultants.
. Mapping and allocation of replacements for backfill positions.
. Management of the offshore (India) recruitment team working in the
night shifts.
. Establishing Recruitment team.
. Detailed understanding about W2, 1099 etc.
. Worked with the team to conceptualize and manage website
development.
Full cycle of Recruiting:
. Understanding client requirements and sourcing the suitable
candidates for different technical positions.
. Sourcing, screening, filtering resumes, checking references.
. Recruiting via Internet job boards (Dice.com) (hot jobs) direct
phone sourcing, vendor network, referrals and expanded internet
sourcing.
. Negotiating regarding rate with respective employers of their
respective consultants.
. Submitting complete profile to manager within given time.
Identifying suitable candidates quickly for client submission,
screen candidates.
. Updating consultants about the status of the requirement/
submissions.
. Getting new updations /tips from seniors regarding tough
requirements.
. Maintaining database of all consultants/vendors which ever submitted
and rejected by clients.
. Marketing/sales H1 consultants.
. Getting suitable requirements from vendors for our bench H1,
negotiating rates, taking confirmation from vendors and our on bench
consultants. Submitting quality profile to vendor in a given time.
. Develop good communication channels with clients, vendors, employers
and candidates.
Achievements
> Got closures
> PHP Developer, for a preferred vendor.
> PeopleSoft functional, for a preferred vendor.
> Placed four candidates who were on Company's H1.
> Worked on various niche requirements for our tier1 vendors.
> Submitted quality profiles to vendors in the result reached client
interviews.
> Marketing / sales of our company's H1 consultants
> Successfully got new client accounts such as Sogeti, ATR.
> Worked as a BDM for 2 months and was involved in building entire
recruiting team
> Successfully handled client requirements with satisfactory delivery.
Thus, increasing company's presence and generating more business.
> Took initiatives i.e. coming up with company's profile, website
concept, etc...
Company: IT APPS LLC Head Office: San Jose, CA
Position : Technical Recruiter/ Lead Jan 2008-March
2008
Location of the work place: CA, USA
Responsibilities
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. Prospect generation for various IT staffing positions in the USA
through references and outbound sales calls.
. Hiring of consultants as per requirements given by the client from
third party vendors (using JOB boards like Dice)
. Risk profiling of the prospective third party candidates.
. Performing Rate negotiation for consultants and positions as well.
. Circulation of hot list for own H1B consultants.
. H1B transfer.
. Handling non-delivery issues for hired consultants.
. Mapping and allocation of replacements for backfill positions.
. Recruitment of the recruiters.
. Detailed understanding about W2, 1099 etc.
. Responsible for contract, contract-hire & fulltime placements of IT
professionals in the US.
. Understanding client requirements and sourcing the suitable
candidates for different positions.
. Sourced, screened, filtered resumes, checked references.
. Staff, competitor analysis & market research.
. Recruiting via Internet job boards (Dice.com) direct phone sourcing,
vendor network, referrals and expanded Internet sourcing.
. Identifying suitable candidates quickly for client submission,
screen candidates, negotiate bill rate, coordinate interviews, and
complete relevant documentation.
. Sourcing of relevant candidates through talent search, networking
and references & providing the company with relevant and quality
candidates within stipulated timeframe.
. Build candidates database utilizing internet recruiting tools &
referrals.
. Preparing database of potential clients.
. Maintaining database of consultants in excel sheets.
. Respond to potential applicant telephone/net enquiries, screen
replies and conduct initial suitability assessment.
. As a team lead I had to get requirements then discuss and pass them
to my team members.
. Responsible for any kind of submissions made by my team members.
. Updating about requirements/submissions to the team members.
. Build up rapport with third party vendors..
Achievements
> Got closures
> JD Edwards Functional consultant for a Direct Client.
> Project Manager for direct client.
> Started with scratch, build the entire company's database, clients,
website, marketing collateral, etc...
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Freelance work - Data processing/entry - (Jan 2006- June 2007)
. Data processing for various clients such as Alibaba.com, BONUS
Building Care, Carpet Cleaners, Complete home, Furnituremedic.com, and
Maidpro.com.
. Attended client conference call to understand/gather requirements and
provided schedule, effort and cost estimates.
. Verified accuracy of data, combining data from various systems to
compile spreadsheets.
. Handled sales conference calls and follow-ups to develop and pursue
new business accounts.
. Conducted Data Sourcing & Research and Analysis which includes Data
research (Online-hardcopy) with Analysis, Extraction, Collection and
Updating.
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5 Educational Qualifications:
. Pursuing HR Certification course from Mission College, Santa Clara,
CA.
. Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Financial Management ~ 2001
from Narsee Monjee College, Mumbai, India.
~ Coursework includes: Financial Accounting, Marketing, Business
Management, and Human Resources Management.
. Higher Secondary School Certificate, Narsee Monjee College, Mumbai ~
1997
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7 Technical skills:
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Operating Systems: Windows-Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000
Office Automation: Microsoft Office 95, 97 and 2000, 2003, Vista, Excel,
Outlook.