SHIVA PRIYA GNANAM

317-***-****

ac11w7@r.postjobfree.com

Talent Acquisition/IT Technical Recruiter/Account Manager

SUMMARY:

Dynamic, qualified, and highly ethical Recruiter/Staffing Consultant with extensive experience recruiting high-caliber professionals in the IT, professional services, consulting, marketing, sales, technical, retail, insurance and finance.

Has 6+ years’ experience Application Tracking System, Taleo for candidate’s interview process, on boarding process to include drug screens, background checks, etc.

Have strong knowledge on IT Terminologies.

Coordinating with Dept Heads / Clients for assessing their manpower requirements.

Selecting the most deserving candidate and managing the post-selection activities such as generation of offer/ appointment letter, induction, etc.

Hunting employees through various portal available and sources;

Expertise in Head Hunting for Higher as well as niche requirements

Knowledge on Various Tax terms 1099, W2, C2C.

Responsible for coordination of the selection process of candidates and evaluating them on the HR perspective

Responsible for the recruitment of mid to senior level positions

Successful in high-pressure, challenging, and deadline-driven environments.

Trained staff and managers on interviewing and recruiting practices

Detail-oriented Staffing Professional who utilizes a proactive approach with excellent leadership, interpersonal, and written and verbal communication skills;

Innate ability to build rapport with clients and colleagues and interface with individuals at all levels

SKILLS:

Staff/Management Training, Full Lifecycle Recruiting, Candidate Screening via in person and over the phone, Background Adjudication, Interviewing Practices, Team Building/Motivations, Project Management, Time Management, SDLC, Negotiations, Immigration Issues, Organizational Management Analysis, Strategic Planning, Referral Networking.

EDUCATION/TRAINING/CERTIFICATES

PGDHRM (Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management)

Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India 2006 – 2007

Attended three month certification program in HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT organized by ICFAI Business School, Chennai for the year (2003-2004).

M.Sc Resource Management, Avinashilingam Deemed

University, Coimbatore, India 2004-2006

B.Sc Nutrition, Food Service Management & Dietetics,

Women’s Christian College, University of Madras, India 2001- 2004

Preparing for PHR certification

EMPLOYMENT:

Comtech Global Inc, Columbus OH July 2011 – May 2017

Account Manager/IT Technical Recruiter

IT Technical Recruiter successfully hiring all IT professionals (both full time and contract)

Report directly to Chief Executive Officer; collaborate with hiring community to develop search criteria, source, screen, and facilitate interview process, facilitate decision-making process, and negotiate all offers

Performed full lifecycle recruiting process across all functional areas of company, including negotiating rates/salary, benefits and relocation.

Responsible for recruitment of direct-hire, contract-to-hire and contract candidates nationwide for clients ranging from start- Ups to Fortune 100 companies.

Functional areas included Software Developers, Architects, Corporate IT, Marketing, Sales, Implementation, Accounting/Finance, and Support

Implemented direct sourcing (cold calling, placing ads, using job boards, networking).

Experienced in IT staffing, operations, and human resources.

Successful liaison between employees, department managers, and senior management.

Proven ability to recruit, manage, and motivate consultants and staff effectively.

Consistently met or exceeded recruiting goals and revenue quotas.

Skilled in utilizing traditional and modern sourcing methods such as Social Media tools like LinkedIn to identify, and recruit both active and passive candidates.

Hands on experience with Job Boards including CareerBuilder, DICE, Monster, LinkedIn, Hot Jobs, Job Circle, Indeed.

Demonstrate skills in managing responsibilities and meeting deadlines within demanding environments.

Collaborate and manage hiring manager expectations; conduct initial intake sessions with hiring managers.

Skilled at applying key talent acquisition strategies and methods and consistently adhere to “best practice” principles.”

Resume Marketing of W2 Employees on different job boards & used different techniques to help them in finding new project through our company.

Panache Consulting, India May 2007 - Jan 2008 Senior IT Recruiter

Job Responsibilities:

Responsible for recruiting IT Professionals ranging in all different areas of the project life cycle.

Requirement gathering from the Client Concerned.

Utilize internal database to identify potential candidates and ensure their qualifications meet open positions and determine candidate’s suitability by evaluating placement feasibility.

Place job requirements on the Portals and Job Groups to increase available candidate pool.

Develop creative recruiting resources to attract qualified professionals interested in direct placement employment.

Co-ordinating with the candidates through e-mails & phones.

Coach candidates through the client interview process, conduct skills testing, reference checks and background investigations.

Co-ordinating with the Client for interviews

Present job opportunities to qualified candidates and negotiate compensation packages, assessing relevant experience, education, skills and personal qualifications to determine benefits.

Played a major role in meeting the deadlines on time for each and every open position.

Prepare weekly recruitment reports for internal management meetings and maintain documentation with the company's system.

Training new and junior recruiters on company’s policies and procedures.

Times Technologies, India Sep 2006-Apri 2007

HR Executive

Job Resposibilities:

Sourcing New Clients

Recruitment Activities – Screening, Scheduling Interviews, Co-ordination with Clients

Preliminary Screening & Shortlisting of Resumes.

Conducting Preliminary Interviews of the candidates before sending them to the clients

Co-ordinating with the Functional Heads for the Technical and Final Interviews

Updating and Maintaining the Database of Candidates.

Handling Recruitments at all levels across various technologies like:

.Net, Core Java, J2EE, Angular JS,Websphere,Webserver,Web Logic, UI/UX, JQUERY, Mainframe, Testing, SAP, Oracle, Datawarehousing, Peoplesoft, Lotus Notes, Networking Technologies, Cloudcomputing, DevOps, Salesforce, Captiva, OpenText, ServiceNow etc

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