CURRICULUM VITAE
S.J. Samuel Sandeep
E-mail: ****************@*****.***
Mobile: +91-888*******
OBJECTIVE :
Seeking a Quality Environment to work, to have exposure to a competitive and challenging
responsibilities, working up for new challenges where my knowledge can be shared and enriched and to
serve the purpose of the Organization which has put forth it's trust in me, giving me a chance of
presenting the best of my skills..
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:
• US IT Staffing professional with 6+ years of experience as a Lead/ Sr.Technical Recruiter with
skills in leading recruiting process from understanding the client hiring requirements, sourcing,
screening, submitting the right candidates, arranging technical interviews, negotiations and
closing the deal.
• Worked for Different Industry Verticals like Banking and Finance, Pharmaceutical, Biotech, State
Government, Health Care, Biotech, Federal, Energy and Consulting.
• Assisting organizations in meeting their manpower requirement, through selection, Headhunting,
Searching and Advertising.
• Understanding technical/functional hiring needs and fill them with ease with maximum efficiency.
• Responsible to execute the assignments by screening the existing database, developing a
research strategy and conducting thorough research.
• This involves sourcing and talking to the relevant candidate base for each assignments till
successful completion.
• Responsible for capturing potential candidate base in the country and understanding & collating
the movements and happenings in the industry segments
• Strong skills in screening candidates for availability, interest level, salary expectations.
• Focus on sourcing passive candidates through networking.
• Very smart in Sourcing through Networking and not depending only Portals.
• Extensive experience in sourcing methods to find the diverse professionals through various job
boards like Dice, Monster, Yahoo hot jobs, LinkedIn and Google.
• Excellent Boolean search and strong resume tracking skills.
• Maintain quality database of active and passive job seekers.
• Achieve targets assigned and maintain profitability through performance.
• Experience marketing H1-B candidates who are on bench by posting their resumes on job
boards like Dice.com, Monster.com, Career Builder and Hot Jobs etc., through personal network,
third party vendors list
• Proven ability to hire people across the spectrum of various levels in the hierarchy of an
organization.
• Experienced working with Different Tax Terms like W2, Corp to Corp, 1099 and dealing with Full-
Time & Contract-Hire and Contract positions.
EDUCATION:
• Bachelor of Business Management from Nagarjuna University, Guntur.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
ICONMA LLC
January 2014 – Present
Sr. IT Recruiter
ICONMA is a nationwide consulting firm with corporate headquarters in Troy, MI, providing Professional
Staffing and Project Based Services and Solutions for Fortune 1000 clients in a broad range of industries.
Core Industries served include: Biotech/Pharmaceutical, Cable, Clinical, Consumer Services, Energy,
Engineering, Financial Services, Food & Beverage, Government/Defense, Healthcare, Insurance,
Logistics, Manufacturing, Media, Mortgage, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceutical, Retail, Scientific, Services,
Technology, Telecommunications, Transportation, and Utilities.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Understanding the client hiring needs or requirements, Identifying, Mapping, Sourcing and
screening IT profiles, submitting the best, scheduling Interviews and offer.
• Developed, drove and executed comprehensive search strategies to recruit senior and niche
candidates in limited candidate spaces.
• Delivered high-end technical professionals in the Information Technology Industry for contract,
contract to hire & full-time positions.
• Effectively recruited candidates through Internet research, internal database, cold calling,
referrals, networking and other strategies.
• Responsible for checking references, negotiating terms and rates for each project, coordinating
the interview process, extending offers, and closing candidates.
• Partnered with internal Hiring Managers to drive staffing solutions that meet the needs of the
business.
• Worked closely with Account Managers and Clients to schedule client on-site and telephone
interviews.
• Owned full-cycle recruiting: interviewed, offered, negotiated and closed candidates for assigned
requisitions.
Direct Clients Include: Caterpillar, Kaiser Permanente, WellPoint, Capital One, BCBSM, BCN,
Time Warner Cable, Turner Broad Casting, Siemens, Luxottica, Bank of America,
Radiant Systems INC / Radgov Inc
December 2010 – December 2013
Lead/Sr. Recruiter
RADGOV combines years of experience building, and leveraging relationships, and building partnerships
in the Government Sector, providing intellectual capital, and proven methodologies, through our business
model. In order for our business practices to succeed in Government contexts, we have to be capable of
focusing resources to provide efficient and economical delivery of the highest quality products and
services to the state and Local Government Community.
RADGOV has formed relationships with public sector clients around the world, including many agencies
in the U.S. government at federal, state and local level. We leverage RADGOV's global capabilities to
support our public sector and government clients through dedicated, organized and client-focused teams.
We deliver customized end-to-end solutions for government business, so that the Public Stakeholders
benefit from our efforts and dedication to maintain fiscal responsibility.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Drove the hiring process in a high-volume / time-sensitive environment with strong expertise with
developing sourcing plans, screening, interviewing, reference checking, offer
presentation/negotiation and orientation; fulfilling positions with quality candidates, while meeting
private, federal and state requirements.
• Continuously recruit and source qualified candidates, contacting them to evaluate for current and
potential positions, ensuring ability to service current client needs as well as have enough inventory
to service future demands.
• Managed up to 5 employees on different staffing assignments.
• Duties Include assigning the jobs to the recruiters; supporting them to understand the requirements
& assisting them to maintain a pipeline of qualified candidates.
• Confirming candidate suitability through detailed reference checks, background screenings, and
employment eligibility documentation & submitting them in Different VMS or MSP’s like Field Glass,
Beeline, IQN, and People Fluent.
• Monitoring of employees Daily, weekly & monthly targets through analysis of monthly metric
reporting, & conduct status meetings
• Administration management for customer, candidate and assignment information tracking, using
applicant tracking system (ATS)
• Responsible for continued business development, to achieve company goals through analysis of
metrics/Key Point Indicators (KPI’s), that support revenue goals of the business unit.
Direct Clients Include: State of (SC, NC, FL, MN, CA, RI, NY etc) County (Riverside, Jeffco County,
Eastern Municipal Water District, etc) Federal: Northrop Grumman, Unisys, Financial/Banking: GE
Capital, Harris Bank, First Niagara Bank, Federal Reserve Bank. Pharmaceutical/Biotech/Health Care:
Johnson & Johnson, Biogen, AstraZeneca, Pharmerica, GE Health Care, Rady’s Children Hospital, Blue
Cross Blue Shield of FL, Manufacturing: John Deere. Automotive: Volkswagen, Harley Davidson. Other
Clients like McAfee, First Energy, Energy Future Holdings, Deloitte
Alpha Solutions, Inc. (Houston, TX)
June 2010 – December 2010
Sr.Technical Recruiter
Alpha Solutions Inc. is an IT Staffing & Consulting Firm based in Houston TX . We take pride in providing
the top-notch services to our clients and partners. As the name says it we deliver the quality first. We
identify and attract highly skilled people for corporate information technology Positions.
Alpha Solutions gives you the ability to be as fast as the technology you’re dealing with by putting
you in touch with more than 150,000 qualified candidates that exist in our proprietary database. With
Alpha Solutions you have access to qualified, talented professionals from any discipline representing
every skill set, no matter how obscure or scarce.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Screen and qualify candidates, prepare and format resumes for presentation to clients, submit top
candidates within 24 hours of original job posting, prepare candidates for client interviews and
negotiate offers.
• Identifying potential candidates through existing job portals, networking, database and third
parties, advertisements, and employee referrals. Preliminary screening of candidates to ensure
that they meet clients’ requirement.
• Extensively worked on 1099, Corp-Corp, W2 for contract, Contract to hire and fulltime jobs.
• Pre-screen candidates to qualify for open requisitions. Set up interview appointments, working
with the internal clients and candidates to schedule different rounds of interviews, obtain interview
feedback from both the clients and candidates, finally - Closing the deal.
• Correspondence with clients for requirements, scheduling interviews, feedback and follow-up.
• Fulfill the client’s requirements by providing them best resources.
• Developing and maintaining vendor network.
• Develop continuous pipeline of candidates to provide backup.
• Formatting resume properly for presentation to clients.
• Worked for different industry verticals which are mainly into Finance/Banking, Health Care,
Transportation, Multi-Media, Retail and Consulting.
Direct Clients Include: Brown Greer, BCBS, Read Soft, Inc., HCL, Fusion Consulting, American Utility
Management, Swype, Inc, Webs, Brand Smart, Budco, BWMC, Horack Talley, T-Metrics, Deloitte and
Access Communications.
Aplus Search Technologies (San Carlos, CA)
June 2009 – June 2010.
Technical Recruiter.
The founders of A+ Search have been in the recruiting industry for over 15 years and in the technology
industry for over 25 years. Our approach is to bring a personal touch to our clients by establishing long-
term relationships with repeat business. Our Senior Account Managers take the time to meet with hiring
managers or onsite recruiters so that they not only understand their business profile but absorb the type
of personality and soft skills that would fit well into a particular group.
A+ Search has developed a proprietary knowledge database recruiting engine that allows us to deliver
the best candidates in the industry. Our database methodology was developed to immediately take
advantage of sources such as user groups, associations, passive candidates and the top candidate
databases. Scalability is built into the process so we can always meet and adjust to our clients’ immediate
workload requirements.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Understanding the client hiring needs or requirements, Identifying, Mapping, Sourcing and
screening IT profiles, submitting the best, scheduling Interviews and offer.
• Interacting with the candidates and analyzing their suitability to the position understand their
Strengths and limitations
• Excellent in Identifying and recruiting software professionals through various online resources like
Dice, Monster, Hot jobs, Social Networking sites, and generating references.
• Coordinating with Account Mangers for different requirement / updates and Status.
• Working from consultant to executive level positions.
• Extensively worked on Contract, CTH and Permanent positions.
• Able to converse effectively with all levels of technical professionals.
• Ability to make decisions under pressure, recognizing the need for urgency, manage multiple
competing priorities, and achieve set goals and deadlines. Building rapport with candidates until
the entire process of the joining is completed.
• Updating Recruitment Tracking System regularly. Maintaining the Daily Activity Report/ Weekly
Activity Report. Database Management.
Direct Client Include: Wells Fargo, Wachovia, California State Automobile Association (CSAA), Blue
Shield of California
Apex Technology Group Inc. (Edison, NJ)
January 2008 – June 2009
Technical Recruiter
Apex Technology Group, Inc. (Apex TGI) focuses on delivering sophisticated technology-enabled
solutions to maximize complex business needs. Founded in 2001 and based in Edison, New Jersey; the
company has provided successful solutions and services to a variety of industries, ranging from Finance,
Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals to Telecommunications. The advantage of working with Apex Technology
Group, Inc is our level of experience coupled with our familiarity with the market dynamics and latest
technologies.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Solicits and identifies prospective job requirements by Cold Calling, E-mails and the Internet to
determine skills, experience, and areas for geographic employment, preferences, availability and
visa status of consultants.
• Ensure that adequate number of qualified candidates are submitted for all assigned client
requirements in a timely manner.
• Search requirements/potential candidates in various available International Job Portals like Dice,
Career Builder, Monster, and Corp-Corp.
• Match the profile of the candidate on technical grounds.
• Ensure candidate is available and ready to take up the position.
• Ensure that resume appropriately reflects candidates experience and requirement.
• Negotiates best rate in market with Vendor and negotiates pay rates with subcontracting
companies and close the position.
• Arranges for client interviews and possible offer of employment.
• Ensures appropriate paperwork is done.
• Consistently follow up on client satisfaction and manage process from start to finish.
STRENGTHS:
• Extensive experience working with Direct Clients across United States.
• Proven Ability to manage & train recruiters.
• Ability to work independently and multi task in a fast paced environment.
• Ability to work under pressure and consistently meet deadlines and targets.
• Team player with good interpersonal skills.
• Good understanding of IT recruitment trends analyzing, formatting and presenting skills.
• Good communication and negotiation skills.
• Willingness to learn new technologies and concepts
References Provided upon Request