SHIBU CHERIAN

Harrisburg, North Carolina ***** 404-***-****

ad03uh@r.postjobfree.com linkedin.com/in/shibucherian SUMMARY

An accomplished and results-oriented talent acquisition professional with extensive experience in account management, new business development, sales and people management, strategic planning, retail sales, and technical, corporate, and IT recruiting. Displays a proven ability to locate and recruit active and passive technical candidates by utilizing various recruitment methods and strategies including direct sourcing, internet, social media networking, user and technical groups, referrals, and career fairs. A collaborative leader who builds high-caliber, cross-functional teams, enables professional growth and development, and develops rapport and trust with key internal and external stakeholders to deliver successful outcomes aligned with operational objectives. EXPERIENCE

WINDSTREAM COMMUNICATIONS, Little Rock, Arkansas

Senior Corporate Recruiter 2018-2023

Utilized diversity as key focus of sourcing strategy by utilizing LinkedIn diversity user groups, local diversity organizations, and military veterans while serving as the Co-Chair of the WINAbility Employee Resource Group (ERG).

Sourced, qualified, and recruited resources of different skills and background for full-time employment.

Maintained time-to-hire average of 47 days and below with 98% offer-to-accept ratio.

Provided quality experience to hiring managers throughout talent acquisition process, including consistent application of process, intake completions, candidate phone screenings, sourcing, and slate submittals.

Aligned recruiting strategies fully with needs of customers to ensure long-term satisfaction.

Engaged with hiring managers regularly to facilitate workforce planning and relationship building.

Provided quality experience to candidates throughout talent acquisition process, including providing feedback and status to candidate at each stage of process, setting expectations clearly, and following through on commitments and activities.

Incorporated sourcing strategy appropriately as part of external searches to identify passive talent and increase quality of talent pool, including establishing presence on social media and actively posting content. FIELDCORE (PREVIOUSLY GRANITE SERVICES INTERNATIONAL), Atlanta, Georgia 2003-2017 Senior Talent Acquisition Recruiter 2017-2018

Screened and interviewed candidates and presented recommended candidates to hiring managers for further consideration.

Awarded gold medal for recruiting 14 senior-level staff IT positions during 4th quarter of 2016.

Acted as subject matter expert (SME) to advise and implement SAP SuccessFactors Recruitment Module in 2017.

Communicated with hiring managers and HR teams continuously regarding candidate feedback to reduce time to fill by 10% to fill while maximizing quality of hire.

Implemented company’s global recruitment strategy to provide hiring managers with high-quality talent and fill staff and field positions promptly.

Developed and maintained relationships with colleges, technical schools, and other sources to build high-quality, diverse candidate pool that was utilized for high-volume placements during outage seasons.

Managed recruiting outreach efforts including internet social networking, advertising, networking, employee referrals, and campus recruiting, which increased placements by 25%.

Collaborated with hiring managers to understand job requirements and create detailed staffing plans.

Documented all interview activities, including questions and answers, and maintained database to ensure compliance with local laws.

Scheduled interviews for hiring managers as well as functional and regional leaders and followed up with interviewers, assuring feedback was received promptly.

Managed recruitment module by creating requisitions, reviewing applicants, updating tracking statuses, and annotating candidates that might be best fit for alternate future positions.

Liaised with regional and functional teams to anticipate upcoming vacancies to find, screen, and interview candidates to reduce time to fill.

Partnered with hiring managers and HR teams to develop and extend job offers. Shibu Cherian, Page 2

GRANITE SERVICES INTERNATIONAL, Tampa, Florida

Senior Recruiting Consultant 2003-2017

Performed multiple technical recruiting functions including candidate sourcing and qualification, technical screening, reference checking, employment, and education verification, offer and salary negotiations, relocation assistance, and consultant management and retention.

Utilized various recruitment tools including database of thousands of candidate profiles, networking and referrals, Internet, affiliations with industry organizations, user groups, subcontracting firms, and strategic advertising.

Interacted day to day with hiring managers to fill open requisitions promptly.

Tracked candidates, searched resumes, and maintained online recruiting database.

Wrote job descriptions and post openings to various industry websites and company recruiting site.

Presented benefit information and company policies to potential candidates.

Provided recruiting support to director of recruiting and recruiting team whenever critical needs arose. ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

CAPRICORN SYSTEMS, INC., Atlanta, Georgia, Senior IT / Technical Recruiter, 2000-2003 AMERICAN IMMIGRATION AGENCY, Washington, DC, Immigration Consultant, 1998-2000 COCA-COLA QATAR, Doha, Qatar, Key Accounts Supervisor (Sales & Marketing), 1993-1997 EDUCATION

PENTECOSTAL THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, Cleveland, Tennessee D.Min., Counseling

UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW, Lucknow, India

M.B.A., Marketing and Behavioral Science

CERTIFICATIONS

Hiring Success Certification, SmartRecruiters

Employing Abilities @Work Certificate, SHRM Foundation A+ and MCSE Certification, Microlearning.com

Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, FoxPro, Aptech Computer Education PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Excel with LinkedIn Recruiter Assessment, LinkedIn Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace, USF Corporate Training EHS Awareness Overview

AWARDS

Making A Difference Award, Windstream

Gold Award - Productivity (North America), Granite Services International LANGUAGES

Fluent in Arabic, English, Hindi, Malayalam, and Urdu.

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