Kajal Singh
** ***** ** ********** ** the Recruitment Industry. HR Manager, with extensive
experience as Recruitment Specialist, expert in Candidate sourcing, Rate Negotiation, Cold Calling, Business Development and Account management. 41562 Carmen St
Fremont, CA 94539
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EXPERIENCE
Cognitive Tech Solutions Inc, Delaware - HR Manager (Sep 2023 to date) In this organization, I wore dual hats. I started as a hands-on recruitment specialist and later took on the HR Manager role, focussing on people and team management responsibilities.
As HR Manager, I spearheaded day-to-day management activities, overseeing offshore units and large teams, including sales, recruiting, and administration.
Headed and managed a team of recruiters and sales, serving as a pivotal point of contact between onsite and offshore operations to ensure seamless workflow and optimal performance.
Provided mentorship to the team, offering guidance in lead generation, prospecting, and overall performance improvement.
Managed a comprehensive database of submittals, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in the recruitment workflow.
Conducted counseling sessions, handled grievances, and ensured discipline within the team.
Diligently monitored dashboards to ensure 100% coverage with quality submittals for all requirements.
Effectively allocated resources and shuffled recruiters to balance bandwidth challenges during high requirement flows.
Led new employee recruitment efforts, provided continuous training, implemented retention strategies, and motivated employees to achieve optimal performance.
Monitored and ensured the achievement of monthly targets for the sales and recruiting team.
As Hands-on Recruiter, I led the entire recruiting cycle, from sourcing to placement, and coordinated rate expectations, counter-signed paperwork, and interviews.
Identified suitable candidates for both direct placements and contract-based positions based on client needs.
Utilized advanced search techniques, such as Boolean expressions and multi-word phrases, and employed diverse sources for building a SKILLS
* Team Leadership
* Client Relationship
Management
* Advanced Search
experience on Monster,
Career Builder etc
* Linked-in and social
media.
* Performance
Monitoring
* Excellent
Communicator.
* US Tax Terms and
Geography
* Experienced in initial
pre-screening
interviews.
* Recruited for Java,
C++, .Net Oracle DBAs
EDUCATION
MBA (2001) IFTM,
India
B.S (1999) Rohilkhand
University, India.
LANGUAGES
English, Hindi
Visa
H4-EAD
virtual inventory of qualified consultants.
Effectively utilized ATS tools, including Oorwin, Monster, Career Builder, and internal databases for streamlined recruitment processes.
Demonstrated expertise in different US tax terms (C2C, W2, 1099) and US geography, including familiarity with various US visa statuses and time zones.
Nexzentek Solutions Inc.,East Brunswick, NJ - Technical Recruiter (Jan 2022 to Aug 2023)
Managed full life-cycle Technical recruiting for the IT department.
Roles filled: Software Developer, Test Engineer, ScrumMaster, Product Owner, BA, QA, Information,, .net Developer,
Project Manager, DevOps Manager and many other IT roles.
Sourced talents through multiple channels: Linkedln, Dice, Zip Recruiter, Career Builder, Simply Hired, Monster,Indeed, employee and candidate referrals.
Consulted Hiring Leaders on hiring needs, compliance, HR rules and regulations, market intelligence, job descriptions, recruiting strategies, interview debriefs and offers negotiations.
Successfully Placed candidates for a Contract role on W2, 1099, C2C or CTH terms.
Coordinated with Vendor Management team -Knowledge Services/dotStaff for scheduling interviews, running background checks and completing Onboarding formalities.
Resource Development Associates, India — Founder
SEP 2011 - AUG 2015
Managing the Recruitment Consultancy Business, including Planning, developing and driving sourcing & recruitment strategies in consultation with client/hiring managers.
Sourcing candidates from job sites, linked-in and social networking, conducting preliminary interviews to assess candidate job match, scheduling and streamlining multiple interview rounds
Execution of end to end recruitment process comprising of sourcing strategies building, market intelligence, networking, interviewing, salary closures
Creating a robust pipeline of candidates for immediate interviews and quick deployment in respective projects.
Recruited wide range of candidates from entry level Software engineers, to Project Managers and Architects
Nationality
Indian
References
On-request
Matrika Solutions, Bangalore, India — Recruitment Specialist OCT 2007 - AUG 2011
Manage multiple stakeholder relationships and forecast needs and customer staffing requirements.
Setting up and streamlining the hiring process.
Esika Infotech, Bangalore, India — IT Recruiter
SEP 2006 - JUNE 2007
Responsible for hiring candidates for Software Engineers and Tech Leads in Java/C Net specialities.
Hired US and UK Candidates.