Talent Acquisition Information Technology

Pushpa Tarmalingam

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Tel: 919-***-****

Education

The Pennsylvania State University, Bachelor of Arts: Psychology. Minor: - Organizational Industry in Labor and Employment Class of 2022

Wake Tech Community College, Associate Degree, Information Technology May 2005

University of Minnesota Certification, Recruiting, Hiring & Onboarding Employees Dec 2019

Summary

Proven 20+ years of end-to-end recruiting experience with high volume full life cycle recruiting for Corporate, Technical, IT, Engineering, University relations, Legal and marketing positions. As a Talent Acquisition Consultant, I obtained excellent organizational, written, and verbal interpersonal skills with a sincere commitment to regular communications, high level of integrity, sense of urgency, attention to detail and quality standards – with the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines optimally. Proven relationship building, influence, negotiation, and consultation skills with a track record in closing candidates and dedication to fostering an inclusive culture and value diverse perspectives

Professional Experience

Fidelity Investment

•Talent Acquisition Consultant Sep 2021 – present

•Provide advice and direction to hiring managers and candidates about the entire hiring process, building those relationships optimally, being a trusted advisor to both the business and candidates

•Lifecycle recruiting including sourcing, screening and Interviewing candidates, networking, Source potential candidates from various online channels.

•Discover and attract candidates using social media platform

•Sourcing passive talent and staying current on recruiting trends

•Conduct detailed intake sessions to understand the business requirements and translate them into a solution based recruiting strategy; develop an engaging value proposition with hiring managers.

•Provide counsel to hiring managers on compensation in line with salary bands, peer ranges, market data and direct peer comparisons and actively participating in the hiring decision process by providing feedback on candidates and recommendation for hire

•Develop a sourcing strategy to find and attract the right talent

•Leveraging recruiting tools and techniques to identify and engage potential talent and ensure ongoing talent pipelines

•Deliver significant hands-on recruitment experience recruiting professionals in my team

Vericast, INC

Talent Acquisition Specialist May 2021 – Aug 2021

•Managed full life-cycle recruitment in high volume fast-paced

•Identify and engage potential talent and ensure ongoing talent pipelines

•Working with hiring managers to gain understanding of business unit objectives and job requirements and develop a sourcing strategy to find and attract the right talent

Netapp (via Zerochaos) Morrisville, NC

Diversity UR Sourcer / Recruiter Jan 2013- May 2021

•Source for candidates using ATS – People Central search strings on job boards such as LinkedIn Recruiter, Career Builder, Dice, Monster, Indeed

•Put together saved searches on job boards for niche skill sets and technology stacks

•Lead a weekly recruiter meeting for Recruiters for updated on Open, pending and closed requisition

•Qualify each candidate through an in-depth screening process, by asking technical questions based on requirements

•Effectively negotiate pay rates in line with expected and budgeted margin percentages

•Negotiate salary, discuss the details of relocation, and continually close candidates

•Build strong relationships with candidates through meetings, networking and referrals

•Prepare candidates before interviews and debrief candidates after interviews

•Maintain and track candidates using People Central, BrassRing and MS Team for Applicant Tracking, Contact Management and Build and maintain Pipelines

•Go through on offers, background details and work closely with onboarding team for a smooth start at NetApp

NetApp (via Zerochaos) Morrisville, NC

HR Recruiting Specialist Feb 2012- Dec 2012

•Provide the highest level of customer service both internally and externally to recruiters, hiring managers and new hires

•Facilitate effective communications (across NetApp’s technological platforms) between the recruiter, hiring manager and new hire employee, from job offer acceptance through start date

•Initiate and monitor various human resource processes, including background compliance checks, new hire forms and documents, immigration/work authorization assistance

•Ensure candidate tracking accuracy within NetApp’s applicant data, system (BrassRing) to expedite the hiring process

•Create offer letters/contracts and enter necessary approval paths for job requisitions

Lenovo Int, Morrisville, NC

HR Recruiting Coordinator Jun 2011- Jan 2012

• Coordinated/Support end to end hiring for both local and international, candidates for hiring (US and Latin America candidates)

• Sending offer and Benefit package to New Employees, Communicates with candidates, employees, and managers (at all levels)

• Setting up and Accounts for Managers and Recruiters at PeopleFluent

• Managed an HR onboarding project for over 200 employees

• Support all North America on boarding activities for regular hires

• Worked with tight deadlines and completed all task in timely manner.

Lenovo Int, Morrisville, NC

HR Executive Assistant (VP Talent, Executive Recruiting) May 2006 - Jan 2010

• Work closely with HR Recruiting Director, managers, staffing manager, HR specialist, HR business partners to adhere to strict deadlines regarding the completion of the interview process while maintaining the flexibility to reschedule with immediacy

• Track and monitor the status of candidate applications and interview feedback

• Exceed specific, measurable goals for the number of interviews scheduled

• Manage the demands of simultaneous tracking and communication processes

• while still operating with a sense of urgency and thoroughness

Manpower, RTP, NC

Executive Assistant to Chief Transformation Officer & CIO May 2005-May 2006

• Perform a wide variety of complex and confidential secretarial/administrative duties in areas of assignment to the Senior Executive

• Responsible for all Business Transformation Board of Directors meeting

• Manage calendar and coordinate all domestic and international travel Coordinate, develops and prepares correspondence, reports and briefing charts with accuracy

• Assist in developing and maintaining financial and personnel reports, spreadsheets, database files and arranging interview process for the new candidates.

• Maintain calendar and arranges/coordinates meetings for visitors, facilities, meals, clearances and transportation for large offsite meetings.

• Work closely with Lenovo China staff and provide seamless support to CTO & SVP

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