Strategic Sourcing Follow-Up
Resume:
S. Vivekanandan
739-***-****; ******************@*****.**.**; Chennai
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/vivekanandan-sivakumar/22/b75/28a
Professional Summary:
Professional with 10+ Years of Experience in Full- cycle recruitment & Bench Sales US and domestic staffing from Strategic Sourcing, Screening of Candidates, Presentation of candidate.
Strong Ability to negotiate offers to close on time.
Defines Jobs requirements, establish job description, co-ordinate strategic interview teams and posts open position from time to time.
Very strong technical understanding and can capable of evaluating resumes.
Experience working in job boards like Dice, Monster, Tech Fetch, Career Builder, Indeed, Google Groups, Recruiter network, Linked in, Mail Chimp, ICIMS, Prohires.
Applying for jobs and making follow-up calls and submitting resumes for suitable requirements with rate confirmation and client details.
Motivated and independent with managing time, resources, driving processes, trouble shooting urgent time-sensitive requests with quick response to deliver results effectively
Worked Extensively with US Citizens, Green Card, EADs, H1B and TN Visa Candidate.
Worked for Full Time, Contract to Contract, and Contract to hire positions.
Worked extensively to build relation with various clients and vendors throughout USA especially CST and EST and PST and MST Zones.
Worked on different tax terms like W2, C2C, 1099 and third party vendor as well.
Driven by new challenges and desire to be successful in all endeavors.
Flexibility to work under pressure and to respond quickly to new demands.
Possess excellent knowledge of recruiting and hiring processes including sourcing, screening, reference check, salary/rate negotiations and closing.
Applying for jobs and making follow-up calls and submitting resumes for suitable requirements with rate confirmation and client details.
Motivated and independent with managing time, resources, driving processes, trouble shooting urgent time-sensitive requests with quick response to deliver results effectively
Special Tracking Tools: VMS. Ceipal, Job vite, Jobs Diva, ICIMS, Conrep.
Technical Skills:
Languages
C, C++, core Java, Applets, RMI, JSP, Servlets,J2EE, C#.Net
Application
SAP(ABAP)
RDBMS
Oracle 8, MS Access
Operating Systems
Windows Xp/98/2000 Professional
Web Designing
HTML,XML
Others
Ms-Office 2000,2007
Education:
MBA (HRM) Loyola College Pondicherry University (PULC) 2013
B. Tech (CSE) DR.M.G.R Educational Research & Science Institute University 2010
Training:
SAP (ABAP) DE Horizone Technologies at T.nagar Chennai-17.
IIPM Project Management
I receive Performance & Employee of the year award 2020 (Cash Prize 20,000)
Project Training:
Global Techno solution in final year (Java &J2ee) 2010.
Course Certificate:
I have done in Course JAVA&J2EE NIIT.
Project Involved:
Project submitted for the completion of Under Professional Graduation (B. Tech) titled “Detecting and Removing phishing webpage’s using PShark” (Java&J2EE).
Project Involved in PG:
Project submitted for the completion of Under Post Graduation (MBA) entitled “Training and development of human resource in customs excise and preventive service (CEPS) in INDIA”.
Professional Experience:
Cloudious Tech Solutions LLC, (Coimbatore, India) Remote Oct 2023 – Oct 2024
Sr. Lead Technical Recruiter
Client: UST Global (USA & Canada), Cognizant Technology Solutions (Canada Recruitment), Mphasis, LTI Mindtree
Involved in full life cycle Recruitment involving sourcing, identifying, interviewing, and screening, client facing, qualifying and negotiating rates.
Involved in full life cycle of Canada recruitment & US recruitment tax terms like W2, C2C, & Incorporated in CAD, T4.
Handling the team size of 5 members.
Manage and monitor end to end recruitment activity with line with key Client’s requirements
Responsible for guiding a team through the day-to-day workload, ensuring you develop and mentor each individual across the recruitment lifecycle client deliverables
Maintain an up to daily/Weekly report with Account manager & Director.
Lead and contribute to the Recruitments review and Validation with Quality profiles.
Maximize the use and effectiveness of resources (i.e.: people, systems and processes) to deliver and manage accurate and high-quality end-to-end recruitment services your team produce excellence in quality and Delivery to Client
Work cooperatively and collaboratively with Manager team members to deliver high quality, consistent services to external recruitment
Experience delivered to our clients and candidates is underpinned by an excellence in customer.
Handled the tasks of screening, selecting and submitting candidates to job orders within a defined discipline.
Assigned the tasks of utilizing online database, candidate referrals, internet and networking to identify potential candidates.
Assigned the tasks of negotiating offers with candidates to meet the target gross margins of the organization.
Established business contacts in target markets through client requirements marketing, direct mail campaigns, trade show participation, and vendor relationships.
Hands-on experience in hiring U.S Citizens, Green card holders and H1-B professionals
Interview and hire IT Consultants on W2 or corp-to-corp hourly contracts to work at various client sites throughout the United States.
Technology Platform: CEIPAL (ATS), Beeline,(VMS)
Apexon formerly Technosoft Corporation, Chennai, India (Remote) May 2021 – Oct 2023
Sr. Client Executive
Client: Deloitte, KPMG, State of MI, PA, GA, CO, TX(We are involved W2 position & C2C & FTE, C2H)
Involved in full life cycle Recruitment involving sourcing, identifying, interviewing, and screening and negotiating rates.
Hands on experience in hiring U.S Citizens, Green card holders and H1-B professionals.
Interview and hire IT Consultants on W2 or corp-to-corp hourly contracts to work at various client sites throughout the United States
Very much comfortable in doing the business on W2 &1099, C2C.
Coordinating with client Interview Processes.
Technology Platform: CEIPAL, Job vite (ATS), SAP Field glass(VMS)
Lorven Technologies Inc. Chennai, India JUNE 2015 --- May 2021
Lead Technical Recruiter
Client: DXC Technology, Mphasis, TCS, CTS, Cap Gemini, Xoriant Corp, Infosys, Verisk Analytics, State client of OR, GA, TX(Covendis MSP)
Roles and Responsibilities:
Involved in full life cycle Recruitment involving sourcing, identifying, interviewing, and screening, client facing, qualifying and negotiating rates.
Handled the tasks of screening, selecting and submitting candidates to job orders within a defined discipline.
Handling the team size of ten members.
Setting their team’s goals and communicating them effectively
Developing and implementing plans and strategies
Delegating responsibilities to team members according to their expertise
Resolving internal conflicts and boosting up the team’s Members.
Using key metrics to keep the track of team progress
Managing and allocating the team’s resources
Assigned the tasks of utilizing on-line database, candidate referrals, internal and networking to identify potential candidates.
Assigned the tasks of negotiating offers with candidates to meet target gross margins of the organization.
Established business contacts in target markets through client requirements marketing, direct mail campaigns, trade show participation, and vendor relationships.
Hands on experience in hiring U.S Citizens, Green card holders and H1-B professionals
Interview and hire IT Consultants on W2 or corp-to-corp hourly contracts to work at various client sites throughout the United States.
Handling the Clients Accounts CTS, CAP.
Technology Platform: CEIPAL, Conrep, IMICS, Jobdiva (ATS), SAP Field glass(VMS), Appirio(Wipro) (VMS)
Bench Sales Recruitment
Bench Sales Recruiter was involved in selling the bench consultants, including searching, qualifying, scheduling interviews, rate negotiations, and closing.
Involved in sales i.e., bench consultants to the Vendors and Clients for the requirements.
Searching the requirements for the allotted bench from portals, groups and with contacts. Sharing the requirements with the consultants by his/her comfort ability used to submit the resume to the recruiter.
Speaking with the recruiters regarding the rate and getting the best as suggested by management.
Worked extensively on marketing bench consultants.
Interacting with Tier one Vendors and making new vendors to the company
Involved in marketing of consultants on bench to the preferred vendors.
Getting requirements for bench consultants from various sources like Prime Vendors, job portals and other Networking sites.
Keeping track of the start and end dates of the bench consultants
Maintain daily & weekly status lists of all activities through MS Excel.
Set up interviews and closed candidates for various positions.
Process candidates from initial contact through entire interview/placement process which includes interview scheduling and follow up.
Actively involved in marketing of consultants on bench to the preferred vendors.
Responsibilities include calling on prime vendors, developing corporate account relationships, presenting consultants, negotiating and finalizing contracts.
Negotiating rate with vendors & managing the long term relations with them.
Get the updated resume form consultant and fetched the best requirements from job portals, prime vendors and other networking sites.
Highlighted key skills by keeping them in bold.
Formatted resume for neat appearance and submitted it to the vendor as per consultants comfort ability.
Negotiated on rates with the vendors as suggested by management based upon location and duration.
Keeping a track record of rate confirmation and making follow ups about the submissions.
Maintained a track progress of each and every submittal during the process.
Follow up with the vendors on interviews schedules and coordinated between consultants and vendors.
Arranged interview calls for consultants and gave my best to place them on projects as early as possible.
Follow up with the client/prefer vendors and candidate after interview.
Responsibly coordinated with the consultants regarding start and end dates of projects.
Maintained the database of rolled off consultants, getting their resumes ready as well as keep track of contract details such as project extensions, start and end dates for existing resources.
Keep track of candidates roll off time (at least 2 weeks before) and getting their updated resume ready to market.
Finding best projects to consultants using my tier one contacts and through different web portals like Dice, C2C, Monster, Career builder, Net-temps, Job serve, computer jobs, and professional networking sites such as Linked IN.
Amerisoft pro system/ProSqure System Sep 2014 --- Feb 2015
Sr. Technical Recruiter
Client: AIG Insurance, Comcast, Target, Cargill, US Prime Vendor
Roles and Responsibilities:
Involved in full life cycle Recruitment involving sourcing, identifying, interviewing, and screening, qualifying and negotiating rates.
Conducted Internet searches, telephonic interviews, identified opportunities, candidate selection and preparing candidate for effective marketing.
Finding active and passive candidates using proactive sourcing methods, high touch direct sourcing and networking to find top candidates for current and future openings. Uses cold calling, data base mining internet/web searches, as well as employee referrals to generate candidate leads.
Ability to operate independently and competently generate a team environment.
Very much comfortable in doing the business on C2C, W2 &1099.
Responsible for candidate recruitment to meet the staffing needs of the company's clients in US. The priorities of these efforts are market driven and set by management.
Satisfying Client needs by submitting suitable profiles in coordination with Recruitment team.
Coordinating with client Interview Processes.
Responsible for searching and placing qualified candidates to required technical position.
Format resumes and present top candidates.
Analysing requirements and Searching profiles in Data Bases. Vendor’s hot lists & Searching on different portals like Dice, Monster, and Career builder
Responsible for candidate recruitment process to meet the staffing needs of our clients.
Bench Sales Recruitment
Bench Sales Recruiter was involved in selling the bench consultants, including searching, qualifying, scheduling interviews, rate negotiations, and closing.
Involved in sales i.e., bench consultants to the Vendors and Clients for the requirements.
Searching the requirements for the allotted bench from portals, groups and with contacts. Sharing the requirements with the consultants by his/her comfort ability used to submit the resume to the recruiter.
Speaking with the recruiters regarding the rate and getting the best as suggested by management.
Worked extensively on marketing bench consultants.
Interacting with Tier one Vendors and making new vendors to the company
Involved in marketing of consultants on bench to the preferred vendors.
Getting requirements for bench consultants from various sources like Prime Vendors, job portals and other Networking sites.
Keeping track of the start and end dates of the bench consultants
Maintain daily & weekly status lists of all activities through MS Excel.
Set up interviews and closed candidates for various positions.
Process candidates from initial contact through entire interview/placement process which includes interview scheduling and follow up.
Actively involved in marketing of consultants on bench to the preferred vendors.
Responsibilities include calling on prime vendors, developing corporate account relationships, presenting consultants, negotiating and finalizing contracts.
Negotiating rate with vendors & managing the long term relations with them.
Get the updated resume form consultant and fetched the best requirements from job portals, prime vendors and other networking sites.
Highlighted key skills by keeping them in bold.
Formatted resume for neat appearance and submitted it to the vendor as per consultants comfort ability.
Negotiated on rates with the vendors as suggested by management based upon location and duration.
Keeping a track record of rate confirmation and making follow ups about the submissions.
Maintained a track progress of each and every submittal during the process.
Follow up with the vendors on interviews schedules and coordinated between consultants and vendors.
Arranged interview calls for consultants and gave my best to place them on projects as early as possible.
Follow up with the client/prefer vendors and candidate after interview.
Responsibly coordinated with the consultants regarding start and end dates of projects.
Maintained the database of rolled off consultants, getting their resumes ready as well as keep track of contract details such as project extensions, start and end dates for existing resources.
Keep track of candidates roll off time (at least 2 weeks before) and getting their updated resume ready to market.
Finding best projects to consultants using my tier one contacts and through different web portals like Dice, C2C, Monster, Career builder, Net-temps, Job serve, computer jobs, and professional networking sites such as Linked IN.
Marketing profiles SAP All Modules like MM, WM, IM, SD, FICO, BI, BW, and ABAP, Java, QA, Project Manager, Architect
Helios and Matheson (Layoff) Feb 2014 --- Sep 2014
Executive client services
Client: TCS, Mphasis, State Street, TD Ameritrade, Citera Financial, JPMC, Wells Fargo, AT & T, BCBS, Microsoft technologies
Roles and Responsibilities
Hands on experience in hiring U.S Citizens, Green card holders and H1-B professionals
Interview and hire IT Consultants on W2 or corp-to-corp hourly contracts to work at various client sites throughout the United States.
Clients include both Direct Relationship and Vendor Managed Systems (VMS) companies.
Choose best matchup of candidates to IT contract opportunities, interview candidates and prepare resumes for submittal to the Recruitment Manager for client submission.
Perform email merges on VMS according to key words/technologies of the job description for recruiting candidates.
Utilize Dice, Monster, CB, LinkedIn, and Google for posting of jobs and searching for candidates for contract positions.
Handling the team size of four members.
Perform heavy networking of candidates for present and future opportunities.
Negotiate and close candidates on hourly rates before submittal to Manager.
Schedule phone and in person interviews for candidates.
Excelencia iTech Consulting March 2013-Feb 2014
US IT Recruiter
Clients: Shell, CGI, IBM, GAVS Technologies
Roles and Responsibility:
Involved in full life cycle Recruitment involving sourcing, identifying, interviewing, and screening, qualifying and negotiating rates.
Handled the tasks of screening, selecting and submitting candidates to job orders within a defined discipline.
Assigned the tasks of utilizing on-line database, candidate referrals, internet and networking to identify potential candidates.
Assigned the tasks of negotiating offers with candidates to meet target gross margins of the organization.
Established business contacts in target markets through telemarketing, direct mail campaigns, trade show participation, and vendor relationships.
Responsible for recruiting and maintaining good relationship with existing candidates of the organization.
Technology Used: All Software Technology like JAVA, .net Etc.
Job portal: Dice, Monster, CareerBuilder, Google Groups, Social Network.
Simpbiz Software solution Jan2012-Feb 2013
US IT Recruiter
Clients: TCS, NTT Data, Nike, Infosys.
Roles and Responsibility:
Analyze IT staffing requirements.
IT/Technical Recruiter having knowledge in all phases of recruiting (marketing, screening, interviewing, negotiating, & closing).
Update and edit job postings in different job portals on the Internet.
Good interpersonal and technical skills to interact with Vendors, managers and technical personnel at all levels.
Ability to work independently and multi task in a fast paced environment.
To do extensive Search for Technical, Engineering, Software/IT professionals.
Search and identify high-quality profiles. Search is conducted both through internal repository of resumes as well as web based resources.
Short listing the candidates, coordination of technical interviews and telephonic interviews with the hiring managers.
Preparing Job Specifications based on the requirements.
Evaluate candidates against the requirements to ensure suitable match.
Sourcing the right candidate to the right client.
Negotiate compensation and package benefits.
Bench Sales Recruitment
Bench Sales Recruiter was involved in selling the bench consultants, including searching, qualifying, scheduling interviews, rate negotiations, and closing.
Involved in sales i.e., bench consultants to the Vendors and Clients for the requirements.
Searching the requirements for the allotted bench from portals, groups and with contacts. Sharing the requirements with the consultants by his/her comfort ability used to submit the resume to the recruiter.
Speaking with the recruiters regarding the rate and getting the best as suggested by management.
Worked extensively on marketing bench consultants.
Interacting with Tier one Vendors and making new vendors to the company
Involved in marketing of consultants on bench to the preferred vendors.
Getting requirements for bench consultants from various sources like Prime Vendors, job portals and other Networking sites.
Keeping track of the start and end dates of the bench consultants
Maintain daily & weekly status lists of all activities through MS Excel.
Set up interviews and closed candidates for various positions.
Process candidates from initial contact through entire interview/placement process which includes interview scheduling and follow up.
Actively involved in marketing of consultants on bench to the preferred vendors.
Responsibilities include calling on prime vendors, developing corporate account relationships, presenting consultants, negotiating and finalizing contracts.
Negotiating rate with vendors & managing the long term relations with them.
Get the updated resume form consultant and fetched the best requirements from job portals, prime vendors and other networking sites.
Highlighted key skills by keeping them in bold.
Formatted resume for neat appearance and submitted it to the vendor as per consultants comfort ability.
Negotiated on rates with the vendors as suggested by management based upon location and duration.
Keeping a track record of rate confirmation and making follow ups about the submissions.
Maintained a track progress of each and every submittal during the process.
Follow up with the vendors on interviews schedules and coordinated between consultants and vendors.
Arranged interview calls for consultants and gave my best to place them on projects as early as possible.
Follow up with the client/prefer vendors and candidate after interview.
Responsibly coordinated with the consultants regarding start and end dates of projects.
Maintained the database of rolled off consultants, getting their resumes ready as well as keep track of contract details such as project extensions, start and end dates for existing resources.
Keep track of candidates roll off time (at least 2 weeks before) and getting their updated resume ready to market.
Finding best projects to consultants using my tier one contacts and through different web portals like Dice, C2C, Monster, Career builder, Net-temps, Job serve, computer jobs, and professional networking sites such as Linked IN.
Technology Used: Marketing profiles SAP All Modules like MM, WM, IM, SD, FICO, BI, BW, and ABAP.
Job portal: Dice, Corp-Corp, Net2temps, ItJobCafe, Google Groups, Social Network.
Vcan Software solution Jun 2011-Jan 2012
Domestic - HR- IT Recruiter
Helios IT Services Oct 10-May 2011
US-IT Recruiter
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