Akshatha B Raj

• Managed full-cycle recruitment including sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer negotiation, background verification, and onboarding. • Partnered closely with hiring managers to define role success profiles, hiring plans, and interview frameworks. • Conducted structured candidate screening focused on skills, behavioral competencies, and cultural alignment, built scalable talent pipelines using LinkedIn, Naukri, Indeed, GitHub, and targeted sourcing strategies. • Achieved timely closures for critical and niche positions while maintaining quality of hire. • Reduced time-to-hire by approximately 25% through effective Boolean search, X-ray sourcing, and talent mapping. • Built and maintain strong talent pipelines using LinkedIn, Naukri, Indeed, GitHub, and social media platforms. • Leverage ATS tools (Zoho, JobDiva, Notion) to streamline candidate tracking, reporting, and recruitment workflows. • Strengthened employer brand presence by creating engaging job postings aligned with company culture and EVP. • Monitored job posting performance and adjusted strategies to improve response rates. • Handling Remote & Nationwide hiring coordinating candidates across States. • Executed walk-in drives and Campus hiring, contributing to improved hiring efficiency and retention. • Utilized AI tools (ChatGPT, LinkedIn Recruiter AI) to create personalized outreach, increasing candidate response rates. • Improved candidate experience through transparent communication and timely follow-ups, conducted reference checks and background verification to ensure candidate suitability prior to onboarding.