Chandrasekar Mani

Strategy & Consulting Recruiting business partner with more than a decade of experience in Talent acquisition. As a member of Cognizant Consulting Recruiting team, I hire for the below Industries/Verticals - Healthcare, Life sciences and Pharma Enterprise Process Consulting - Customer Engagement, Finance Transformation, HCM and SCM Organization Change Management Mergers & Acquisitions CIO/ Data/ Cloud Advisory Transformation Enablement Coordinating with the business team and understanding the demand and delivery management. Complete management of the recruitment lifecycle including candidate identification, interviewing and offer negotiation. Extensive working experience with Job portals, social media networking (LinkedIn Recruiter, Facebook, Twitter), Employee referrals and Agency referrals. Regularly maintained contact with candidates via phone and email so as to ensure that continuous information is relayed and utilized so as to keep both oneself and the candidate abreast of job updates. Review both relevant publications and the Internet on a regular basis so as to attain increased knowledge of the market. Build Network through industry contacts, association memberships, trade groups and employees to have enhanced access to hidden potential employees. Creating job descriptions after the establishment of guidelines and key responsibilities. Lead the creation of a recruiting and interviewing plan for each open position. Understand business unit strategies and develop recruitment solutions which will meet present and future needs. Hold regular meetings with Business to understand positions based on the Projects, Client interaction & Negotiations on Hiring Numbers. Responsible and Accountable for the teams target achievements for the Business Units as per agreed SLA, TAT, within approved and budgeted cost and with the quality desired by end customer

Strategy & Consulting Recruiting business partner with more than a decade of experience in Talent acquisition. As a member of Cognizant Consulting Recruiting team, I hire for the below Industries/Verticals - Healthcare, Life sciences and Pharma Communication, Media & Technology Insurance Enterprise Process Consulting - Customer Engagement, Finance Transformation, HCM and SCM Organization Change Management Mergers & Acquisitions CIO/ Data/ Cloud Advisory Transformation Enablement Coordinating with the business team and understanding the demand and delivery management. Complete management of the recruitment lifecycle including candidate identification, interviewing and offer negotiation. Extensive working experience with Job portals, social media networking (LinkedIn Recruiter, Facebook, Twitter), Employee referrals and Agency referrals. Regularly maintained contact with candidates via phone and email so as to ensure that continuous information is relayed and utilized so as to keep both oneself and the candidate abreast of job updates. Review both relevant publications and the Internet on a regular basis so as to attain increased knowledge of the market. Build Network through industry contacts, association memberships, trade groups and employees to have enhanced access to hidden potential employees. Creating job descriptions after the establishment of guidelines and key responsibilities. Lead the creation of a recruiting and interviewing plan for each open position. Understand business unit strategies and develop recruitment solutions which will meet present and future needs. Hold regular meetings with Business to understand positions based on the Projects, Client interaction & Negotiations on Hiring Numbers. Responsible and Accountable for the teams target achievements for the Business Units as per agreed SLA, TAT, within approved and budgeted cost and with the quality desired by end customer

Strategy & Consulting Recruiting business partner in Talent acquisition. As a member of Cognizant Consulting Recruiting team, I hire for the below Industries/Verticals - Healthcare, Life sciences and Pharma Communication, Media & Technology Insurance Organization Change Management Mergers & Acquisitions CIO/ Data/ Cloud Advisory Coordinating with the business team and understanding the demand and delivery management. Complete management of the recruitment lifecycle including candidate identification, interviewing and offer negotiation. Extensive working experience with Job portals, social media networking (LinkedIn Recruiter, Facebook, Twitter), Employee referrals and Agency referrals. Regularly maintained contact with candidates via phone and email so as to ensure that continuous information is relayed and utilized so as to keep both oneself and the candidate abreast of job updates. Review both relevant publications and the Internet on a regular basis so as to attain increased knowledge of the market. Build Network through industry contacts, association memberships, trade groups and employees to have enhanced access to hidden potential employees. Creating job descriptions after the establishment of guidelines and key responsibilities. Lead the creation of a recruiting and interviewing plan for each open position. Understand business unit strategies and develop recruitment solutions which will meet present and future needs. Hold regular meetings with Business to understand positions based on the Projects, Client interaction & Negotiations on Hiring Numbers. Responsible and Accountable for the teams target achievements for the Business Units as per agreed SLA, TAT, within approved and budgeted cost and with the quality desired by end customer

Strategy & Consulting Recruiting business partner in Talent acquisition. As a member of Cognizant Consulting Recruiting team, I hire for the below Industries/Verticals - Healthcare, Life sciences and Pharma Communication, Media & Technology Insurance Organization Change Management Mergers & Acquisitions CIO/ Data/ Cloud Advisory Coordinating with the business team and understanding the demand and delivery management. Complete management of the recruitment lifecycle including candidate identification, interviewing and offer negotiation. Extensive working experience with Job portals, social media networking (LinkedIn Recruiter, Facebook, Twitter), Employee referrals and Agency referrals. Regularly maintained contact with candidates via phone and email so as to ensure that continuous information is relayed and utilized so as to keep both oneself and the candidate abreast of job updates. Review both relevant publications and the Internet on a regular basis so as to attain increased knowledge of the market. Build Network through industry contacts, association memberships, trade groups and employees to have enhanced access to hidden potential employees. Creating job descriptions after the establishment of guidelines and key responsibilities. Lead the creation of a recruiting and interviewing plan for each open position. Understand business unit strategies and develop recruitment solutions which will meet present and future needs. Hold regular meetings with Business to understand positions based on the Projects, Client interaction & Negotiations on Hiring Numbers. Responsible and Accountable for the teams target achievements for the Business Units as per agreed SLA, TAT, within approved and budgeted cost and with the quality desired by end customer

Extensive expertise with job boards, social media networking (LinkedIn Recruiter, Facebook, Twitter), employee and agency referrals. Worked directly with hiring managers to help fill requisitions with high-quality applicants in the shortest possible time. Sourcing resumes for various vertical and horizontal positions. Screening and shortlisting of resumes received. Checking the candidate's suitability, attitude, qualifications, experience, and communication skills. Conducting reference checks, background checks, and document verifications. Schedule interviews and examinations for the candidates who have been shortlisted. Developed relationships with customers and hiring managers, analyzing their needs and managing the entire recruiting process. Served as a single point of contact for candidates and vendors. Interview coordination for both technical and client interviews. Proceeding with the shortlisted candidates for the offer formalities. Follow up with candidates once the offer is made until they accept it.