Karthik N.

Full-Cycle Recruitment | Technical & Leadership Hiring | Strategic Sourcing | Talent Engagement As a skilled Talent Acquisition Specialist, I bring expertise in managing the entire recruitment lifecycle with a focus on delivering high-caliber talent across a broad spectrum of technical and leadership roles. I specialize in proactive sourcing, strategic alignment with hiring managers, and building strong candidate relationships across various work authorizations. Key Achievements & Contributions: Successfully led full-cycle recruitment across roles such as SDEs, SDETs, QA/Test Engineers, Software Developers (Web, SQL, Java, C#, .NET), Designers, Program/Project Managers, Network/System Engineers, Software Architects, Business Analysts, and SAP professionals. Applied a wide range of sourcing techniques — including Boolean search, job boards, LinkedIn, social media, direct applications, advertisements, and cold calling — to build strong and diverse candidate pipelines. Sourced candidates using major job boards including Dice, Monster, CareerBuilder, Handshake, and LinkedIn, ensuring consistent engagement and pipeline growth. Worked with candidates across various work authorizations (W2, 1099, H1B-T, H4-EAD, L2-EAD, Green Card, Citizens, OPT), ensuring compliance and alignment with project requirements. Partnered closely with hiring managers and leadership to understand evolving business needs, design effective sourcing strategies, and continuously improve recruitment processes. Focused on identifying mid- to senior-level professionals with 10+ years of experience in both technical and non-technical fields. Mentored and supported new recruiters, fostering skill development and ensuring smooth adaptation to internal processes, tools, and compliance practices. Maintained detailed and organized candidate databases and regularly reported on recruitment activities to support strategic decision-making.

• Extensive Experience in finding the opt candidate for the positions and expert in hiring OPT/CPT/H1B Transfers/EAD/TN/GC & Citizens. • Regular calls with every consultant to see if they are receiving enough support from the sales team. Spearheaded the successful execution of H1B visa transfers for numerous skilled professionals transitioning between employers within the United States. • Collaborated closely with employers and employees to navigate the intricate process of H1B transfer petitions, ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements. • Provided expert guidance on documentation preparation, USCIS filing procedures, and timelines for H1B visa transfers, optimizing efficiency and minimizing processing delays. • Advised stakeholders on best practices and strategies for expedited processing, including options such as premium processing to meet urgent business needs. • Established strong relationships with immigration attorneys and other relevant stakeholders to stay abreast of evolving policies and regulations impacting H1B visa transfers. • Posting advertisements on university sites and various job portals. • Should possess good knowledge of various technologies in the market. • Maintaining a healthy pipeline of OPT/CPT/TN/H1B Consultants for Training or Direct marketing. • Good skills in finding suitable candidates through Free job portals, social networking sites, referrals & Universities. • Maintaining the database & follow up with all the consultants to make healthy relationships. • Interaction with the Team and finalizing the deal for the candidate. • Able to work with demanding time schedules, has an excellent attitude towards teamwork, and possesses good interpersonal skills. • Make sure to collect all the documents from the candidates. • Providing eligible candidates with appropriate job offerings and placement. • Strong computational and analytical problem-solving skills, with motivation to learn new technologies/ Skills.

Finding the opt candidate for the positions and expert in hiring OPT/CPT/EAD/H1B/GC & Citizens. Continuous interaction with the Consultants on a regular basis. Responsible for sourcing talented candidates according to the job description of the client through internal databases, group referrals, job portals like Dice and Monster etc... Individually handle the whole OPT/CPT recruitment process. Involved in OPT online / Onsite training and placements & good experience in cold calling. Maintaining a healthy pipeline of OPT/CPT/TN/H1B Consultants for Training or Direct marketing. Good skills in finding the right candidates through Free job portals, Social networking sites, referrals & Universities. Maintaining database & follow up with all the consultants to make healthy relationships. Conducting preliminary Screening and scheduling the technical interviews for experienced consultant for direct hires to the company. Interaction with the Team and finalizes the deal for the candidate. Able to work with demanding time schedules, has excellent attitude towards teamwork and possesses good interpersonal skills. Make sure to collect all the documents from the candidates. Providing eligible candidates with appropriate job offerings and placement. Extremely motivated, Goal-oriented individual who thrives in a target driven, client facing business areas. Strong computational and analytical problem-solving skills, with motivation to learn new technologies/ Skills. Extensive experience in INTERNET, MS OFFICE, SOCIAL NETWORKING & FREE JOB BOARDS. Highly skilled at sourcing using Networking, Headhunting and direct Market search strategies. Having good experience on Complete Recruitment Life Cycle.