Meghna K

Involved in creating and managing a candidate network and queue with a wide variety of IT skills. Effectively negotiated pay rates with candidates for contract positions. Worked for Implementation Partners like Wipro, Photon, Litmus7, Virtusa. Analyze the requirement and understand what type of person the client is looking for their opening. Extensively sourced candidates via the Job Boards, Web Search and Networking. hundreds of resumes to find just the right person When found suitable candidate I contact them via Phone/email and explain them the about the job opening. Timely communication with candidates regarding their availability for contract, rate/salary negotiation, relocation, etc Interview, assess and evaluate applicants to determine their qualifications and appropriate match with client needs. Answering employee questions regarding policies and procedures, open positions, and benefits Pre-screen prospective candidates, negotiate and finalize salaries/rates for both contractors and permanent hires and extended job offers. After finding consultant suitable for the position, take answers to a set of standards of questions and also years of experience he has with the breakdown skills, submit him to my point of contact at the client. Maintain positive working relationships with employees/consultants and all levels of management to successfully recruit through employee referrals. Also keep the track record of resumes, so that if other clients need a candidate of same requirement, then check his availability with the position and submit. Provided weekly and quarterly submittal record using MS-Excel to clients and management regarding the performance statistics. During the process worked closely with hiring managers to understand their requirements and produce apt resumes in time.

Research, identify and qualify candidates for client's open IT job positions. Work with hiring managers to define job requirements, outline job postings, and develop new sourcing strategies. Schedule initial interviews and follow up interviews for successful candidates. Recruits senior IT profiles, with focus on functional expertise (areas such as infrastructure, SAP, project management, change management etc.) Involved in Full Life Cycle in Recruitment, as my Responsibilities are Sourcing, Identifying, Interviewing, Screening, Formatting and placing personnel in quick turnaround time in contract and permanent positions in the Information Technology industry throughout the United States. Extensive worked on different sites such as dice.com, monster.com, Career builder, Ability to work effectively in high-pressure environments. Recruited resources in various technologies and platforms.

Over 6 months of experience in Recruiting with, IT Staffing Companies Worked for Direct Clients like CISCO, ANTHEM and Implementing partners like HCL, FUJITSU Involved in full life cycle recruitment process which includes identifying, analyzing, sourcing, screening, short listing, interviewing and recruiting of IT professionals for both contract and permanent positions. Developed personal database of vendors and candidates. Used direct and complex sourcing strategies and techniques for recruitment. Handled all the IT Technologies involving a combination of complex skill sets and rare technologies. Expertise in using the various types of job portals like Monster, Dice, Techfetch, Career Builder, Linked In etc. Worked out on all type of tax terms such as W2, 1099 and C2C. Worked with US citizens, Green Card holders, H1B, EAD, L1, L2 and TN consultants. Familiar with US time zones. Interacting with respective line mangers for interview processes. Scheduling interviews for candidates and keeping the candidates posted about any updates from the client. Negotiated billing rates and placed the candidates in client projects. Responsible for checking references, coordinating the interview process, extending offers and closing the offers. Responsible for Coordination for the fulfillment of other formalities such as background check, drug test etc. post placement. Generating Weekly, Monthly reports regarding the interviews, Offer Made (OM), Offer Accepted (OA), and On-Board of Candidates. Delivering top quality candidates promptly and within budget. Coordinating/negotiating with third party recruiting agencies. Constant follow up with consultant pool and keeping them updated of ongoing and upcoming opportunities. Maintained business relationships with large vendors. Ensuring effective communication and building brand recognition in the consulting community. Regular interaction with external/ internal resources and building up rapport. Highly dependable individual adaptable to

Write and post technical job descriptions Source potential candidates on portals like Dice, Monster, Tec fetch, Career Builder and Prohires Evaluating candidate’s strengths and compared with client’s requirements by screening and interviewing the candidate. Parse specialized skills and qualifications to screen IT resumes Work with Account Managers to identify top accounts, target skill sets, key market segments and to assess clients' staffing requirements and build candidate database with niche skills. Hiring Corp-to-Corp, W2 and 1099 consultant’s cases for submissions. Negotiating with vendors on the hourly rate package and Daily rate package. Attending weekly update meeting and reporting to manager. Processing agreements like Non-Compete from the candidate/employer prior to submission, Handling Direct Client & third-party vendors. Perform pre-screening calls to analyze applicants’ abilities Interview candidates combining various methods (e.g. structured interviews, technical assessments and behavioral questions) Coordinate with IT team leaders to forecast department goals and hiring needs Craft and send personalized recruiting emails with current job openings to passive candidates Participate in tech conferences and meetups to network with IT professionals Promote company’s reputation as a great place to work Conduct job and task analyses to document job duties and requirements Keep up-to-date with new technological trends and products