AKHILA RAMPRASAD
New Haven,CT
Summary
Close to 7+ years’ experience in managing complete Recruitment Life Cycle for Contract, Contract to Hire, and Permanent Hiring in the Information Technology Industry. Experience in sourcing profiles for Domestic & International Regions such as APAC, EMEA,& North America (Experience in Sourcing & Recruiting H1B, Green Card Holders, US Citizens & Diversity Hiring). Familiar with Sourcing & Recruiting through various channels such as Internet Search, Internal Database, Referrals, and Social Media (LinkedIn X-Ray Search, Github Search). Experience in sourcing passive candidates through ATS & Social Media platforms.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Recruitment Business Partner
Gojek
Bengaluru, Karnataka
11.2021 - 12.2022
- Directly interacting with Hiring managers & Business leaders on recruitment and interview process for current and future openings on daily basis
- Responsible for recruiting diversity candidate
- Ensuring compliance with Service Level Agreement (SLA) targets
- Responsible to increase the overall Referral ratio of source mix by different campaigns
- Benchmarking and screening external candidates and developing high-quality candidate shortlists for Hiring Manager review
- Experienced in handling end to end recruitment and selection process which includes Requirement Intake Follow-up with recruitment team and hiring managers, Screening of Profiles for correct applicants, Taking HR interview Rounds, checking commitment level of the candidates and preparations, Closing the positions within Timelines, Candidate Onboarding
- Ensure all paperwork is received and completed according to the policies once offer is generated
- Post offer management i.e., keeping candidate engaged and updated till the time of his joining to avoid back outs
- Maintain positive working relationships with employees/consultants, Vendors and all levels of management to Coordinate & successfully execute referral drives, campus drives, head hunting to meet growing demands of the business
- Good understanding of various IT Technologies and emerging Technologies in the marketplace.
Sourcing Specialist
Optimum Solutions
11.2020 - 11.2021
- Source and Recruit talent to Google
- Assess a high volume of candidate applications on a daily basis, managing the hiring process for each candidate while providing updates to clients and various stakeholders in the process
- Develop strong relationships with candidates, understanding their background and expertise while assessing their fit for Google
- Keep partners apprised of and involved in work by communicating information and status to project leads and team members, coordinating work cross-functionally and influencing peers, project leaders and/or managers.
Account Lead
Wolves
07.2020 - 09.2020
- Maintaining accountability for the entire recruiting process as defined by the client
- Leading initial consultations with Hiring Manager's on requisition definition & potential sourcing strategies
- Managing and administering contract team building from the scratch
- Interfacing with the Hiring Manager's, HR's, & other key stakeholders to ensure client satisfaction
- Effectively screening & counselling internal applicants & managing Internal applicant process.
Account Manager
Belong
04.2020 - 06.2020
- Manage the following for key accounts
- Manage recruitment lifecycle for open positions
- Collaborate with recruiters, hiring managers and candidates to close critical positions for Belong’s customers
- Conduct regular follow up meetings with Hiring Managers to determine the effectiveness of recruiting plans & implementation
- Ensure great candidate experience, during the recruitment process
- Plan & execute the hiring drives
- Analyse and forecast the budget and trends for open positions
- Been delivery owner of client requirements
- On-board clients & new team members on Belong’s proprietary recruitment product.
Senior Outbound Expert
Belong
11.2019 - 03.2020
- Manage the following for key accounts
- Manage recruitment lifecycle for open positions
- Collaborate with recruiters, hiring managers and candidates to close critical positions for Belong’s customers
- Conduct regular follow up meetings with Hiring Managers to determine the effectiveness of recruiting plans & implementation
- Ensure great candidate experience, during the recruitment process
- Plan & execute the hiring drives
- Analyse and forecast the budget and trends for open positions
- Been delivery owner of client requirements
- On-board clients & new team members on Belong’s proprietary recruitment product.
Talent Research Specialist
Cognizant
11.2017 - 11.2019
- Generate high value passive candidate pool for the clients immediate manpower needs
- Collaborate with stakeholders based out of USA, EMEA, and APAC regions on Technical roles for Engineering and Global Business Operations for Google
- Leverage existing talent pools and discover new talent pools through competitive intelligence
- Proactive talent generation for current and future requirements
- Conduct regular follow up meetings with Hiring Managers to determine the effectiveness of recruiting plans & implementation
- Analyse and forecast the budget and trends for open positions
- Optimal usage of internal candidate database
- Generate project completion reports
- Research for the latest hiring trends
- Source candidates on social media platforms, Eg: LinkedIn search, Open web Boolean search
- Train new hires in the team on Google’s process flow and the required tools for recruitment.
HR Executive
Velankani Group
07.2017 - 11.2017
- Manage end to end recruitment lifecycle for Velankani Group
- Achieve monthly hiring targets
- Maintain employee MIS, Resume Database and Attendance Tracker
- Determine applicant qualifications for a position by interviewing applicants, analyse responses, verify references & compare qualifications to job requirements
- Handling any escalations and resolving them accordingly
- Coordinate exit formalities.
Technical Recruiter
Allegis Group TEK Systems
07.2015 - 07.2017
- Screening, selecting and submitting candidates to job orders within a defined discipline
- Leverage multiple channels such as on-line database, candidate referrals, internet and networking to identify potential candidates (LinkedIn, Job Portals, and Internal Database.) Negotiate offers with candidates to meet target gross margin
- Conduct regular follow up meetings with Hiring Managers to determine the effectiveness of recruiting plans & implementation
- Analyse and forecast the budget and trends for open positions
- Responsible for market research and analysis of the candidates needs and interests
- Coordinate with candidates throughout the interview process & until they join & complete Induction Orientation
- Conduct background verification for the employees.
Education
MBA - Human Resources Development & Marketing
R V Institute of Management, Bangalore University
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India07-2015
Postgraduate Diploma in Management - Human Resource Management
R V Institute of Management, Bangalore University
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India04-2015
BBA - Finance
SSMRV Degree College, Bangalore University
Bangalore05-2013
Skills
- Talent Acquisition and Recruitment Management
- Recruitment Strategy Development
- Client and Stakeholder Management
- Digital Marketing
- Effective Verbal and Written Communication
Accomplishments
- Awarded Spotlight Award at Cognizant (July 2018) for consistently sourcing high viability profiles.
- Awarded ACE of Rookies at Cognizant (April 2018) for consistently sourcing high viability profiles.
- Awarded an all-expense paid trip to Sri Lanka at TEKSystems for exceeding the target for offer release.
- Star Performer and Spot awards.
Additional Qualifications
- Proficient in German Language (Level 1A) - conversing, reading and writing.
- Fluent in English, Hindi and Kannada
Affiliations
- EnAble India
Mentoring, Interview training for
Physically challenged - India Inclusion Summit (IIS)
Volunteered 2015 and Fundraiser
2016 - Senior Citizens Computer Training Program
Volunteered in training a group of people about usage of computer applications.
Timeline
Recruitment Business Partner
Gojek
11.2021 - 12.2022
Sourcing Specialist
Optimum Solutions
11.2020 - 11.2021
Account Lead
Wolves
07.2020 - 09.2020
Account Manager
Belong
04.2020 - 06.2020
Senior Outbound Expert
Belong
11.2019 - 03.2020
Talent Research Specialist
Cognizant
11.2017 - 11.2019
HR Executive
Velankani Group
07.2017 - 11.2017
Technical Recruiter
Allegis Group TEK Systems
07.2015 - 07.2017
MBA - Human Resources Development & Marketing
R V Institute of Management, Bangalore University
Postgraduate Diploma in Management - Human Resource Management
R V Institute of Management, Bangalore University
BBA - Finance
SSMRV Degree College, Bangalore University