DEVI SAWHNEY
Seattle
Summary
Dynamic Sourcing Recruiter with a proven track record at Amazon, excelling in candidate sourcing and recruiting strategy. Achieved a 100% fill rate while enhancing team training on AI tools. Skilled in data analysis and fostering relationships, I am passionate about driving talent acquisition success in fast-paced environments.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Sourcing Recruiter II
Amazon
Bellevue
08.2025 - Current
- Managed tech and non-tech hiring for aerospace manufacturing of high-level engineers and Leo satellite constellation.
- Balanced high-volume hourly and specialized exempt engineering roles in aerospace production.
- Exceeded 100 points monthly productivity expectations by nearly doubling output.
- Conducted monthly AI recruiting tools training sessions for our Bellevue Talent Acquisition team which boosted 53% more usage of AI amongst recruiters.
- Devised strategic hiring plans, sourcing candidates through LinkedIn, Indeed, Beamery, HireEZ, SeekOut, and Xray search.
- Led interviewer calibration sessions and established best practices for effective interviews.
- Achieved 100% fill rate, 94% offer acceptance rate, and 430% annual attainment rate.
- Trained junior recruiters on sourcing techniques and candidate engagement best practices.
Sourcing Recruiter
AWS
Seattle
05.2019 - 07.2025
- Execute recruiting process including developing sourcing strategy, pre-screening, evaluating, and qualifying candidates.
- Source qualified candidates for AWS Marketing via applicant filtering, referral drives, and leveraging passive and creative sourcing techniques.
- Partner with hiring managers on effective sourcing strategies to get talent hired within an average of 60 days from the job posting.
- Work on 25-30 roles on average and manage relationships with various hiring managers and work individually to prioritize hiring for their respective teams.
- Exceed hiring goals of 3 per month by averaging 5-6 hires per month.
- Spearhead diversity goals by holding bi-weekly 60 min sourcing sessions with the team.
- Devised strategic hiring plans sourcing candidates via LinkedIn, Indeed, Beamery, and other platforms, scaling hiring for satellite constellation production.
Contract Recruiter - Marketing
AWS
Seattle
08.2018 - 04.2019
- Built a pipeline of skilled candidates through innovative sourcing and consultative engagement.
- Sourced and engaged top talent proactively to align with AWS's staffing targets.
- Implemented strategies to attract high-quality candidates for diverse roles within the organization.
University Recruiter
Microsoft
Redmond
07.2017 - 06.2018
- Conducted seven to nine initial phone interviews daily for Full Time and Internship roles in CoreDev pipeline.
- Provided timely feedback through candidate tracking database, ensuring quality recommendations.
- Collaborated with school recruiters and hiring managers to establish effective working relationships.
- Consistently exceeded interview-to-offer and phone interview ratios for CoreDev candidates.
- Enabled Microsoft to meet hiring and start-date requirements for key roles.
- Achieved a 1:3 interview-to-offer ratio, the highest within the team.
- Maintained knowledge of technology trends to enhance rapport with IT candidates and evaluate technical skills.
- Managed candidate relationships from initial interview through post-acceptance process.
Recruiter
VanderHouwen
Bellevue
02.2016 - 01.2017
- Builds applicant pipeline by researching and contacting candidates.
- Effectively sources, screens, and qualifies candidates to match client needs.
- Uses job boards such as Monster, CareerBuilder, Dice, and Internal Database to identify talent.
- Experience in utilizing LinkedIn recruiter for highly skilled roles.
- Maintains regular contact with candidates and clients while ensuring timely follow-up.
Recruiting Coordinator
Wicresoft Ltd
Bellevue
11.2013 - 11.2015
- Sourced candidates for suitable IT positions such as SDETS, SDE, STE and BI Analysts.
- Assisted Sr. Recruiters with filling roles and managing candidate onboarding process.
- Maintained database integrity and tracked recruiting activities.
- Pre-screened candidates via phone/email and dealt with rate negotiation.
- Established new client relationships and managed existing business.
- Acquired one of the largest accounts, AT&T, by targeting the VP of Marketing.
- Handled both Microsoft and non-Microsoft accounts to generate high-volume business.
Corporate Account Executive
Zones Inc
Auburn
07.2012 - 11.2013
- In charge of acquiring and sustaining clients and building relationships.
- Full month training in sales and continuous IT product knowledge.
- Make an average of 80-100 cold calls per day to prospect and grow business.
- Work closely on deals with MIS Directors, Purchasing Managers among other IT titles.
- Produce an average monthly revenue of $400-500K.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Marketing And Human Resource Management
University of Washington
Seattle, WA06-2012
Skills
- Candidate sourcing
- Interviewing techniques
- Recruiting strategy
- Data analysis
- ATS management
- Talent acquisition
- Artificial intelligence tools
- Diversity recruiting
- Data-driven recruiting
- Candidate pipeline development
Accomplishments
- Exceeded Hiring Goals: Averaged 5-6 hires monthly, exceeding goal by 2-3 hires.
- Improved Hiring Efficiency: Delivered industry-leading 33% interview-to-offer conversion rate, ranking #1 in team performance. Streamlined recruitment process by collaborating with hiring managers to reduce feedback turnaround time by 50% and improved candidate experience, resulting in 40% increase in positive candidate satisfaction scores.
- Diversity Hiring Goals: Created a LatinExplorer SOP to generate an increase in Latino hiring within our Marketing Org leading in exceeding our diversity goals for 2024.
- AI Demo Lead: Conducted monthly AI demo sessions on using internal AI tools for efficiency in hiring process including Boolean string suggester and interview vote summarizer creating an 80% more usage of AI tools among recruiters.
Timeline
Sourcing Recruiter II
Amazon
08.2025 - Current
Sourcing Recruiter
AWS
05.2019 - 07.2025
Contract Recruiter - Marketing
AWS
08.2018 - 04.2019
University Recruiter
Microsoft
07.2017 - 06.2018
Recruiter
VanderHouwen
02.2016 - 01.2017
Recruiting Coordinator
Wicresoft Ltd
11.2013 - 11.2015
Corporate Account Executive
Zones Inc
07.2012 - 11.2013
Bachelor of Arts - Marketing And Human Resource Management
University of Washington