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Sruti Kandala

Garner,NC

Summary

Talent acquisition professional who has been well-versed in sourcing for over 9 years and engaging top-tier candidates for diverse roles. Proven ability to adapt to changing hiring needs and collaborate effectively with hiring teams. Known for strategic thinking, proactive sourcing methods, and commitment to achieving recruitment goals.

Linkedin Profile

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sruti-kandala-06156516/

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Engineering Sourcer

Infinite Sky
11.2023 - Current
  • Worked on VP of Business Development role, Data science and Machine learning role, Sr. Full stack engineer role.
  • Diversity hiring
  • Identified high-quality candidates through targeted research and proactive networking.
  • Enhanced candidate outreach by utilizing diverse sourcing techniques and tools.
  • Managed candidate database, maintaining up-to-date information on potential hires for future opportunities.
  • Coordinated interview schedules for hiring teams, streamlining communication between all parties involved in the recruitment process.

Technical Sourcer

Fiserv
06.2023 - 08.2023
  • Engineering Sourcer for US Onsite Location at Fiserv.
  • I worked closely with recruiters and hiring managers to fill roles, including Mainframe developer, COBOL developer, Java developer, DevOps, and Site Reliability Engineer."

Sr. Technical Sourcer

Airbnb
04.2022 - 06.2023
  • Diversity Sourcer for Infrastructure and Biztech Team
  • I specialize in diversity sourcing and work closely with recruiters and hiring managers to successfully fill new roles. The sourcing process includes several stages:
  • In addition to these responsibilities, I hold weekly meetings with managers to provide pipeline updates and explore new sourcing strategies.
  • One of my key strengths is my ability to conduct sourcing jam sessions with hiring managers and their teams, tapping into their networks to identify diverse talent.
  • Diversity sourcing is an area where I excel, and I'm committed to bringing a diverse and inclusive talent pool to our Infrastructure and Biztech teams.

Talent Advisor

Dell EMC
12.2021 - 04.2022
  • I worked on small projects at Dell, which involved the sourcing of candidates for the roles.
  • Worked closely with recruiters and hiring managers and was a part of the entire recruiting life cycle.

Tehnical Sourcer

Collibra
11.2020 - 12.2021
  • Engineering Sourcer for US and EMEA Locations.
  • Worked closely with recruiters and hiring managers and was a part of the entire recruiting life cycle.

Corporate Recruiter

Cree
06.2019 - 11.2020
  • I executed full-cycle recruitment at Cree and was also recognized by LinkedIn as one of the top 10% recruiters for 2019.

Additionally, I reviewed applications in iCIMS, followed by the hiring manager review, scheduling of the hiring manager interview, onsite interview, and offer approval.

Engineering Recruiter

Dataxu
09.2016 - 02.2019
  • Core Sourcer and Recruiter for USA and India Engineering Positions.
  • Recognized as one of the top 5 companies by LinkedIn, with a higher success rate for Engineering hiring through LinkedIn.
  • Full-lifecycle recruiter, responsible for sourcing candidates to the offer stage.
  • Coordinating Hackerrank basic tests, internal code tests, and scheduling phone and onsite interviews for candidates with the team.
  • I have also been involved in attending campus fairs at Northeastern University, Boston University, and other Boston-area locations.

Technical Recruiter

International Software Systems Inc.
04.2011 - 03.2014
  • Full Life Cycle Recruiter for the USA Team.
  • Recruiter Phone Screen —> Hiring Manager Interview —> Onsite Interview —> Offer Stage.
  • I conducted extensive recruiting for Senior Software/Database Developers with a heavy focus on technologies such as C/C++, (Windows & UNIX/Linux), .NET, Java/J2EE, SQL Server, Oracle, ColdFusion Developer, SharePoint Admin/Developer, and Mainframe Developer.
  • I also recruited ETL Developers.
  • I have experience working with various modes of hiring, including H1B, GC, Citizen, W2, 1099, C2C, and Contract to Hire.

Education

M.B.A - HR & Marketing

Andhra University
04.2009

Skills

  • Hiring engineers With technologies such as Java, JavaScript, Reactjs, Typescript, Angular, Groovy, Kotlin, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Python, SQL, Net, QA, Big data, and Ruby on Rails
  • Hiring for manufacturing rolesTechnicians, Process Technicians, Process Engineers, Maintenance Technicians, Materials Handlers
  • Hiring for -Engineering Manager, Product Manager, Product Owner, Staff and Senior Full-stack, Backend, Frontend Engineer, Data Engineer, Data Scientist, Systems Engineer, Cloud Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer, Managing Director, Assistant Director govt insights, Software Engineer in Test, Quality Engineer, Storage Infrastructure, Observability, Elastic Search, IT Cloud Engineers, Security roles, IT Director level roles, Solution delivery lead, IT auditor, Internal auditor
  • Applicant Tracking System: Workday, iCIMS, Greenhouse, Taleo
  • Sourcing Tools: LinkedIn Recruiter, Entelo, Seek out, hiredcom, mogulcom, Google, Bing, iCIMS, dice, monster
  • HackerX networking events, Job fairs, job boards, Applicant tracking system, employee referrals
  • Exceeded in the no of hires at every client Was recognized at Collibra's quarterly TA meeting for exceeding my target hires
  • Have won twice at the Sourcing jam session amongst recruiters and scourers for adding the highest number of diverse candidate pipeline
  • Expert in diversity sourcing

Job Platforms: LinkedIn, careers page, job boards, and other platforms like Vettery, InterviewJet, Hired, and Stack Overflow

Partime clients--Fiserv

  • DVx ventures
  • Flexcar
  • Ballast research
  • Storable
  • Ask Iggy
  • Mon Ami
  • Fiserv
  • Infinite Sky
  • Team player attitude
  • Continuous learning mindset
  • Data-driven decision-making
  • Interview coordination
  • Recruitment strategy development
  • Candidate and client relations
  • Pre-screening candidates
  • Candidate pipeline management
  • Global Recruitment

Affiliations

  • Member of Sri Sathya Sai International Organization where we participate as a family by preparing and distributing food to homeless shelters for around 100people every week on a Sunday (since 2020), participate in making pillow service to supply pillows to the cancer patients at hospitals (monthly once), breakfast service at the men's shelter(every second Saturday), fruits service at the retired homes every second Sunday of the month.

Timeline

Engineering Sourcer

Infinite Sky
11.2023 - Current

Technical Sourcer

Fiserv
06.2023 - 08.2023

Sr. Technical Sourcer

Airbnb
04.2022 - 06.2023

Talent Advisor

Dell EMC
12.2021 - 04.2022

Tehnical Sourcer

Collibra
11.2020 - 12.2021

Corporate Recruiter

Cree
06.2019 - 11.2020

Engineering Recruiter

Dataxu
09.2016 - 02.2019

Technical Recruiter

International Software Systems Inc.
04.2011 - 03.2014

M.B.A - HR & Marketing

Andhra University
Sruti Kandala