RavindarSambanthamoorthy

| 248 229 6350 © | Novi, MI

Work status: US Permanent Resident / Open to relocate

Summary

  • Senior Talent AcquisitionProfessional with over thirteen years of experience in corporate and agency environments.
  • Over ten years of corporate recruiting experience with a reputed fortune 500 company.
  • Specialized in entire Recruiting lifecycle from inception to completion including understanding requirements, initiating intake sessions with hiring manager, identifying and sourcing technical professionals, negotiating salaries, coordinating interviews, conducting drug/background checks and completing the on-boarding process.
  • Strategic management experience in corporate, agency and outsourcing environments with proven ability to manage and lead a team and bring out excellent results.
  • A highly regarded specialist with experience in delivering high performing professionals for various clients in BFSI, Healthcare, Retail, Telecommunications, Federal, etc.,.
  • Successfully recruited candidates for entry-level to senior level roles for both technical and non-technical positions.
  • Sound knowledge of US Immigration, Visa, Green Card and Global Mobility processes.
  • Highly skilled in handling complex Recruiting/Applicant tracking systems and HCM applications such as Taleo, Workday, RecruitMax etc.,.
  • Excellent at selling, closing, explanation of benefits, continually surpassing all hiring goals, targets and managing peripheral recruiting duties such as relocation and pre-employment contingencies.
  • Big advocate of employee referrals and social media recruiting.
  • Mentored and trained junior recruiters on new tools and processes.
  • Excellent communication, networking, presentation and data analysis skills.
  • Self-directed, process oriented and flexible to change with good multitasking abilities with ability to maintain high level of organization and planning while reaching aggressive timelines.

Core Competencies:

  • Recruitment / Talent Acquisition
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  • Team Management

  • Resource Management
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  • Account Management

  • Vendor Management
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  • Corporate and Agency Recruiting

  • Green card / Perm process
  • Global Mobility
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  • Training and Mentoring
  • Onboarding

Experience:

Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC)Apr 2006 – July 2016

Southfield, MI

Title - Senior Recruiting Professional

Role - Recruiting Lead- Senior Technical/ Corporate Recruiter

Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) is an American multinational corporation that provides information technology (IT) services and professional services with over 66,000 employees in over 60 countries. CSC is a Fortune 500 company and also figures in the Forbes Global 2000 list.

Responsibilities:

  • Performed full lifecycle recruiting process- understanding requirements, initiating intake sessions with hiring manager, identifying and sourcing technical professionals, negotiating salaries, coordinating interviews, conducting drug/background checks and completing the on-boarding process.
  • Developed and implemented recruiting plans to staff open requisitions and forecasted employment needs to meet long-term staffing needs in accordance business unit practice.
  • Managed a team of 4 recruiters and sourcers (onsite and offshore) and ensured productivity by setting targets and goals for the recruiting team on a daily basis.
  • Successfully led recruiting teams for major ramp up efforts under very tight timelines.
  • Created large database of candidates for technical and non-technical positions and developed a strategic candidate pipeline to accommodate clients with current and potential needs.
  • Identified and sourced candidates through various means such as job portals, social networks, employee referrals, online forums/groups, campus hiring, walk-ins, etc.,.
  • Global Mobility: Coordinated with CSC’s Immigration, Foreign Assignment Services and Onboarding teams on international assignment/transfer of employees from CSC’s global locations.
  • Directly interacted with attorneys and para legal staff on visa transfers and Green Card PERM recruitment cases. Single-handedly handled huge volumes of PERM recruitment cases and prepared and provided accurate Perm documentation.
  • Liaised with onboarding team on new-hire onboarding process, including I9 verification, to ensure timely processing of new-hire paperwork.
  • Ensured applicable pre-employment inquiries are completed including, but not limited to drug screening, criminal records check, employment/education verification, conflict of interest, etc.,.
  • Involved inlarge scale subcontractor conversion and rebadging efforts.
  • Provided weekly/monthly/quarterly reports for tracking recruiting activity and position statuses.
  • Mentored junior recruiters and trained them on various CSC applications and tools such as Taleo, Workday, Lotus Notes New Hire Database and CSC processes.
  • Developed strong working relationships with account/hiring manager and worked directly with them to develop effective and accurate job descriptions.
  • Partnered with senior business leadership to develop a detailed staffing plan which accurately projected resource needs.
  • Represented CSC in job fairs and college recruitment events.
  • Leveraged social media to help achieve results.
  • Actively participated in UAT, System integration and Regression testing during Taleo and Workday implementation in CSC.
  • Subject Matter Expert for Taleo ATS - As a Taleo Super User, provided support to the Taleo users in our business unit. Responsibilities include – Creating/modifying user accounts, troubleshooting issues, conducting training sessions for new users, etc.,.
  • In addition to Recruiting, I also performed the following roles at various stages during my stint with CSC :

-Resource Manager / Sourcing Manager

-Subcontracting - Vendor Manager

Technosoft Corporation Sep 2005 – Mar 2006

HQ - Southfield, MI

Senior Technical Recruiter

Technosoft Corporation is an IT and BPM services provider with its headquarters based in Southfield, MI, USA. The company provides information technology, business process management and consulting services to companies across North America, Australia, New Zealand and Asia-Pacific regions.

  • Performed full life cycle recruiting process.
  • Recruited skilled candidates by sourcing, phone screening, coordinating interviews with technical and management personnel, negotiating compensation packages and closing candidates on rates/salaries in accordance with client bill rates.
  • Successfully hired candidates for various niche skills and senior level positions.
  • Experienced in sourcing and recruiting the right candidates from multiple job boards and search engines like Dice, Monster, Net-temps, Hot-jobs, American Jobs Bank etc,.
  • Identified right candidates through various sources such as Resume Database/Job Portals/Employee References/Resource Mapping/Advertisement/ Job Fair etc.
  • Partnered with Senior Human Resources and business leadership to formulate recruiting strategy, policy and best practices instrumental in building strong recruiting momentum in a high growth period.
  • Developed strong working relationships account managers and hiring authorities.
  • Achieving good rapport with candidates, developed trust between all parties and filled positions in a confident and secure manner.
  • Work location : Chennai, India

Inforide Technologies Aug 2004 – Aug 2005

HQ - Austin, TX

Senior Technical Recruiter / BDM

A global technology service company, based in Austin, TX, providing solutions to clients from varied industries and locations. The services of the company range from IT consulting, project services to staffing solutions.

  • Performed full life cycle recruiting process.
  • Recruited skilled candidates by sourcing, phone screening, coordinating interviews with technical and management personnel, negotiating compensation packages and closing candidates on rates/salaries in accordance with client bill rates.
  • Successfully hired candidates for various niche skills and senior level positions.
  • Resource Management (Internal Staffing) – responsible for placing the resources on bench on projects internally / externally.
  • Vendor Management – responsible for dealing with various preferred vendors and sub-contracting companies on rate negotiation and contracts.
  • Recruited IT Professionals from various countries such as India, UK, Germany, Singapore etc,.
  • Worked with various vendors and also used several internet job sites (Dice, Monster, Hot Gigs, Career Builder, Hot Jobs, Nettemps…) for scrutinizing and scanning technical resumes and client job requirements.
  • Well experienced with the Immigration and Visa formalities of US Hiring process and conditions pertaining to issuing of various Visas such as H1b, L1, H4, F1, OPT etc.,.
  • Work location – Hyderabad, India

Solutions Consulting Apr 2003 – Jul 2004

Chennai, India

HR Executive

Solutions is a reputed organization that provide consulting services in Manpower recruitment, Immigration, Corporate Training, Management Education, Overseas Education, Foreign Trade, and training and orientation for online test such as GMAT, GRE, TOEFL, IELTS etc.

  • Screening resumes, shortlisting and evaluating the candidates and conducting preliminary interviews for candidates at all levels.
  • Utilized various recruiting methods and strategies including Internet searches and referrals etc.
  • Conducted phone screens, in-person interviews to ensure the quality fit of the candidates for account managers and clients.
  • Scheduled and coordinated interviews with account and hiring managers and candidates.
  • Gained strong knowledge of immigration formalities.

Educational Qualification

  • Master of Business Administration ( MBA - HR ), NIHRD, University of Madras, India, 2003
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications (PGDCA), Loyola College, Chennai, 2001
  • Bachelors in Economics, Loyola College, Chennai, 2001

Courses completed:

  • Project Management: The Basics for Success, University of California, Irvine, CA (2016, Coursera)

Certification and Training:

  • Workday HCM training, CSC, 2015
  • Oracle Taleo HCM training, CSC, 2010
  • Software Testing at STC, Chennai, India.
  • Management Trainee at Cavin Kare Ltd, Chennai, India (2003)
  • HR Trainee at Eveready Industries Chennai, India (2002)
  • Management Trainee at Getit Yellow Pages, Chennai, India (2002)

Computer skills :

  • MS Office suite
  • Oracle Taleo Recruiting - ATS
  • Workday HCM
  • Lotus Notes New Hire database
  • Google Docs

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