Experience

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  Huntel Global/ Drake International

  • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  • Sr. Talent Acquisition Consultant

    • May 2021 - Present
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Huntel Global - IT recruitment built by IT Professionals for IT ProfessionalsWe do IT recruitment differently by recognizing people as more than a submission and our clients as more than a number. We strive to put people first in every step of the recruitment process by building great connections with candidates and leveraging our real-world IT experience to truly understand our client's needs.Our methodology is simple and easy to follow because: 1. We don't just know the technology you leverage; we understand it and why it's used.2. We have meaningful and deeper conversations with candidates because our team shares their experience and passion for technology.By executing those two simple steps, we stay true to our values by focusing on being people first so everything works. Want to get more details about our service? Let's connect!

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  Delpath

  • Greater Toronto Area

  • Sr. Technical Recruiter/ Program Coordinator (Allegis/ Scotiabank Program )

    • Feb 2020 - May 2021
    • Greater Toronto Area

    • Staffing and Recruitment – proactively source, screen, interview, and place qualified technical candidates. This includes posting jobs, pre-screening resumes, interviewing candidates both on the phone and in person, filling up Skill matrix, and partnering with hiring managers throughout the selection process.• Client Account Management using Fieldglass VMS.• Supplying for variety of clients viz. Financial, Telecom and Information Technology.• Submitting candidates for both Permanent and Contract positions.• Developing a networking and referral base by connecting with potential candidates and business professionals.• Creating detailed job descriptions to post online to attract new job applicants.• Participating in daily online meetings/ calls with different stakeholders to keep the remote process streamlined. Clients: Scotiabank, SunLife Financial, BDC Bank, Siemens Canada, Qualcomm, iS5 communications, Synamedia, Facebook, Capgemini.

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  Alpha Net

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Talent Acquisition Specialist

    • Jul 2018 - Jan 2020
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    • Involved in Full Life Cycle Recruiting doing sourcing, screening, selecting, hiring, on boarding.• Screening & short-listing Resumes, Interview Scheduling, Interviewing the short-listed candidates to assess the candidate's suitability, Attitude, communication skills etc. and all follow up actions thereafter till the closing of the position • Qualify candidates for job requirements, determined candidate suitability by evaluating requirement, negotiate compensation package, assessing relevant experience, education, skills and personal qualifications. • Maintenance of database in Excel for tracker (Position, candidates, submittal, interview) and documenting, including high to low profile personnel.• Exceptional Internet Recruitment skills - Extensive knowledge of Boolean logic (operators and syntax) for just about every search engine on the net to create effective string queries that yield results. Recruit Active and passive candidates using X-ray search. • Submitting candidates on different tax terms like W2, 1099, C2C basis. Recruiting US Citizens, Green Card, EAD's, H1B, TN, E3 candidates, with different tax terms. • Maintain the Applicant Tracking System(ATS) XBlinx and Oorwin. Strong Business and Market understanding. Executive/Leadership Hiring• Experience on various portals like Dice, Monster, LinkedIn, Career Builder, Zip Recruiter, Jobrapido, Glassdoor, Jobomas, Joobie etc. • Participating onshore offshore call daily. And giving the updates to the team .• Used interpersonal skills for relationship building with as much people possible of companies' sales growth.• Responsible for checking references, negotiating terms and rates for each project, coordinating the interview process, extending offers, and closing candidates• Responsible for mentoring and providing on-going training and support for new recruiters and serve as a resource for learning and navigating senior technical policies and procedures.

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  Technoroids Software Solutions and Consulting

  • Technical Recruiter

    • Jan 2016 - Jun 2018

    • Involved in gathering requirements from various Recruitment managers and Account managers to serve their needs. • Build and Maintain candidates relationship, pipeline, and proven ability to self-manage multiple positions by sourcing, screening, qualifying, coordinating, interviews, negotiating and closing candidates.• Involved in lateral hiring and recruit people for across technology and platforms• Interaction with US candidates, understanding profile, making them understand job role, taking preliminary interview, and confirmation for forwarding their resume to relevant client.• Responsible for sourcing and screening candidates in many different disciplines using various Internet sources like LinkedIn, Dice, Monster, Zip Recruiter, Glassdoor and social media referrals as well as my own resource database for recruiting. • Exceptional Internet Recruitment skills - Extensive knowledge of Boolean logic (operators and syntax) for just about every search engine on the net to create effective string queries that yield results. Recruit Active and passive candidates using X-ray search.• Submitting candidates on different tax terms like W2, 1099, C2C basis. Recruiting US Citizens, Green Card, EAD's, H1B, TN, E3 candidates, with different tax terms.• Involved in posting jobs, posting the resumes in various job sites and sourcing the right candidates for the suitable requirements. Research-based passive candidate sourcing experience.• Maintain the Applicant Tracking System(ATS). • Helped recruiting process by interviewing and extending offer of employment to senior level candidates.• Uses all recruitment tools available in a proactive approach to source candidates and reduce costs whilst providing a customer ecstatic service to all managers (such as LinkedIn, Job Boards like Monster, Dice, Social networks, etc.)

  • Android Developer

    • Nov 2014 - Dec 2015

    • Created and published several apps following a complete Software Development life cycle.• Co-ordinated with different teams for successful completion of projects.• Worked on error resolution in coordination with various team members.• Documentation and execution of pre and post production tasks.• Google play store app link: SSB Made Easy- Psychology- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=techno.roid.karan.ssbmadeeasypsychology

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  Dell

  • Mohali

  • Technical Support Executive

    • Feb 2013 - Oct 2014
    • Mohali

    • Provided first-level technical support on Dell supplied products and/or peripherals using documented procedures and available tools.• Provided first-level technical support on Dell Supplied software and applications to the point of installation and basic use, or to the level of service appropriate to the warranty offered on the product.• Used troubleshooting techniques and tools to identify technical defects/issues.• Actively supported the customer in all aspects through to problem resolution, keeping the customer informed and updated throughout life of incident.• Maintained knowledge of Dell's product line and service offerings along with future industry products and technologies.• Attended required technical training sessions and makes effective use of assigned lab time.• Complied with schedule adherence to ensure overall service level targets are achieved.