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Amarnadh Gundu

Hyderabad

Summary

Senior Technical Recruiter with 12 + Years extensive experience in full-cycle recruitment for technology roles. Adept at leveraging various recruiting platforms and Boolean searches to identify and engage passive candidates. Strong understanding of technical terminology and a proven ability to assess technical skills and cultural fit Experienced team leader with a passion for leading teams

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Associate Talent Acquisition

NetCracker Technology Solutions Pvt Ltd
07.2022 - Current
  • Develop a pipeline of qualified applicants that can be immediately contacted when an opening occurs
  • Develop hiring metrics to improve and build the recruitment process
  • Own recruitment metrics and produce reporting on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis
  • Manage a team of recruiters, develop recruitment strategies, and ensure that the hiring process aligns with organizational goals
  • Establish strong relationships, building trust, open and confidential communication, collaboration, and insight
  • Meet with department heads monthly to discuss open headcount and staffing strategy
  • Competitive pay, amazing benefits, matching 401K, bonus program, and 4 weeks paid vacation to start
  • Responsible for recruitment, screening, and selection of candidates in support of large government contracts
  • Engage and influence hiring managers and candidates and build relationships
  • Manage a high volume of requisitions in multiple locations (on-site and virtual)
  • Work closely with hiring managers throughout the recruiting process, and promote effective and efficient hiring practices using consultative skills to influence all levels of internal stakeholders
  • Create and implement recruiting best practices, ensuring exceptional customer service
  • Improve relationships with the hiring community and network effectively to pipeline leading talent for the business
  • Provide consultative advice to hiring management community
  • Lead a timely and consultative recruitment service
  • Lead hiring business strategies through the development, coordination and delivery of talent
  • Ensure open position descriptions clearly state the major duties and responsibilities of the position
  • Evaluate candidates for cultural fit, skill set, availability, interest level, and compensation
  • Make job offer to selected candidate
  • Participate on committees and task forces and may provide consultation as a change management expert or for an executive point of view

Senior Talent Advisor

PAREXEL International / Calyx.AI
02.2018 - 07.2022
  • Talent recruitment and sourcing professional with experience developing and executing recruiting plans within both agency and in-house settings.
  • Manage all phases of full-cycle recruiting, from initial sourcing and screening through offer negotiations, placement, and onboarding for both external and internal candidates.
  • Creatively source high-caliber candidates and employee referrals.
  • Involved in the headcount planning sessions and ongoing ad-hoc requisitions & feedback meetings with the Hiring Managers.
  • Partner with Hiring Managers and business heads to identify & analyse the roles/requirements of different business units in Engineering.
  • Research on job descriptions and qualifications for requirement & sourcing appropriate candidates.
  • Majorly contributed towards hiring senior folks (Senior Software Engineers; Business Systems Analysts etc).
  • Manage and lead a team of recruiters, providing guidance and support.
  • Recruitment, including drafting advertisements, in-house resources, walk-in-interview, buddy job posting, employee referrals and through networking sites e.g. LinkedIn and Google search.
  • Sourcing candidates through Naukri & job portals.
  • Sharing the data with HackerEarth for the candidates to undergo an online test.
  • Developed talent pools and pipelines following funnel-based approach for the present as well as future hiring and also utilized metric driven scorecard to measure candidate success.
  • Worked on offer management and pre-employment process management.
  • Was on top of providing accurate and timely reports to recruiting leaders; hiring managers and business partners.

Talent Acquisition

Cigniti Technologies Limited
03.2015 - 02.2018
  • Talent Mapping
  • Boolean Searches
  • Employee Referrals - Campaigns, Booths, Emailers, Floor walks, Poster and WhatsApp groups
  • Sourcing candidates from within organization like Internal Job Portals
  • Building Employer
  • Assisting the client in salary negotiations with the candidate if required, also assisting the candidate in understanding the organizational, compensation structure, or any other related Que.
  • Successfully deliver on all deadlines and flawlessly execute in a fast faced environment
  • Collaborated with client hiring managers throughout the selection process to provide services including
  • Develop and implement recruitment strategies to attract top talent
  • Collaborate with hiring managers to understand hiring needs and requirements
  • Manage and lead a team of recruiters, providing guidance and support
  • Oversee the entire recruitment process, from job posting to candidate onboarding
  • Create and maintain a pipeline of qualified candidates for future hiring needs
  • Ensure compliance with all relevant employment laws and regulations
  • Utilize various recruitment tools and platforms to source and attract candidates
  • Conduct interviews and assess candidates' skills and qualifications
  • Track and report on recruitment metrics and KPIs
  • Strong knowledge of recruitment best practices and strategies

Recruitment Consultant

Bodhtree Consulting Ltd.
10.2014 - 02.2015
  • Recruitment, including drafting advertisements, in-house resources, walk-in-interview, buddy job posting, employee referrals and through networking sites e.g. LinkedIn and Google search.
  • Interacting with the candidates, giving them a brief about the position, roles and responsibility, technical requirement and checking their positional fitment.
  • Hands-on experience in weekdays & weekend drive.
  • Reference checking for Project lead and above level candidates.
  • Develop and maintain close relationships with a candidate, which helps me obtaining quality referrals.
  • Closing the positions
  • Sourcing quality candidates & completing the initial screening in terms of their fitment, aspirations, CTC expectations & relocation constraints.

IT Recruiter

Computer Power Group Pvt. Ltd.
Hyderabad
08.2012 - 05.2014
  • Sourcing and Screening the profiles.
  • Short listing profiles with respect to the company requirement.
  • Pre-screen the profiles thoroughly before presenting to the right audience.
  • Scheduling interview for short listed candidates.
  • Ensure availability of the panel and plan for the technical discussions.
  • Negotiate on salary and joining time while socializing the offer to the candidate.
  • Proper follow up on the candidates to ensure timely joining and avoid last minute surprises.
  • Co-ordination with candidates across various locations for interviews.
  • Plan for weekend drives to meet the targets in advance to concentrate on critical requirement.

Education

MBA - HRM & MARKETING MANAGEMENT

Ramachandra college of Engineering
Vatluru
01.2011

Skills

  • Interviewing
  • Strategic Planning
  • Communication
  • Sourcing
  • Recruitment Metrics
  • Talent Pipeline
  • Screening
  • Onboarding
  • Social Recruiting
  • Workforce Planning
  • Account Management
  • Negotiation
  • Hiring metrics analysis
  • Recruitment strategies
  • Staffing strategies
  • Problem solving

Languages

  • English
  • Telugu
  • Hindi

Personal Information

Date of Birth: 08/28/88

Notable Accomplishments

Applause Award (FY 23,24,25 - All Quarters) for outstanding value to clients that was delivered throughout FY 22-25.

Timeline

Senior Associate Talent Acquisition

NetCracker Technology Solutions Pvt Ltd
07.2022 - Current

Senior Talent Advisor

PAREXEL International / Calyx.AI
02.2018 - 07.2022

Talent Acquisition

Cigniti Technologies Limited
03.2015 - 02.2018

Recruitment Consultant

Bodhtree Consulting Ltd.
10.2014 - 02.2015

IT Recruiter

Computer Power Group Pvt. Ltd.
08.2012 - 05.2014

MBA - HRM & MARKETING MANAGEMENT

Ramachandra college of Engineering
Amarnadh Gundu