NEERAJ NELLIKKAL SUDHAKARAN
Kochi
Summary
Objectives Driven and decisive Talent Acquisition Lead offering 8+ years of experience managing human resources teams to deliver compliance, personnel communication and workforce programs. Flexible and focused with expertise in recruitment and retention, mediation, staff training and development and complex problem resolution. Develops and implements HR strategies and initiatives aligned with overall business strategy.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Talent Acquisition Lead
Dbiz Solution Pvt Ltd
Kochi
2023.02 - Current
- Collaborate with key stakeholders, such as HR managers and department heads, to understand their talent needs and align recruitment strategies accordingly
- This involves creating comprehensive recruitment plans, defining sourcing channels, and establishing metrics to measure success
- Identify and utilize various sourcing methods, including job boards, social media platforms, professional networks, and recruitment agencies, to attract a diverse pool of qualified candidates
- Oversee the screening and evaluation process to identify the most suitable candidates
- This includes reviewing resumes, conducting interviews (both in-person and virtual), assessing technical and soft skills, and administering pre-employment assessments
- Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to track the effectiveness of recruitment strategies and evaluate the overall talent acquisition process
- These metrics may include time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, quality of hires, diversity and inclusion metrics, and candidate satisfaction.
Senior Talent Advisor
Rackspace Technology
2022.06 - 2023.02
- Actively source candidates through various channels for the active positions
- Interacting with onsite business to leaders to understand various demands
- Performs active Job postings to attract external candidates to apply for the open roles
- Involves in conducting screening tests to find the eligibility for the applicants
- Eligible applicants are lined up for technical and managerial interviews
- Shortlisted candidates are informed and processed it for offer generation
- Involves in salary negotiations along with HR discussion
- Closely follow up with the shortlisted candidates until they join the organization
- Informs the candidates on the policies and growth opportunities
- Track the candidates through application tracking system.
Senior Analyst
UST
Kochi
2021.06 - 2022.06
- Utilize various sourcing strategies, such as job boards, social media, professional networking, and referrals, to identify and engage with potential candidates
- Conduct thorough screenings and interviews to assess candidates' skills, experience, and cultural fit with UST Global
- Build and maintain a strong talent pipeline of potential candidates for current and future job openings
- Utilize the applicant tracking system (ATS) to manage candidate data and ensure compliance with company policies and relevant regulations
- Contribute to promoting UST Global's employer brand to attract top talent in the industry
- Attend industry events, job fairs, and networking events to establish connections with potential candidates and stay updated on industry trends
- Partner with hiring managers to understand their specific staffing needs and provide insights on the current job market and candidate availability
- Ensure a positive and professional candidate experience throughout the recruitment process
- Facilitate salary negotiations and offers between the hiring team and selected candidates
- Track and report key recruitment metrics to assess the effectiveness of the recruitment process and identify areas for improvement.
Senior Officer
Guidehouse Pvt Ltd
Trivandrum
2019.12 - 2021.07
- Work closely with hiring managers to understand their specific IT staffing needs and provide insights on the current job market and candidate availability
- Write compelling and accurate job postings, ensuring they are appropriately targeted to attract suitable candidates
- Manage and maintain the applicant tracking system (ATS) to keep candidate data up-to-date and ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations
- Conduct thorough screenings and interviews to assess candidates' technical skills, experience, and cultural fit within the organization
- Facilitate salary negotiations and offers between the hiring team and selected candidates
- Coordinate with HR and hiring managers to ensure a smooth onboarding process for new IT hires
- Assist in developing and promoting the organization's employer brand to attract top talent
- Manage and maintain the applicant tracking system (ATS) to keep candidate data up-to-date and ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
Lead Executive
Ernst & Young GDS
Kochi
2019.01 - 2019.12
- Involved in full cycle Recruitment activities
- Interacting with stakeholders to identify new demands and contact the talents from external job pool
- Advertise relevant external and internal job posting for more relevant applicants to apply
- Review the applicants and shortlists them based on their relevancy
- Involves in campus hiring by contacting the college placements coordinators for the graduate passing that year and previous
- Conducting recruitment drive on weekends to invite talents to participate in the interviews and selecting relevant resource
- Involves in scheduling the relevant applicants for interviews and coordinate
- Inform applicants with their selection and guiding them with the further process
- Organize post offer follow ups with business to keep them engage
- Interacting with the stakeholders to find the career plans for the selected resource and guiding the talents about the growth opportunities
- Informing the talents with organizational policies
- Used Taleo (ATS) for tracking the resources.
Associate Manager
Mindtree
Bangalore
2015.05 - 2018.10
- Recruiting for APAC, Australia and Domestic Companies
- Identifying the open requirements, source and screen the relevant applicants
- Post jobs in various portals to attract talents for open opportunities
- Organize interviews for the relevant talents for the open opportunities
- Conduct campus recruitment drives to find the fresh talents
- Organize screening tests or the initially HR check on the relevant talents
- Following with the selected talents by notifying on their selection and guiding them with the offer
- Understand the talents concerns and addresses it timely
- Maintaining a good relationship with the talents and helping them various connects with the organization personnels
- Help the talents undergo career enhancement training under the organizational policies
- Educate the talents with organizational health policies and coverage
- Tract the relevant talents until they join the organization and aligned to organizational culture
- Attend industry events, job fairs, and networking events to establish connections with potential candidates and stay updated on industry trends
- Facilitate salary negotiations and offers between the hiring team and selected candidates
- Build and maintain a strong talent pipeline of potential candidates for current and future job openings.
Education
Bachelors of Commerce -
Osmania University
04.2013
High School Diploma -
Kendriya Vidhyalaya No. 2 Vasco Da Gama, Goa
04.2010
Skills
- Stakeholder management Reporting
- Effective Team Player Vendor management
- Reliable Adaptability
- Candidate Sourcing
- Building Partnerships
- Recruitment
- Contract Negotiation
- Talent Management
- Organizational Development
- Contract Negotiation
- Talent Management
- Organizational Development
TRAINING
PGDM: Human Resources
Interests
Hirist Certification for IT Recruiter (05/2020 - 05/2020)
LinkedIn Certification for Recruitment (06/2020 - 08/2020)
Kick boxing (2008 - 2014) State & Nationals
KVS Nationals for 7 consecutive years - Athletics
Goa Youth Nationals - Athletics
Kickboxing (MMA) Swimming and Strongman
Work Availability
monday
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evening
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Timeline
Talent Acquisition Lead
Dbiz Solution Pvt Ltd
2023.02 - Current
Senior Talent Advisor
Rackspace Technology
2022.06 - 2023.02
Senior Analyst
UST
2021.06 - 2022.06
Senior Officer
Guidehouse Pvt Ltd
2019.12 - 2021.07
Lead Executive
Ernst & Young GDS
2019.01 - 2019.12
Associate Manager
Mindtree
2015.05 - 2018.10
Bachelors of Commerce -
Osmania University
High School Diploma -
Kendriya Vidhyalaya No. 2 Vasco Da Gama, Goa
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