Poonam Khandelwal
Recruitment Specialist
Summary
Experienced recruiter skilled in building and nurturing relationships with internal teams, companies, and applicants to efficiently fill technical positions with suitable candidates. Adept at resume screening, assessing applicant eligibility, and conducting skill evaluations. Extensive background in end-to-end recruitment, client management, and team leadership. Demonstrated expertise in sourcing, screening, and placing top talent across various contract types for government and private sector clients, including NYC agencies. Proficient in utilizing ATS platforms like Ceipal and Job Diva, as well as employing Boolean search techniques and social media recruitment strategies.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
Work History
US IT Senior Technical Recruiter
Peer Consulting Resources Inc.
9 2022 - Current
- Spearheaded entire recruitment process, from requirement analysis and sourcing to interviewing, final negotiations, and placement.
- Demonstrated keen ability to quickly grasp client needs and efficiently match them with highly qualified candidates, ensuring timely closures.
- Sourced (keyword search, job postings, Boolean strings, market/Internet research, referral recruiting, and online social networking).
- Acted as primary point of contact for key private clients and NYC agencies such as DOE, DOHMH, DCAS, OTI, NYCPPF, NYPD, FDNY, and others.
- Facilitated seamless communication between clients and internal teams by providing regular updates, discussing candidate qualifications, and managing expectations throughout hiring process.
- Utilized major job boards, including Monster, Dice, and LinkedIn Recruiter, to identify top talent.
- Coordinated interview scheduling between candidates and hiring managers, ensuring smooth selection process from start to finish.
- Created email templates with client requirement received, based on Job Description, Required Skills, Job Responsibilities, Must haves, and Preferred skills.
- Developed and implemented advanced Boolean search strings and targeted sourcing strategies, enabling swift fulfillment of niche and hard-to-fill roles.
- Leveraged Ceipal ATS platform to optimize recruitment workflows, managing job postings, tracking candidate applications, and updating client statuses.
- Leveraged Ceipal's functionality to maintain transparency across recruitment process, ensuring seamless communication between recruiters, candidates, and clients.
- Conducted onboarding and training sessions for new employees, with focus on best recruitment practices and efficient use of Ceipal ATS.
- Provided mentorship to junior and senior recruiters, guiding them in interview techniques, submission processes, and overall candidate management.
- Oversaw verification of candidate documents, ensuring compliance with legal and client-specific requirements (Work Authorization, ID proof, I-94).
- Maintained high standards for document accuracy and regulatory adherence.
- Specialized in recruiting across various contract types, including W2, C2C, and 1099, consistently achieving closures across a variety of roles.
- Maintained compliance with employment guidelines and best practices for contract hiring.
- Consistently exceeded monthly placement targets, delivering high-quality candidates for clients across diverse domains and industries.
- Fostered strong relationships with clients, which led to repeat business and expanded collaboration, particularly with NYC agencies.
- Collaborated closely with internal AI development team to enhance Ceipal ATS with advanced AI functionalities.
- Managed full lifecycle of LinkedIn Recruiter tasks, from job postings to screening candidates.
- Designed screening questions and performed live candidate searches to efficiently identify top talent for specific roles.
US IT Technical Recruiter
InfoRiders Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
03.2022 - 06.2022
- Lead entire US IT recruitment process from sourcing candidates until negotiations.
- Create email templates with client requirement received, based on Job Description, Required Skills, Job Responsibilities, Must haves, and Preferred skills.
- Led team of 15 interns, collaborating with them to work on recruitment requirements and successfully fulfill open positions.
- Proven strategic and tactical ability in leveraging Internet (Boolean searches), utilizing social media, and applicant tracking systems to develop high recruitment/sourcing strategies for start-up.
- Specialized in recruiting across various contract types, including W2, C2C, and 1099.
- Worked with clients such as HCL America to fulfill various types of requirements.
Recruitment Assistant
Global Technical Talent
11.2021 - 01.2022
- Worked on formatting job descriptions and eventually posting jobs on various online job portals.
- Posted almost 35-40 jobs per day after formatting it.
- Hands-on experience with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), called JOBDIVA.
- Increased efficiency of recruitment operations by maintaining organized database of candidates, interview notes, and job postings.
Education
BBA - Finance
Bangalore International College
04.2018 - 10.2021
Diploma - Interior Designing
INIFD
05.2011 - 05.2013
Higher Secondary - undefined
MPC Junior College
05.2008 - 05.2009
School - undefined
Sri Satya Sai Vidhya Vihar
01.2007 - 12.2007
Skills
Candidate Sourcing
Candidate Screening
Candidate assessment
Applicant Tracking Systems
Advanced Boolean Search
Resume Screening
Interview coordination
Salary Negotiation
Talent Acquisition
Certification
Certified Professional AutoCAD, Lomos ArchiLabs
References
Upon Request
Skillstools
- Dice
- RCRMS
- Monster
- VMS (Fieldglass, IQ Navigator)
- Google Resume searches
- LinkedIn Recruiter
- Repository sites (GitHub, Stackoverflow)
- Zip recruiter
- Boolean Search
- Team Management
- Social Networking
- Training & Development
- MS Office
- MS Excel
- Accounting Formatting
- Job Descriptions
- Communication Skills
- Quick Learner
- Creative Design
- Interior Design
- Auto CAD
Timeline
US IT Technical Recruiter
InfoRiders Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
03.2022 - 06.2022
Recruitment Assistant
Global Technical Talent
11.2021 - 01.2022
BBA - Finance
Bangalore International College
04.2018 - 10.2021
Diploma - Interior Designing
INIFD
05.2011 - 05.2013
Higher Secondary - undefined
MPC Junior College
05.2008 - 05.2009
School - undefined
Sri Satya Sai Vidhya Vihar
01.2007 - 12.2007
US IT Senior Technical Recruiter
Peer Consulting Resources Inc.
9 2022 - Current
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