Prashant Wakade
Recruitement Manager
Pleasanton ,California
Summary
- 9+ years of experience in US IT recruitment, supporting high-volume and fast-paced hiring environments
- Strong expertise in full-cycle recruiting for technical and non-technical roles across contract and full-time hiring
- Proven ability to lead and mentor recruiting teams while meeting client SLAs and delivery targets
- Extensive experience working with direct clients, MSP/VMS platforms, and US tax terms (W2, C2C, 1099)
- Highly skilled in passive candidate sourcing using LinkedIn Recruiter, Dice, Indeed, Monster, and Google search
- Salesforce Certified AI Associate (Agentforce) with a strong understanding of AI-driven recruitment
- Certified LinkedIn Recruiter, experienced in advanced search strategies and talent insights
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Team Lead/Lead Recruiter
VeeAR Projects Inc.
06.2021 - Current
- Providing end-to-end support to the team in the full recruitment cycle and ensuring requisition fulfillment.
- Training junior recruiters, focusing on quick turnaround of open requirements and utilizing job portals.
- Performing second-level screening, interview setups, and offer closures as a Lead Recruiter.
- Handling accounts, gathering client requirements and submitting quality resumes.
- Utilizing Principal for tracking requirements and profiles, coordinating interviews, and making initial offers.
- Monitoring productivity metrics, updating recruiting procedures, and mentoring team members.
- Managing direct client relationships across various domains, including BFSI, Information Technology, Non-IT, Manufacturing, and Healthcare sectors.
- Leading a team of 04+ recruiters, assigning requirements, clarifying details, and ensuring effective communication.
- Utilizing client portals for MSP/VMS. (Agile One, Magnite, Ecomatrix, and Fieldglass) for submission uploads, interview scheduling, and client correspondence.
- Reviewing and confirming candidate information through phone calls, and maintaining real-time ATS and Excel sheets.
- Train and mentor new hires to enhance their understanding of recruitment and sourcing.
- Motivating the team, providing search strings, and ensuring the identification of the right candidates.
- Follow up with candidates pre- and post-interview, collect interview debriefs, and report updates to senior management.
- Updating job postings, allocating requirements in ATS (Job Diva and Ceipal), and maintaining candidate records.
- Experienced in utilizing job portals such as Dice, Monster, CareerBuilder, Indeed, and LinkedIn.
- Developing recruitment strategies using various tools and platforms.
- Other Direct Clients: Facebook, Google, Apple, PG&E, UHS, NorthBay.
Sr. Technical Recruiter
VeeAR Projects Inc.
06.2021 - 06.2022
- Analysing job requirements, training and mentoring recruiters on ATS efficiency, and managing team dynamics.
- Identifying, screening, and presenting top-tier candidates to clients, working on US tax terms.
- Coordinating interviews, checking the recruiter's performance, and resolving issues.
- Utilizing Client Portal (Open Fieldglass - VMS) for uploading resumes and managing positions.
- Managing the hiring process, negotiating rates, and coordinating background verifications.
Sr. Technical Recruiter
Saicon Technologies India Pvt Ltd
07.2020 - 05.2021
- Working for permanent and contract position.
- Understanding the requirements of the client organizations and finding the right candidates for them.
- Sourcing the profile from various job portals like DICE, MONSTER, INDEED, CB, TechFetch, LinkedIn Recruiting, Zip Recruiter, Google Search, etc. based on the requirements and the skills.
- Posting the requirements on social networks like LinkedIn.
- Conducting telephonic interviews, short-listing candidates, sending the profiles to client organizations, and then coordinating with the client for the final interview.
- Managing client's and candidates' expectations, closing the assignments, and realizing payments.
- Negotiate offers of employment including salaries, profit sharing, and Relocation packages.
- Involved in the offer process and joining formalities.
- Developing and managing a database of clients, candidates, and CVs.
- Submitting the candidates for suitable positions and following up regarding the rates and client interviews.
- Closing the best deals.
- Updating and maintaining the database for future requirements, generating daily reports, and updating them.
- Excellent negotiation skills.
- Following up with vendors regarding resume submissions. Getting feedback from vendors regarding consultants and helping in scheduling Interviews.
- Acting as a liaison between vendors and our consultants.
- Follow up for offers and joining.
- Keeping account of the number of selected candidates.
- Maintain proper record of the candidates interviewed and track them in the database.
- Working on tax terms W2, C2C, 1099.
- Experience in the end-end recruitment.
- ATS used: Conrep, Exelare.
- Worked with Developers, Testers, DBAs, Architects, N/W Engineers, Business Analysts, Technical/ Functional Project Managers, Techno Functional Project Managers, Program Managers.
- Technologies: Java, .Net, C#, Python, VB, PHP, SAP, Oracle, UI/UX, AWS/Azure, Business Intelligence, Data Warehouse, Oracle, SQL Server, IBM DB2, Teradata, Informatica, Abinitio, Hadoop, Spark, Tomcat, WebLogic, Apache, JBoss, WebShare.
- Clients: Capgemini, Walmart, CSC, XL Catlin, Binary Information Technology, Accenture, Deloitte, USDA, Vanguard, American Family.
Education
Diploma in Computer Technology - undefined
01.2015
HSC - Computer Science
01.2012
Skills
- Staffing & Recruitment
- Salary Negotiations
- Building long-lasting business relationships
- Out-of-the-box thinking
- Sourcing
- Resource management
- Search String
- Consulting services
- Recruiting Strategy
- Partnerships with internal & external customers
Certification
- Salesforce Certified AI Associate, 5779316, Agentforce
- Excel with LinkedIn Recruiter Professional Services & Talent Insights, r5jh8yht2z5f, Assessment
- Excel with LinkedIn Recruiter, 44rcyaje2o65, Assessment
- Corporate Asset Security, SafetyCulture
- Security Awareness Training, SafetyCulture
Skills Specialties
- Staffing & Recruitment
- Salary Negotiations
- Building long-lasting business relationships
- Out-of-the-box thinking
- Sourcing
- Resource management
- Search String
- Consulting services
- Recruiting Strategy
- Partnerships with internal & external customers
Timeline
Team Lead/Lead Recruiter - VeeAR Projects Inc.
06.2021 - Current
Sr. Technical Recruiter - VeeAR Projects Inc.
06.2021 - 06.2022
Sr. Technical Recruiter - Saicon Technologies India Pvt Ltd
07.2020 - 05.2021
Vishweshwarayya Institute Of Engineering And Technology - Diploma in Computer Technology,
- HSC, Computer Science