Vinoth Kumar Ravichandran
Chennai
Summary
9+ years of experience as a Talent Acquisition Consultant, with extensive experience in recruitment and team leadership, specializing in technology professionals within the BFS industry. Proven track record in managing end-to-end recruitment processes, spearheading diversity initiatives, and enhancing workforce diversity. Expertise in applicant tracking systems, strategic planning, and client communication, with a focus on delivering exceptional service and maintaining effective relationships. Skilled in sourcing candidates through LinkedIn, headhunting, and recruitment platforms, negotiating employment terms, and overseeing onboarding processes. Career goals include further developing talent acquisition strategies, and expanding recruitment process outsourcing capabilities.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant
Virtusa Consulting Pvt Ltd
Chennai
10.2021 - Current
- Working with onsite (U.S. and Canada) client partners directly to get JD and skill details to start sourcing and submitting candidates after initial salary and technical skills discussions.
- Primarily responsible for the hiring of technology professionals in the BFS industry.
- Managing three recruiters, along with more than ten vendor company leads.
- Providing proper documentation and updates on the requirements and candidate status in the monthly, weekly, and daily stand-up meetings.
- Independently handling over 15 to 20 requirements at any given point.
- Managing end-to-end recruitment for all the roles assigned.
- Managing candidate relationships via the applicant tracking system (Oracle Taleo, Phenom) by keeping the information updated, keeping the candidates informed on the job status, hiring manager's feedback, or other matching positions open with the client.
- Managed hiring drives and job fairs virtually, connecting with the candidates for initial interviews, scheduling their technical rounds, and handling onboarding end to end for the selected candidates.
- Hiring level – on-boarded candidates from Associate Consultant to Director and VP levels for Virtusa.
- Spearheaded and implemented diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, resulting in a good % increase in workforce diversity within all practices.
- Consulted with hiring managers to further understand business requirements and inform pipeline development.
- Maintained applicant tracking system database with up-to-date candidate information.
- Reviewed resumes against established criteria; interviewed applicants in person or by telephone; verified references; conducted background investigations when necessary.
- Managed onboarding process including providing orientation materials and ensuring compliance with legal requirements.
- Prepared offer letters and communicated details of offers to successful candidates.
- Managed full cycle recruitment process from sourcing to onboarding.
- Identified potential candidates through job postings, employee referrals, networking events and job fairs.
Recruitment Lead
Probings Business Consulting
02.2021 - Current
- Recruited and placed professionals from various IT technologies for direct end clients and prime vendors Convergenz, Kforce, JVT Advisors, etc., and implementing partners Virtusa, Mindtree, Cognizant, etc.
- Coordinating with clients for requirements, interviews, placements, feedback, and paperwork.
- Responsible for the entire recruiting cycle, understanding the job opening, sourcing the right candidate, arranging technical interviews, negotiating, closing the deal, and maintaining the relationship with consultants.
- In-depth knowledge and experience using internet search engines and job portals such as DICE, Monster, Tech Fetch, CareerBuilder, and social networks like LinkedIn and Facebook, as well as search engines like Google.
- Exposure to Corp-to-Corp, W2, 1099, and maintaining a good relationship with preferred vendors.
- Hands-on experience in working with various technologies, such as J2EE, .NET, C++, data warehousing, testing, system and network administration, and RTL design.
- Ability to research new emerging technologies to gain better exposure in the industry.
- Negotiate salaries/rates in accordance with the company’s approved policies and procedures.
- Post-prescreening communications with candidates, consultants regarding submissions, interviews, and placements.
- Interact with vendors/clients to coordinate interview schedules and complete relevant documentation.
- Involved in successfully delivering a consultant to the client.
- I have successfully placed candidates with organizations such as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Verisign, CarMax, Capital One, Science 37, Bank United, Equifax, etc.
Team Lead
Reveille Technologies Inc.
01.2019 - 02.2021
- Company Overview: Reveille Technologies is a reputed corporate house located in North Carolina, with high-quality, cost-effective solutions in application development, packaged applications, and consulting services, with a major concentration on U.S. IT staffing.
- Interacting with client managers on a daily basis.
- Attending the conference meetings with client managers to identify the priority and criticality of the requirements.
- Leading a team of ten members.
- Monitoring the team's performance and conducting team meetings on a regular basis to develop team performance with the help of the ATS tool.
- My main responsibility here is to ensure quality deliverables within a quick turnaround time.
- Revalidate the resume and talk to the consultant on the technical and delivery perspective.
- Involved in the entire life cycle of the recruiting process, from initiation to completion. This includes sourcing resumes, shortlisting and screening candidates, interviewing the shortlisted candidates, negotiating compensation and benefits, followed by final selection.
- Validating the resumes submitted by the team members before forwarding them to the client.
- Executing MSA and PO with vendors.
- Prioritized clients' requirements in a high-volume, time-sensitive environment to meet deadlines.
- Motivated, guided, and mentored new recruiters to achieve higher levels of performance.
- Achieved placement targets on a quarterly basis consistently.
- Reveille Technologies is a reputed corporate house located in North Carolina, offering high-quality, cost-effective solutions in application development, packaged applications, and consulting services, with a major concentration on U.S. IT staffing.
Senior US IT Recruiter
Reveille Technologies Inc.
03.2016 - 12.2018
- Involved in getting the requirements from BDMs/clients, managing, prioritizing, and delivering the resumes.
- Responsible for posting job requirements to the web portals, like Corp-Corp, Dice, and LinkedIn.
- Extensively used applicant tracking systems, mass emailing software, and web portals to recruit candidates.
- Making calls to candidates and vendors.
- Understanding the requirement thoroughly and shortlisting the profile that best matches the skills asked by the client.
- Negotiating the bill rates with candidates and vendors.
- Calling the references provided by the candidates.
- Submitting the best matching profiles to BDM/clients, scheduling interviews, keeping the consultants warm before the interview, and updating the interview results to the consultants.
- Follow up with clients on submissions.
- Recruited and placed professionals from various IT technologies for direct end clients and implementing partners such as HCL America, CTS, IBM, Excentus Corp, Mindtree, and Capgemini.
- Coordinating with clients for requirements, interviews, placements, feedback, and paperwork.
- Responsible for the entire recruiting cycle, understanding the job opening, sourcing the right candidate, arranging technical interviews, negotiating, closing the deal, and maintaining the relationship with consultants.
- In-depth knowledge and experience using internet search engines and job portals such as DICE, Monster, Tech Fetch, CareerBuilder, and social networks like LinkedIn and Facebook, as well as search engines like Google.
- Exposure to Corp-to-Corp, W2, 1099, and maintaining a good relationship with preferred vendors.
- Hands-on experience in working with various technologies, such as J2EE, .NET, C++, data warehousing, testing, system and network administration, and RTL design.
- Ability to research new emerging technologies to gain better exposure in the industry.
- Negotiate salaries/rates in accordance with the company’s approved policies and procedures.
- Post-prescreening communications with candidates, consultants regarding submissions, interviews, and placements.
- Interact with vendors/clients to coordinate interview schedules and complete relevant documentation.
- Involved in successfully delivering a consultant to the client.
- I have successfully placed candidates with organizations such as Microsoft, Intel, Cisco, GSI Commerce, Honeywell, Meggitt, Bedford, Merck, Thales Avionics, Parker, Citi Bank, UBS, US FOOD, DPSG, Google, Apple, Equifax, Capital One, etc.
Education
MBA - HR & Logistics
Gojan School of Business And Technology
Chennai01.2018
B.E - Mechanical Engineering
Gojan School of Business & Technology
Chennai01.2016
HSC - Computer Science
Sri Venkateswara Matriculation Hr Sec School
VandavasiSSLC -
Sri Venkateswara Matriculation Hr Sec School
VandavasiCertification
- Certified Naukri Maestro Recruiter
- Certified LinkedIn Recruiter
Languages
Tamil
First Language
English
Advanced (C1)
C1
Hindi
Elementary (A2)
A2
Affiliations
- Winners In Zonal Level Cricket Tournament
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant
Virtusa Consulting Pvt Ltd
10.2021 - Current
Recruitment Lead
Probings Business Consulting
02.2021 - Current
Team Lead
Reveille Technologies Inc.
01.2019 - 02.2021
Senior US IT Recruiter
Reveille Technologies Inc.
03.2016 - 12.2018
MBA - HR & Logistics
Gojan School of Business And Technology
B.E - Mechanical Engineering
Gojan School of Business & Technology
HSC - Computer Science
Sri Venkateswara Matriculation Hr Sec School
SSLC -
Sri Venkateswara Matriculation Hr Sec School