Damodar Reddy

Experience

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  Collabera

  Aug 2010 - Mar 2012

  Technical Recruiting Specialist

  Responsible for full life cycle of recruitment process.Sourcing, screening, validating the Quality candidates at the right time by using different methods like Job portals, posting the job, through vendor’s database,employee referrals and from Internet sources like LinkedIn & other groups for Full time, Contract to Hire & Contractual position.Involved in full life cycle recruiting including Sourcing, evaluation of Resumes, Pre-screening applicants, Interviewing, Reference check, Skill evaluation and negotiating compensation.Create and maintain a vertical resource plan i.e. a database of good candidates of various skill sets and build relationships with them.Explaining the roles, responsibilities and benefits, which is been provided by the client.Managed time to attend the urgent requirement’s and adopt according to the situation and client needs.Maintain good relationship with vendors and candidates leading productivity to the organizationAbility to act as an individual and excellent in coordinating with the team members and clients.Coordinating and discussing with the sales team about the client’s requirement.Involved in Vendor Management and third party companies to establish and buildrelationships and co-ordinate the fulfilling requirements. Show less

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  UST

  Mar 2012 - Sept 2014

  • Handling full life cycle Sales and Recruiting activities for US to include; Posting Positions, Prescreening & Interviewing candidates over phone, obtaining leads and reference checking, client interview arrangements, closing and offer preparation.• Responsible for closures of technical professionals into both contract and permanent employment opportunities.• Has strong experience with high volume recruiting. Possess strong sense of Urgency, Flexibility, and• Has sole responsibility of one of major account• Working with Accounts / Resource managers on all staffing related issues, such as recruitment, selection of candidates, offers, salary negotiation, interview techniques and closing candidates. --Discuss the "core" of the job description, and deliver exceptional IT candidates in a timely fashion.• Gathering and maintaining placement statistics for client and internal reports and benchmarking purposes.• Negotiating, Reviewing and Executing Master Agreements and Bill Rates with Vendors and Clients.• Performing reference checks and arranged drug screens and background checks on applicants.• Developing effective and innovative recruiting strategies for attracting and sourcing high quality technical candidates for client companies.• Developing and maintaining network to assist in identifying and sourcing qualified candidates. • Network and maintain relationships with key candidate communities for short and/or long term opportunities.• • Posting and maintaining jobs online• Pre-interview preparation and post-interview follow-up• Interviewed candidates to establish a relationship by conducting personal interviews to match skills to a specific client job order while adhering to labor and employment laws.• Extensively worked on negotiating of rates on W2/1099/Corp to Corp. Show less Managed VMS and experienced in Cold calling, Test Screening, Short listing, scheduling interviews, updating the candidates, placing to the Project.Dealt with H1b’s Citizens, GC holders, EAD, OPT candidates to helping out them to get Projects.Speak to the employers of the consultants on the billing rates and finalize the issue.Pre-Screening of potential Candidate in terms of qualification, work experience, previous references.Identify the resume that best suits the client requirements, through various sources like Job Sites, Referrals, Contacts, Database, and Third Parties.Timely communication with candidates for their availability for contract, salary negotiation, relocation, etc.Recruitment of Citizens, Green Card Holders and H1B consultants as per the client Requirement for various projects. Show less

  • Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

    May 2013 - Sept 2014

  • Talent Acquisition Specialist

    Mar 2012 - May 2013
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  Compunnel Inc.

  Sept 2014 - Nov 2015

  Team Lead Recruitment

  Proficient with Full life-cycle technical recruiting: Discover->Strategize->Research& Sourcing -> Candidate Assessments -> Candidate presentation -> New hire Negotiation• Sourcing: Utilized social media (i.e. Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc) as well as traditional sourcing channels to build talent pipelines. • Identify qualified technical candidates utilizing various sources – Internal resume database, employment web sites, referrals, own network, other recruiters, contractors, etc. Shortlist the qualified candidates for discussion for the next level.• Conduct preliminary technical and HR interview to assess technical skill level, as well as communication skills, location preferences, salary expectations/ Negotiations, prep and debrief candidates on benefits, Interview prep. Strictly adhere to the compliance and SLA with the Client and VMO.• Hands-on experience with internal candidate tracking tool,s Monster, Dice, etc. Show less

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  Alpha Synopsys Inc.

  Nov 2015 - now

  Account ManagementManaging deliveryOperation ManagementDiscussing KRA for the Recruiters/Sourcers/TLMaintain communication with hiring managers over the requisitions. Created weekly metric report to track recruiter/sourcer activity in Microsoft Excel.Work together with hiring managers and team of sourcers and recruiters to submit and place top quality candidates.Network and maintain pipeline of candidates.Source and contact potential candidates on LinkedIn Recruiter, Google (x-ray searches), etc. Make initial phone screen to go over details of the position, negotiate compensation, etc.Set up phone screens and interviews with candidatesInvolved in Strategic Planning for the Talent Acquisition and Accounts Management. Responsible for closing projects in time & budget.Lead Accounts Management–Staff Augmentation across different level and domains across USA, Developed Strategies to meet Budgeting/Revenue management, Contract management, RFPs/RFIs.Involved in aligning Recruitment strategies with business to achieve business result and has been Involved in Entire Gamut of Talent Acquisition .Strategics Recruitment Plans from Quarter to Quarter.Lead the Strategic initiatives and operational process improvements for the Global Workforce Helped design and implemented Recruitment Strategies in Consultation with the BU Heads and the different Practice Managers.Assist team members in conducting Hiring Manager Consultations and Requisition wise Recruitment strategies.Conduct Weekly meets with the Clients, Practice Managers and team members to collect/discuss Recruitment updates and suggest / implement corrective actionsHelp team in achieving recruiting objectives by stepping in to either help closing deals or work directly on the requisitionsWorked closely with the Hiring Managers and the team to ensure Process Compliance with respect to the Recruitment Channels (Direct, Employee Referral, Rehire, vendors) Show less • Responsible for central operations for US Staffing and IT Consulting - Contract and Permanent employment opportunities. • Reporting directly to Vice President/ C.E.O. • Developing and maintaining cohesive working relationships with Hiring/ Project managers on current and upcoming projects to resource INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY needs. • Mentor Account mangers/ leads in Full lifecycle recruitment: gathering requirements, prospecting/identifying candidates, screening/qualifying, selling, negotiating, closing, reference checking and initiating background checks. • Leading team of Account Managers, leads, recruiters and guiding them through recruitment process to meet our existing clients IT needs.• Time to time correspondence and feedbacks to and fro with clients on their needs and our services. • Train the Managers with new innovative methods to help their recruiters in sourcing candidates using unconventional recruitment channels and Networking sites like LinkedIn, Google, facebook. • Involved in Team development, team building and team management for in-house operation. • Analyze all submissions made by the recruiting staff and filter them in terms of Quality and TAT (turn around time) before Client projection. • Adept at devising innovative approaches to the management of fluctuating/flexible staffing demands.• Making sure the team meets their targets in terms of no of submittals, Candidate qualifications, Hires / Fulfillment's per month, Interviews etc.• Preparing Daily / Weekly / Monthly reports and presenting them to the management. Show less • Managing full Recruitment Life Cycle.• Designing and implementing the daily plan for the role specific hiring as per the clients needs.• Manage and develop the database for optimum utilization.• Coordinating with MSP/VMS on weekly basis with updates, follow ups with them.• Work with Account Managers and team leads and team managers for performance review. • Directly lead, coach and mentor team of recruiters responsible for supporting recruitment operation activities for North America• Tracking and reporting of all recruiting activities in Various Applicant Tracking Systems to ensure accurate metrics and reporting• Participate in recruitment initiatives including focus on build out of diverse pipelines, gathering market intelligence and developing candidate assessment strategies• Proficient in sourcing candidates using job boards, cold calling, referrals and networking• Sourcing candidates from different search engines (Monster, Career builder, Linked-In)• Provide management with performance reports (daily, weekly and on an annual basis).• Sound understanding of Operations & Delivery, coming with a strong background in managing Operations and proven delivery experience.• Responsible for employee productivity and delivery. Show less • Responsible for central operations for US Staffing and IT Consulting - Contract and Permanent employment opportunities. • Reporting directly to Vice President/ C.E.O. • Developing and maintaining cohesive working relationships with Hiring/ Project managers on current and upcoming projects to resource INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY needs. • Mentor Account mangers/ leads in Full lifecycle recruitment: gathering requirements, prospecting/identifying candidates, screening/qualifying, selling, negotiating, closing, reference checking and initiating background checks. • Leading team of Account Managers, leads, recruiters and guiding them through recruitment process to meet our existing clients IT needs.• Time to time correspondence and feedbacks to and fro with clients on their needs and our services. • Train the Managers with new innovative methods to help their recruiters in sourcing candidates using unconventional recruitment channels and Networking sites like LinkedIn, Google, facebook. • Involved in Team development, team building and team management for in-house operation. • Analyze all submissions made by the recruiting staff and filter them in terms of Quality and TAT (turn around time) before Client projection. • Adept at devising innovative approaches to the management of fluctuating/flexible staffing demands.• Making sure the team meets their targets in terms of no of submittals, Candidate qualifications, Hires / Fulfillment's per month, Interviews etc.• Preparing Daily / Weekly / Monthly reports and presenting them to the management.• Negotiate compensation, benefits, start date, counter offers and growth potential with candidates through screening and offer stages.• Participate as a member of the Core Values team in meetings to promote Company culture, mission statement and best practices.• Responsible for employee productivity and delivery. 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  • Head of Operations/Recruitment Delivery Head - US Staffing

    Nov 2022 - now

  • Sr Delivery Manager/Operations Manager - US Recruitment

    Jul 2020 - Nov 2022

  • Recruitment and Delivery Head

    Feb 2017 - Jun 2020

  • Delivery Lead - US Recruitment

    Nov 2015 - Feb 2017