Shawn Dhami

Experience

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  Artech Information Systems

  Jan 2005 - Feb 2008

  •Responsible for the full hiring cycle, including sourcing; pre-screening; conducting telephonic interviews; coordinating technical/managerial interviews; checking references; negotiating compensation packages, background check and realizing offer packet.•Discussing the details with the short listed candidates, conducting personal interview, matching the skills with requirement and negotiating rates. •Created reports on sourcing results/effectiveness, process improvement.•Ensured that unsuccessful candidates are dis-positioned in a timely manner. Show less •Responsible for contract, contract-hire & fulltime placements of IT professionals for clients across the USA. •Established and maintained professional relationships with candidates. •Developed third-party vendor network. •Job portals used to search candidates – Monster, Dice and CareerBuilder.•Managed external and internal job postings through various career portals. •Generated list of potential active and passive candidates.•Identified networking opportunities to generate awareness of open positions and generate new candidates.•Screened appropriate candidates to determine their candidacy for open positions. Show less

  • Technical Recruiter

    Feb 2007 - Feb 2008

  • Recruiter

    Jan 2006 - Jan 2007

  • Backend Support

    Jun 2005 - Dec 2005

  • Resume Writer

    Jan 2005 - Jun 2005
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  Rose International

  Feb 2008 - May 2011

  •Led a team of recruiters (senior, mid and entry level) direct and remote recruiters. •Screened potential recruiters and recommended next steps to management; hired recruiters.•Trained recruiters - training included the full recruiting life cycle: Applicant Tracking System QPRO; sourcing and Boolean search strings; properly reading requirements and focusing on key skills; explaining IT and Engineering systems and terminology; creating commonly used templates for sourcing, pipelining, and closing; job postings; resume building and formatting; job boards (Monster, CareerBuilder, Dice); pay rates, bill rates, margins, benefits, holidays, PTO and per diem; how to handle and close difficult candidates.•Conducted monthly reviews.•Challenged with rallying under performers and increasing recruiting output to improve candidate quality, response time, order coverage, time to fill, and cost per hire.•Kept recruiters motivated by focusing on recent accomplishments as well as various achievements. Show less •Led teams 10 recruiters each for IT and NON IT roles.•Manage and mentor recruiters, trained new recruiters of various experience levels.•Monitored and tracked recruiter metrics including phone calls, emails, submittals, “time to submit”, interviews and hires. •Helped create weekly, monthly and quarterly goals and bonuses involving placements, interviews and submittals. •Work closely with recruiters to drive process, review client requisitions, discuss sourcing strategies, and overcome order and candidate challenges. Show less •Led a team of 6 recruiters. •Acted as a search expert for various functional areas by understanding hiring needs, position specifications and search.•Worked closely with recruiters assigning requirements, tuning search criteria, giving direction, reviewing resumes and submittals, and recommending resume and skill matrix updates.•Entered, maintained and managed database information by utilizing ATS application (QPRO).•Met or exceeded quarterly team submittal, interview, and placement targets. Show less •Sourcing and recruiting quality professionals for fortune 500 clients within the least possible turnaround time. •To conduct the initial screening and interviews for junior, middle and senior positions depending on the requirement from the client. •Complete candidate management including pipeline recruiting, pre-employment references, and ongoing relationship maintenance of existing consultants. •Thoroughly prepare and debrief candidates through each stage of the interview process. Show less

  • Senior Recruiting Team Lead

    Feb 2011 - May 2011

  • Recruiting Team Lead

    Feb 2010 - Feb 2011

  • Assistant Team Lead

    Feb 2009 - Feb 2010

  • Senior Technical Recruiter

    Feb 2008 - Feb 2009
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  HCL AXON

  May 2011 - Jul 2016

  •Managed team of onsite and remote recruiters, sourcers and assistant aanagers. •Analyzed in-house recruiting talent, built and realigned delivery teams including an offshore souring and screening support mechanism and developed individual performance targets. •Managed team of 16 onsite and remote recruiters, 6 sourcers and 1 team lead. •Responsible for interviewing and selecting recruiting talent as well as performance management including training, employee reviews and improvement plans.•Recipient of O Infinity League award for outstanding performance for 2 consecutive years (2012-2013).

  • Deputy Manager - Talent Acquisition | Sourcing | Recruitment | Hiring

    Jul 2013 - Jul 2016

  • Assistant Manager - Sourcing | Recruitment | Hiring Specialist

    May 2011 - Jun 2013
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  Rose International

  Jul 2016 - now

  Resource Delivery Associate - Recruitment

  •Handling multiple client accounts for different positions which include fulltime, contract-to-hire and contract on IT and Non IT requirements, entering inputs and updates of candidate information into VMS, responsible for candidate vetting and resume quality as well as submitting resumes into various VMS – Fieldglass, WAND, Peoplefluent, Agile1 Acceperation, Beeline and internal application tracking systems (QPRO).•Handling the whole delivery part of clients - reviewing candidate’s resume, setting up online test for candidates using Kenexa, second level closing, client calls, scheduling interviews and closing offer and refer them for further BG/DT process. •Responsible for recruitment delivery while managing several accounts including Healthcare and Energy Sector Clients.•Personally developed relationships with Staffing Manager.•Responsible for creating and maintaining relationships with various MSP professionals as well as hiring managers.•Responsible for timely and quality resume submissions for the client's requirements, attending Client Meetings and full fill their requirements. Incorporate feedback from prospective VMS representatives, enabling an environment that includes the most up-to-date information and status. •Assigning Internal targets to team, ensuring they are achieved by motivating staff, by conducting regular review meetings, giving feedbacks and inputs to improve productivity and performance. •Trained and mentored recruiting team, assigning the positions, helping the team members, distributing the requirements to particular recruiters and managed to close hard to fill client requisitions.•Responsible for training recruiters as well as developing recruiting processes and templates for sourcing, submitting, interviews, offers, etc. Show less