Vishal Kumar

Experience

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  ESolutionsFirst

  Nov 2014 - Sept 2019

  Sr. US IT Recruitment Specialist

  eSolutionsFirst gave me this opportunity as an “US IT Recruitment Specialist”. Where I learned all basics about US IT Recruitment and with great leadership spent a long time with them. Work environment there was very nice as they always promoted healthy competition, that has helped me in my whole personality development as a recruitment professional. My core responsibilities are specified below.Responsibilities:• Have worked on all types of IT/ Non-IT job orders and full-filled them on set parameters. • Have worked closely with our delivery manager on contract and fulltime IT/Non-IT job openings.• Have learned all methods of head hunting i.e. via Monster, Dice, Linkedin.• Have learned to find candidates from Job boards by using right Boolean strings. As have sound understanding of Boolean interpreters i.e. AND/OR/NOT.• Have clear understanding of US/CANADA - VISAs/Tax Terms.• Have hands on experience in working on ATS like Jobdiva & Ceipal.• Client coordination skills, Posting Jobs, Flashing requirement on Social Media and via Mass mailing to Bench Sales people.• Maintaining relationship with the connected vendors to get good profiles for daily c2c requirements.• Have excellent communication skills to maintain good relation with candidates while submitting.Environment: Job Diva, Ceipal, Dice, Monster, Linkedin RPS, Word, Excel, Outlook. Show less

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  Infinity, Stamford Technology Solutions

  Dec 2019 - May 2020

  Sr. US ITRecruiter

  Clients Served: Hexaware, Tech-Mahindra, LTI, HCL, Wipro, NTT Data, Toyota Financial Services, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, E&Y, Capital One.As a Senior Technical Recruiter responsible for recruiting, interviewing and staffing qualified IT professionals on a contractual / or permanent basis.Responsibilities:• As Sr. Recruiter with exceptional skills in qualifying, interviewing, reference checking, and pay rate negotiations. Working extensively with implementation partners. • Worked in USA AND Canadian Market and did whole HR recruitment & Operational things i.e. Onboarding / Negotiation.• Being having good Marketing skills got chance to Market consultants available on Bench with various strategies.• Very fast in responding to vendors on C2C requirements received along with resume and required details and docs.• Well versed with the different Tax terms like Corp to Corp, 1099, W2, Green Card, PR, open work permit.• Hands on experience in passive recruiting through LinkedIn and other social networks. • Highly capable of handling critical requirements and delivering on time. • Experienced in working with US Citizens, Green Card holders, H1B and TN visa holders, for numerous positions. • Effective communicator with management skills & strong analytical, problem solving as well as organizational abilities. • Prepared and formatted resumes and submitted directly to hiring manager. • Extensive experience in creating Boolean Search Strings to source qualified profiles from various professional job boards Show less

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  Techminds Group LLC

  Jul 2020 - Aug 2021

  Sr. Benchsles Consultant/US IT Recruitment Consultant

  Sr. Bench Sales Recruiter/ Sr. US IT RecruiterResponsibilities:• Excellent Marketing skills for consultants on Bench via various strategies i.e. Resume Posting on different Job Boards/ Hotlist sharing via Mass Email to active Vendors or Linkedin.• Participating in serving IT/Non-IT requirements received from prime vendors.• Good exposure to different Job boards & ATS for sourcing best fit consultant for requisitions i.e. Monster/Dice/Linkedin/Jobdiva/Ceipal & iLabour.• Responsible for handling IT requirements from the US-based clients/vendors through your efforts in applying jobs in portals/client websites, sharing the resumes to US based vendors / sub-vendors on behalf of the consultant.• Influence, negotiate, market the bench candidates to the vendors and clients in the US minimizing the bench period of the resource.• Flexible in marketing any type (work auth.) of candidates – OPT (high preference), CPT, H1B, GC, GC EAD, H4 EAD and USC.• Be responsible to negotiate the rates and coordinate for the paperwork.• Good at Consistent follow up with vendors, client and candidates to run the process smoothly till the closure and then maintain the relationship to generate the business.• Have good team collaboration skills and can indulge in a healthy competitive environment.• Learning attitude and sharing the knowledge with the others on the various nuances, marketing trends and strategies to place the candidate in quick turnaround time.• Excellent relationship building skills with Vendors as well as with the consultants on Bench to get their commitment and build trust.• Have earned good vendor connections who work with Prime Vendors/ Direct Clients and best Implementation Partners.• Always looking for Challenging responsibilities to prove my efficiencies. Show less

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  V2Soft

  Aug 2021 - Jan 2022

  Sr. US IT Recruiter

  Sr. Technical Recruiter – US ITResponsibilities:• As Sr. Recruiter with exceptional skills in qualifying, interviewing, reference checking, and pay rate negotiations. Working extensively with implementation partners. • Well versed with the different Tax terms like Corp to Corp, 1099, W2 & VISAs.• Hands on experience in passive recruiting through LinkedIn and other social networks. • Highly capable of handling critical/Niche IT/Non-IT requirements and full-filling on time. • Experienced in working with USCs, GCs, H1Bs and TN visa holders, for numerous positions. • Effective communicator with management skills & strong analytical, problem solving as well as organizational abilities.• Have great follow-up skills to make sure that not even a single interview gets wasted.• Have hands on experience in scheduling Teams/WebEx interviews. • Have sound understanding for resumes formatting. • Extensive experience in creating Boolean Search Strings to source qualified profiles from various professional job boards.Environment: Job Diva, Dice, Monster, Linkedin RPS, Word, Excel, Outlook. Show less

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  HCLTech

  Jan 2022 - Jan 2023

  Associate - US IT Recruitment

  Responsibilities:· Sourcing directly from different Job boards for all Types of IT/Non-IT/SAP open demands. And responding with qualified resumes as per turnaround time.· Have got a chance to work with many direct customers and helped them to close their 99% open demands on time without making any billing loss.· Mainly Customers, I have handled such as Gilead Science, J&J, Tenet Healthcare, Merck Pharma, Kiser Permanente, CVS Pharmacy, Quest Diagnostics, Ascension Health, ASNA, Biogen, and many more associated with HCLTech.· Actively working on iTAP/iTAP EDGE, iONBoard & Talview a product by Kenexa- IBM which is served as an Applicant Tracking System for HCL TAG.· Sourcing resumes through active and passive search from job portals- Monster, Dice, LinkedIn, database, and references.· Engaging with onsite/offshore team on ready to deploy, new hire to be done. I have done the passthrough hiring via Vendor pass which was a HCLTech Subsidiary for hiring the resource on the payroll of non-empaneled vendors with HCLTech.· Experience in mass hiring and successfully delivered many ramp-up projects.· Coordinating between sales, delivery heads and BGV team.· Hands-on sourcing for Niche & Critical positions Leverage diversified sourcing channels, internal database reactivation and networking.· Develop and maintain strong working relationships with hiring managers to develop a thorough understanding of the job requirements, building consensus and bringing closures. · Involved in HCL/Customer Rehiring, Rebadging, TP (Contract/Third Party/Vendor) hiring, W2 & Fulltime hiring, offer processing along with Cost fitment making process with/without company loading cost calculation and get management approvals basis on the Gross Profit Margin.· Have of scheduled and managed 10-15 interviews on a daily basis and keeping the calendar up to date.· Working on Complete or co-ordinate necessary pre-employment processes including reference checks and BGV background/drug test. Show less

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  Cygnus Professionals Inc.

  Jul 2023 - now

  Delivery Manager - Client Relations

  Responsibilities:· Responsible for full life cycle recruiting, including sourcing, interviewing, qualifying and placement of full range of software engineering and IT candidates for contract, contract to perm and direct hire positions.· Expertise in sourcing, screening and submitting potential resume as per the client's requirements.· Gather requisitions from client we are empaneled with and allocate positions to team leads.· Validation of profiles with proper due diligence and then submitting to client by maintaining proper tracker to have a follow ups.· Attending all clients calls to have a better understanding of client demands to serve it better by educating internal team members.· Research, identify and qualify candidates for client’s open IT job positions. Work with hiring managers to define job requirements, outline job postings, and develop new sourcing strategies. Schedule initial interviews and follow up interviews for successful candidates.· Responsible for Strategy Development process which includes understanding the client requirements & mapping the relevant targets.· Responsible for handling VMS portals like iTAP/iLabor.· Responsible for handling Recruitment team and directly reporting to AVP.· Build pipeline for upcoming client job orders.· Scheduling interviews for candidates and keeping the candidates posted about any updates from the client.· Develop and maintain requisition reports.· Negotiated compensation and benefits according to client policies.Environment: Dice, Monster, Linkedin, Teams, Internal ATS, Outlook, Word, Excell, iTAP, iLabor. Show less