Vande Matharam
Surendra Saagar Azad
Mobile: +91 9900063609 / +1(518) 795-9007 Email: [email protected]
- God didn’t make us to be Average, just do it..
Career Objective:
Looking for a career growth from mid-level to a Management Level position in IT/Technical Recruitment, Business development, program Management with an organization of repute, with the objective of “making a mark & managing the stress”. We shall endeavor to do “right things right for the first time and always”. Believe in “self participation” towards a team effort.
Professional Summary:
Conscientious, people and results oriented recruitment professional with over Seven plus years of comprehensive and diversified managerial, technical and hands-on experience in Information Technology. Extensive experience in managing a team, handling direct clients, handling escalations, team building and placing qualified candidates on IT& Non-IT projects at various client sites, including but not limited to, the Networking, financial, insurance, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, Mobile/telecommunication, retail and government sectors.
Over 9 years of experience and 7+years with specialization in Recruitment, Talent Acquisition, and Business Development such as Evaluation, Placement of Consultants in the APAC and US market. Established a proven track record of selling staffing/staff augmentation and/or consulting services to
organizations across the US and APAC.
Handling key accounts of the company, which involves interaction with the Project managers/Client to understand their specifications and provide profiles/ candidates accordingly
Consistently exceeded monthly hiring expectations. Placed/recruited 100+ hires in the last 20 months by leading a team of 10+ recruiters.
An efficient team leader who can successfully manage a team and extract the best out of the team members by providing the right kind of motivation required in a team environment.
Expertise on the Lifecycles of IT staffing on the major verticals of Recruitment. Sound knowledge of different tax structures of US (W2, 1099, Corp-To-Corp).
Co-ordination for Negotiation of salary, preparation of Offer letter & Appointment letter
Ability to handle and lead multiple recruiting needs effectively in a fast paced environment meeting and exceeding critical deadlines.
Self-motivated professional who achieves results and has superior ability to coordinate and perform several projects simultaneously
Relationship Management such as serving as first point of contact and counseling of candidates between projects.
Excellent Interpersonal, Communication and Training skills and Hands on experience with MS Office products
An independent, fast learner and self-motivated professional with excellent research, and writing skills able to grow positive relationships with clients and colleagues at all organizational levels.
Education & Training:
Bachelor of Technology in Electronics & Communications from JNTU University Trained MCSE - Microsoft Certified Software Engineer from Jet King Attended MIS & HRIC Programs from IIPM
Certified Recruiter from Recruitment Methodology Institute (RMI+CR), Highest grade: 80 / 100. Fellow member of LIONs - Leading International Open Networkers
Job Portals Used: Monster, Monster-US, Naukri, Dice, Career Builder, TimesJobs, Corp-Corp, etc., Database/Staffing Portals: JobDiva, Bullhorn, CATS, Mindscope, TalentNow, etc.,
VMS Portals: Etemp, Field Glass, Progata/Provade, Econometrix/Tapfin, Procurestaff, IQNavigator, etc., Social Networking Sites: LinkedIn, Facebook, Glassdoor, etc.,
Technical Skills:
Operating System: MS Dos, Windows 95/98/2000/7/vista and XP
Packages: Ms-office97/2007/2010, Office2000, Office XP and EXCEL. Internet Concepts: Complete knowledge of Internet and Multitasking.
Vande Matharam Professional Experience:
Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc.- Bangalore Jan 2012 – till date
Assistant Manager – Recruitment/Delivery & Account Management Responsibilities:
Manage the key accounts of company and direct the organization’s activities to achieve agreed targets and standards for operational, quality, culture and statutory adherence.
Directly reporting to the General Manager of the Company.
The core responsibility is to leverage a combination of strong strategy, execution and integration skills to successfully plan, integrate, execute & measure effectiveness of business processes & initiatives. Successfully implemented MIS/ATS and streamlined it to perfection, making sure that company
becomes process oriented than people.
Recruiting Staffing logistics and calculations to forecast workforce requirement.
Performed full life cycle recruitment and made sure that recruitment & sales department co-ordinate & achieve the given task before the stipulated time.
Setting team performance & reviewing performance against KRA's (Key Result Areas) on monthly/Quarterly basis.
Review and mentor each team member, facilitating them achieve their daily/weekly/monthly targets. Involved in the Dealing with positions like Permanent, Contractual & Contract to Hire Positions. Worked various types of contractor’s terms such as W2, 1099 & Corp-To-Corp for H1, Green Card
Holders, EAD, TN Permits & US Citizens.
Gathered requirements from the clients & forwarding it to recruitment dept with submitting resume & following up for interviews & placements.
Attend conference meeting with Client Hiring managers for gathering more information on requirements.
Handling Client VMS portals – Provade/Progata, Econometrix, Gbams/GRS
Performed the whole process right from Client & Consultant calling, Interviewing, pay negotiation and extending offer.
Developed strong industry network that has proven highly effective in enhancing candidate search & placement for company.
Developed creative recruiting techniques utilizing and maximizing the Internet
Responsible for selecting, training, developing, and managing performance of professionals; providing prompt and objective coaching and counseling; and coordinating, planning, and assigning work for staff in accordance with the organizations policies and applicable legal requirements.
Plan for upcoming organizational needs and implement strategies in a proactive manner. Analyze and maintain all Client Service Level Agreements.
Followed rules and regulations to execute secure recruiting process and procedures which now helps all the recruiters to operate efficiently on daily basis for contracting and Full-time recruitments.
Coach and counsel team members to enhance performance and arrest attrition. Conducted employee performance appraisals.
Developed the employee incentive plan, Payrolls & Managed all general administrative activities. Expert in using Job Diva & Bullhorn and Talent now
Mindtree Ltd.- Bangalore March 2011 – Dec 2011
Senior Consultant – Talent Acquisition & Client Services (Contractor). Responsibilities:
Handling key accounts of the company, which involves interaction with the Project managers/Client to understand their specifications and provide profiles/ candidates accordingly.
Establish and maintain good working relationships with hiring managers by working with them to determine the skills and qualifications for their needs.
Interact with Clients hiring Managers and understand the technology and the profile they are looking for.
Allocate the requirements among Team Members according to their strength and database on the particular profile
Analyzing pipeline status and proposes solutions for alternative sourcing strategies to resolve pipeline management issues
Ensuring of recruiting strategy is in line with client’s diversity objectives
Collaborating with client requestor to understand recruiting demand and to understand and develop profiles
Vande Matharam
Maintaining thorough understanding of profiles and demand of various organizations; managing the process of placing applicants into the appropriate organization
ObjectWin Technology,Inc.- Banaglore April 2010 – Dec 2010
Accounts Manager Responsibilities:
Effectively recruited qualified candidates utilizing internal database (MindSCOPE), job boards, Internet research, cold calling, referrals, networking and other strategies.
Also worked as an Accounts Manager for some Direct Clients of the company
Placed high-end IT professionals for contract, C2H and permanent/full-time positions in the IT industry Presenting job opportunities to qualified candidates for appropriate positions through a process of
sourcing, screening, and phone interviewing
Filtered through and reviewed completed candidate profile/resume and evaluated applicants work history, education and training, job skills, desired salary/hourly rate, and personal qualifications against open job requirements
Responsible to ensure that candidates meet client expectation by: o Conducting phone screens
o References o Negotiating
Prioritized client requirements in a high volume, time-sensitive environment to meet deadlines
Matched the candidate with appropriate jobs by marketing and submitting candidates to the Account Managers responsible for that position
Expert in cleaning resumes according to company format and presenting to clients
Preparing candidates for client Interviews Exceptional skills in maintaining existing or building & developing new channel / client relationships. Able to plan, initiate and develop successful recruiting techniques in highly competitive candidate/job market.
Account planning with the sales force and resource managers. Build, Manage budgets and responsible for Employee relations.
Sagarsoft, Inc- Hyderabad Sep 2009 – April 2010
Sr. Technical Recruiter/Sr. Resource Specialist Responsibilities:
Handled the full cycle of recruitment -- source, screen, validate, offer, and close resources for job requirements
Responsible for Tracking, Analyzing, Prioritizing requirements and resumes. Allocating the requirements to the entire team on the basis of priority.
Also sourcing of profiles and Head hunting the candidates as per the requirement using different search tools like (Dice, Monster, and Naukri).
Job postings on the Internet and updating the jobs as needed. Searching internal data bank (CATS) and the Internet to find the best candidates for all open job requirements.
Speaking to the consultants/employers regarding their requirements, interest, availability, pay rates, relocations and the technical skills.
Pre screening of potential consultants in terms of their qualification, work experience, reference checks and remuneration etc.
Taking the preliminary round of HR interview so as to judge the communication skills and suitability of the candidate submitted by junior recruiters.
Signing the Client representation agreement (CRA) from consultants/vendors. Responsible for formatting and submitting resumes to vendors or clients.
Responsible for following and passing out Pre and Post interview feedback like time, date, contact person name, areas of improvement and if consultant selected date and place of reporting and joining from vendors or clients.
Responsible for getting PO and Master agreements signed by consultants, vendors, and employers. Extensively marketed H1B candidates who are on bench by posting their resume on job boards like
Dice.com, Monster.com, Career Builder etc, through personal network, third party vendors.
Maintaining, updating, tracking of resumes, H1 Transfers, submittals, closures, requirements database.
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Vensoft Inc.- Hyderabad June 2006 – July 2009
Technical Recruiter/Resource Manager Responsibilities:
Responsible for all aspects of the recruitment process including extensive sourcing, resume screens, interviews, presentations, reference checks and offer/salary negotiations.
Utilize various Internet job boards and various unconventional recruiting techniques to identify appropriate candidates.
Responsible for contacting and recruiting qualified candidates for direct clients on W2 and 1099 basis. Source and hire cleared candidates (Secret, Top Secret, TS/SCI) and Recruit Technical, Intelligence
and Defense candidates.
Establish and strengthen relationships with hiring managers, which involve in communicating hiring process, meeting hiring manager expectations, and filling positions.
Maintain good relationship with candidates and Account Managers throughout the hiring life cycle to ensure solid placements.
Highly motivated and skilled at researching and sourcing target key candidates (passive/active candidates).
Targeting qualified candidates for promotion to the sales team and negotiating with clients and candidates to meet hiring goals.
Met expectation of hiring managers within limited time frame.
Maintained an efficient database, with the help of which I could successfully deliver right IT people in right time.
The information on candidates and details of the conversations were kept in the company database (Bullhorn). This information is accessible to the relevant company management.
Recruited on various skills include: SQA, QA, BI, .Net, BO, BA, VMware, JAVA, Oracle, etc., from Jr.level, mid level, Sr.level and Architect level positions.
Amway India Dec 2003 – April 2006
Executive - Recruitment & Retail Services Responsibilities:
To network with corporate and global associates, quality assurance, product sales, project management, and product development to develop a registration strategy to ensure successful registrations across the globe.
Understanding of public relations principles, excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Identify customer’s needs and provide information about the benefits of our service that can meet those needs.
Professionally and clearly explain and demonstrate our products, services, features and benefits relating to the customer’s needs, as well as, being able to troubleshoot customer service questions to help resolve all customer problems/concerns.
Vande Matharam Personal Details:
Name: Surendra Saagar Azad DOB: 26-07-1983
Current Location: Bangalore Availability: 3 weeks (Negotiable) Marital Status: Married
CTC: Rs.8.00 LPA base Salary plus Incentives + Other Std Benefits ECTC: Market Standards
Preferred Work Location: Bangalore Email: [email protected]
Phone: +91 9900063609 (India Cell) / +1(518) 795-9007 (US Line) Experience in US Recruitment: 7 + years.
Total years of Experience: 9+ Years
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/surendrasagarazad