Aravindan Devasagayam

Responsible for full life cycle recruiting and hiring for sales, IT, and creative services positions. Managed vender contracts and relationships relating to recruitment process. Developed and maintain recruiting networks and relationships with various colleges, career centers and talent pipelines. Frequently commended in employee satisfaction surveys for being responsive, positive and collaborative in the interviewing and hiring process. Performed all offers and handled all background checks/pre-employment physicals prior to hire. Developed weekly recruitment activity reports for management, participated in weekly/monthly recruitment calls with hiring managers, and provided support to five Human Resource Directors. Sourced candidates via job fairs, social media, e-mail campaigns, etc. Reported to the Director, Talent Acquisition. Provided support to the Human Resources department and completed other projects and duties as assigned.

Responsible for driving all aspects of the recruiting process of IT, Executives (VP's, Directors, Managers), Client Services, Production and non-exempt positions. Consulted with management and business partners on current and future staffing needs for key or high-level professional positions. Discussed requirements, potential applicants, and interview guidelines. Undertake searches supporting regional and global managers in their hiring needs and provide a white glove service. Develop talent pipelines in niche markets and functional areas. Collaborate across global teams and technologies to standardize and maximize our function. Participate in tactical and strategic team meetings. Partner, as needed, with finance, human resources, workplace experience, training and other teams to facilitate a smooth talent function. Adapt to changing technologies, tools and processes. Other duties as assigned.

Involved in full cycle Recruitment involving sourcing, identifying, interviewing, and screening, qualifying and negotiating rates and salary. Source, screen and evaluate candidates for compatibility with specific job requirements and ensuring a right fit prior to submission to hiring managers. Recruited Canadian. Citizens, Canadian PR, Open Work Permit. Negotiates salary, pay rate. Also negotiates other items such as relocation and sign-on bonuses but requires management prior approval to make formal offer. Arranging and Coordinating phone, Skype and in-person interview for the candidate. Coordinate in scheduling interview, updating the consultants, Placement Coordination.

Experience in handling (US IT Recruitment/ US Staffing) International Recruitment Lifecycle starting from analyzing the Clients requirements, sourcing, screening the candidates/consultants over phone with requirement related technical questions, reformatting resumes and composing selling summary to present to client. Recruited U.S. citizens, Green Card holders, H-1B's, EAD's, and dealt with all types of tax terms (corp-to-corp, 1099, and W-2).

Having successfully placement records in recruiting candidates on W2, C2C and Contract to hire (C2H) positions. Maintaining the database of each candidate for further proceedings and future requirements through RMS. Coordinate in scheduling interview, updating the consultants, Placement Coordination. Coordinating background checking and other related on-board process with on-site administrative assistant. Coordinating with background checks, credit checks, Drug test etc. Strong Negotiation and Closure skills and build a strong in-house resume database for future use. Recorded applicant information accurately into company database (RMS) to maintain accurate information relating to each individual and status of their submittals. Formatting the resume of the consultant in a professional way before submitting to accounts manager. Learned and earned a good knowledge of recruiting and understanding of US market, researched all the process, from resume submission to the client, till the paper work done.