Guarav Sidharth

Operated and maintained applicant tracking and candidate management systems. Followed up with notable applicants sourced via industry-specific pipelines, events, and job fairs. Collaborated with hiring managers to understand job requirements and expectations. Placed advertisements, evaluated applicant credentials, conducted initial interviews and pre-screening assessments. Evaluated strengths and weaknesses of candidates through effective screening processes. Developed recruiting strategies to identify qualified candidates and build network. Coordinated schedules to arrange management interviews with applicants. Collaborated with HR leadership regarding candidate salary determinations. Built strong relationships with internal and external candidates to ensure an excellent hiring experience.

Implemented a variety of sourcing techniques to find the best SDE talent across India. Developed and maintained relationships with external recruiters to obtain referrals to qualified candidates. Advertised job opportunities on social media platforms and job boards. Conducted phone interviews to assess applicants relevant knowledge, skills, experience and aptitudes. Operated and maintained applicant tracking and candidate management systems. Followed up with notable applicants sourced via industry-specific pipelines, events, and job fairs. Leveraging LinkedIn, GreenHouse (CRM), Naukri, Indeed and other sourcing channels. Building a healthy pipeline of active and passive candidates to keep the funnel on top.

Supporting technology hiring following the end-to-end recruitment process, predominantly for India. End-to-End Recruitment (Tech Hiring for experienced to leadership roles). Reporting – managing recruitment data for the entire team and running the governance meeting with the stakeholders. Aligned organizational objectives with company mission to increase business growth and integrate work strategies. Developed and implemented new strategies and policies in collaboration with executive partners to establish and achieve long-term business objectives, providing company with strong and sustainable organizational leadership. Frequently Supporting roles: Data Scientist, Senior Java Developer, Big Data Engineer, UI, UX. Used market insights to capitalize on key business opportunities for new advantageous partnerships. Collaborated with senior management to develop strategic initiatives and long term goals. Led development of strategic marketing plans to raise awareness and drive sales growth.

Part of the Global Talent Acquisition team (Global Shared Services) supporting technology hiring following the end-to-end recruitment process, predominantly for India. Intake discussion to on-boarding – Understanding the scope and need of requirement, Sourcing, Screening, shortlisting, coordinating interviews, feedbacks, offer proposals/approvals, negotiations, collaborating with local and global HRG's and HRBP's for approvals, joining formalities, etc. Source potential talent (active and passive) from the LinkedIn, database/career page, and referrals/networking, Utilizing Boolean search and X-Ray search methodology. Working closely with HRBP's, People Business Partners, and Local HR Admin team. Collaborating with the regional Talent Acquisition SME's and business partners to support regional and global recruitment strategies. Job description writing as per b/s needs and posting the jobs on career site and job portals, screening candidates who applied on a career website, and LinkedIn. Generate data-driven market insights to strategize the ongoing and upcoming hiring's, utilize data to continuously evolve the sourcing strategies via LinkedIn mapping. Conducting HR interviews and perform end to end reference check. Reporting – managing recruitment data for the entire team and running the governance meeting with the stakeholders. Negotiated contracts and managed budget for recruiting expenses. Provided regular updates to hiring managers and HR staff on recruitment activities and progress. Developed and monitored employee recognition programs. Pre-screened resumes prior to sending to corporate hiring managers for consideration. Frequently Supporting roles:, Manager, Tech Lead Engineering, Sitecore Engineer, Senior Tester.

Understanding the nature & importance of manpower requirements from the department head includes (Partner and Director level). Responsibilities starts from intake discussion to on-boarding – Understanding the scope and need of requirement, Sourcing, Screening, shortlisting, coordinating interviews, feedback, offer proposals/approvals & negotiations. Design and create job descriptions as per the requirement. Creating requisitions on Taleo (ATS) and posting them on the career website. Working directly with HRBP's /HRM/HRD's for the region. Proficient in handling Recruitment Drives/Walk-in. Update and publish weekly and monthly reports. Maintained human resources regulatory compliance with local, state and federal laws. Directed hiring and onboarding programs for new employees. Coordinated work activities for HR managers, specialists and recruiting agents. Managed other HR staff and oversaw completion of tasks and initiatives.

Involved in full life-cycle recruiting. Provided qualified and diverse candidate pool, predominantly for the Product Development and Global Services Groups (Big-4/Fortune 500/MNC's). Identify technical talent by using Boolean searches to source candidates via LinkedIn, Naukri, Indeed, and Monster. Responsible for recruiting resources for Contract, Full-time, and Contract-to-hire. Responsible for relationship management by providing the result in a given interval of time. Wrote and posted technical job descriptions. Coordinated with IT team leaders to forecast hiring needs and department goals. Pre-screened resumes prior to sending to corporate hiring managers for consideration. Conducted phone interviews to assess applicants relevant knowledge, skills, experience and aptitudes. Referred candidate resumes to customer account managers for evaluation and submission.