Vishnu Kumar
Swarnam
EXPERIENCE
April 2017 - Current
Sr. TA - Freelance | Pro Individuals | Hyderabad, INDIA
SECUNDERABAD,India,500061
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PROFESSIONAL
SUMMARY
An Accomplished and Passionate
Global Talent Acquisition,
Recruitment and Resource Leader
having over 20 years of
experience. Have done key
Leadership Hiring in Technology
recruitments in the USA, Europe
and India. Utilizes superior
communication skills to build
meaningful, trusting relationships
that exceed client demands. Highly
skilled Independent
Contributor/Manager with
outstanding team leadership
abilities to meet targets
consistently. Also, fortunate to have
worked abroad in
Singapore/Malaysia/New Zealand
in my career.
CORE QUALIFICATIONS
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Candidate pipeline management
Recruitment analytics
Recruitment process outsourcing
External recruitment
Internal recruitment
Employee referrals
Employment contracts
Resource allocation
• Maintain constant interaction with client to see he is happy, and his
work is met on top priority.
• Constant follow-ups on the submitted candidates and for new
requirements from the client.
• Exclusively worked on job boards (Dice, Monster, Career builder,
Corp2corp, Naukri) LinkedIn (Recruiter login), social media (Google,
free resume sites, Glassdoor, Twitter) and vendors (for H1Bs/F1)
• Well versed with tax terms W2, C2C, 1099.
• Maintained tracker of resumes submitted for different clients and
regions.
April 2011 - January 2017
Sr. Manager- TA | Solix Technologies Ltd | Hyderabad, INDIA
• Delivered exceptional level of service to each customer by listening
to concerns and answering questions
• Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever
needed
• Developed and maintained courteous and effective working
relationships
• Used coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to
schedule
• Developed and implemented performance improvement strategies
and plans to promote continuous improvement
• Worked flexible hours; night, weekend, and holiday shifts
• Handled 3 recruiters and 1 lead for internal and client job
requirements
• Reporting to VP-India Operations on a daily basis on the progress of
work and team functioning
• Prepared SLAs to team for achieving goals
• Developed good relation with business heads and smooth function of
hiring.
• Recruited C-level executives for finance, manufacturing and tech
roles.
September 2009 - January 2011
Manager-US Staffing (Remote) | E-recruits | Pune
• Expanded cross-functional organizational capacity by collaborating
across departments on priorities, functions and common goals
• Established and updated work schedules to account for changing
staff levels and expected workloads
• Adjusted job assignments and schedules to keep pace with dynamic
business needs, factoring in processes, employee knowledge and
customer demands
• Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes
• Applied customer feedback to develop process improvements and
support long-term business needs
• Developed and maintained relationships with customers and
suppliers through account development
• Handled team of 4 recruiters and 2 sourcers.
August 2008 - August 2009
RM- US Staffing | Siti Corporation Inc | Santa Clara, CA, USA
• Built and strengthened successful relationships with external
recruiters and agencies
• Worked with a team of 6 recruiters and 1 Lead for US staffing in a
RPO model
• Handled 5 clients in Pacific region in US
• Distributed and overseen work of recruiters on daily job requirements
and submissions
• Connected with client on fortnight basis for any performance issues
and improvement
• Performed sourcing, interviewing, negotiations, and hiring
• Reviewed applications and resumes to support hiring activities
• Set and conveyed recruitment goals to downstream staff
• Retained 100% protocol on management tools and procedural
accuracy
• Facilitated communication and coordination between employees and
management
• Discovered and resolved complex employee issues that affected
management and business decisions.
November 2007 - July 2008
R Manager-RMG | Tech Mahindra | Pune, INDIA
• Have closed 400 positions in a quarter when I worked with Tech
• Mahindra as a Manager-RMG Group and lead around 16-member
recruitment team
• Designing a robust Recruitment Process / Practices
• Development of Talent Pipeline
• Streamlining the Applicant Tracking System
• Internal and external Branding
• Vendor Management & Campus Connect
• Active / Passive talent attraction strategy building
• Lead, Build & Strengthen Business relationships with the Delivery
stake holders, Channel Partners
• Cost control and continuous effort in reducing the “cost per hire”
• Market Intelligence and the Industry / Organization mapping
• Manage entire life cycle management of contract staffs
• Campus Hiring including Engineering Colleges & Business Schools
• Internal Brand Building through “Buddy Referral” Program
• Value based KRA's for the Recruitment team
• Metrics Definition, Analytics and reporting:
• Analyzing Hiring Trends and the head count additions
• Defining SLA's and ensure the religious adherence of the same
• Channel Mix - strategies in improving internal employee references
and reduce the dependency on the external strategic partners
• MIS Management that includes Funnel data analysis, Report
generation to Top Management (Weekly/Monthly, Quarterly)
• Vendor Management: Evaluation of Vendors and tracking their
performance
• Personal involvement in Niche Skill Hiring and Leadership Hiring
• Touch Point” warm up calls to all offered candidates, to increase
“Offer to Joined” ratio by involving the Consulting Leadership
wherever necessary
• Managed successfully multiple Operational Centers across all Metro
cities in the earliest stage of the Career
• Worked with Start-up consulting companies and build team and
made it profit making center.
May 2006 - October 2007
MANAGER- India Operations | Ness Technologies | Hyderabad,
INDIA
• Raised performance in resume sourcing, management and
operations by identifying and targeting areas in need of improvement
• Maximized productivity by keeping detailed records of daily progress
and identifying and rectifying areas for improvement
• Delivered feedback to decision-makers regarding employee
performance and training needs
• Applied performance data to evaluate and improve operations, target
current business conditions and forecast needs
• Approved regular payroll submissions for employees
• Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring
team members.
• Led staff meetings for team of 45 to communicate recruitment
directives.
• Utilized multichannel sourcing to increase candidate pool.
• Provided excellent leadership skills to maintain steady and
productive operations.
March 2005 - June 2006
Assistant Manager | Siti Corporation Inc | San Jose, CA, USA
• Leveraged online job boards to advertise open positions and engage
with potential candidates
• Generated specific candidate pool for career opportunities through
strategic placement of advertisements, evaluation of applicant
credentials, and conducting initial interviews and pre-screening
assessments
• Followed up with notable applicants sourced via industry-specific
pipelines, events and job fairs
• Used Boolean searches to develop applicant portfolios for expected
openings
• Developed recruiting strategies to identify qualified candidates and
build network
• Tracked candidates and pushed for feedback on disqualifications,
time- to-fill statistics and other variables
• Evaluated strengths and weaknesses of candidates through effective
screening processes
• Pre-screened resumes prior to sending to corporate hiring managers
for consideration.
November 2004 - March 2005
IC role -(Contract) | Virtusa | Hyderabad
• Generated specific candidate pool for career opportunities through
strategic placement of advertisements, evaluation of applicant
credentials, and conducting initial interviews and pre-screening
assessments
• Followed up with notable applicants sourced via industry-specific
pipelines, events and job fairs
• Compiled and produced qualified candidates' information for hiring
manager review and liaised between parties to coordinate formal,
management interviews
• Operated and maintained applicant tracking and candidate
management systems
• Maintained filing system of current, prospective and future positions
• Pre-screened resumes prior to sending to corporate hiring managers
for consideration.
• Prepared candidate lists for hiring manager consideration.
• Prepared and posted job opportunities on online job boards and
monitored responses.
• Developed and executed effective recruiting plans to develop
candidate recruiting sources and fill staffing needs for broad range of
clients.
• Organised all monthly and quarterly reviews for all associates.
• Reviewed referral candidates and contacted qualified individuals to
request applications.
May 1996 - September 2004
Sr.Recruiter-US Staffing | BiQ Technologies Inc | Hyderabad, India
Sourcing from job portals like Dice, Monster, career board
Shortlisting candidates to the requirements
Resume submission on requirements given on daily basis
MIS report generation
Achieving weekly targets
As part of company expansion and staff requirement, deployed at
overseas office in New Zealand, Singapore & Malaysia
• Sourcing candidates from India and placing them in above countries
on a contractual basis
• Taking care of travel arrangements, doing paper work,
accommodation and onboarding at client place.
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EDUCATION
1991
Bachelor of Commerce | BO & Accounting
Kakatiya University, Warangal, Telangana, India
09/1995
Master of Business Administration | Finance
Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
CERTIFICATIONS
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Google Certified -Search Engine Optimization Professional
SAP-HR - Dimensionality Solutions
Management Ethics & Morality - Tech Mahindra
Scholastic & Personal Vitae.
INTERESTS
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Researching on internet
Networking
Playing/Watching cricket
Attending seminars
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Build a team of 45 recruiter & Sourcers, for an RPO client in US.
Payed a major role in ball rolling in India.
• Recognized by management and the client for delivering outstanding
work and maintaining entire office in India.
• Instrumental in team performing exception work for the client British
telecom in replacing BT contractors with Tech M employees in record
time of 450 Hires in a month and that too in UK (onsite).
• Successfully hold onto the RPO clients for 2 years in a row and
added many new clients with existing clients referrals.
• Been awarded as best Manager for a quarter when working with
Solix Technologies Inc, closing major department head roles,
whether it is QA, engineering, product or corporate roles.
LANGUAGES
English: First Language
Hindi:
C2
Proficient
Telugu:
Proficient
CERTIFICATION & TRAINING DONE
• Google Certified SEO Professional
• Trained SAP-HR Professional
C2
