Harinath M

Talent Acquisition Manager

India18 yrs 3 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over a decade of experience in talent acquisition.
  • Expert in aligning recruitment with organizational goals.
  • Passionate about fostering inclusive hiring practices.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition expert in the IT industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionStakeholder ManagementRecruitmentTechnical Recruiting

Other Skills

Account ManagementApplicant Tracking SystemsBenefits NegotiationCRMCold CallingCommunicationContract RecruitmentCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Human ResourcesIT RecruitmentInternet RecruitingInterviewingInterviewsManagementMicrosoft Excel

About

With over a decade of professional experience, currently contributing as Talent Acquisition Manager at Cognizant, leveraging strong expertise in account management, phone screens, and written communication. Adept at aligning recruitment processes with organizational goals, fostering inclusive hiring practices, and driving seamless candidate experiences. Previously held leadership roles at Compest Solutions Inc. and Themesoft Inc., enhancing operational efficiency and client relations. Passionate about empowering teams and building talent pipelines that reflect diverse perspectives, while supporting Cognizant’s mission to innovate and deliver transformative business solutions.

Experience

Cognizant

Talent Acquisition Manager

Jun 2025Present · 9 mos

Account ManagementPhone ScreensWritten CommunicationTalent AcquisitionStakeholder Management

Compest solutions inc.

Sr.Manager Operations

Oct 2023Mar 2025 · 1 yr 5 mos · Belize City, Belize, Belize · On-site

Themesoft inc.

VP Client Relations

Dec 2022Aug 2023 · 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

Hcl technologies

Manager - Recruitment

Feb 2022Sep 2022 · 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Cognizant

2 roles

Sr.Executive - Recruitment

Jul 2018Nov 2021 · 3 yrs 4 mos

Executive - Recruitment

Aug 2014Jun 2018 · 3 yrs 10 mos

  • Effectively identified, qualified, and closed candidates through the use of the Internet sites, senior technical resume database, and referrals.
  • Filtered through and reviewed completed candidate profile/resume and evaluated application work history, education and training, job skills, desired salary/hourly rate, and personal qualifications against open requirements.
  • Recruitment avenues used: Internet recruitment, Internet advertising, direct sourcing, candidate referrals, candidate references, cold calling, and various networking events.
  • Successfully coached candidates on effective interviewing techniques, presentation methods and post interviewing techniques.
  • Responsible for checking references, negotiating terms and rates for each project, coordinating the interview process, extending offers, and placing candidates.
OnboardingMicrosoft ExcelPhone ScreensWritten CommunicationTalent Acquisition

Ibm

Recruitment Specialist

Apr 2013Jul 2014 · 1 yr 3 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Single point of contact for all the hiring managers for the divisions in a Business group.
  • Interacting with the hiring managers and gathering the required inputs for the requirements and posting them in GOM.
  • Making the best use of all the sourcing techniques to process the best of the profiles – networking, gathering employee referrals, portals and web searches
  • Sourcing, Screening and short listing of the suitable resources for the assigned requirements.
  • Interacting with the recruitment coordination team for getting the offers rolled out.
  • Interacting with the internal hiring agencies and external agencies for critical hiring needs.
  • Generating reports on the closed requisitions and upcoming demands after discussing with the hiring managers periodically.
OnboardingMicrosoft ExcelPhone ScreensWritten CommunicationRecruitment

Caritor solutions india pvt ltd

Resource Manager

Apr 2012Mar 2013 · 11 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

OnboardingMicrosoft ExcelPhone ScreensWritten CommunicationRecruitment

Cognizant technology solutions

Technical Recruiter

Sep 2010Apr 2012 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Recruited and hired candidates for contract, contract-to-hire and permanent Positions.
  • Effectively identified, qualified, and closed candidates through the use of the Internet sites, senior technical resume database, and referrals.
  • Filtered through and reviewed completed candidate profile/resume and evaluated application work history, education and training, job skills, desired salary/hourly rate, and personal qualifications against open requirements.
  • Recruitment avenues used: Internet recruitment, Internet advertising, direct sourcing, candidate referrals, candidate references, cold calling, and various networking events.
  • Specialized in SharePoint and Filenet, Software Engineers/Architects, Database Architects/Developers/Administrators, .net/Java Developers, Technical Program/Product/Project Managers, and Business Analysts.
  • Successfully coached candidates on effective interviewing techniques, presentation methods and post interviewing techniques.
  • Responsible for checking references, negotiating terms and rates for each project, coordinating the interview process, extending offers, and placing candidates.
OnboardingMicrosoft ExcelPhone ScreensWritten CommunicationTechnical Recruiting

Infinite computer solutions

Sr. Technical Recruiter

Apr 2010Oct 2010 · 6 mos

  • Recruited and hired candidates for contract, contract-to-hire and permanent Positions.
  • Effectively identified, qualified, and closed candidates through the use of the Internet sites, senior technical resume database, and referrals.
  • Filtered through and reviewed completed candidate profile/resume and evaluated application work history, education and training, job skills, desired salary/hourly rate, and personal qualifications against open requirements.
Phone ScreensWritten CommunicationRecruitment

Blossom solutions inc

Sr. Technical recruiter/Manager

Oct 2007Mar 2010 · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Gathered the requirements from the Clients/Prime Vendors.
  • Recruited and hired candidates for contract, contract-to-hire Positions.
  • Filtered through and reviewed completed candidate profile/resume and evaluated application work history, education and training, job skills, desired salary/hourly rate, and personal qualifications against open requirements.
  • Marketing the bench Consultants and keeping the required information about the consultants.
  • Taking care of the agreements with the Vendors and PO generation.
  • Gathering the timesheets, Invoice generation and payment follow ups.
  • Recruitment avenues used: Internet recruitment, Internet advertising, direct sourcing, candidate referrals, candidate references, cold calling, and various networking events.
Phone ScreensWritten CommunicationRecruitment

Raminfo limited

Jr.Programmer

Mar 2005Mar 2006 · 1 yr

  • Modified the Database Schema and Front End Screens for Old Data Entry.
  • Data Migration from old Data Entry to Intranet Application Database using interface developed in visual Basic 6.0
  • Deployment of the Estate Management Software and configuring the IIS.
  • Correction of data and taking the backups regularly.
  • Conducting Training program for the clients on the Estate Management Software.
Phone ScreensWritten CommunicationRecruitment

Education

Madurai Kamaraj University

BE — Computer science

Jan 2000Jan 2004

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