Jacob Prakash

Recruiter

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India21 yrs 3 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 15 years of experience in talent acquisition.
Expert in building high-performing recruitment teams.
Proven track record in managing end-to-end recruitment processes.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned Talent Acquisition Lead in the Technology sector.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionRecruiting

Other Skills

Benefits NegotiationBusiness Process ImprovementClient CoordinationConsultingEmployee Referral ProgramsExecutive SearchHiringHuman ResourcesInternet RecruitingInterviewsJob DescriptionsManagementNegotiationNetworkingOnboarding

About

As a seasoned Talent Acquisition Lead with over 15 years of experience, I excel in driving recruitment strategies and building high-performing teams for top-tier technology companies. My journey spans across industry giants like BT, Intuit, Amazon, and Alcatel Lucent, where I have honed my skills in managing end-to-end recruitment processes, collaborating with key stakeholders, and mentoring new team members. I am passionate about creating efficient recruitment roadmaps, leveraging data-driven insights to meet business needs, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. My expertise in training, mentoring, and process optimization has consistently led to successful team ramp-ups and seamless onboarding experiences. With a proven track record in managing hiring, implementing innovative hiring initiatives, and ensuring compliance with global TA guidelines, I am committed to delivering exceptional talent solutions.

Experience

Bt

Talent Acquisition Lead at BT

Nov 2016 – Present · 9 yrs 4 mos · Bangalore

Owning and Managing the entire recruitment roadmap for various towers for multiple business units.
Collaborated with key stakeholders (Business Leaders, Resourcing Team & HR Business Partners) to determine future talent needs, projected attrition to establish annual hiring demand.
Driving dashboards and metrics for Weekly, Monthly reviews with respective senior leaderships.
Effective collaboration with TA Program teams for initiatives like ERP, IJP and Vendor Management.
Managed new initiative of Apprentice Hiring for Technology.
Took up challenge of supporting business with Volume hiring and very demanding customers.
Mentored new team members on the hiring process map, polices and guidelines.
Streamlined and mentored the team on BGV process, to ensure smooth functioning and reduce the gaps to have a better onboarding experience. - Weekly review system set up with the recruiter and the BGV team.
Managing teams (collaboration) like Sourcing and TA Operations for effective and efficient TA life cycle.
Owning and driving various practices following to Global TA guidelines and compliances in areas like SLA (Time To Fill), Audit/Compliance check.

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Intuit

Talent Offerings

Dec 2013 – Oct 2016 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Amazon

Talent Acquisition

Apr 2012 – Nov 2013 · 1 yr 7 mos · Bangalore

Alcatel-lucent

Staffing

Aug 2010 – Mar 2012 · 1 yr 7 mos

Mindtree

Recruitment Consultant

Mar 2009 – Jul 2010 · 1 yr 4 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

 Handling the entire recruitment for R&D (Embedded Software & Hardware) wing of Mindtree. End to end experience in sourcing to on boarding stage including fitments, offer making.
 Strategic plan and ramp plan with different Industry Groups(IGs).
 Recruitment events (Outstation/local) management owner. Planning to execution of the event at various locations.
 Ensure update of recruiting database and tools
 Planning a strategy for the mode of resourcing, understanding the technology and mapping where resources are available.

RecruitmentSourcingOnboardingRecruiting

Freescale semiconductor india pvt ltd

Senior Staffing Specialist

Dec 2006 – Dec 2008 · 2 yrs

Managed end-to-end recruitment life cycle from sourcing, screening, scheduling, selection, negotiation, post offer follow up for various Business Units.
 Setting up the communication bridge between the new hires and IT, Finance and the Support team .
 Generating various reports on behalf of the recruitment team to be shared with the management and to be used for quarterly analysis.
 Served as accountable person to drive quality talent recruiting with focus on cycle time, costs and processes adherence.
 Devised & executed the campus recruitment campaign across top engineering colleges.
 Maximizing various channels for hiring. Direct sourcing through networking, job sites, references, user groups, refer-a-pal scheme, etc thereby reducing cost of hire..
 Researching, contacting, managing logistics, mobilizing task force, interviewing, and hiring candidates affected by layoffs and reorganization in the tech industry
 Coordinated career fairs for Motorola, TI & Montalvo employees affected in Layoffs in Bangalore on short notice.

RecruitmentScreeningNegotiationRecruiting

Ipeople india

Senior Recruiter

Jun 2004 – Dec 2006 · 2 yrs 6 mos

 Interact with Clients to understand staffing needs, job specifications, skills planning and related affairs.
 Develop the network/contacts and maintain industry specific market intelligence for target-based hiring.
 Sourcing, the profiles through headhunting, network of job sites, advertisements and references.
 Comprehensive screening of the profiles so as to match the candidates profile with client requirements.
 Conducting Preliminary interviews which validate candidates Job experience, Career aspirations, Communication Skills, etc.
 Responsible for client – candidate support, co-ordination and scheduling right from the first round of interview till the joining date.
 Domain Exposure- Banking, Insurance, Financial Services, Embedded, Telecom, Networking, Human Resource, Sales/Marketing.

RecruitingClient Coordination