Vinod P.

Recruiter

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India11 yrs 8 mos experience

Key Highlights

Over 10 years of experience in IT talent acquisition.
Expert in cloud-based WAN solutions hiring.
Passionate about creating engaging candidate experiences.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner specializing in IT recruitment for cloud technologies.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AssessmentProject LeadershipRecruitmentTalent AcquisitionSourcing

Other Skills

CommunicationTeam AlignmentNetworkingCompensationProject ManagementNegotiationProgram ManagementCustomer ServiceRecruitment OperationsHead Hunting

About

As a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner , I have over 10 years of experience in finding and attracting the best talent for IT roles, ranging from engineering and support to operations and sales. I am passionate about creating a positive and engaging candidate experience, and I value diversity, collaboration, and innovation in my work. I specialize in hiring for cloud-based WAN solutions, leveraging my Fortinet Network Security Expert (FNSE) certifications, which I obtained while working as a Talent Acquisition Specialist at Fortinet. I use various sourcing strategies, tools, and platforms to identify and reach out to both active and passive candidates, across India,APAC and EMEA regions. I have successfully hired multiple candidates for various cloud technologies, such as IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS, and I strive to contribute to the company's growth and success.

Experience

11 yrs 8 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 1 mo

Average Tenure

1 yr 2 mos

Current Experience

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Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

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Hiring best talents for Engineering,Support,Operations,BIS,Sales

CommunicationProject LeadershipTalent AssessmentTeam AlignmentNetworkingCompensation

Fortinet

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Jan 2020 – Feb 2022 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Well-rounded IT Recruitment professional effective in management of full life cycle recruiting, under fast paced environment and working on time sensitive hiring needs.
∙ Responsible for mining best talent both active and passive for consulting, architects, and premier support hiring.
∙ Engage with the supported business to meet expectations and close time sensitive requirements across India and EMEA region
∙ Fully evaluate candidate’s background against the requirements provided by business and process the same using ORC (Applicant Tracking System).

CommunicationTalent AssessmentTeam AlignmentNetworkingRecruitment

Oracle

Talent Advisor

Apr 2015 – Aug 2019 · 4 yrs 4 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area

Develop strong candidate pipeline using Web 2.0 sourcing strategies, advanced internet search, headhunting and social networking sites to support the India (80%) and APAC (20%) Recruiting Team for various job functions and levels.
Execute research assignments and perform talent mapping to focus more on passive candidates and provide a strong talent pool; exercise creativity to find candidates using various sourcing tools.
Fully evaluate candidate’s background against the requirements provided by business and process the same using Taleo (Applicant Tracking System).
Worked extensively on cloud technologies viz. IaaS, PaaS and SaaS.
Key player in organizing hiring events for Oracle SSI hiring project thereby closing technical, functional and techno-functional candidate TAT.
Worked extensively across LOBs and Oracle technologies.

CommunicationTeam AlignmentTalent AcquisitionSourcing

Hewlett-packard

Staffing Advisor

Mar 2014 – Apr 2015 · 1 yr 1 mo · Greater Bengaluru Area

Working as the sourcing and screening specialist on wide range of different skill sets.
Co-ordinating all the recruitment activities , working closily with the recruiter
Co-ordinating Weekend Events
Develop strong candidate pipeline using Web 2.0 sourcing strategies, advanced internet search, database searches, headhunting and social networking sites
Engage with the supported business as well as the partner with TA managers/recruiters to meet expectations and close time sensitive requirements.
Execute research assignments and perform talent mapping to focus more on passive candidates and provide a strong talent pool; exercise creativity to find candidates using various sourcing tools.
Fully evaluate candidate’s background against the requirements provided by business and process the same using Taleo (Applicant Tracking System).

Communication