harsha br

Recruiter

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India24 yrs 10 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in technical recruitment across multiple industries.
Proven track record of zero percent rejection at profile level.
Strong leadership in developing effective hiring strategies.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned Technical Recruiter in the Hardware and Semiconductor industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Technical RecruitingTalent AcquisitionRecruitingVendor Management

Other Skills

Employee EngagementJob DescriptionsTeam ManagementCampus RecruitmentLogistics PlanningEmployer BrandingRecruitment StrategiesPerformance AppraisalPerformance AnalysisSourcingScreeningInterviewingTechnical InterviewsReference ChecksClient Liaison

About

* Seasoned in Technical Recruitment with a good understanding of the Hardware/Semiconductor/Chip Design /Telecom/Embedded Software Industry. * 8000+ LinkedIn connections from Hardware and Semiconductor / Embedded Software Industry * Experience in high-end technology recruitment and operations with Product and Service based IT companies. * Bring in complete recruitment solution offering with hands-on experience of managing the task, leading a team for creative hiring. * Bring direct value add to the recruitment exercise with excellent conversion ratio on proposed to offer, zero percent rejection at Profile level, optimal utilization of tech panel’s time and resources. * Well aware of SCI CMMi Quality Standards and processes. * Resource Ramp up expert and equally adept in niche technology and senior level recruitment.

Experience

24 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

4 yrs 1 mo

Average Tenure

18 yrs 5 mos

Current Experience

Confidential

Senior Recruitment Specialist

Jan 2008 – Present · 18 yrs 5 mos · Bangalore

Taking care of end to end recruitment cycle.
Sourcing, screening and short listing profiles through job portals, head hunting, referrals and campus recruitment.
Taking care of end to end campus recruitment process starting from school identification till campus interview and offer management.
Preparation of Competency Matrix, Job Descriptions and Job analysis for all positions.
Develop, refine and fine-tune effective methods or tools for selection to ensure the right people with the desired level of competence are brought into the organization.
Filling up the open position with the specified time frame (TAT – Turnaround Time).
Understanding the audience and developing the employer and job brand and making strategies for the same.
Creating logistics planning, campus promo events, recruitment activities, selection & assessment tests and campus interviewing.
Build an active real time database -create, update and maintain it through sourcing and networking.
Salary negotiation with the candidates.
Hand holding with candidates till joining and post that for more references
Manpower re-sourcing & headhunting using different means for the various senior level positions.
Implemented lateral hiring strategies successfully within the organization.
Ultimately responsible for satisfaction of internal and external customers.
Responsible for developing new and effective hiring strategies and establish a brand name for strategic hiring.
Developing talent acquisition strategies, hiring processes and establishing plan for communication regarding status updates, resume and interview feedback, designing job description and KRAs.
Managing employee referral scheme, sending weekly requirement updates to all the associates’.
Managing vendors for outsourced position and reference check activities.
Reviewing weekly summary updates and improvise on team capabilities thereby ensuring maximum productivity.

RecruitingTalent AcquisitionEmployee EngagementTechnical RecruitingVendor ManagementJob Descriptions+1

California software

Deputy Manager - Recruitment

Jan 2007 – Sep 2007 · 8 mos · Bangalore

To interact with Various Domain Heads and understand the requirements and priorities.
To work in tandem with the Technology Manager of the division to fulfill the manpower needs by doing the need of the hour recruitment activity, like Walk-In or Multiple City campaigns.
To create weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports on the team’s performance and continuous analysis of the Recruitment Status of the division to facilitate corrective actions.
To make offers, reference check, negotiate and work towards closures.
To handle Senior Level recruitments for various company wide requirements like Project managers, Business Development manager, Strategic Planning Manager.
MANAGERIAL DUTIES:
To allocate work to the team and continuous reviews
To guide the team towards meeting the Goals of the Team
To mentor the team as and when required
Point of escalation for the team.
To conduct appraisals for the team and
To maintain activity reports to arrive at final incentives for the reportees.
VENDOR MANAGEMENT:
1. Evaluation of new vendors for possible empanelment
2. Evaluation of existing vendors based on performance data taken from reports of all recruiters across centers.
3. Working on the renewal of vendor contracts based on performance.
4. Managing low performing vendors.
INITIATIVES:
1. Revamped the Technical assessment forms
2. Created database formats – This helped (Confidential) develop a standardized format across domains and locations.
3. Created new report formats - The new format helped the Management gain insights into recruitment trends.
4. Driven the activity of procuring independent interview rooms for recruitment – this helped (Confidential) conduct interviews in a more professional manner.

RecruitingVendor ManagementPerformance AnalysisTeam Management

Relq software (now hp)

Assistant Manager - Recruitment

Oct 2005 – Dec 2006 · 1 yr 2 mos · Bangalore

Handled complete Recruitment Life Cycle - Sourcing, Screening, Evaluating, conducting Interviews (Top Management Level, Middle Level, Junior Level).
Responsible for sourcing talented candidates according to the job descriptions through internal databases, Job Portals, References, Social network, head hunting.
Involved in Screening, Reference checks and Short-listing Potential candidates for all IT/Technical requirements.
Handling a team of 2 recruiters.
Reviewing and updating candidate's records/maintenance of large database of IT and Technical professionals.
Getting the updates from the clients/Managers on their requirements and implementing the same.
Taking preliminary interviews and briefing the candidates about the position and responsibilities.
Validating the candidates regarding their skill sets, CTC and notice period and choosing the right candidates for the right requirement.
Coordinate with client & candidates till joining formalities.
Maintaining master data, mass Mailing, Job Posting and conducting the HR interview.
Giving Induction to the new joiners in our organization, and coordinating them by fixing their issues.
Preparing reports for tracking the performance of the employees in our respective departments.
Close challenging requirements with Niche skills.

RecruitingSourcingScreeningInterviewingTechnical Recruiting

Flextronics design ltd.

Resource Executive – Human Relations (IT Recruitment)

Feb 2004 – Sep 2005 · 1 yr 7 mos · Bangalore

Liaison with the technical managers, doing first round of technical and HR interview with candidates.
Recruiting for the entire level of Hardware and Software spectrum in stipulated time constraint for the various project groups.
Conducting reference check of the candidates. Co-ordinating various rounds of meetings, feedback, placement, joining date, billing etc.,
Short list the candidate according to the requirements and also head hunt the candidates for different profiles.

RecruitingTechnical InterviewsReference Checks

Vsm software

H R Executive – Recruitment.

Jan 2003 – Jan 2004 · 1 yr · Bangalore

Spearhead the recruitment efforts and strategise to get the professionals on varied technology areas such as VB, ASP, Java, J2EE, C, C++, VC++, Solution Architect, Lotus Notes, .NET, Oracle Apps, Delphi, Mainframes, Embedded, SAP-ABAR, and ERP etc.
Liaison with the technical managers, doing first round of technical and HR interview with candidates.
Recruiting for the entire level of SDLC (MS technology on web server and client server applications in stipulated time constraint for the various project groups.
List of Prestigious Clients handled at VSM: Wipro, LG Soft, IBM, Convergent, Digital, Philips, Infosys, System Logic, Dell, Quest & Sonata
Tasks undertaken:
IT Related recruitment and few of my achievements:
Involved in head hunting and recruiting software professionals at all levels in the areas of n–tier technology (Sun and MS technology), databases (RDBMS and DBMS), Data warehousing, database administrators (Oracle and DB2), ERP / CRM, embedded systems and Mainframes. And several other IT professionals like tech architects, Designers and business analysts For companies like Wipro, LG Soft, IBM, Convergent, Digital, Philips, Infosys, System Logic, Dell, Quest, Sonata etc.

RecruitingTechnical InterviewsClient Liaison

Credence innovations (india) pvt. ltd

HR Executive - Recruitment

Jan 2001 – Jan 2003 · 2 yrs · Bangalore

Relationship with clients and building new set of clients.
Hands on working experience in end-to-end recruitment and market intelligence of Bangalore & Chennai.
Have worked across different functional areas of industry. (IT, ITES & Non IT).
Conducting reference check of the candidates. Co-ordinating various rounds of meetings, feedback, placement, joining date, billing etc.,
Skills developed: Team building, Technology orientation, customer satisfaction.

RecruitingClient Relationship ManagementMarket Intelligence