Nagaraj Appaji

Recruiter

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India23 yrs 9 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Proven track record in talent acquisition and HR solutions.
Expert in stakeholder relationship management and employee engagement.
Skilled in implementing strategic recruiting processes.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition expert in the Healthcare industry with a strong focus on strategic HR solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionStakeholder Relationship Management

Other Skills

Employee engagementRecruiting strategiesRecruitment MetricsPerformance appraisalRecruitmentEnd to end recruitment processRecruiting metricsRelationship buildingVolume hiringSourcing candidatesHiring activitiesCampus recruitmentStaffingHiring needsResource management

About

Senior Talent Acquisition professional with rich experience in designing and implementing recruiting best practices and contributing to the organization development. I am skilled in Talent Acquisition, HR consulting, HR Policies, Performance management, Employee Relations and Stakeholder relationship management. Highly driven with a proven track record of success and a commitment to deliver effective HR solutions. Major strengths include TA, Business HR, and customer success management. Specialties: Talent Acquisition Strategic Business Partnering Performance Management Employee engagement Employee Relations HR Operations

Experience

23 yrs 9 mos

Total Experience

4 yrs 1 mo

Average Tenure

12 yrs 10 mos

Current Experience

Zeomega - population healthcare management software

Senior Manager - Talent Acquisition

Jul 2013 – Present · 12 yrs 10 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Managing the recruitment and selection process, Stake holder management, Employee engagement activities. Trained, mentored and manage a team of recruiters; providing full technical and overall support to ensure successful execution. Responsible for attracting, motivating and retaining the talent.
Develop and implement Recruiting strategies and initiatives aligned with the overall business strategy
Manage the entire recruiting process from planning and sourcing to candidate screening, salary negotiations, background checks, employment offer and on-boarding
Partner with Business Heads to determine hiring needs and to facilitate an effective and efficient recruiting effort
Supervised and mentored team of Recruiters, which led to successful fulfillment of hiring targets.
Responsible for Team’s Performance appraisal; review and rate the performance vis-à-vis assigned KPIs and performance measures
Introduced strategic recruiting processes, which resulted in significant reduction of time-to-recruit
Report to the management regularly on performance, productivity and provide decision support through Recruitment Metrics

Talent AcquisitionStakeholder relationship managementEmployee engagementRecruiting strategiesRecruitment Metrics

Tyco

Assistant Manager - Recruitment

Jan 2011 – Jan 2013 · 2 yrs · Bengaluru Area, India

Managed in-house RPO team and ensured smooth Talen Acquisition activities
Personally vetted applicants for positions across levels
Interviewed suitable candidates for specific roles
Regularly reported on recruiting metrics
Responsible for end to end recruitment process on TALEO
Built a quality relationship with the internal customers and external recruitment agencies

RecruitmentEnd to end recruitment processRecruiting metricsRelationship buildingTalent Acquisition

Ibm

Recruitment Specialist

Nov 2009 – Nov 2011 · 2 yrs · Bengaluru Area, India

Profile Summary: As Recruitment Specialist at IBM I successfully managed the volume hiring targets of Infrastructure entity – ITD GD.
Managed and organized hiring activities from start-to-finish – sourcing candidates, assessing resumes, interviewing, hiring, and onboarding all new employees
Work closely with the Business SPOCs and provide regular updates to Business on hiring needs
Coordinated and executed multiple career fairs and campus recruitments which helped in successful ramp-up
Assisted with leading status meetings to monitor recruiting progress on critical requirements
Planning & driving review meetings with Business managers to track the progress
Actively involved in Campus recruitments

Volume hiringSourcing candidatesHiring activitiesCampus recruitmentTalent Acquisition

Hewlett-packard

Staffing Specialist

Feb 2005 – Nov 2009 · 4 yrs 9 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Profile Summary: Joined Hewlett Packard as Recruiter to fulfil the hiring needs for Systems group (Platform and Middleware Engineering) of HP-Global soft. Later moved to the R&D division – STSD as the Staffing specialist to support the hiring needs of various units.
Responsible for Staffing of qualified candidates for various groups across different Business Units of HP
Successfully met Hiring numbers for all system side positions in HP’s R&D division in Bangalore.
Worked closely with the Resource management team and provide regular updates to Business Heads on hiring needs
Facilitate and actively participate in the review meetings with leads and Staffing Director to track the progress
Managed business to business relationships with a network of external vendors
Actively involved in Campus recruitments

StaffingHiring needsResource managementCampus recruitmentTalent Acquisition

Infinite computer solutions

HR-Executive

Jan 2004 – Jan 2005 · 1 yr · Bengaluru Area, India

Responsible for end to end recruitment of qualified candidates for various clients
Interview and screen candidates prior to placement, negotiate on salaries
Work with clients and candidates to negotiate employment terms and to finalize offers of employment

End to end recruitmentInterviewingSalary negotiationTalent Acquisition