Farhan Khan

Talent Acquisition Specialist with 3+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience sourcing, screening, and closing IT and technical talent across Frontend, Backend, Full-Stack, QA, DevOps, and Cloud roles. Placed 10-20 candidates with an average time-to-hire of 1-2 weeks, owning the process end-to-end from sourcing through offer negotiation and onboarding.

Strong

LinkedIn sourcing and employer branding track record, backed by a genuine technical background (3+ years as a software developer) that enables faster, more accurate technical screening than non-technical recruiters typically achieve.

Talent Acquisition Specialist / IT Technical Recruiter - Profilics Systems Pvt Ltd - Ujjain, India

(2023-03)

• Managed full-cycle recruitment for technical roles spanning Frontend, Backend, Full-Stack, QA, DevOps, and Cloud Engineering, placing 10-20 candidates with an average time-to-hire of 1-2 weeks.
• Owned the complete candidate lifecycle — sourcing, technical screening, interview coordination, offer negotiation, and onboarding — delivering a seamless hiring experience for both candidates and hiring managers.
• Built and maintained a robust pipeline of qualified IT professionals through strategic sourcing on LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri, and Indeed, combined with networking and employer branding initiatives.
• Drove candidate engagement and employer branding through LinkedIn campaigns and technical hiring content, strengthening the company's presence with passive IT talent.
• Partnered closely with hiring managers and engineering teams to align role requirements, streamline recruitment workflows, and improve candidate quality across multiple technology domains.
• Wrote and posted job descriptions tailored to each technical role, ensuring accurate skill requirements and strong candidate targeting from the outset.
• Coordinated interview scheduling and panel logistics across multiple stakeholders and time zones, keeping the hiring process on track and reducing candidate drop-off due to delays.
• Leveraged 3+ years of hands-on software development experience (React.js, Vue.js, Laravel) to evaluate technical candidates more accurately and reduce mismatched hires.

Software Developer - Valere Labs Pvt Ltd - Indore, India

(2022-05 - 2023-01)

• Developed Laravel-based web applications for US-based clients, building the technical foundation later applied to evaluating and screening technical candidates.
• Built dynamic CMS dashboards with Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), deepening familiarity with backend architecture and access-control concepts relevant to technical hiring.

Junior Software Developer - Neosoft Technologies - Indore, India

(2021-05 - 2022-04)

• Developed and maintained WordPress-based websites, collaborating cross-functionally with teams — early experience in stakeholder coordination later applied to hiring-manager partnerships.

Customer Support Associate - AirAsia

(2018-02 - 2018-08)

Managed passenger check-in, ticketing, and reservations in a high-traffic airline environment; coordinated with cross-functional airport teams to ensure on-time departures and smooth passenger flow.

Customer Support Executive - TP

(2016-12 - 2017-12)

Managed customer support for Uber and Ola through email and ticketing systems, resolving booking, payment, and refund issues while consistently meeting SLA and productivity targets.

Customer Support Executive - Essel Group

(2014-06 - 2016-05)

Handled customer-facing desk operations for bill correction and issue resolution related to electricity board services.

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics and Communication - Prashanti Institute of Technology and Science (RGTU, Bhopal) (2010 - 2014)

Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) - Study Home School (Board of Secondary Education, Bhopal) (2010 - 2010)