Manoj Paka

Around 8+ years of experience as Senior Lead Recruiter. Good knowledge on Full Life Cycle Recruiting from starting to ending i.e. sourcing, screening, short listing, scheduling, interview follow-ups, closures & joining formalities. Good knowledge about different time zone (PST, MST, CST, EST).

Experience on US Tax Terms W2, 1099 and Corp to Corp. Worked with candidates with various work authorization like US Citizen, Green Card Holders, GC EAD, H1B, H4 EAD, OPT/CPT EAD, TN Visa.

Excellent

Boolean search experience on Job portals (Dice, Monster, Career Builder), including LinkedIn, Networking Groups and Google Search.

Experience in active and passive search methods. Have good experience working in State clients, mortgage, financial, pharma and IT industries requirements. Hands on experience with Applicant Tracking System (ATS).

Work extensively with MS Office tools like Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Notepad. Discussing with the Vendors/ BDM/Account Manager/Recruiters about the description and responsibilities for a job and the level of performance expectation from the candidate. Having the potential to quickly learn systems, processes, and procedures.

Ability to multi-task and handle various client requirements simultaneously. Strong work ethic with a willingness to work hard. Good Team player with Interpersonal, good verbal and oral communication skills.

Handled a team of 5 recruiters as a senior/lead.

Senior Lead Recruiter at US Tech Solutions (2022-08 – 2025-03)

• Responsible for handling the entire recruiting cycle such as sourcing, screening, contacting, confirming, interviewing, and placing the qualified consultant.
• Worked on Direct client requirements with W2 candidates/applicants for various requirements including visa US Citizens, Green Cards holders, and EAD's.
• Sourced, identified and recruited IT Professionals for long term contracts, contract- to-hire, and permanent employment roles.
• Maintained high level of communication with the Account manager to ensure smooth delivery of recruiting assignments.
• Hands on experience using Job Boards like Dice, Monster, CareerBuilder with ATS (JobDiva).
• Excellent understanding towards the recruitment process with great hands-on experience in the full life cycle functionality.

Senior US IT Recruiter at W3Global (2020-10 – 2022-07)

• Involved in full life cycle of recruitment from sourcing the consultants for the requirements and to closing the position.
• Understanding staffing needs of client, review candidate's qualifications & develop working relationships with those candidates through the recruiting process.
• Sourced, identified and recruited IT Professionals for long term contracts, contract- to-hire, and permanent employment roles.
• Hands on experience using Job Boards like Dice, Monster, CareerBuilder with ATS (Talent Pathway, which was built and developed by W3Global).
• Used Premium LinkedIn for sourcing top notch talents.
• Posting job requirements on job boards, LinkedIn and Prohires.
• Working with W2/ C2C/ 1099 candidates/ applicants for various requirements including visa US Citizens, Green Cards holders, EAD's and H1B Visa.
• Sourcing passive candidates through advanced research techniques including advanced Boolean searches, professional.
• Pre-screening candidates over the phone to qualify for open requisitions.
• Tested every candidate on their Technical abilities using Prove-It before submitting to any client.
• Responsible for consultant and client negotiations regarding hourly consulting rates and/or permanent salaries.
• Facilitated internal candidate interview process and nurture candidate relations through entire cycle.
• Follow up with candidates regarding interview schedules and joining dates.
• Developed new job requirement specifications as needed.
• Maintained high level of communication with the Business Development manager to ensure smooth delivery of recruiting assignments.

US IT Recruiter at Benvia LLC (2019-06 – 2020-09)

• Responsible for handling the entire recruiting cycle such as sourcing, screening, contacting, confirming, interviewing, and placing the qualified consultant.
• Responsible for recruiting on contract, contract to hire, and permanent positions.
• Worked with UCS, GC, TN, EAD's and H1b are with constraints and complicated requirements.
• Worked exclusively with Implementation partners and preferred vendors.
• Understand the requirement and client specific needs Sourcing, Searching, identifying consultants using job boards like Dice & Monster and Internal Database and Social media like LinkedIn.
• Sourcing passive candidates through advanced research techniques (international) including advanced Boolean searches, professional.
• Telephonic Screening and discussion with the Consultant/Vendor regarding the skill set and rate negotiation (Corp 2 Corp, Contract 2 Hire, W2 & 1099).
• Conducted phone screens, interviews, and reference check for prospective candidates.
• Interaction with the consultants briefing them about requirement and to know their willingness.
• Speak with candidates to know their priorities if they have any constraints like location, clients etc.
• Tested every Candidate on their Technical abilities using Prove-It before submitting to any client.
• Submitting the profile to the concern Account Manager with perfect match as per the job requirement.
• Scheduling interview with the client, following up with the candidates.
• Follow up with the consultant and the client to check the post-submission status.
• Maintaining internal data base of consultants as per their Skill Sets.
• Developed new job requirement specifications as needed.
• Hands on experience using Job Boards like Dice, Monster, CareerBuilder with ATS (JobDiva).
• Excellent understanding towards the recruitment process with great hands-on experience in the full life cycle functionality.

US IT Recruiter at CAT Technologies Ltd (E-Sprite Technologies) (2017-03 – 2019-05)

• Understanding the requirement in depth to ensure quality sourcing and recruiting.
• Identifying candidates with the right skills to match the client requirements.
• Working with Direct Clients and Implementation Partners.
• Ability to successfully work on multiple client/preferred vendor requirements at any given time.
• Placed candidates as per the requirement (W2, 1099, Corp to Corp and C2H).
• Worked with candidates on various work permit visa's (US Citizen, GC, GC EAD, H1B, H4 EAD, OPT/CPT EAD, TN Visa).
• Sourcing resumes through Job Boards (Dice, Monster, Career Builder), Social Media (LinkedIn, Face book), Employer Database, Networking, Google search etc.
• Good rate or salary negotiation and closing skills.
• Working closely with Account Managers to develop position profile and to understand overall needs and requirements. (Description, salary, timing, expectations, etc)
• Aggressively and creatively source, recruit, Screen, and present top-quality potential professional to account managers for consideration.
• Utilize a variety of sourcing techniques to screen, identify and select qualified and diverse candidates.
• Scheduling Interviews for consultants.
• Maintaining healthy relations with consultants for future requirements.

Bachelor in Electrical and Electronic Engineering