Niharika Rathaur

Over 11 years of comprehensive recruitment experience across IT/Software, Finance, FinTech, Telecom, Logistics/Transport, Healthcare, Energy, Manufacturing, and other sectors, consistently delivering on a diverse range of roles. Successfully partnered with globally recognised organisations including AT&T, Cisco, Dell, Microsoft, Google, and Comcast, providing high-quality talent acquisition solutions across multiple regions. Conducted thorough candidate assessments, including screening interviews, technical evaluations, and full lifecycle recruitment processes.

Applied a wide range of sourcing strategies, leveraging online platforms, professional networks, employee referrals, and internal databases to attract and engage top talent. Managed end-to-end recruitment activities, including reference and background checks, interview coordination, offer negotiation, and onboarding through to successful placement. Demonstrated strong expertise in recruitment methodologies, including vendor management, job boards, database searching, and referral programmes.

Experienced in working with diverse candidate pools, including individuals with varying employment types and visa statuses. Mentored and guided junior recruiters, implementing best practices and improving overall team performance and efficiency. Coordinated daily recruitment operations, including CV submissions, interview scheduling, offer management, and maintaining accurate tracking systems.

Managed multiple hiring models, including permanent, contract, and contract-to-hire engagements. Drafted and published job advertisements across company websites and leading job boards to attract qualified candidates.

Senior Delivery Consultant - RT Consultants - Bristol, United Kingdom

(2023-05)

• Understand and analyse client requirements and expectations.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients to ensure a clear understanding of their staffing needs.
• Regular meetings and communication with clients to provide updates on the recruitment process.
• Utilise various sourcing methods, such as job boards, social media, and networking, to identify potential candidates.
• Conduct initial candidate screenings to assess their qualifications and match them with client requirements.
• Maintain a candidate pipeline for current and future recruitment needs.
• Create compelling and accurate job descriptions to attract suitable candidates.
• Post job openings on relevant job boards, social media platforms, and other channels.
• Develop and implement effective recruitment advertising strategies.
• Schedule and coordinate interviews between clients and candidates.
• Provide guidance and preparation to candidates before interviews.
• Gather feedback from both clients and candidates after interviews.
• Facilitate salary and benefit negotiations between clients and candidates.
• Provide regular reports to clients on the progress of recruitment activities.
• Identify areas for improvement in the recruitment process and suggest enhancements.
• Stay updated on the latest tools and technologies to improve recruitment efficiency.
• Collaborate with other team members, such as recruiters, coordinators, and managers, to ensure a cohesive and efficient recruitment process.

Technical Recruiter - ManpowerGroup/Experis India - Remote

(2021-08 - 2022-12)

• Extensive experience in recruiting methodology: sourcing, attracting, screening, interviewing, maintaining, reference checking, term/condition and compensation negotiations, and completing employee onboarding.
• Involved in the complete End-to-end life-cycle of the recruitment process, i.e., identifying suitable candidates quickly for client submission, screening candidates, negotiating rates/salary and benefits, coordinating interviews, and completing relevant documentation or paperwork after a hire.
• Experienced in sourcing candidates using advanced internet sourcing strategies on job boards, company websites, LinkedIn, and search engines.
• Actively involved in recruitment by preparing job descriptions, posting ads, and managing the hiring process.
• Creates and updates compensation strategy through market analysis.
• Recruiting methods such as x-ray search, google site search, blog search, and social media platform search.
• Prospective candidates are qualified by screening background information, reference checks, and resumes.
• Negotiate annual salaries and discuss bonuses and benefits as per the client norm.

Senior Recruiter - Charter Global Inc. - Pune, MH

(2019-04 - 2021-08)

• Sourced, screened and presented qualified candidates to Hiring Managers.
• Conducted recruiter interviews and evaluated candidate responses; those qualified were submitted to the hiring managers.
• Created job descriptions and posted on the applicant tracking system (ATS), Dice, Monster, CareerBuilder.
• Created job descriptions and researched job requirements to create appropriate qualification questions.
• Dealing with consultants on H1B, GC, Citizen, etc. Negotiating the rates on Contract, Contract to hire basis.
• Successfully handling full recruitment cycle independently including resource requirement gathering, sourcing, initial screening, short listing, pre and post interview follow-ups, reference checks, preparing offers, negotiation and closures.
• Responsible for Sourcing potential candidates through job boards, internet, networking, staffing companies and employee referrals.
• Working extensively on C2C/C2H/Full Time requisitions. Strong knowledge on Tax Terms - W2/C2C.
• Work closely with and seamlessly coordinated between Account Manager, Client, staffing companies and prospective candidates.
• Exercise full authority to decide salary package & benefits/Rate (as per company guidelines), share the same with the candidate and close the offer. Made necessary recommendations to the Account Manager and candidate/staffing company to ensure win-win closure.
• Ensure availability of back up resources in the event of candidate back-outs for key positions or any emergencies.
• Participate in weekly review meetings focusing on troubleshooting difficult positions.
• Screen, cold-call and qualify candidates utilising position specific matrix, prepare and format resumes for presentation to clients, submitting top candidates (within 24-48 hours of original job posting on DICE and MONSTER), prep candidates for client interviews and negotiate offers.
• Proficiency in Boolean Search String. Working extensively with MS Office tools like Word, Excel and Outlook.

Staffing Specialist - Randstad - RiseSmart India Ltd. - Pune, MH

(2018-12 - 2019-03)

RiseSmart, an independent subsidiary of Randstad Corporation, is a dynamic, fast-paced HR Technology company located in the Silicon Valley which provides Next-Gen Outplacement solutions. The company leverages a semantic job search technology platform, proven methodologies, and one-on-one support to help employers with their workforce strategy, and displaced employees with their career strategy.

• Provide outplacement services to various IT, Retail, Health-care and Engineering Fortune 500 companies in the US, UK, India, Canada and Australia.
• Working on the company's exclusive portal to tap appropriate opportunities for clients.
• Implement various sourcing techniques and advanced passive tools to cater to the client's needs.
• Source jobs via job boards, web crawlers, search engines, social networking tools etc. to ensure 100% client satisfaction.
• Responsible for screening jobs to ensure client's qualifications meet open positions and sending it across to the clients.
• Ability to identify client needs on every requirement with quick response time.
• Build Rapport with Transition Coaches offshore to understand client needs and map appropriate jobs. Guide and support trainee JCR's work and finish it from my end.

Senior Technical Recruiter - iPlace USA - Pune, MH

(2015-04 - 2018-11)

• As an International Recruiter, I conduct in-depth technical and non-technical interviews for positions from startups to Fortune 500 corporations nationwide.
• Work on job orders from startups to Fortune 500 companies.
• Source candidates using Internet-based sourcing techniques: job boards, web crawlers, search engines, social networking tools, university alumni sites, blogs, local organisations websites, discussion groups, and public and proprietary resume databases.
• Full lifecycle recruiting including conducting professional assessment and verification for skills, experience, availability, compensation, willingness to travel/relocate and overall suitability for the position.
• Work with local and national technical consultants to identify contract, contract-to-permanent and permanent positions in the areas of IT, Business Applications, Telecommunications and Engineering.
• Network with local User Groups, Technical Schools and Technology Evangelists to grow and enhance the technical personnel community.
• Source potential candidates by utilising database, referrals, User Groups, job boards and advertising.
• Maintain a "best in class" screening process by preparing all candidates for face-to-face interviews, conducting reference checks and administering technical tests.
• Maintain strong relationships with technical personnel through consistent communication, honesty and loyalty.
• Mentored, trained, motivated and led a team of recruiters.