Prachi Bhatnagar

Talent Acquisition professional with 8+ years of experience in end-to-end recruitment across IT, Non-IT, technical, niche hiring.

Talent Acquisition Analyst /Advisor - Pune

(2022-06)

• Experienced in partnering with hiring managers and business stakeholders to conduct intake discussions, understand workforce requirements, define candidate profiles, develop sourcing strategies, and manage recruitment pipelines.
• Skilled in recruitment advisory, talent mapping, market intelligence, candidate assessment,, offer management, Background Verification and onboarding initiation support .
• Adept at using applicant tracking systems, recruitment analytics, AI-enabled platforms, and digital sourcing channels to improve hiring efficiency, pipeline quality, candidate experience, and business outcomes.
• Partner with hiring managers and business stakeholders to understand workforce plans, role requirements, hiring priorities, skill needs, and candidate profiles.
• Lead intake discussions and translate business requirements into targeted recruitment strategies, sourcing plans, and delivery priorities.
• Advise stakeholders on talent availability, skill demand, compensation benchmarks, market conditions, sourcing channels, and recruitment timelines.
• Manage recruitment delivery across requisition intake, sourcing, screening, assessment, interview coordination, selection, offer management, and onboarding support.
• Build and maintain qualified talent pipelines through proactive sourcing, talent mapping, market mapping, and candidate engagement.
• Monitor pipeline health, identify sourcing gaps and hiring risks, and recommend actions to improve time-to-fill, quality of hire, and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Collaborate with recruitment teams, business stakeholders, candidates, and vendors to ensure timely hiring delivery and a consistent candidate experience.
• Maintain accurate requisition, candidate, interview, offer, and hiring data in applicant tracking systems and recruitment platforms.
• Use AI-enabled recruitment platforms and organization-provided hiring portals to support candidate identification, talent assessment, recruitment efficiency, and informed hiring decisions.
• Track recruitment metrics and provide hiring updates, pipeline insights, and operational reports to support workforce and talent acquisition decisions.

Talent Acquisition Specialist - Cognizant Technology Solutions

(2021-01 - 2021-05)

• Managed recruitment delivery for key and high-profile business areas, supporting talent attraction, candidate engagement, and hiring execution.
• Partnered with hiring managers, and business stakeholders to clarify requirements, align recruitment priorities, and provide pipeline updates.
• Coordinated recruitment operations across different stages, including interview scheduling, candidate tracking, stakeholder communications.
• Built and maintained talent pools for current and future hiring requirements.
• Worked with MS Excel, including VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, data analysis, and reporting for recruitment-related activities.

IT Recruiter - Mphasis Limited

(2019-05 - 2019-09)

• Managed multiple stages of end-to-end recruitment based on client workforce requirements and hiring priorities.
• Interpreted technical and Non-IT requirements and developed targeted sourcing approaches using Naukri, Monster, and other job portals.
• Sourced, screened, and assessed candidates while coordinating interviews, salary discussions, offer communication, and recruitment follow-up.
• Coordinated walk-in recruitment drives and supported high-volume hiring delivery.
• Recruited for infrastructure skills including 3PAR, EMC, IBM, SQL Administration, and NetApp.
• Maintained candidate pipelines across multiple open positions and supported timely recruitment delivery.
• Coordinated with clients and candidates to ensure alignment on requirements, interview schedules, selection decisions, and next steps.

HR Recruiter, Technical Consultant - Exertia Consulting

(2017-09 - 2019-03)

• Managed end-to-end recruitment for product-based and service-based clients within domestic staffing.
• Reviewed job descriptions, clarified hiring requirements, and translated business needs into targeted sourcing and candidate engagement strategies.
• Sourced candidates through job portals, recruitment databases, referrals, and other recruitment channels.
• Conducted candidate screening, preliminary assessments, interview scheduling, feedback coordination, and recruitment follow-up.
• Managed candidate communication throughout the recruitment lifecycle to support engagement, transparency, and candidate experience.
• Shared interview feedback and recruitment updates with candidates and relevant stakeholders.
• Led salary discussions, communicated role and organization details, supported offer acceptance, and followed up through joining.
• Recruited for Java, .NET, Full Stack, C++, C#, Pega, Python, SAP, SAP ABAP, E-commerce, and Social Media requirements.
• Supported recruitment requirements for service-based clients including Accenture, Cognizant, Capgemini, and Mindtree.
• Supported product-based recruitment requirements for Pitney Bowes.

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) - Disha College, Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University (2013-06 - 2016-07)