Vijayalakshmi Ragupathy

Results-driven HR professional with experience in Talent Acquisition, Headhunting, and Recruitment Operations, currently working as an HR Consultant. Proven ability to manage end-to-end recruitment processes and deliver hiring solutions across diverse industries including Research & Development(R&D), Automotive, Manufacturing, Renewable Energy, Medical Devices, IT Services, Healthcare, and Legal sectors. Skilled in stakeholder management, talent mapping, candidate sourcing, interview coordination, and ATS management.

Adept at managing multiple hiring mandates and closing positions within tight timelines. Passionate about identifying quality talent and contributing to organizational growth through effective hiring strategies.

HR Consultant at People First Consultants (2025-05 – Present)

• Managing end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for Non-IT&IT roles across multiple industries, closed 15+ positions across Automotive, Manufacturing, Renewable Energy, Medical Devices, IT Services, Healthcare, Research & Development (R&D), and Legal sectors. Experienced in partnering with business stakeholders to hire niche engineering and technical talent while ensuring quality and timely delivery.
• Executing headhunting strategies to identify and engage passive candidates, successfully sourced and engaged 200+ passive candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter and X-Ray Search techniques.
• Sourcing through LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri, Shine, FoundIt, Indeed, and X-Ray Search techniques.
• Leveraging AI tools (Grok AI and Perplexity) for talent mapping, market research, and competitive hiring insights.
• Driving interview coordination and stakeholder communication to ensure smooth recruitment processes.
• Handling offer negotiation and onboarding while maintaining a positive candidate experience.
• Managing candidate pipelines using Ismart Recruit (ATS) and maintaining recruitment data accuracy.
• Conducting market research and workforce mapping to support client hiring strategies and business requirements.
• Building strong client and candidate relationships, contributing to faster closures and improved hiring efficiency.
• Delivering hiring mandates across multiple industries, ensuring timely closures and quality talent pipelines.
• Preparing recruitment reports and hiring insights using Advanced Excel to support decision-making and workforce planning.

HR Generalist at Strategizer Franchise Consulting Services (2025-01 – 2025-04)

• Managed employee lifecycle processes including onboarding, documentation, employee records, and HR operations.
• Coordinated employee engagement initiatives to enhance employee participation and workplace experience.
• Supported workforce planning activities and assisted in resource allocation based on business requirements.
• Assisted in performance management processes, employee tracking, and HR reporting.
• Maintained data and generated reports to improve operational efficiency and decision-making.

HR Manager (Internship) at The Entrepreneurship Network (2024-03 – 2024-09)

• Led and mentored 5 teams, conducted training sessions.
• Tracked performance and resolved team-level challenges.

Technical Trainer at IWIZ Android Robo Pvt Ltd (2022-06 – 2023-04)

• Trained 800+ students in robotics and programming
• Managed performance tracking and reporting in Excel

MBA in Human Resource Management – Pondicherry University (2024)

Bachelor of Computer Applications in Computer Applications – Madras University (2020)

– Prince Shri Venkateshwara Arts & Science College