Varun Ashtikar Email & Phone Number

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Managing multiple client accounts in the retainer business unit for RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing) and OSR (Outsourced Sourcing and Recruiting) hiring solutions. Also responsible for managing client accounts in the success-based business unit. Hiring focus on pharma and engineering industries. • Review job applications (resumes, cover letters, salary expectations, etc.) submitted by recruiters to identify the ones that qualify against client requirements. • Phone screen candidates and present only qualified candidates to clients. Provide constructive feedback (reason for rejection) to the recruiters after disqualifying a submission. • Develop a strong understanding of the job requisitions provided by clients after analyzing client requirements, identifying technical skills, and contextualizing domain/business needs. • Conduct in-take calls with hiring managers, build recruitment insights for recruiters, create screening questions to qualify or disqualify job applicants. • Optimize job descriptions and distribute it to delivery teams. • Improve the quality of submissions by reframing summaries, highlighting the must-have and nice-to-have skills, as well as their key competencies and achievements. • Educating recruiters via phone, email, and webinars on industry best practices, passive sourcing skills, as well as help, develop and polish their recruitment efficiencies and overall competency. • Participate and lead client calls, get timely feedback from clients about candidates submitted, provide clients with analytics and reporting. • Manage client relationships at all levels, including growth through farming activities, and client referrals.

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Managing multiple client accounts in the retainer business unit for RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing) and OSR (Outsourced Sourcing and Recruiting) hiring solutions. Also responsible for managing client accounts in the success-based business unit. Hiring focus on pharma and engineering industries. • Review job applications (resumes, cover letters, salary expectations, etc.) submitted by recruiters to identify the ones that qualify against client requirements. • Phone screen candidates and present only qualified candidates to clients. Provide constructive feedback (reason for rejection) to the recruiters after disqualifying a submission. • Develop a strong understanding of the job requisitions provided by clients after analyzing client requirements, identifying technical skills, and contextualizing domain/business needs. • Conduct in-take calls with hiring managers, build recruitment insights for recruiters, create screening questions to qualify or disqualify job applicants. • Optimize job descriptions and distribute it to delivery teams. • Improve the quality of submissions by reframing summaries, highlighting the must-have and nice-to-have skills, as well as their key competencies and achievements. • Educating recruiters via phone, email, and webinars on industry best practices, passive sourcing skills, as well as help, develop and polish their recruitment efficiencies and overall competency. • Participate and lead client calls, get timely feedback from clients about candidates submitted, provide clients with analytics and reporting. • Manage client relationships at all levels, including growth through farming activities, and client referrals.

Iselin, New Jersey, United States

• Handling a team of team leads and recruiters by helping them in requirement understanding, working closely with them to support their needs.• Responsible for Relationship Management / Account Management of various clients at ApTask.• Communicate with clients to get a clear view on their hiring needs and typically manage the flow of candidates through the recruitment process.• Assign and explain the requirements to the recruiting team lead and recruiters for a better result.• Review and identify prospective candidates.• Follow-up with the clients on a daily/weekly & Monthly basis for the candidates presented to the client by sending them a collated tracker.• Ensure that there is timely delivery on the critical requirements by presenting quality candidates.• Serve as the primary point of contact for multiple clients and ensure that client satisfaction levels are met and are consistent.• Taking care of recruitment drives performed by the clients and ensure the candidate deliveries.• Manage and ensure professional development of team members, update them with their performance updates.• Have 1:1 discussion with every team member on a timely basis and share their current performance activity level and set their weekly / monthly goals.• Develop effective processes for tracking and monitoring recruiting team and individual’s performance.

Iselin, Nj

• Provided primary support to clients on their daily priorities.• Being touch point for recruiters for any challenges they are facing in the recruitment process.• Took care of the second closing for the candidates which are being closed by the recruiters.• Taking the Interview schedules from the recruiting / account manager and scheduling candidate Interviews.• Assist the entire recruitment process, from initial contact through offer.• Initiating and following up with the back office for the on-boarding and BGV Status of shortlisted candidates.• Sending a weekly and monthly tracking reports to the client asking for the next steps / feedback on the submitted candidates.• Trained and mentored the new Joines in the team.

Edison, Nj

• Source candidates using Internet-based sourcing techniques: job boards, web crawlers, search engines, social networking tools, university alumni sites, blogs, local organizations websites, discussion groups, and public and proprietary resume databases.• Full lifecycle recruiting experience - understanding the job order, sourcing and qualifying the right candidates, handling negotiations, and closing deals.• Work directly with client account managers and hiring managers in determining hiring needs, interviewing process and offer negotiations.• Conduct professional assessment and verification for skills, experience, availability, compensation, willingness to travel/relocate and overall suitability for the position.• Prepare submission documents for each shortlisted candidate and schedule interviews.• Communicate with candidates throughout the hiring process.• Creating and Maintaining strong Database of candidates across all verticals and domains.• Maintain daily and weekly client reports.• Interact with candidates on billing to check project status and reusability.

Edison, Nj

• Responsible for the full life cycle IT and Non – IT Recruitment• Managing the full life cycle recruiting process from qualifying requirements, initiation to sourcing, performing credit inquiries, reference checks, negotiating contracts and agreements and price quotes, ensuring accuracy in employment sign up –Benefits, Application.• Sourcing candidates using various job portals, internal databases, headhunting, postings, mass-mail, walk-ins, and referrals. (Overall Channel mix)• Scheduling Personal & Telephonic interviews for candidates• Handling complete IT Recruitment Life Cycle – Sourcing, Short-listing Profiles, Candidates Tracking, Follow-ups, On boarding• Direct Interaction at the VP level of the Organizations• Searching profile from Portals• Speaking to prospective candidates & explaining the desired profile• Salary Negotiations• Forwarding shortlisted candidates profile to the client• Schedule & arranging the interviews of shortlisted candidate and co-coordinating the same• Feedback from candidate and the Hiring Managers• Formulate & Present the weekly / Monthly / Quarterly reports to the management (For e.g. – Recruitment Analysis, Candidate Tracker, Req. Status Report, Offers Vs Joining, Weekly & Monthly Projections etc.)• Responsible for End to End Cycle of IT Recruitment• Maintaining Up to date records of whole recruitment activities• Responsible for sourcing, screening, selection and generation of candidates for all vacancies received• Screening CVs to qualify ideal profiles on set parameters. Using own discretion to qualify deserving profiles thus justifying the breach of given parameters.

Wanowrie Pune

As an international recruiter, I conduct in-depth technical and non-technical interviews for positions in Fortune 500 high-tech corporations nationwide. Source candidates using various Internet-based sourcing techniques: job boards, web crawlers, search engines, social networking tools, university alumni sites, blogs, local organizations websites, discussion groups, and public and proprietary resume databases.• Full life-cycle recruiting experience - understanding the job order, sourcing the right candidate, handling negotiations, and closing deals.• Conduct professional assessment and verification for skills, experience, availability, compensation requirements and willingness to travel/relocate and overall suitability for the position.• Perform all due-diligence steps including background screening and reference checking to mitigate fulfillment risks.• Work on various technical requirements and conduct primary sourcing and requirement-specific technical screenings. • Sample job orders worked on: JAVA, .NET, C#, PHP, SQL, PL/SQL, PeopleSoft, Cisco, Quality Analysis, Network Engineering, Software Engineering, etc.• Work on non-technical requirements like Project Management, Business Development Management, Technical Writing, Business Analysis, Project Coordination, Process Development, Scientist II, etc.• Thorough knowledge of recruiting process from sourcing to recruiting for different employment statuses like W2, Corp-to-Corp, and for U.S. Citizens, GC, H1B, TN-1, and EAD holders.• Hands-on experience with Applicant Tracking System (ATS) like JOB Diva.• Prepare submittal documents and relevant documents as necessary for each shortlisted candidate and schedule interviews.• Communicate with candidates throughout the hiring process.• Maintain daily and weekly client reports.

Pune Area, India

Managing churn ratio with the given target of 25 % loss and 75% retained and save customers with retention activity implementation.Call evaluation done on the basis of saving the customer and retaining high value customers.Taking over escalation calls for TOP level and VIP customers and retaining them by managing customers expectations within company policies.Ensuring that CUSTOMERS SATISFACTION survey as the first priority for advisors and providing feedback on same stream line.Handling queries for BUSINESS VALUE CUSTOMERS with business group connections and retaining on top priority.Managing RTA (Real Time Adherence) for the team and ensuring to cascade information with WORK FORCE MANAGEMENT.Preparing plans for post pay (contract) customers and prepaid (sim only customer) and ensuring to make it best and suitable as per customers requirement and competitive market with convenient price.Hands on experience on Order Management system and CRM system.Computer literacy Innovative Thinking,Attention to details,Process Oriented Visioning and Strategic Direction Assertiveness,sales,Retention,Customer Service,Recruitment,Member relationship,client relations

Pune Area, India

Salesify, a leading provider of B2B demand generation services, helps our clients create pipeline and accelerate revenue by identifying, profiling, nurturing and connecting with the right decision makers within their targeted customer and prospect accounts. Salesify services include custom, targeted B2B contact lists; account profiling and competitive research; phone-based lead nurturing campaigns; appointment setting; inbound lead generation qualification services; and CRM database cleansing. We deliver high quality, cost effective services and programs, tailored to address each customer’s unique requirements. With over 300 clients, Salesify has a proven track record of helping some of the world’s largest technology companies drive revenue.

Pune Area, India

Pune Area, India

 Handle a team of 25+technical support engineers providing technical support over Chat. To maintain the team scores as set up by the process which includes CSAT, FCR Revenue Per Call. To cater to the agent’s salary, leave, holiday and other HR related issue. To maintain Clients side SLA for the process.Initial configuration of the wired and wireless SOHO routers. Also Specialised in the vast wireless products installation and troubleshooting of the client. Having a good knowledge of the configuration of the VPN and Specialised products like Range Expanders, Access Points, Gaming Adapters, and Print Servers. Also handled escalations for the NHT on the floors.

Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Com.), Business/Commerce, General

H.S.C, Mathematics And Computer Science