About Cognizant: Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) is a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, dedicated to helping the world's leading companies build stronger businesses. Headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey (U.S.), Cognizant combines a passion for client satisfaction, technology innovation, deep industry and business process expertise, and a global, collaborative workforce that embodies the future of work. Role &Responsibilities: • Working as a Talent Acquisition Recruiter for North America. • Specially dealing needs of IT Infrastructure -Healthcare, Banking & Financial Services, and AVM of several clients. • Good working on Healthcare, Financial, Banking domains etc. • Experience in using Applicant Tracking System, Taleo to source, track and manage candidates. • Demonstrated credibility with business leaders; strong consulting skills, a positive attitude, and demonstrated ability to work in a team environment, as a team leader and member. • Possessed strong analytic skills with ability to create, measure, and scale the right workflow between candidates, hiring managers, and the recruiting team. • Excellent business judgement and time management skills. • Ability to influence leaders or higher management in taking decisions for the organization. • Can work independently on niche critical positions & has good exposure in holding niche skill candidates.

•As a Lead Recruiter, I’m responsible for full life cycle recruitment process, understanding the requirement, sourcing the right candidate, closing the deal and maintaining the relationship with Employers and consultants.•I worked with System Integrators like TCS, Mphasis & Tech Mahindra.•Taken active part of handling 4 recruiters and assisting them in work flow for day to day process.•Professionally handled Contract, Contract to hire & fulltime positions.•Involved in recruitment process, Screen and qualify candidates according to client specifications before the candidate is transitioned to the appropriate Client. This includes reviewing their resume against skill set and experience requirements and coordinating technical assessments & scheduling their interviews.•Job Postings done for various sectors related to IT through Portals both internally and externally.•Maintaining Candidate Tracking Sheet and other relevant data.•Preparation of reports for daily, Weekly, and Monthly in order to mention the status of the Recruitment.•Uploading all inbound resumes in internal CRM tool called CONREP and maintaining the tracking details of respective candidate.•Expertise in Team and client management, IT Staffing, Permanent, Contract Placement.•Reported to Recruitments Manager

•Source, interview, and select applicants for technical positions.•Match applicants to job openings.•Source for future job openings.•List job postings on job boards, social media, corporate career web sites, and other possible channels.•View applications.•Call applicants and perform phone screens.•Have applicants come in for formal interviews.•Instruct applicants on the nature of the job and whom they will be speaking with during the interview.•Facilitate meeting between hiring manager and applicant.•Interview applicants.•Hand out and grade assessments.•Participate in final selection of applicant.•Create portfolio of possible candidates for hiring manager.•Check references.•Perform background checks on applicants and identify potential red flags.

US IT Technical Recruiter AdvanSoft International, 135 E. Algonquin Road, Suite B, Arlington Heights, ILMay2016 – July2017(1 year 2+ Months)About AdvanSoft Solutions: At AdvanSoft we understand that each company is unique in its hiring model and each project differs in its size and scope. We assist our clients in prioritizing issues surrounding project plans in order to clarify the staffing needs. We help enhance your project staffing plans by first understanding your:Major responsibilities that I handle:• Discuss the "core" of the job description, and deliver exceptional IT candidates in a timely Fashion.• Negotiate hourly rates / salaries with candidates / sub-contractors. Conduct preliminary phone interviews and perform reference checks/Technical checks. Screen and format resumes for presentation of the candidates to the clients.• Network and maintain relationships with key candidate communities for short and/or long term opportunities.• Posting and maintaining jobs online.• Posting requirements on Job Portals.• Pre-interview preparation and post-interview follow-up.• Worked on full time, contracting or contract to hire positions.• Specialties Recruiting (working with all "US IT and non-IT Requirements" on all "Tax Terms" i( W2, 1099, C2H and C2C)• Sourcing of candidates through Portals and Social Networking sites like LinkedIn.• Selection of candidates, offers, salary negotiation, interview techniques and closing candidates.