Vidhya Krishnaraj Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

• As part of the Talent Acquisition team I am responsible for end-to-end recruiting for all new hires at Brighthouse Financial.
• This includes: Collaborating with hiring managers to define the needs on their team & meeting regularly to stay up-to- date on hiring efforts and employee retention
• Conduct phone screens and measure candidates against a specific job profile, recommend candidates to hiring managers for in-person interviews, disposition both external and internal candidates
• Managing interviews from step one all the way through to the offer acceptance
• Onboarding assistance and partnering with HR Business Partners through various stages of recruitment and onboarding
• Building strong relationships and partnerships with the business to manage and coordinate diversity and inclusion initiatives

Morristown, NJ

• Engaged in business development and daily interactions with the client hiring manager to better understand the business and implement process oriented work streams for service delivery.
• Partner with hiring managers on recruitment strategies, HR and staffing sourcers located at both onsite & offshore to establish creative recruitment strategies to identify top-notch performers, industry specific.
• Supported recruiting efforts, submittal process, client relationships, interview scheduling/coaching, and on-boarding.
• Led the Infrastructure line of business for a major Client and was the single point of contact for the client managers and leads.
• Understood and gathered requirements from the Client/Hiring Managers and making strategies for hiring plans accordingly.
• Handled and thrived in a fast paced and challenging environment.

East Brunswick, NJ

• Drove the hiring process in a high-volume/time-sensitive environment, working directly with clients and managing candidates through the process to have them placed on assignments.
• Placed high-end engineering professionals in the area of manufacturing, pharmaceutical, healthcare and information technology industry in contract positions.
• Specialized in placement of scientists, process engineers, electrical/mechanical engineers, validation engineers, quality assurance (QA) / test engineers, technical program/product/project managers, development.
• Effectively recruited candidates through Internet research, internal database, cold calling, referrals, networking, and other strategies.
• Responsible for checking references, negotiating terms and rates for each project, coordinating the interview process, extending offers, and closing candidates.
• Consistently performed well above the required metrics in calls, submittals, interviews and placements.

Edison, NJ

• Roles and Responsibilities---------------------
• Recruit Manufacturing/Pharmaceutical/Healthcare and IT Professionals for major firms like BMS, Pfizer, Alcon and J&J in a time-sensitive environment.
• Attracting the most qualified employees and matching them to the jobs. Responsible for full recruiting cycle: sourcing and screening, selection, offer and negotiation.
• Negotiate wage rates and other terms and conditions of employment with candidates, and gain commitment from candidates for current and future job requirements.
• Process background checks, coordinated drug screenings and expedited preparation and compliance of files for health organization accreditation.
• Directly communicated with the HR team from major firms such as Pfizer, BMS etc.