Suma Subramaniam

Objective

Solutions Recruiter for Avanade

Education

Postgraduate Diploma in Management in Human Resource Management (2003 - 2005)
Alliance Business Academy (a nodal center of All India Management Association)

in Computer Science (1999 - 2003)
Bangalore University

Advanced Diploma in Software Engineering (2015 - 2015)
Aptech Computer Education

Experience

Solutions Recruiter (Search Wizards) at Avanade (Jun 2011 - Present)
Recruiting SharePoint & .Net Developers, Leads and Architects at Avanade, (the $1 billion global IT services and solutions joint venture between Microsoft and Accenture). Hiring top caliber, career-aspiring Consultants, Architects, Business Analysts and Project Managers at all levels from mid-career consultants to Sr Management. My group has specific needs for .NET, in most major US cities with specific needs in Northern California, Phoenix, Houston, Seattle, Dallas, and Atlanta. Feel free to connect or refer someone that you know. suma.subramariam@avanade.com

Recruiting Manager/ Account Manager at BeyondSoft Consulting Inc Redmond, WA (Jul 2010 - Jun 2011)
1. Build and train an onsite team of recruiters and sourcers. 2. Responsible for managing the recruiting team both on-shore and off-shore. 3. Managing recruiter metrics along with client capture and fill rate. In addition maintain a high focus on servicing our client base and maintaining customer satisfaction 4. Sub-vendor relationship manager with emphasis on driving sub-vendor candidate submissions, creating leading practice staffing models and maintaining minimum gross margin requirements. 5. Hitting or exceeding team goals of 25+ hires per month. 6. Full life cycle of staffing recruitment working for the High Tech (IT) industry which includes creating job specifications, sourcing candidates, recruiting new staff for contract positions, communicating needs to current candidate pool to generate referrals/leads, prescreening/prequalifying candidates for all levels, discussing salary requirements and negotiating compensation, ensuring proper maintenance of information for weekly reporting matrices in the internal recruitment software database, managing recruiting costs effectively and hiring a diverse mix of candidates.

Technical Recruiter at Longtop International, Bellevue, WA (Feb 2008 - Jun 2010)
1. Full cycle recruiting (source, screen, interview, reference, negotiate, extend offers and close) for Microsoft contract and vendor openings 2. Recruit professionals including Software Design Engineers, SDET, Software Test Engineers, .Net developers, Lab engineers, PMs, Support Analysts etc. on current technologies like C/C++, C#, .Net, SQL in both web and windows environments. 3. Conduct soft skill training for offshore consultants 4. Developed direct sourcing strategies such as cold calling, networking, and Internet research. Source active candidates through cold calling, networking, internet research, job boards, established networks and referrals. 5. Negotiated offers with candidates according to hiring manager's guidelines for 1099, W2 and Corp to Corp with third party vendors. 6. Worked with candidates to fine-tune resumes, discuss the details of the open positions, explain the interview process, and coach as needed to enhance interviewing skills. 7. Facilitated the interview and on-boarding process for candidates.

Personality Development Trainer at Jetking Infotrain Ltd, India (Apr 2005 - Jul 2005)
1. Planning, organizing and conducting Personality Development Sessions for the students of Jetking. 2. Organizing and conducting Mock-interview sessions and preparing prospective candidates for attending corporate interviews 3. Arranging interview sessions for the student with the companies.