1. Deepa K
Technical Recruiter | 206 595 9860 | Bothell WA
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Having begun her career as a Software Engineer in 2005, Deepa is very technical and
relates very well to her Engineering candidates. She has successfully sourced for and hired
for a variety of technical roles including Software developer, Project/Program Manager,
Technical and Functional Architect and Business analyst. She advertises positions, sources
and conducts candidate searches and interviews to find top talent for contract and full-time
positions. She works through full life cycle recruiting including the hiring phase. She
sources candidates using networking, social media, events, sourcing tools and programs
such as employee referrals and professional outreach. Her leadership experience includes
managing and training other recruiters who are both on and offshore. She has educated
internal teams on interviewing techniques and recruiting best practices. She has worked
with Bullhorn and is excited to learn different versions if necessary. Deepa is a clear
communicator with excellent organizational skills and a strong ability to prioritize competing
obligations.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
LinkedIn, Indeed, Monster, Dice,
TechFetch, Beeline, Facebook, GitHub,
StackOverflow
MS Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word,
Power Point)
Knowledge of immigration law
including H1B, H4, L1, L2, TN, E3 visas
ACHEIVEMENTS
Sourced and closed a variety of IT positions for clients including Microsoft, Infosys,
TekSystems, HCL America, F5 Networks, Delta Dental, wizards of the coast, Widenet
consulting, WA State, AT&T, WA State etc.
Some Positions closed:
Infosys: Salesforce Developer / Django Python Developers
WA State: PeopleSoft Techno-Fucntional
Microsoft: .Net developers
Delta Dental: Salesforce developers
Wizards of the coast: Data warehouse Architect
AT&T: Java developers/ Telecom Business Analyst
HCL America: Senior Business Analyst
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Horizon Consulting, Inc., Bothell, WA – various roles Feb 2014 - present
Senior Recruiter Aug 2016 - present
Open positions and bring them to closure by bringing qualified resumes to the table.
Building talent pipelines, qualifying candidates, conducting technical interviews to qualify
the resumes, coordinating interviews, meeting client representatives and managing
offshore and onshore recruiters.
Sourcing Spark, Scala, Hadoop, C# and system engineering candidates with Microsoft
technologies.
Sourcing embedded systems candidates with Python and C++.
IT Recruiter / Sourcer Aug 2014 – Aug 2016
2. Advertised requisitions in various social media web sites and job portals.
Searched candidates using job portals and social media like LinkedIn, Facebook, Dice,
Monster, Indeed, TechFetch, Googlegroups etc.
Reviewed resumes against job requirements, conduct candidate phone screens /
assessments against qualifications and present to the client.
Identified, screened and presented top talent to the client.
Kept regular contact with potential candidates.
Conducted complex searches for hard-to-fill requisitions.
Delivered regular updates and feedback clearly and tactfully.
Evaluated skill level and managed the offer process for in-house hires, including
reference checks, salary recommendations and offer acceptance/declines.
Provided follow-up correspondence to candidates on status via phone and email.
Tirelessly joined new groups to find niche technology candidates.
Organized, planned and prioritized multiple tasks with attention to detail.
Strengthened relationships with clients and partners.
Provided other recruitment support when needed.
Junior Recruiter Feb 2014 – Aug 2014
Scheduled and coordinated interviews.
Prepared screening interview questions and share to the team, conduct pre-screening in
person, on Skype and over phone.
Followed up with candidate on their joining and travel to client site and provide
assistance if needed.
Verified i9 documents.
Managed email inquiries and escalations.
Provided operational support for recruitment process and background checks.
Updated job postings in recruiting systems.
Managed and train offshore recruiters, guide and lead the new hires and the team.
Assisted employees on urgent issues and escalate to top management if necessary.
Brought in new vendor contracts.
Reviewed Master Service Agreement of client/vendor corporations.
Conducted meetings with development team to get updates for the internal projects.
Followed up with clients to confirm that staffing plans and candidate needs are met.
Provided office administration.
IT Trainer Nov 2011 – Jun 2012
ICT Academy of Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, India
Conducted short term courses on specific subjects related to computers to professors
from selected colleges and schools in the area by the Government of India.
Guest Lecturer, Computer Science Jan 2011 – May 2011
Mother Terese Medical College, Pondicherry, India
Gave lectures on computer subjects for students.
Developer – contract May 2010 – Nov 2010
IBM India Pvt., Ltd., Bangalore, India
Gathered requirements from the client, reviewed procedures and functions to aggregate
data.
Tested and debugged the existing code.
Logged errors and took ownership reporting.
Client Interaction & Maintenance.
Environment: Oracle 9i, PL/SQL
3. Software Engineer Jul 2005 – Jan 2009
Mahindra Satyam, Chennai, India
SSO and Federation Implementation – GE Aviation
SSO Implementation– World Bank
Entrust GetAccess SSO Implementation - POC
EDUCATION
Masters of Computer Application 2005
Amrita Institute of Technology (affiliated with Anna University)
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics 2002
Providence Women's College, Calicut - India