Amit Sourcer

• Developing strong relationship with Hiring Managers across the organization to understand their business needs, position requirements and developing recruitment strategy for open positions.
• Managing complete recruitment life cycle for Hostopia in Canada (Toronto, Mississauga, New Brunswick), US (Los Angeles, Florida, Kansas City), UK & Eastern Europe.
• Recruiting for various departments including R&D Group, Marketing Group, Professional Services, Product Development Group & SEO / SEM Group.
• Proactively utilizing a variety of recruitment resources and tools, including research activities, networking and social media sites (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Boolean String Searches)
• Joined associations and events to attract Cloud computing Professionals (SaaS, IaaS) within Toronto Market place.
• Single handedly recruited talent without the use of Job Boards and relying on own Network and Social Media sites to attract talent using tools such as Name sourcing, Headhunting / Direct hire.
• Coached and mentored Hiring Manager’s on Interviewing Techniques.
• Currently creating a list of Cloud Computing professionals for Hostopia for future hiring needs.
Accomplishments
• Source of Hire: LinkedIn (43.27%), JigSaw (21.3%), Twitter (16%), Facebook (7.8%), Network (11.63%)
• Industry: Internet Services | Cloud Computing.
• Sourcing Techniques: LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, JigSaw, JobVite, Google String Searches, X-Ray Searches, Meta Searches and Flip Searches

• Was brought in on a part time basis to provide immediate resolution to their hiring needs.
• As a Sourcer, main responsibility was to source talent in Toronto & Virginia.
• Identified talents in the areas of Sales, Product Marketing Managers, mid-level IT Engineers / Developers, Senior Managers and Director level sourcing.
Accomplishments
• Source of Hire: LinkedIn (81.7%), Twitter (8.3%), Facebook (4.8%), Network (5.2%)
• Industry: SaaS | Marketing Automation | Technology
• Sourcing Techniques: LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Google String Searches, X-Ray Searches, Meta searches, iMacros

• Leading the recruitment Process and consistently demonstrating exceptional communication with Hiring Managers, Candidates and the Recruitment Team.
• Created and executed a robust recruitment strategy for each position in order to attract qualified candidates through various different social media sites including Facebook, Twitter, Jigsaw, LinkedIn and Boolean String Searches.
• Researched and proposed social networking platforms for the implementation of a recruiting social network for present and potential employees.
• Identifying and networking with passive candidates through the use of social media, networking websites, professional association, industry conferences & University Alumni program.
• Partnering with Recruiters and hiring Managers / Senior Executives to generate ideas, leverage resources and share information that facilitates an effective search process according to Client group timelines.
• Execute active and proactive Internet Sourcing – utilizing cutting edge online tools, user groups & internet forums.
• Successfully coached senior executives throughout the Recruitment Process.
• Collaborated with stakeholders to identify opportunities for process improvement, strategic improvement and / or improved measure of success.
• Facilitated entire Recruitment Life Cycle for Winners Corporate office: Systems, Planning & Allocation, Merchandising, Logistics, Finance and Distribution Centre.
• Provided Training to In-house Recruiters on using Social Media as Recruiting Tools.
• Implemented Social Media Recruitment Strategy for Winners Corporate Office

• Was brought in to assist on a huge initiative for KPMG’s Global Resourcing Centre (GRC).
• Responsibilities included – sourcing talents from Canada and Internationally.
• Targeted KPMG’s Competitors on a Global Level to generate talent leads.
• Source of Hire (100% used LinkedIn and Twitter to generate Talent Lead Globally)

• Responsible for complete Recruitment Life Cycle for the MIS Project with Long Term Home Care (LTHC) and Community Mental Health & Addiction (CMH&A)
• Supported Senior Program Manager and 4 Project Managers.
• Generated a list of IT Healthcare Consultants through creative sourcing techniques.
• Facilitated entire Recruitment Life Cycle: Gathered Requirements for Job Description, Sourced candidates through various innovative methods, pre-screened qualified applicants through thorough Telephone Screening, Prepared candidates for Face-to-face interviews along with the Hiring Manager, Completed Reference Checks and offer Management.
• Additional Responsibilities: Was selected by the committee as one of the Evaluators for the upcoming VOR.• Technical Recruiting for various positions including: Project Managers, Business / Systems Analyst, ERP SME (SAP, PeopleSoft, Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle), Database Administrators, Implementation Analyst, QAs, Financial System Experts and HRIS Implementation Consultants, OHRS, MIS, Standards, HL7, SNOMED, ICD 9, ICD 10

• Point of contact for all Project Related resourcing, including - Employee Relations, Project assignments, Coaching, career Development, performance Management, Project Resourcing and Recruiting
• Managed resources in multiple groups within Capgemini Canada - Project & Consulting Group which includes Consulting Services (Business Transformation, Financial Transformation & Supply Chain practice), Technology Services (ERP Practice – SAP, Oracle, JDE (JD Edwards), System Integration & Architecture Practice). In addition was responsible was Energy, Utilities, Retail, Manufacturing and Distribution executives for all of Canada.
• Built strong relationship with Managers, Senior Managers, Principals and Vice President on Recruitment and Resourcing strategies.
• Supporting 2 Principals and 2 VPs.
• Implemented a weekly Resourcing Meeting with leadership for discussion and decision on upcoming initiatives.
• Full life Cycle Recruitment Management for Permanent and Contract staff for all of Canada
• Responsible for conducting Orientation with full time permanent staff.
• Re-introduced Resourcing Analytics report which shows snapshot of company utilization along with Forecasted utilization for next 8 weeks.
• Conduct frequent discussions with employees on the following subjects: performance, aspiration and career development, training, total compensation, project assignments.
• Produced and implement Recruitment Metrics that provides data on Time to hire and cost per hire. Have also introduced Quality per hire which is currently in testing stage.
• Collaborated with Senior Management, Business development and Service Line Leaders to ensure recruitment processes developed implemented and delivered within established timeline.
• Developed and delivered strategic resource plans for projects that were at bidding stage

• Responsible for all Recruitment & Resourcing efforts for Microsoft Practice Centre, Java Practice Centre & Enterprise Data Management Service (Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing ).
• Developed recruitment practice and processes.
• Acted as the central point of contact for resource needs, responsible for project resource management, coordination, analysis, and status tracking activities.
• Developed & Implemented Recruitment Metrics Reports that included (Cost-per-Hire & Time-to-hire)
• Monitored utilization reports for inconsistency and investigate as necessary. Periodically review the personnel roster. Develop and prepare area-wide reports relating to utilization, time reporting, forecasting and related matters.
• Recommended solutions to resourcing issues affecting project delivery timelines and costs.
Accomplishments
• Reduced cost-per-hire by 85% in three months
• Reduced Time-to-hire from 33 days to 25 days

• Responsible for all recruitment efforts for Global SAP COE Practice, SI&C (System Integration & Consulting), CSB (CGI Services to Bell Canada) and B&I (Banking & Investment) Business Units including Investment Financial Service & Portfolio Management Service Division.
• Support 7 Vice President, 15 Directors and 22 Managers in multiple locations.
• Currently recruiting for SAP Consultants all across US, Canada and Latin America.
• Within SI&C Business unit have been responsible recruiting for our Java/J2EE practice Centre, .Net Practice Centre, Public Sector Consulting, Health Care Consulting & Business Development Executive.
• Single handedly managed recruiting for CGI’s SAP, PeopleSoft and Siebel Practice Center.
Accomplishments
• Achieved the lowest cost per hire of all Recruiters across Canada
• Achieved 8.8/10 client satisfaction rating.
• Delivered 95% closing ratio for F2005
• Filled 115 positions single handedly for F2005