Samaresh Paul

Results-driven Senior Technical Recruiter with 5+ years of experience in US IT Recruitment, Talent Acquisition, and Full-Cycle Hiring for contract and permanent positions. Skilled in sourcing, screening, interviewing, and closing technical talent across Java, .NET, Cloud, DevOps, QA, and Data Engineering domains. Strong expertise in ATS Management, Boolean Search, LinkedIn Recruiter, stakeholder collaboration, and candidate engagement.

Experienced in W2, C2C, and 1099 hiring models with proven success in reducing hiring timelines and improving recruitment efficiency. Consistently recognized for delivering quality hires and maintaining strong client and candidate relationships.

Technical Recruiter / US IT Recruiter at Cognize Tech Solutions (2024-04 – Present)

Manage end-to-end US IT recruitment for contract and permanent technical positions across multiple technologies. Collaborate with hiring managers and delivery teams to understand technical requirements and staffing priorities.

• Source candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, Dice, Monster, Indeed, referrals, and advanced Boolean search techniques
• Conduct technical screening, behavioural interviews, resume evaluation, and candidate shortlisting.
• Coordinate interview scheduling, onboarding, offer negotiation, and candidate relationship management.
• Maintain ATS records, recruitment reports, and talent pipelines to improve hiring efficiency.
• Successfully hired 28+ IT professionals for contract and full-time roles across multiple domains.
• Reduced average time-to-hire by 30% through strategic sourcing and streamlined screening processes.
• Achieved 90%+ offer acceptance rate through strong negotiation and candidate engagement.
• Improved submission-to-interview ratio by 35% through enhanced resume screening and technical validation.
• Reduced interview drop-offs by 25% through proactive communication and follow-up strategies.

Technical Recruiter at Global Systems LLC (2021-02 – 2024-03)

Handled full-cycle US IT recruitment for internal hiring and client-based staffing requirements. Recruited professionals across Java,.NET, Python, AWS, Azure, DevOps, SAP, Salesforce, and QA technologies.

• Worked closely with delivery managers and business stakeholders to align recruitment strategies with project timelines.
• Performed resume screening, technical validation, candidate shortlisting, and interview coordination.
• Managed onboarding support, candidate engagement, and recruitment lifecycle activities.
• Maintained ATS updates, compliance documentation, recruitment metrics, and hiring reports.
• Successfully filled 80+ technical positions across multiple client projects and staffing requirements.
• Improved submission-to-interview ratio by 40% through enhanced candidate qualification processes.
• Reduced interview drop-offs by 30% through strong communication and relationship management.
• Consistently achieved hiring targets within strict deadlines and urgent staffing requirements.
• Built strong talent pipelines, reducing sourcing turnaround time for recurring technical positions.

Bachelor's Degree – Barasat State University