Technical Recruiter

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About the Role

Technical Recruiter

• Arcot Group companies –

  Arcitech.ai, AllTalent.com, Haire.ai, ProSchool.ai

  and other internal projects, and
• External client mandates that require

  tech talent and support staff

  .

hands-on, target-driven role

Role Overview

You will:

• Own the

  recruitment lifecycle

  for assigned roles – from intake to joining.
• Focus mainly on

  tech positions

  while also handling

  non-tech/support hiring

  depending on business needs.
• Spend a significant portion of your time on

  proactive sourcing

  via LinkedIn, job portals, and communities, rather than only relying on direct applicants.
• Work closely with the Recruitment Manager and hiring managers to

  close positions within agreed timelines and quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

1. Requirement Understanding & Role Briefing

• Attend detailed

  intake meetings

  with the Recruitment Manager / hiring managers to understand:

1. Tech stack, tools, and frameworks required
2. Must-have vs good-to-have skills
3. Experience range, budget, and location preferences
4. Role context, reporting, and career growth

• Ask clarifying questions where needed and ensure

  screening criteria and search strategy

  are clearly defined before sourcing.

2. Sourcing & Talent Pipeline Building

• Take full ownership of

  active sourcing

  , not just processing applicants from posted jobs.
• Use

  LinkedIn, Indeed, Naukri, and other job portals

  extensively to identify and reach out to relevant candidates.
• Build and continuously refine

  Boolean search strings

  and advanced search filters to narrow down to the right profiles quickly.
• Proactively

  send connection requests, InMails, emails, and job portal messages

  to targeted candidates with tailored outreach, followed by systematic follow-ups.
• Tap into multiple channels beyond job boards:

1. Employee and external referrals
2. GitHub / Stack Overflow and other tech communities
3. WhatsApp/Telegram groups, alumni networks, meetups, and online forums

• Build and maintain

  role-wise talent pools

  for recurring roles such as:

1. Developers (frontend, backend, full-stack, mobile)
2. DevOps / Cloud / SRE
3. Data / AI / ML engineers
4. QA / Automation testers
5. Product and business analysts
6. Support roles (operations, customer success, sales, marketing, etc.)

• Ensure all sourcing activity and candidate touchpoints are

  logged accurately in the ATS / trackers

  .

3. Screening & Assessment

• Conduct initial

  telephonic / video screening

  to evaluate:

1. Technical skills and relevant stack exposure
2. Complexity and relevance of previous projects
3. Communication skills and cultural fit
4. Alignment with compensation, notice period, location, and work setup expectations

• Coordinate

  technical assessments / coding tests / assignments

  as required and follow up for completion.
• Quickly

  calibrate profiles

  with the Recruitment Manager / hiring managers by sharing a first batch of sourced candidates and aligning on what “good” looks like.
• Present shortlisted candidates with

  structured notes

  (skills summary, notice period, CTC, reasons for fit, potential risks).

4. Interview Coordination & Process Management

• Schedule interviews with internal stakeholders and/or clients, sharing clear information with candidates (role, panel, format).
• Ensure interviewers have updated resumes, your screening notes, and any test results in advance.
• Keep candidates informed about timelines, feedback expectations, and next steps.
• Collect and record structured feedback from interviewers; update ATS/trackers promptly.
• Escalate bottlenecks or delays to the Recruitment Manager and propose solutions (parallel pipelines, wider search, adjusted criteria, etc.).

5. Offer Management & Joining

• Support the Recruitment Manager / HR in preparing

  offer details / CTC structures

  .
• Clearly explain offer components to candidates and handle queries around salary structure, benefits, and role expectations.
• Manage

  offer negotiation

  within guidelines and keep candidates engaged until joining (check-ins, documentation support, pre-joining engagement).
• Coordinate with HR operations / onboarding for

  smooth joining

  – documentation, systems access, induction schedules.

6. ATS, Reporting & Documentation

• Maintain

  accurate and up-to-date candidate records

  in the ATS / trackers – including stages, notes, and communication history.
• Track and report your

  sourcing funnel metrics

  , including:

Profiles identified → contacted → responded → screened → shortlisted → interviewed → offered → joined.

• Clearly mark candidates as

  sourced vs applied

  to help measure outbound impact.
• Share weekly updates with the Recruitment Manager on open roles, pipeline health, risks, and suggested corrective actions.

7. Market Intelligence & Continuous Improvement

• Stay updated on

  tech recruitment trends, salary benchmarks, demand-supply patterns, and competitor hiring

  .
• Share market feedback on challenging roles, skill shortages, or unrealistic expectations with the Recruitment Manager for calibration.
• Suggest improvements in JDs, search strategy, interview process, assessments, and candidate engagement based on your daily experience.

Key Skills & Requirements

• Graduate (any discipline); specialization in HR / IT / related fields is an advantage.
• 2–5 years of experience in

  technical recruitment / IT staffing

  , preferably in a tech/startup or staffing / consulting environment.
• Strong comfort with hiring for

  tech roles

  (developers, data, QA, DevOps, product, etc.) and willingness to handle

  non-tech/support roles

  as needed.
• Hands-on experience in

  proactive sourcing

  using:

1. LinkedIn (including advanced search techniques)
2. Major job portals such as

   Indeed, Naukri

   , and others

3. Boolean search

   and keyword strategies

• Good understanding of common

  tech skills and terminology

  (e.g., Java, Python, React, Node, microservices, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, SQL/NoSQL, etc.).
• Structured, process-oriented working style with strong documentation and follow-through.
• Strong communication and candidate engagement skills; ability to build rapport quickly.
• Comfortable working with

  targets, SLAs, and multiple simultaneous open roles

  .
• High ownership, persistence, and ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.so