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title: "Rakesh Tripathy - Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist in Bengaluru | Tal"
description: "Meet Rakesh Tripathy, All Things Talent-Tech@ SmartQ | based in Bengaluru."
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# Rakesh Tripathy on Tal

## Headline

All Things Talent\-Tech@ SmartQ \|

## About

As a Senior Talent Acquisition at SmartQ, I am responsible for sourcing and developing candidate pipelines for all hiring within Tech, managing the full\-cycle recruiting process, and ensuring a positive and seamless candidate experience\. I have been actively involved in Tech, Product, Design, and Analytics hiring, developing proactive sourcing strategies to engage and nurture the pipeline of passive talents and taking extraordinary steps to approach people from diverse backgrounds\. I have a strong technical background and a keen interest in emerging trends and technologies\. I have also acquired multiple certifications in writing with impact and flair, which help me create amazing experiences for potential candidates and communicate effectively with hiring managers and stakeholders\. I am passionate about building stakeholder value, driving the vision, and achieving critical and strategic goals\. My specialties include technical recruitment, social recruitment, niche skill hiring, building a passive talent pipeline, boolean search, x\-ray search, competitive talent intelligence, research, sourcing, prospecting, and candidate identification\.

## Location

Bengaluru

## Work experience

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist at SmartQ, Mar 2024 \- Present · 2 yrs 8 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Senior Talent Acquisition at Apty, Mar 2023 \- Mar 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo, On\-site, Responsible for sourcing and developing candidates pipeline for all hiring within Tech\. Managing full\-cycle recruiting process ensuring a positive and seamless candidate experience\. Interviewing candidates, update them throughout the process and negotiate compensation\. Brainstorming with hiring managers to assemble powerful hiring strategies for leadership role\.

Talent Acquisition at Apty, Mar 2022 \- Mar 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Technical Recruiter working on recruiting strategy which includes branding, candidate management, diversity sourcing, interview process management etc\. • Actively involved in Tech, Product, Design, and Analytics hiring\. • Developing proactive sourcing strategies to engage and nurture the pipeline of passive talents and taking extraordinary steps to approach people from diverse backgrounds\. • Creating amazing experiences for potential candidates\. • Responsible for the entire life cycle of recruitment at Apty • Vendor Management: Selection of vendors, negotiating rates on engagement & Managing vendors throughout the recruitment life cycle\. • Driving Employee Referral Programs & Offer Candidate Engagement\. • Improving candidate experience throughout the hiring process

Senior Recruitment Specialist at Anzy Careers, Apr 2021 \- Feb 2022 · 11 mos

Associate Recruitment Specialist at Anzy Careers, Nov 2020 \- Apr 2021 · 6 mos

Hr Recruiter at Roljobs Technology Services Pvt Ltd \- Leaders in Social Media Recruitment, Aug 2018 \- Mar 2020 · 1 yr 8 mos, Bengaluru Area, India

## Education

Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Odisha

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