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| AVTAR constitutes a team of competent professionals who also
have specialized educational backgrounds. This gives AVTAR an
edge, as our skills are supplemented by technical expertise
as well. Specialists who focus on recruitment solutions for
specific industry verticals, like FMCG, Banking, Telecom, IT
and Communication, have catalyzed our recruitment processes,
thereby reducing lead time of selection.
The AVTAR team carries a degree of personal involvement in delivering results. We keep constant track of industry verticals, leveraging all tangible information to enable client needs. This serves purpose not just in the overall recruitment process but also enriches client relationships.
The team's expertise across verticals, knowledge of people & cultures and intrinsic networking skills has made AVTAR a preferred HR service provider to over 250 leading corporates in India.
To constantly keep pace with client/industry standards, AVTAR
follows a congruent skill updation process. There is constant
value addition to the knowledge nucleus with training sessions
and certifications in areas of practice. Another key strength
of AVTAR is the in-depth understanding of people, industry,
technology and culture. By a series of one-on-one sessions
with our clients, we arrive at a clear understanding of each
corporate's unique organizational culture. Competency-based
interview methods ensure that each requirement is handled
to the fullest satisfaction of the client and needless to
say, the AVTAR consultant.
This also ensures that our consultants are a highly motivated,
result-oriented group, set on creating records in recruitment
success. To apply to AVTAR as a consultant/associate or to
job as a trainee, click
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| Saundarya Rajesh, CEO of AVTAR Career Creators, has completed her Masters in Management from the Central University, Pondicherry and is a gold medallist in English Literature from the University of Madras. A Chevening Scholar 2005 from the University of Bradford, Saundarya has over 17 years of work experience, which began with her tenure at Citibank in 1990. She has subsequently worked full-time and flexi-time in assignments in teaching, management consulting and counselling, each adding a different dimension to her personaity. She moved into Manpower Consulting, by founding AVTAR Career Creators in 2000 and AVTAR I-WIN (Interim Women manager's Interface Network) in 2005. Her passion for creating more flexi-time career opportunities for women has resulted in pioneering work done by AVTAR in this area. She writes frequently for business dailies on women's careers and is also frequently quoted in relation to data on women's employment in this country. Saundarya has addressed many forums such as the CII, the MMA and several colleges and schools. She is a regular Rotary speaker adding value to lives of young children and students at the many out-reach programs of the Rotary Club. Saundarya also has won the SCOPE Woman Exemplar (2006) award and the Yuvashakthi Entrepreneur of the Year Award (2007).
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| Umasanker Kandaswamy, Chief-Client Services at AVTAR Career Creators holds a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Madras and an AMIE. With 14 years of experience in Recruitment Consulting, Umasanker is a profilic headhunter, with over 800 closures in his career, comprising of top management, senior management and reporting-to-board positions. One of the founder members of AVTAR and also the senior most member in the team, Umasanker has spearheaded large mandate recruitment projects for a variety of industries. Sourcing of any kind comes naturally to Umasanker - he manages IT sourcing with as much of versatility as Non-IT. Every year, Umasanker has as a personal goal, the training in vocational and soft skills of underprivileged children - this forms part of AVTAR's on-going CSR initiatives. His passion for people is equalled only by his passion for music and cricket - Umasanker is a great singer and is a fast bowler.
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| Ms. Lakshmi Radhakrishnan |
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| Lakshmi, Head - Consumer Practice and Interim Careers is a B.Sc.(Comp Sci) and an MCA from the University of Madras. She has over a decade of experience in the Recruitment Industry. Having worked in this industry during its early slog years, Lakshmi was one of the first few professionals to work extensively in Turn-Key recruitment processes. She has anchored several bulk recruitment efforts for industries as varied as Banking, Telecom, FMCG , Shipping ,Insurance and Engineering. Being a founder member of AVTAR, Lakshmi has hired large numbers of professionals for these industries, ranging from 50 - 350 hires, in a single mandate long before the days of BPO mass-hiring. She has a matrix specialization and works on the vertical of Banking and the horizontal of Product & Brand Management. She currently heads AVTAR's BFSI business across Chennai and Bangalore. One more feather to Lakshmi's cap is the fact that she was part of the pioneering team which created India's first Flexi Career service for women, AVTAR I-WIN. Lakshmi is AVTAR's point-person for I-WIN and manages relationships with I-WIN corporates. A passionate Chennaiite, Lakshmi is fun-loving, music-minded, and loves travelling and dancing.
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| Karthik, Head - IT practice, is a B.A, MBA, with over 15 years of work experience. With a strong 8 years of experience in Software Development, Project Management, Business Analysis, Business Development and Account Management, Karthik currently manages IT Recruitment for leading IT , ITES and IT user companies. Karthik's speciality is that he has managed all kinds of IT positions in varied technologies, such as Client server and web applications, ERP applications, Database applications, Infrastructure Management Services, Business Analyst and Domain Consultants. Karthik is equally well-versed in managing junior, middle and senior level positions - he has closed several hundreds of positions for Software Engineers, Project lead / Managers, Program Managers, Delivery Managers, Practice Managers and Vice-Presidents. A great party animal, Karthik is the soul of any get-together. He captains one of AVTAR's cricket teams and loves travelling.
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| Sathish, a founder member of AVTAR is a Post Graduate Diploma in PM & IR and has over 10 years of work experience in HR and Recruitment Consulting. As part of the core team of AVTAR since its inception in December 2000, Sathish has spearheaded several crucial searches in the HR vertical. Currently, Sathish heads recruitment across levels for key clients for positions in Sales & Marketing, Human Resources & Administration, Technical & Engineering function for different Industries. Sathish prides himself on being an athlete, on grounds and off it. With a robust fitness focus, he plays a variety of sport including basketball, cricket and badminton. An expert in current affairs and general knowledge of any kind, Sathish loves reading and spending time with family and friends.
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| Priya, one of the founder members of AVTAR, is a Sociology graduate with over 10 years of work experience. She manages the Finance & Accounts Vertical for AVTAR across industries and is also the Management Representative for AVTAR's ISO compliance activities. Priya has handled junior, middle and senior level positions in Corporate Finance, Commercial, Treasury, Taxation, Transfer Pricing, Management Assurance, Internal Audit, Business Process Re-engineering, Process Mapping and SOX compliance. Priya is an avid reader of both Tamil and English fiction. Her favorite hobby is the translation of English articles, poetry and themes into chaste Tamil - her love for vintage Tamil film music makes her unbeatable in this genre! Priya also holds a Six Sigma Green Belt and is a certified Internal Auditor.
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| Mr. Eswar Balasubramanian |
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| Eswar is a Management Post Graduate in Finance & HR from Anna University, with over 4 years of work experience. With well-honed expertise in industries like Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, KPO's, BPO's and Power & Energy Sectors, Eswar currently manages AVTAR's Bangalore Branch. His speciality is that he has managed a range of Banking & ITES related positions in varied levels and has closed some exclusive assignments for key banking accounts in Business Intelligence - a rare and much sought after skill, consecutively, for the past three years. Eswar is equally well-versed in managing junior, middle and senior level positions - he has placed some critical positions like Head of Anti Money Laundering Operations, Head of Financial Operations, Senior Manager- Retail Credit and Unit Head- CMS Operations. for some of his top notch clients. Eswar plays chess, is a Tablist and loves to sing bajans. His favorite hobby is to spend time with children, offer free coaching classes for the needy and indulge in community service.
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