About

Vishnu Kattoor is a seasoned Senior Corporate Recruiter with over 11 years of experience in full-cycle recruiting. He has a proven track record of success in Lateral Hiring, Leadership Hiring, and University/College Hiring. His LinkedIn headline aptly describes his attitude towards recruiting - "You're not just recruiting but sowing the seeds of your reputation." Currently, Vishnu works as a Senior Corporate Recruiter at MathWorks, a company that produces mathematical computing software for engineers, scientists, mathematicians, and researchers. He is responsible for identifying, sourcing, and target-recruiting candidates to meet MathWorks' core needs. He also creates and executes proactive candidate identification strategies, facilitates the interview and hiring process, and provides staffing advice to Hiring Managers. Vishnu works with the Recruiting Management team to develop and implement an effective internal talent mobility program and drives process improvement projects working in tandem with the global recruiting team. He also supports the University/College hiring initiative to develop the EDG program at MathWorks. Vishnu mentors new members of the recruiting team and provides support in additional HR activities, including benefits, onboarding, regulatory compliance, reporting, and data analysis. Before joining MathWorks, Vishnu worked as a Corporate Recruiter at MathWorks India, where he honed his skills in identifying and sourcing top talent. He also worked as a Talent Acquisition Specialist at Convergys, where he was responsible for Lateral hiring for Convergys' Technology Solutions positions. Vishnu performed hiring procedures that were in compliance with Convergys policy as well as country-specific regulatory guidelines. He established and maintained contacts with employment sources, such as temporary agencies, colleges, and trade associations, and reviewed resumes of applicants for professional and managerial positions. Vishnu collaborated with management to fill their recruitment needs and ensured they were apprised of progress towards securing the requested personnel. He interviewed applicants for professional level positions, scheduled qualified candidates to meet with the Hiring Manager, and managed the resume tracking database, ensuring that it was up-to-date and accurate. Vishnu utilized various sourcing methods to attract quality candidates and tracked employment statistics, including cost per hire and source of hire. Vishnu holds a Bachelor's degree in Management from Shri Nehru Maha Vidhyalaya, Bharathiar University, and a Higher Secondary degree in Science from Carmel CMI School, Shoranur. Vishnu's extensive experience and expertise in recruiting make him an asset to any organization.