Michelle Crockett

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Monroe, LA 71201

Lead Corporate Recruiter

Agency Background

College Recruiting

Multiple Applicant Tracking Systems

Federal Sector

OFCCP Compliance Process

IT, Telecom, Construction, Engineering, Healthcare, Legal, Administrative, Business Service Delivery,

Taleo, KENEXA, SAP, Success Factors

Negotiation and closing Skills

Recruiter Training

Solid sourcing skills

Strong oral and written communication skills

Centurylink, Monroe, LA

Talent Acquisition

Lead Technical Telecom/Information Technology Recruiter

April 2012 to Present

Lead Technical Recruiter for the third largest Telecom Company in the United States Currently supporting, Network Engineering, Construction, Business Service Delivery, and Cyber Security. Responsible for between 50 of 100 requisitions, averaging 14 to 20 hires a month. Responsible for full life Cycle OFCCP Corporate Recruiting following CWA Union Contract Compliance. Partnering with Human Resources Business Partner, Sourcing Recruiters, and business unit leaders to develop proactive and pipeline strategic sourcing plans to fit the needs of the business. Work closely with Senior Leadership to develop and deliver quarterly project update using: KENEXA, SAP, EXCEL and PowerPoint. Partner with Labor Leaders to resolve any Union Grievances.

Actively leading sourcing efforts by working closely with the Recruiter Marketing and Branding business leaders to construct sourcing strategies for the ever changing needs of the Business. Partnering with Sourcing Center of Excellence to identify Talent, Sourcing, Methods used are: LinkedIn Recruiter, CareerBuilder, Monster, External Vendors and the Centurylink Center of Excellence Currently using the following recruiting tools: Centurylink Sourcing Group, Dice, KENEXA, CareerBuilder, LinkedIn, and the Centurylink Talent Communities.

Additional duties involve leading and training all new and contract recruiters on process and OFCCP Compliance Process Recruiting and KENEXA. Participation in College job fairs to promoting and supporting the Monroe, LA CenturyLink Internship Program. Participate in Multiple Pilot recruiting projects of recruiting process programs. Partner with Labor Leaders to resolve any Union Grievances. Serve as Project Lead over multiple pop up recruiting projects. Position requires frequent travel.

Contract/ Corporate IT Recruiter

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana

Talent Acquisition

Baton Rouge, LA

Contracted from July 2011- April 2012

Worked as Contract Corporate IT Recruiter on long term contract supporting a Information Technology and a large Enterprise Architecture project. Hired and relocated full time IT professionals. Partnered with Internal Recruiters, HR Business Partners and Business Unit Project Managers to deliver fully qualified Technical Talent. Utilized and help establish OFCCP Hiring Practices and Compliance Practices for Sourcing Recruiters. Major focus was sourcing, selling and closing high end Information Technology Talent needed for Enterprise Data Systems Project.

End result was a savings of over $500,000.00 in recruiting fees by hiring 45 plus IT Professionals over a 9 month period. Preformed consultative order Intakes with all hiring mangers. Developed detailed sourcing plans with Internal Recruiters and individual business units and hired multiple skill sets including but not limited to the following: Application Developers, Project Managers, Data Analytics Professionals, Data Base Engineers, Process Engineers and Project Managers. Established vendors and conducted detailed Vendor Recruiter Guideline. Candidate searches using the following; recruiting tools: Networking in Linked IN, Dice, TALEO and the BCBSLA Website.

Healthcare/Engineering Recruiter

MSI International, Inc.

New Orleans, LA

August 2010 - May 2011

Executive Recruiter, Healthcare, Information Technology and Oil and Gas Engineers. Duties included both business nd recruiting. Partnered with other recruiters to source multiple disciplines of Engineers and Heath Care professionals. All work was hire contingency fee paid. Recruiting focus is IT, Engineering and Healthcare. Established 7 new clients and opened 15 contracts. Sold and Placed 6 full time engineers in various disciplines at a 20% Contingency fee over a 10 month period. Recruiting tools are Recruit Max (MSI Database), CareerBuilder, Craig's list, LinkedIn and Face book.

Federal Sector IT Recruiter

Diamond Data Systems, Inc.-

New Orleans, LA

November 2005 to October 2008

Worked as only Technical Recruiter for New Orleans based information technology firm. Responsible for supporting 5 business development managers. Placed contract IT Professionals in the following industries: private sector, local government, Oil and Gas, and Federal Sector. Played a role growth of the federal sector business by backfilling numerous positions left open due to loss of Lakefront Technology Park by Hurricane Katrina. Worked closely with Federal Security Officer to find and clear candidates for placement on long term Federal Contracts. Sourced candidates, negotiated salaries, closed candidates and followed through up start date. Managed field engineers and reduced contractor fall off by making weekly contractor progress calls. Delivered contractor guidelines and worked closely with FSO during boarding for new Federal Sector Candidates.

Recruited for the following skill sets: PeopleSoft Federal Engineers, C# Developers, JAVA, Share Point Developers, .NET, C#, Oracle, Developers, Systems Engineers, Database Engineers, DBA, Sr. Security Engineers, Project Mangers, and all level of Network Engineers as well as many other information technology skill sets. Recruiting tools used; Diamond Data Website, Monster.com, Dice.com, Craig's List, Linked In, College Job Fairs, and News Paper Ads

Associate Director of Recruiting/Placement Coordinator

Metropolitan Community College

Gretna, LA

June 2004 to September 2005

Associate Director of Recruiting for New Orleans based Community College. Recruited, hired and trained new Admissions Recruiters. Managed and tracked lead flow by compiling detailed weekly activity reports. Assiste Admissions Recruiters in interviewing, enrolling, and tracking students through start of class. Worked with local Job Corp. WIA and LA JOBS One Stop offices to enrolled eligible students. Attended all job fairs and worked closely with Orleans Parish and Jefferson Parish High School Counselors to enroll eligible Tech Prep Students. College offers two Associates Degree programs, including Paralegal and Computer Information Systems and one Administrative Assistant Diploma program. Responsible for enrolling12 students per month. College did not reopen after Hurricane Katrina.

Admissions Recruiter

Remington College

New Orleans, LA

October 2002 to February 2004

Worked as an Admissions Recruiter for a technical college. Duties included the cold calling of students, setting appointments interviewing students and enrollment of students. Tracked students from interview process to the actual start of school. Sold six different twenty four-month associate degree programs. Programs consisted of Electronics Engineering, Computer Graphic Design, Computer Aided Drafting, Business Information Systems, Computer Information Systems, and Computer Network Engineering. Responsible for enrolling 12 students per month.

Senior Recruiting Consultant

Ascent Consulting Group -

New Orleans, LA

May 2002 to September 2002

Senior Recruiting Consultant responsible for recruiting and managing both contract and direct hire Technology Professionals. Recruited personnel with skill level ranging from Entry Level Help Desk, Electrical Engineers, Chemical Engineers, Structural Engineers, Project Mangers, Software Engineers, Technical Writers, and Senior IT Project Architects Methods of recruiting used were: Monster.com, Dice, EZ Access Database, Job Boards, Local User Groups, newspaper, and referrals.

Education:

Southeastern Louisiana University

General Studies

1984 -1985

Delgado Community College

Business Administration

1988 - 1989

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