Dawn Spear
PO Box ****
Portland, OR *****
ab9mvq@r.postjobfree.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Kaiser Permanente
Senior Recruiter (contract)
February 2013 - May 2013
Recruited non-exempt candidates and nursing candidates for a new hospital/
medical
center opening up summer 2013.
Cummins Northwest
Regional Recruiting Manager (contract to end soon)
September 2011- February 2013, May 2013- present
Recruited for Finance, Accounting, Oracle Programmer Analyst, Business
Systems Analyst, Data Analyst, Sales, Marketing, Operations, Service
Supervisors, Service Managers, and Technicians.
Full cycle recruiting.
College relationships and recruiting.
Participated in compensation studies.
Xerox
Lead Recruiter (Project/Contract), March 2011- August 2011
Recruiter,) (Project/Contract), November 2010- March 2011
Responsible for full cycle high volume recruiting of call center candidates
as well as operations, and program managers.
Develop creative recruiting resources to attract qualified professionals.
Vurv, Taleo, and Evolve were used as applicant tracking systems.
Independent Recruiter
Technical Recruiter
January 2008 -November 2010
Recruited for candidates in the technical and creative industries. Examples
recruited for are: Quality Assurance, Tester, C++, C, C#, Java, .NET,
Flash, JavaScript, Ruby on Rails, Linux, HTML, CSS, Oracle, SAP,
PeopleSoft, Database Architects, Support Analysts, Network Administrators,
Database Administrators, Program and Project Managers, Technical Product
Managers.
Used extensive sourcing techniques to find passive candidates and active
job seekers that included social media (Facebook, Blogs, LinkedIn, Internet
job boards), HR backend systems such as Taleo and direct sourcing
techniques via telephone and email.
Using AIRS search techniques to source candidates, extensively sourcing
passive candidates through referrals, networking and Internet searches and
direct sourcing techniques via telephone and email.
Sourced from databases, agency databases, outside databases such as
CareerBuilder and Monster.
Performed extensive Internet searches for opportunities requiring specific,
niche skill-sets.
Novellus
Technical Recruiter (contract)
September 2007- December 2007
Recruited for candidates with the following experience: Manufacturing,
Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Optics, Etch, Sales and
Marketing, Finance, Accounting, and IT.
Responsible for training new recruiters on recruiting techniques and on
using new ATS system (Taleo).
Implemented, and drove sourcing and recruiting strategies.
Filled positions through use of sourcing, advertising, Internet, and
networking.
Recruited manufacturing and mechanical engineers, finance, accounting, and
marketing candidates.
Leupold & Stevens
Technical Recruiter (contract)
August 2007-September 2007
Recruited for manufacturing, import/export, and marketing candidates.
Developed and presented job offers.
Used extensive sourcing techniques to find passive candidates and active
job seekers which included social media (LinkedIn, and Internet job
boards), and direct sourcing techniques via telephone and email.
Intel Corporation
Technical Diversity Recruiter (contract)
April 2007- August 2007
Recruited for Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineers, and Software
Engineers.
Hired to recruit technical diversity candidates and work on diversity
projects.
Used extensive sourcing techniques to find passive candidates and active
job seekers.
Taleo was used as the Applicant Tracking System.
Knowledge Learning Corporation
Lead Technical Recruiter/ Project Manager (contract)
May 2006 - March 2007
Recruited candidates for the IT department : Quality Assurance, Tester,
C++, C, C#, Java, .NET, JavaScript, HTML, Oracle, Database Architects,
Functional and Technical Oracle Analysts, Database Administrators, Support
Analysts, Network Administrators, Program and Project Managers, Technical
Managers and Directors.
Full cycle recruiter hired to recruit and build a new IT department from
the ground up.
Created, implemented, and drove sourcing and recruiting strategies.
Filled positions through use of sourcing, advertising, Internet, and
networking.
Consulted with hiring managers in the evaluation, recommendation, and
selection process of internal and external candidates for key positions
within the company.
Developed and presented job offers, negotiated compensation and relocation
packages.
Coached managers and team members on behavioral interviewing techniques.
Vendor selection, implementation, and management
Standard Insurance
Technical Recruiter (contract)
April 2005 - March 2006
Hired to recruit for IT ramp up and to drive the hiring process at a faster
pace.
Created, implemented, and drove sourcing and recruiting strategies.
Developed and presented job offers, and negotiated compensation and
relocation packages.
Filled positions through use of sourcing, advertising, Internet and
networking.
Coached managers and team members on behavioral interviewing techniques.
Consulted with hiring managers in the evaluation, recommendation, and
selection process of internal and external candidates for key positions
within the company.
iCims was used as the Applicant Tracking System.
Vendor selection, implementation, and management.
Intel
Technical Recruiter (contract)
July 2004 - March 2005
As part of an Internal hiring team, Technical Staffing and Placement
Services (TSPS), managed relationships with Intel Vendors, and negotiated
billing rates.
Ranked as top performing recruiter per customer service feedback rankings.
Facilitated consultant details for contracts start to finish (including H1-
B Visa candidates requirements and approvals).
Worked as a liaison maintaining correspondence and facilitated contractor
hiring for business groups.
Responsible for directing contractor's behavioral and performance related
issues for Intel managers.
Provided the most cost and time effective processes for hiring contract
employees.
Freightliner (Daimler)
Technical Recruiter (contract)
May 2004 - July 2004
Setup, implemented and managed Internship and New Grad program.
Full cycle recruiting.
Implemented sourcing and recruiting strategies.
Developed and presented job offers, and negotiated compensation and
relocation packages.
Recruited for direct hire Mechanical, Hardware, Software, Financial,
Accounting, and Management positions for the Trucking industry.
Filled positions through use of sourcing, advertising,
Internet, job fairs, and networking.
Cascade ROI
Staffing Manager (Direct hire)
Aug 2002 -May 2004
Staffing Manager for an IT project based consulting company.
Created, developed, and implemented all sourcing and recruiting strategies.
Developed and presented job offers and negotiated compensation and
relocation packages.
Filled positions through use of sourcing, advertising, Internet, and
networking.
Developed employee manual.
Vendor selection, implementation, and management.
Xerox
Technical Recruiter (contract)
January 2002 - July 2002
Recruited and sourced for positions in the IT department for an Oracle 11i,
E-Commerce project.
Filled positions through use of extensive sourcing, advertising, job fairs,
databases, Internet, and networking.
Simutech Corporation
Technical Recruiter (contract)
February 2001- January 2002
Hired as first Recruiter for Simutech.
Created, implemented, and managed all sourcing and recruiting strategies.
Responsible for full cycle recruiting.
Developed and presented job offers, and negotiated compensation and
relocation packages.
Recruited for direct hire Hardware, Software and Management positions for
the SoC (System on Chip) industry.
Filled positions through use of sourcing, advertising, Internet, job fairs,
and networking. Special attention given to sourcing for Director
positions.
Pre-IPO start-up company.
Intel Corporation
Technical Recruiter (contract)
January 2000 - February 2001
Recruited direct hire positions for Hardware, Mechanical, and Software
Engineers.
Responsible for recruiting by utilizing Intel's database (Restrac), AIRS
search tools, InfoGIST, Internet databases, job fairs, networking, sourcing
and other search techniques.
Participated in creation, development and implementation of sourcing
strategies and plans.
Selected to work with high profile Engineer group within Intel Architecture
Group.
HTS Group
Recruiting Manager/ Account Manager (direct hire)
1998-2000
Responsible for doubling billings within first year.
Managed and mentored new recruiters.
Recruited and developed business for technical openings.
Nationwide Direct Insurance
Staffing Manager
1997-1998
Recruited direct hire positions for the company's growing IT division.
Hired as region's first Staffing Manager.
Inherited out of control process and highly dissatisfied customers during a
period of extreme demand.
Streamlined staffing processes and procedures, driving hiring process at a
rapid pace.
Hired, trained, and managed new recruiters.
Effectively more than tripled size of IT department, and cut hiring costs
by more than 70%.
Created, implemented, and managed new sourcing and recruiting strategies.
Developed and presented job offers, negotiated compensation and relocation
packages.
Coached managers and team members on behavioral interviewing techniques.
Worked with immigration processing.
EDUCATION:
Iowa State University
B.A., Business Administration, Marketing major
AIRS Search Lab I & II training.