Manager Sales

LEESA MEINTZER

Cell: 510-***-****

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www.linkedin.com/in/leesameintzer

SUMMARY

Senior Executive Recruiter/Sourcer and Career Coach with 18 years experience in the staffing industry. Specialize in both contract and in

house recruiting within start up and fortune 500 environments. Experienced in recruitment, sourcing, Web 2.0 Social Media strategies,

community and networking events. Industry experience has included Technology, Internet, Retail, Scientific, Consumer Products and

Manufacturing. Ability to quickly identify innovative recruiting strategies/trends, as well as develop partnerships with hiring managers

throughout the recruitment process to make quality hires. Solid background in recruiting for functions across all disciplines.

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Sourcer/Researcher/Interviewer Recruiting Trends Detailed Oriented

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Solid Networker ATS Experience Career Coach

(Taleo/Employment

Engineering)

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Social Media/Web 2.0 Time to Fill Deadlines Training

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CONSULTING ASSIGNMENTS: 2009 Present

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Contract/Sr. Recruiter Sourcer (9/2010 Present)

• Support Computing Sciences (CRD, NERSC), IT, Life Sciences, Physical Biosciences.

• Developing sourcing plan to source for new candidates.

• Developing sourcing/recruitment tools for Recruiters’ toolkit.

• Stay up with latest recruiting technology/sourcing trends by following industry leaders

• Utilize Social Media (Web 2.0) as well as traditional methods of recruitment; cold calls/networking/events.

• Full Cycle Recruiting; meet with managers, negotiate offers, screen and interview candidates.

• Social Media Platforms/Research: FaceBook, Twitter, You Tube, ZoomInfo, LinkedIn, Scibd, Slide Share, Visual CV, Science

Feed, Research Gate and industry Blogs for both recruitment and science specialties.

Executive Recruiters International, LLC

Board Member & Director, Recruitment Strategies (4/2010 4/2011)

• Work closely with President on day to day activities to grow business.

• Review recruiters’ submissions to clients for quality, accuracy and fit.

• Develop Social Media/Web 2.0 sourcing strategies

• Participate in recruiting blogs to stay abreast with current sourcing and recruiting strategies.

• Source candidates for database growth and job orders.

• Preferred souring tools include LinkedIn, FaceBook, Twitter, ZoomInfo, Jigsaw, You Tube, Plaxo and others

Basic American Foods

Part time Contract Recruiter (2/2010 – 4/2010)

• Full Cycle recruiting for Sales Staff for a 2 month project.

• Met with managers on req requirements.

• Interviewed candidates both over phone and face to face interviews; exposed to Top Grading Interview Techniques

• Successfully hired six (6) District Managers for CPG Industry within 2 months.

• Worked closely with the VP of HR during the recruitment process.

411CareerDoctors, Walnut Creek, CA

Co Founder/Career Coach (12/2009 – Present)

• Developed materials and co presenter for Social Media Boot Camp

• 1:1 Client meetings to work on job search strategies using social media

• Develop tools for job seekers

• Guest speaker for Tidbit Tuesday & WIIFM Wednesdays

• Lead virtual social media workshop for college grads

• Work with clients on interview skills through mock interviews

DBM (Drake Beam Morin) Outplacement, PLEASANTON, CA

Career Consultant (3/2009 – 10/2009 (closed)

• Developed and led career transition workshops.

• Led networking groups and forums for clients.

• Taught Social Media through classes and 1:1 instruction.

• Work 1:1 with clients on resumes, job search strategies and overall interview skills.

• Help clients understand emotional ties with layoffs; establish pathway to assist with job transition.

• Contributed to monthly newsletter.

• Attended Social Media For Recruiting Summit at Google Headquarters June 2009

MACY’S WEST – DIVISIONAL OFFICE, San Francisco, CA 2007 – 2009

Director, External Divisional Recruitment (closed divisional office in SF)

• Provided hands on leadership, actively recruiting and sourcing for full time external employees at all levels of the organization,

including HR, Finance, Sales Promotion and Merchant Organization for Divisional Offices external hires.

• Managed Recruiting Manager.

• Reduced external turnover, working closely with HR management to improve screening processes for external hires.

• Increased diversity hires by 26.7%.

• Led monthly status updates briefing Executive Leadership Team and building strategic partnerships with store line external executive

recruiters, sharing candidates, recruiting & sourcing strategies.

• Member of Taleo Implementation Team and rolled out training to our HR Recruiting team.

THE CLOROX COMPANY, Oakland, CA 2005 – 2007

Contract Recruiter – R&D & Corporate Office

• Reduced requisition load from 35+ requisitions to 7 requisitions in just 9 months through fulfillment of positions.

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• Recruited and sourced for full time employees within R&D (Scientific) and Finance.

• Active member of Career Management Team & Community Outreach Groups.

• Trained Recruiting Assistants on advanced sourcing and recruiting efforts.

• Partnered with Executive Leadership Team and VP members of client group organizations on recruiting process.

• Developed recruiting strategies with managers to establish and meet metric driven recruiting.

• Established and built networks for client groups through LinkedIn, Jigsaw, Plaxo and Jobster.

• Regularly engaged in research to stay abreast of recruiting trends, blogs and social networking sites.

• Initiated new recruiting resources for R&D Facility to recruit local and nationwide talent pools.

• Instrumental in researching, test marketing and rolling out new business networking tool; Jobster

SYBASE, INC., Dublin, CA

2001 2005

Senior Recruiter – Corporate Office

• Provided full life cycle recruiting for full time employees within the Finance, IT, HR, Sales, Facilities, Marketing, Public Relations,

Corporate Development.

• (Average Req load 10 25)

• Advised CIO’s during his weekly direct leadership meetings with staff regarding recruiting for IT organization.

• Trained Recruiting Assistant on sourcing and career path to Recruiter.

• Partnered with Hiring Managers to consult and advise on immediate hiring needs.

• Led bi monthly recruiting updates for Executive Leadership Team, providing high level updates of recruiting issues and processes.

• Participated and led speaking engagements at Lee Hecht Harrison and Right Management.

• Key team member on implementation of Employment Engineering/Resume Repository.

• Recipient of Team gold star award for fast track volume hiring for IT.

ASK JEEVES, Emeryville, CA 2000

Recruiter – Corporate Office

• Recruited for full time and temporary employees within recruited for finance, Public Relations, Human Resources, Editors and many

others

(Average Req load 10 15)

Followed all hiring procedures and received awards for outstanding achievement in operational efficiency.

Involved in the RFP (Request for Proposal) process for Contingent agency vendors.

Participated on the implementation of Ask Jeeves “Interviewing Techniques” brown bag lunch session for new managers

on interviewing techniques.

Strong in relationship building and follow through with managers, candidates and outside vendors.

INTERIM FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, (AKA: Spherion) 1999 2000

Staffing Specialist

Sourced and recruited for all accounting/finance positions from entry to Executive level.

Provided training on new recruiting software, EZ Access (Personic).

Built and maintained relationships with various company hiring managers and executives.

Partnered with San Francisco office on Business Develop leads and worked them as a team when short staffed.

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CFOs2GO, Inc., Walnut Creek, CA 1993

1999

Executive Recruiter / Manager, Research Department

Responsible for placement of CFO’s/Controllers for all contract roles.

Trained with Certified Recruiter to develop the permanent placement side of CFOs2GO’s business needs.

Managed Research Assistant.

EDUCATION

• Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill, CA Completed 45 Units (ongoing)

Courses included: Psychology, Sociology, Critical Thinking and Liberal Arts.

• Attended the 1st Social Recruiting Summit held at Google HQ, June 2009

(www.socialrecruitingsummit.com)

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Social Media Platforms:

LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook, ZoomInfo, Jigsaw, Plaxo, Scibd, Flickr, Google and follow blogs of top Social Media and following top

Recruiting Industry Experts such as Arbita and Airs Sourcing methods.

Computer skills:

Taleo, Employment Engineering/Resume Repository, EZ Access (Personic), Smart Recruiters, MS Office 2003/2007 Windows 7

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