Manager Sales

Sindy L. Thomas 510-***-**** c

***********@*******.***

http://www.linkedin.com/in/sindythomas

Summary

- 15+ years in Talent Acquisition - Managed & sourced for heavy req.

loads in fast-paced environments

- Managed/Mentored Recruiting Team - Designed strategic staffing

strategies

- Excellent Negotiation skills - Proven ability to build

partnerships with Managers/Execs

- In-House and Agency experience - Linked-In Recruiter Desktop and

Social Networking skills

- Vendor Management - Company start-up, buy-out and

integration experience

Professional Experience:

Sindy Thomas Consulting, Principal 12/2009 to present

. Conducting confidential Strategic Recruiting projects for: Banking,

Biotech, and I.T. clients.

Berkeley Heartlab, Inc., (now Celera), Sr. Recruiter Consultant, Recruiting

Manager 2/2007 to 8/2009 - Employee

. Managed high-volume, full-cycle recruiting and hire process for 3

local sites and US field offices.

. Recruited for contract consultants and temporary requisitions.

. Defined and developed cost-effective sourcing strategies; coached and

counseled Managers; applied a consultative approach to build manager

partnerships. Resolved billing issues

. Liaison, administrator and contract negotiator for agencies and job

board vendors.

. Recruited: Sales Executives and District Managers; Marketing Analysts

and Managers, Laboratory, QA, UI Designers; Scientists, Manager of SW

Development, Software Developers, Software QA Manager; Registered

Nurses & Dieticians and Manufacturing personnel.

. As Recruiting Manager 1/2008-8/2009: Recruited for F/T positions.

Worked with agencies to fill temp and contract positions; Hired and

managed Recruiters; Re-structured the recruiting model; resolved

recruiting and billing issues; and designed a Service Level Agreement.

. Developed a unified hire process during integration period as part of

Integration team.

. Partnered with Lab Managers to pioneer a "Grow your Own" Clinical Lab

Scientist Training Program. Participated in ATS system selection.

. Assessed ATS integration from a recruiting and branding viewpoint.

. Accomplishments: Hired 181 people in 2007 increasing hires by 7% and

decreasing agency hires by 2%. Hired 155 people in 2008 increasing

direct hires by 9%, decreasing agency hires by 8%. Worked with vendors

to add drug screens to their pre-hire requirements to meet BHL hire

requirements. Successfully launched ATS in July 2009. Initiated a

college recruitment program. Monitored the Internal Transfer Process.

CNET Networks, Sr. Recruiter, 9/2005 to 12/2006 -Offsite Consultant

. Developed relationships with managers, defined critical skill sets and

attained manager commitment. Sourced for and managed the full-cycle

recruiting process.

. Consulted managers on interview, selection and hire processes.

Educated managers on updated procedures and practices.

. Recruited: Product Managers; Associate Product Managers; Product

Marketing Managers ;Web Designers; UI Designers; Graphic Designers;

Broadcast Producers; HTML Programmers; Managing Editors; Lead Editors;

Project Managers, Sales Executives, Account Managers, and Customer

Service personnel.

. Accomplishments: Regained hiring manager confidence. Helped to guide

the transition of the recruiting function back to Human Resources.

Closed 2-3 positions on a weekly basis.

E-Loan, Pleasanton, Sr. Recruiter, CA 2/2005-9/2005 -Consultant

. Met with Managers of an E-commerce company to discuss department needs

and define our working agreement.

. Sourced candidates and conducted in-depth pre-qualifying interviews,

evaluated skill levels and test scores.

. Recruited Marketing Analysts; Web Analytics SEO Manager; System

Administrators, and Software Developers.

. Participated in formal feedback sessions and advised the interview

team on candidate selection.

Sindy L. Thomas Page 2-510-***-**** c

. Accomplishments: Gained hiring manager confidence. Filled key

Marketing and IT positions.

KFHP, Inc., Sr. Nurse Recruiter, 9/2001-12/2004 - Employee

. Did high-volume recruiting for Registered Nurses in a busy setting

during a nursing shortage.

. Designed staffing strategies and targeted key colleges to source

candidates. Advocate for more New Grad and Specialty Training Programs

to meet hospital needs. Worked on special projects. Organized

industry job fairs, college and onsite hospital hiring events. Pre-

qualified candidates. Organized hospital job shadowing and student

nursing tours. Prepared a proactive Recruitment Plan for RN's. Ensured

new hires met compliance regulations.

. Accomplishments: Exceeded goals by hiring 144 external/71 internal

nurses for 2002 in an RN shortage. Co-chaired Recruitment Committee

meetings with the Hospital RN Director. Actively participated in the

Recruitment and Retention Committee. Received the Recruiting

Excellence Award for 2002; filled 93% of RN requisitions in 2003; and

reduced supplemental contract staff hires from 12% to 5% in 2004.

Decreased the hospital bed vacancy rate from 7.2% to 4.1% in 4th

quarter of 2004.

Quintus Corporation, (now Avaya), Lead Technical Recruiter, 10/00-12/00

-Consultant

. Recruited for an eCRM Software Company. Developed client

relationships and coordinated recruiting for IT, Engineering,

Marketing and Training Departments. Coached and counseled a Jr.

Recruiter. Created and facilitated outplacement services for down-

sized employees.

. Achievements: Counseled displaced employees and assisted in their job

search efforts, complied Resource Lists of employers, job boards,

resume and interview skills resources. Researched and wrote a report

on online background service companies.

Clorox Corporation, Sr. Technical Recruiter, 4/2000-10/2000 - Consultant

. Defined critical skill sets with clients. Sourced and pre-qualified

candidates. Recruited: Mainframe and Client Server Departments.

Designed and implemented hire strategies for: Programmers; Business

analysts; Web Developers, Web Architects, Data Modelers, Project

Managers; and Manager Positions.

. Coached and counseled managers on interview skills and staffing

trends. Negotiated agency contracts.

. Achievements: Filled several positions open over 6+ months.

Recommended Clorox develop a list of value-ads to use in recruiting.

Gloss.com, Sr. Technical Recruiter, 1/2000-4/2000 -Consultant

. Worked with managers of an E-commerce company to determine needed

skills sets and define budget.

. Used job boards, referrals, and online user groups to source

candidates. Coordinated the complete recruiting cycle, wrote job

descriptions; negotiated salary and made offers.

. Achievements: maintained candidates in a company buy-out where stock

options change and turned full-time employment offers into contract-to-

hire positions.

NSP, Inc. Software Consulting Firm, Sr. Technical Recruiter, 1/1998-1/2000

- Employee

. Implemented a wide range of web resources to locate candidates.

Identified, recruited and qualified contact technical candidates in a

fast-paced setting.

. Developed and maintained business relationships with candidates and

clients. Negotiated salary, checked references and extended offers.

. Accomplishments: The Top Producer from 1999-2000 in placements and

billing revenue.

Education: B.S. Degree, Kinesiology/Physical Education, California State

University, Hayward, CA.

Computer Skills: MS Office Suite, Linked-In Recruiter Desktop; ZoomInfo;

Jigsaw; IVantage, Ceridian, E-Express and several other ATS Systems.

Professional Associations: BRN, BHRN, WCAN

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