SYLVIA HALL
650-***-**** (Mobile)
**** *** **** ****. *******, CA 94002
email: *******@*********.***
Career Highlights
. Successfully worked as a Technical/Non-Technical Recruiter
. Demonstrated ability to provide full life cycle recruiting (sourcing,
screening, negotiating, maintaining, reference and educational checks
and closing).
. Negotiated employment contracts and compensation packages
. Actively source resumes using: resume banks, membership organizations,
search engines, home pages and user groups, social and professional
networking databases
. Obtain employment contracts with Start-ups to Fortune 1000 companies
. Submit weekly tracking/status reports
. Recruiting university talent
. Demonstrated ability to partner and maintain client relationships
. Displayed a high level of energy with any project and seek an increase
of responsibility (self motivated and very independent)
. Excellent problem solver, motivator
. Excellent communication skills
. AIRS Training: Xtreme Lab 2008 and Search Lab 2008
. Mini- Certification, Human Resource Management for Non-HR Managers and
Supervisors
Professional Experience
MediaZone Inc.; San Carlos, CA. May 2007-October 2008
Senior Recruiter (Corporate)
. Full life cycle recruiting, which includes but is not limited to
sourcing, screening applicants, negotiating salaries, conducting
references checks and closing the candidate
Job openings recruitment included software engineers, .NET and J2EE,web
developers, flash developer, graphic designers, data producers, manager of
platform and development, manager of strategy and development, online media
Administrators, online media operators, sports marketing manager, affiliate
marketing manager, product market managers, project managers, help desk
support, help desk manager, system administrator, DBA, payroll
administrators, Sharepoint application engineer, QA engineers, QA manager,
office receptionist, executive assistance and interns.
. Responsibilities also included interviewing agencies and contract
negotiations; working one-on-one with managers to ensure the qualified
resumes are screened for each particular position
. Responsible for processing and creating job requisitions, as well as
posting to internal/external job boards; creating job offers to
candidates; maintaining and updating OpenHire (applicant tracking
system)
. Update and maintain weekly and monthly recruiting status reports
. Attended university and job boards Job Fairs
. Organized a companywide "ping pong" tournament
ACCESS/PalmSource, Inc.; Sunnyvale,Ca; May 2006 - March 2007
Contract Sourcer/Recruiter ( Corporate)
. Full life cycle recruiting, which includes but is not limited to
sourcing, screening applicants, negotiating salary, conduct background
and educational verifications and closing the candidates
. Job opening recruitment included source software engineers, account
managers, field application engineers, and technical writers
. Responsibilities also included interviewing candidates, working one-on-
one with managers to ensure the qualified resumes are screened for
each particular position
. Communicated with outside agencies to obtain resumes specifically for
contractual employment as specified by various managers, on occasion
. Assisted in hiring two key management positions (Vice President of
Information Technology and Licensing Attorney), which included working
with an outside company to coordinate interviews with appropriate
members of the executive staff
. Also responsible for processing and creating job requisitions, as well
as posting to internal/external job sites; creating job offers to
candidates; update EEOC requirement in HODIS (applicant tracking
system); working with outside legal counsel on posting company's
employment opportunities on internal and external sites for
immigration reporting purposes; update and maintain weekly requisition
report for distribution; attend weekly and monthly mandatory staffing
meetings and other duties as assigned
. Attended local job boards Job Fairs
Catapult Learning, Emeryville, Ca; 2004-2005
Contract Recruiter (Corporate) A Leading Provider Of Tutorial Services For
San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland, Sacramento And Stockton School Districts.
. Recruited Certified Math And Reading Teachers Using Company In-House
Database, Hot Jobs, Craig's List, Local University Resources; Partner
With Area Manager Of Each District To Fulfill Open Requisitions
. Submitted Weekly Status Reports
Management Recruiters, Menlo Park, Ca; 2003-2004
Account Executive for a well established staffing agency.
. Actively direct recruit for managerial and non-managerial positions;
successfully recruited technical as well as non-technical candidates
in the technology and healthcare and biotechnology industries
throughout United States
. Actively sourced using: search engines, home pages, user groups, job
boards, resume banks, and membership organizations and networking
. Maintained required quotas for market calling from Start-up to
Fortune 1000 companies
. Partnered with the corporate recruiter or directly with hiring
manager to determine the urgency for setting appropriate time tables
to fill open requisitions
. Successfully obtained employment contracts, negotiate employment
contracts and compensation packages
. Set and scheduled interviews on company site or MRI site
. Conduct reference checks and educational checks
. Attended and volunteer monthly for the Stanford and MIT speaker's
bureau on nanotechnology
. Assisted on off-site presentation for business development
Impact Solutions Consultants (Self-Employed); 2002-2003
. Actively Direct Recruit For Technical And Non-Technical Positions
. Successfully Obtained Employment Contracts, Negotiate Contracts And
Compensation Packages
. Set and Scheduled Interviews On Company Site
. Conduct Reference Checks
Management Recruiters, San Mateo, Ca; 1999-2001
Account Executive This MRI Platinum Club office is in the top 2 percent of
a network of 800 offices in the U.S. with tenured recruiters that are
recognized in the MRI Hall of Fame.
. Recruited for managerial and non-managerial positions
. Maintained and exceeded required quotas for market calling from Start-
up to Fortune 1000 companies
. Marketed MPCs (Most Placeable Candidates to appropriate companies and
developed and maintained new contract relationships
. Established working relationships with executive-level management,
hiring personnel and Human Resourcesuman Resources
. Interviewed potential candidates to determine viability of placement
. Negotiated compensation packages for candidates placed
. Partnered with the corporate recruiter or directly with hiring
manager to determine the urgency for setting appropriate timetables
to fill open requisitions
Education/ CertificationTraining:
Undergraduate: University of Cincinnati, Psychology major
Spelman College, Psychology major, University of San Francisco
Graduate: Golden Gate University, San Francisco, CA, M.S. degree in
Telecommunication Management
Mini- Certification, San Francisco State University, Human Resource
Management for Non-HR Managers and Supervisors 2010
AIRS Training: Xtreme Lab 2008 and Search Lab 2008
Landmark Education (self-empowerment courses)