William R. Kent
Los Angeles, CA Palo Alto, CA
424-***-**** (H) 562-***-**** (C)
NYC NY
*****@*******.***
OBJECTIVE:
To recruit the best possible talent available and to provide my expertise
throughout the full recruiting lifecycle.
ATTRIBUTES:
. Full lifecycle Recruiting Professional with direct IT experience as
well as Agency and Corporate work
. Onsite Recruiter Experience
. Very outgoing personality with excellent communication skills
. Able to communicate on a technical level with managers and candidates
with a strong focus on customer service
. Excellent written communication skills, experience with position
descriptions, presentations, documentation, word processing,
proposals, business correspondence and marketing materials
. Strong leadership skills with a positive attitude and ability to
motivate team members
. Good multi-tasking skills and able to thrive in a fast paced
environment
. Able to develop creative and alternative solutions to project
roadblocks
. Strong attention to detail, organized, accurate, thorough
. Able to work independently or in a team environment
. Participate fully in contract and/or hiring package negotiation
. Proficient with Microsoft Office suite, Google / Boolean Search
techniques,
. Exposure to Taleo
EXPERIENCE:
Aztech Custom Solutions Inc Principal Consultant
2001-2009
Clients under Aztech Umbrella:
Countrywide Financial
Apr 2006 - Sept 2008
Sr. Recruiting Consultant
. Aztech was contracted with Countrywide as a contingency Recruiting
Agency
. Reported directly to Hiring Managers
. Filled 24 High level SVP, 1st VP, VP and AVP Positions
. Handled both the Account Management and 100% of the recruiting for
these unique positions
. Only worked on requisitions that internal recruiters weren't able to
fill
. Filled 80% of the Online Marketing and Paid Search Dept where their
spend was up to 30 Million/yr
. Only 1 of 3 out of 500 Recruiting Agencies that was approved by Bank
of America after the purchase
Monarch Solutions
Jan 2005 - Aug 2008
(Aztech partnered with this Atlanta based firm)
Sr. Technical Recruiter (Contract)
. Analyzing Technical Staffing requirements of clients: Sun
Microsystems, AT&T, T- Mobile, Bell South, Radiant Systems US
Government and many more.
. ONE Year On-site contract at Sun Microsystems 15 Hires/mo quota
. Recruited for Database Developers, Quality Assurance Engineers,
Software Developers (C#, .NET, JAVA, PM, Sys Admin, SQL Server 2005)
. Supported including but not limited to scheduling, screening and
prepping
. Fast paced Hi-Tech turnaround find candidate within 2 hours to be
hired in 1 week
. Reviewed and revised processing of the corporate recruitment process
. Handled all back end support of administrative and recruitment cycle
Federated Dept Stores
Jun 2003 - Jan 2006
Sr. Technical Recruiter (Contract)
. The FACS Group (A division of Federated)
. IT Recruiter for Software Development, DBA's, C#, .Net, network
security
. Responsible for writing job descriptions
. Provide a comprehensive search strategy, including initial assessment,
candidate sourcing, in-depth interviews, reference/background checks,
salary negotiations, resignation assistance, and placement follow-up
. Experience with H-1 hires
DMRS
Feb 2001 - May 2003
Lead Technical Recruiter
. Primarily focused on the newer web-enabling technologies, i.e. Web
Design, ActiveX, ASP, COM/DCOM, JAVA, HTML, Applications, VB/SQL and
various types of DBAs as well as Systems Administrators
. Managed a team of 6 Recruiters both Contract and Permanent Placement
. Technology and Telecommunications
Technology Staffing Resources
Jan 1999 - Jan 2001
Technical and Sales Recruiter
. Posting open requirements, identifying candidates, coordinating
interviews, negotiating/ extending offers with both candidates and
hiring managers
. Contingency and Retained Searches
. Recruited for Engineering Directors, Systems Administrators, Network
Administrators, Programmers (JAVA, .Net, VB, ASP, C++, C#, etc),
Systems Programmers, Business Systems Analysts, Data Architect
EDUCATION:
The Choate School
University of Denver
Cornell University