Real Estate Insurance

DAVID CHARLES WHITE

*** *. ***** **. #***, Chicago, IL 60606

Phone 312/876-3853 Cell 312/437-2580

e-mail: **********@***.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Versatile and resourceful full cycle recruiter with strong experience in

financial and legal recruiting, able to connect with candidates and

stakeholders across a broad line of financial services. Recruiting

experience from entry-level administrative to C-level executives. Prior

experience in advertising built diverse industry knowledge including

financial, insurance and healthcare. Freelance advertising writing

experience developed excellent communication and presentation skills.

Candidates Skills

. Rapport building to make candidates comfortable while taking a

journalist's approach to discovering the abilities and personality of

candidates.

. Patience in interviewing to draw out individual

. Patience / focus in sourcing candidates / reviewing resumes, including

online research

Client Skills

. Ability to relate to, understand and converse with professionals in a

number of industries, including financial, insurance, legal,

pharmaceutical and consumer products.

o Research prospective clients to find particular business

connections and opportunities to make a more professional

presentation and first impression.

. High-level presentation and persuasion skills developed in a previous

career in advertising.

RECRUITING EXPERIENCE

First Associates Sept. 2005 to Feb.

2010

Recruiter at well-respected 52 year old contingency firm where each

recruiter is responsible for getting his or her own clients and candidates.

Recruited candidates for financial and legal positions.

. Sourced candidates via online ads and online resources including

various social media as well as developed referrals

. Initially sourced candidates for senior recruiters

. Developed client list including law firms, wealth management,

healthcare management, real estate investment

JOB CATEGORIES:

Financial, including Brokerages, Hedge Funds, Banks, Accounting Firms:

Compliance, Operations, Accounting including Managers, Executive

Assistant, Financial Advisors, Registered Brokers, Registered Sales

Assistants, Internal Wholesaler, "Middle Office," Financial

Copywriter, Print Management

Legal:

Legal Secretary, Paralegal for Corporate, Med-Mal Defense, Corporate

Real Estate, I.P.

ADVERTISING EXPERIENCE - Prior Career

Freelance Copywriter 2/2004 - 9/2005

Clients included food, beverages, household consumer products, hardware,

printing services, and financial services including the Chicago Federal

Reserve Bank

DAVID CHARLES WHITE Pg. 2

Discover Financial Service 4/2003 - 2/2004

Copywriter

Wrote credit card promotional material including direct mail letters and

inserts, name generation for new products plus internal communication

materials.

Freelance Copywriter 7/1986 - 4/2003

Note: During this period I worked as an "on-staff" freelance writer at

several agencies. Clients included health insurance, commercial insurance,

pharmaceutical products, food and food service, financial services,

hardware, health & beauty products, printing services, hospitals.

EDUCATION

Beloit College

Beloit, Wisconsin

Studies: Pre-Med

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

Studies: Architecture, Fine Arts

College of Law, Irvine University

Irvine, California (1year)

RELEVANT NON-BUSINESS ACTIVITIES

( Taught advertising writing at local design school.

( Taught, coached and managed Learn-To-Row Program for local, not-for-

profit sports club.

Served on club's board of directors.

( Former board member for Fulton River District Association.

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