Quality Assurance Project

Jeffrey R. Smith

Objective:

To obtain a role as a Sr. Recruiter/Project Analyst within a forward thinking, progressive, profitable

company, where I can utilize my extensive professional experience in full life cycle recruitment,

human resources, client interaction, and analysis to the benefit of the organization. I want the

opportunity to work with intelligent people solving problems in a collaborative, open fashion. To

find a workplace I can call “a home away from home.”

Summary of Skills:

5+ years of full life cycle recruitment experience working primarily on IT roles including Sr. level

Java, Ruby, and C# application development consultants, Sr. level Business Analysts, Project

Managers, Data Modeling, Business Intelligence, Asst. Controllers, Financial Analysts,

IT/Network Support, and Quality Assurance Analysts.

Excels at finding and bringing in diverse talent to my employers.

College recruitment and career fair experience. Knowledge in researching and attending

collegiate fairs and selecting qualified entry level candidates for specific roles.

Highly experienced in all levels of negotiations including, but not limited to, salary, relocation,

benefits, vacation time, and bonuses.

Extremely proficient in job board searching using the Boolean method, as well as strategic

sourcing using google.com, linkedin.com, and targeted head hunting.

Experience:

Synectics, Inc. Chicago, IL February 2009 –February 2010

Responsibilities:

Currently serving as a dedicated, tier 1 recruiter to established US clients.

To date, have secured over 55+ candidate interviews, and closed 11 successful hires

(including salary negotiations, expenses, benefits, and schedules.)

Became a go to recruiter in the area of specific VMS recruiting nuances, as well as candidate

search techniques.

Classified Ventures, Chicago IL August 2008 – November 2008

Contract IT Recruiter

Responsibilities:

2.5 month contract assignment to assist in staffing IT initiatives within both Cars.com and

Apartments.com verticals.

Successfully placed 6 IT professionals in a 2.5 month period, starting with a brand new pipeline.

Performed full life cycle recruitment including sourcing, screening, scheduling with managers,

and candidate negotiations.

ThoughtWorks, Inc., Chicago, IL September 2007 – July 2008

Corporate Technical Recruiter

Responsibilities:

Focused on finding and recruiting experienced application software developers in the C#, Java,

and Ruby language domains, as well as QA Analysts and Project Managers with high end

consulting skills.

Negotiated salary, bonuses, vacation, terms, and immigration issues for all offered candidates.

Overall, brought in 22 professional services hires (at a variety of levels), and 2 internal finance

hires. During that time, had only 3 declined offers for an acceptance rate of 89%.

Led a recruiting initiative in our San Francisco market to identify and recruit fresh talent for new,

and prospective engagements. Successfully hired 7 new sr. level technical professionals over

a span of 2 months, which directly assisted in keeping engagements staffed at full capacity.

Developed long term professional relationships with key ThoughtWorks stakeholders. Worked on

a similar recruiting initiative for our Canadian consulting services in Calgary, AB. Volunteered to

take on full recruiting responsibility for the region. Within one month, had stabilized the pipeline

and had over 15 qualified candidates at different stages in the process.

Glotel, Inc. December 2005 – September 2007

Technical Recruiter

Responsibilities:

Screen resumes and select applicants in accordance with specific technical job orders.

Interview, evaluate, and reference candidates to determine compatibility to orders as well as

current skill level.

Took control of 3 major accounts in Chicago and built a revenue stream of over $4,000/weekly

in 2 months.

Maintain a high number of active consultants. Average number of active consultants at any

given time was 12 14 with weekly margins totaling 8K – 12K weekly.

Served as a dedicated, tier 1 recruiter to 5 of the largest brand name companies in the Chicago

market. Submitted, interviewed, and successfully placed various technical professionals across a

wide array of skill sets including programmers, administrators, DBA’s, project managers, business

analysts, IT security, and support.

Interface and collaborate with client hiring managers to identify needs and wants.

Managed and guided both candidate and manager through all offer stages as well as

recommend salaries in line with current market value.

AppleOne Employment Services July 2004 – December 2005

Staffing Consultant

Responsibilities:

Provided contract staffing services to local Chicago clients.

Served as technical specialist in Chicago branch. Oversaw all technical orders and acted as a

guide to assist team members with technical orders.

Education:

Michigan State University, Political Science 1999 2004

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