CM Cathy Mannis
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SENIOR SOURCER / RECRUITER with 14 years of successes helping corporate
clients attract and retain top caliber talent for their executive,
management, professional and operational teams. Experienced across multiple
verticals and disciplines. Models best practices in all stages of the
recruiting cycle, from initial client contact and placement order
development to candidate sourcing, screening and preparation, offer
negotiation, and post-placement follow up. Respected for polished
relationship building talents, which translates into long-term, trust-based
relationships with executive-level decision-makers, hiring managers and
candidates.
Career Highlights
DIRECTOR, SOURCING SOLUTIONS
SENIOR SOURCING SPECIALIST 2010 - Present
Hire4ce/Arbita
Originally brought in on contract to assist with "purple squirrel" sourcing
engagements, and offered a permanent position as Arbita's first full-time
sourcing hire. Promoted to Director of Sourcing Solutions, with the mandate
to oversee the Contract Sourcing and VSP Pipeline Service portfolios.
. Mentored under industry thought leaders, and honed advanced techniques in
LinkedIn deep search, peer regression analysis and image searches to
source candidates with extremely specialized skills in niche industries
and disciplines, including experts with secret service clearance who are
professionally obligated to keep a low profile.
. Demonstrated an astute ability to gauge candidate fit based on a detailed
intake assessment of client needs, and played an instrumental role in
client retention by finding "perfect-fit" candidates.
"Cathy is one of Arbita's greatest assets. She is productive, driven, and
proactive, and will sink her teeth into any project."
. Took the time to coach candidates for interview preparation, and kept
them interested and engaged in the opportunity, even when the client's
time-to-hire extended for many months.
. Executed VSP candidate pipeline development and Sourcing Outsourcing
searches in all disciplines.
. Built, coached and managed an elite-level team of contract sourcers for
assignments with corporate clients who have particularly challenging
staffing needs.
. Handled all pre-screening evaluations and interviews for contract
sourcers to ensure that have the right skills and aptitudes.
. Represented the company at industry events such as SourceCon, and
assisted with logistics and scheduling for Arbita's Sourcing Lab.
. Strategized weekly with the company's Principals and VP of Sales on
business development, key account management, and sales forecasting.
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Career Highlights, continued
SENIOR RECRUITER/SOURCER 2004 - 2009
Sodexo Group
Initially worked for the Talent Acquisition Group on contract through
Spherion, and selected for the permanent team when Sodexo brought
recruiting in-house.
Sodexo Talent Acquisition Award, 2008
. Within the first two and a half months, filled 75 requisitions that
spanned every operational and clinical discipline, including dietician,
environmental services, food services, and engineering positions.
. Served as the recruiting point-person for Sodexo facilities in the
Western US, and maintained daily contact and 24/7 availability with 15 to
20 hiring managers in 10 states.
. Rated 2nd out of 55 Corporate Recruiters in the country for client
satisfaction, based on an in-depth client survey.
. Averaged 40+ active openings at one time, and assisted in filling 900+
company management positions yearly.
. Fully staffed an $80M prestigious medical center in Palo Alto, which had
100% employee retention more than two years after the center opened.
. Set an informal record for successfully pulling nine employees from one
unit in a competitor's facility, and earned a reputation as an exceptional
cold-calling strategist.
"Cathy's ability to find talented managers for our business has been
invaluable to the growth and success of our area"
. Stepped up to the challenge of meeting Affirmative Action and EEO targets
while filling requisitions for facilities in small to mid-sized
communities with location-specific recruiting challenges.
. Relied upon by Directors of Talent Acquisition to take over requisitions
from other recruiters where salary, location and scope of job
responsibilities made the position hard to fill.
. Became an early champion of hiring military veterans, and helped Sodexo
get their Military Hiring initiative launched; educated peers on
translating military resumes into civilian terminology.
. Delivered workshops and coached colleagues on talent acquisition calls,
helping them overcome their aversion to using the telephone for sourcing.
SENIOR EXECUTIVE RECRUITER / ACCOUNT MANAGER 2000 - 2003
Coast to Coast Recruiting
Launched this boutique recruiting firm to providing candidate sourcing
solutions to clients in diverse industries.
. Built a small team of recruiting specialists who were responsible for
sourcing, screening, interviewing and recommending prospective candidates.
. Took the lead on all requisitions and client relationship management, and
had final approval on sourcing strategies.
. Facilitated offers and salary negotiations, and worked with candidates to
resolve non-work related issues such as relocation logistics, housing, and
schools for their children.
. Edged out larger competitors to secure an exclusive agreement with
Buffalo Wild Wing for all general manager recruiting, as the franchise
expanded to over 50 locations across the US.
EXECUTIVE TECHNICAL RECRUITER 1998 - 2000
Corporate Careers
Ran a 360-desk and managed full-cycle IT recruiting for key accounts in Oil
and Gas, Engineering sectors.
. Built and directed a sales-minded recruiting team, and coached them to
high performance.
. Leveraged exceptional networking and relationship building talents to
land key accounts, including a major Oil and Gas company that Corporate
Careers had been pursuing for five years.
. Earned a spot on preferred vendor lists, and became a trusted advisor to
executive-level clients for planning and forecasting their staffing
requirements.
Contact
***********@*****.*** 858-***-****
San Diego, California
Areas of Expertise
Full-Cycle Recruiting Management
Sourcing for Hard-to-Fill Positions
Executive Recruiting
Talent Pipeline Development
Candidate Screening & Assessment
Contract & Permanent Recruiting
Offer & Salary Negotiations
New Business Development
Client Needs Assessment
Order Development
Team Leadership & Coaching
Infogist . CSE . Jigsaw . Argali
Education
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Social Welfare
University of California - Berkeley
Selected Professional Development
NLP Persuasive Communication
Ethical Telephone Elicitation
Candidate Communication Strategy
Initiating Contact with Social Media
Google Custom Search Engine
Tools & Automation
Attracting Candidates via Blogs
Sourcing Metrics & Models
Mobile Recruiting
LinkedIn Search & Hacking
Direct-Sourcing from the Deep Web
Recruitment Marketing via Twitter
EEO / AA Certification
Industry Networking
ERE . SourceCon
Recruiting Animal BTR
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