SAMUEL B. BURT

**** **** ** #**** 515-***-****

Des Moines, IA 50309 ac3b1b@r.postjobfree.com

Technical Recruiter / Staffing Specialist

Results-focused full life cycle recruiter with commitment to company’s recruitment goals. Recognized for success of locating, identifying, and closing top candidate talent, with special emphasis on hard-to-fill positions. Build and maintain relationships with local talent to ensure a consistent pipeline. Proven ability to self-manage multiple positions by sourcing, screening, qualifying, coordinating interviews, negotiating and closing candidates. Social media expert of websites like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Indeed to assist with candidate searches.

Professional Experience

TELLIGEN, West Des Moines, IA 2017 - current

Talent Attraction Specialist (contract role)

Conduct full life cycle recruitment primarily for IT and health care positions all over the country. Guide managers and candidates through hiring process including screening candidates, scheduling & coordinating interviews, developing interview questions, selecting best qualified candidates and negotiating offers.

CDS GLOBAL, Des Moines, IA 2016 - 2017

Senior IT Recruiter

Sourced, screened, and selected top talent for full-time and contract IT positions ranging from executive level roles to entry level programmers. Partnered with other HR staff to fill marketing, accounting, client management and call center positions. Oversaw and coordinated compensation analysis, salary negotiations, benefits, payroll, new hire orientation and training. Consulted leaders on employee relations issues. Collaborated with hiring managers to create job descriptions for new positions and updated older positions as technology changed.

●Initiated and implement unique recruiting approaches including relationships with professional associations, universities, and technical colleges to attract high-performing talent and eliminated up to $100,000 annually in search firm fees.

●Participated in a yearlong project to create new HRIS software converting from BirdDogHR to Oracle Taleo to align the HRIS database with all other companies owned by parent company Hearst Corporation.

●Attended job fairs and college campus recruitment events to strengthen company brand recognition and to source for talent looking for work or identifying students graduating for entry level and internship roles.

●Collaborated with in-house web designer to create a new career website for cleaner user interface design, better user experience and to be compatible with mobile devices.

ROBERT HALF TECHNOLOGY, Des Moines, IA 2014 - 2016

Information Technology Recruiting Manager

Specialized in permanent and contract full-cycle recruiting and staffing for IT positions for clients. Recruited and sourced candidates using job postings, existing database, advertising, internet job boards, job fairs, local and regional universities, business contacts, and referral network. Developed and grew client base by marketing staffing solutions to prospects and clients to meet staffing needs. Evaluated candidates via phone screen and in-person interviews to evaluate skills, understand work history, and identify job preferences.

●Conducted on average three client visit weekly to proactively communicate staffing solutions and understand client IT needs effectively to get them the talent they need as quickly as possible.

●Interviewed on average ten candidates weekly looking for new jobs that were either passive or active candidates.

●In two years made over 50 permanent placements and over 100 placements in long term contract positions.

●Sales numbers in the top 25% of all permanent placement IT recruiters worldwide for Robert Half in Q1 & Q2 2015 after being with the company less than a year.

IOWA FINANCE AUTHORITY, Des Moines, IA 2013 - 2014

Compliance Officer

Performed preliminary and post-close compliance audits of homeownership mortgage subsidy programs for the IRS, State or IFA regulations. Conducted compliance evaluations of income statements, tax returns, mortgage revenue bond documents, appraisals, HUD-1 statements, purchase agreements, and loan documents and government records. Served as primary point of contact for participating lenders, realtors, loan officers, loan processors, non-profit groups, housing counselors, borrowers, and potential home owners.

●Assisted rental property department with over 50 apartment complex inspections to ensure property owners were keeping buildings up to code and compliance for low income residences.

IOWA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, Des Moines, IA 2010 - 2012

Compliance Project Manager

Conducted site visits and audits of government financial assistance and tax incentive programs. Assisted companies in Iowa by communicating compliance requirements to keep projects on track.

●Worked with high level officials and CEO’s to ensure projects were in compliance and reducing payback of government funds for incomplete projects.

●Partnered with IT for six months as a liaison from the compliance department to develop a new agency wide database to modernize outdated system.

●Oversaw and coordinated up to 80 contract negotiations and presented to the board to ensure oversight of cash flow, job creation, and reduce financial risk.

WELLS FARGO, West Des Moines, IA 2005 - 2010

Underwriter, Home Mortgage 2008 – 2010

Reviewed first mortgage loans and ensured compliance with investor and federal lending rules. Received top production numbers monthly. Assisted with new staff orientation. Assigned to investigate technology and fraud projects.

Mortgage Consultant, Financial 2007 - 2008

Top 10 department producer in sales. First mortgage loan officer to conduct business on a national scope.

Underwriter, Home Mortgage 2005 - 2006

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts, Journalism and Mass Communication Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa

Major/Area of Concentration: Creative Advertising and Global and Historical Perspectives

COMPUTER SOFTWARE

MS Word, Excel, Outlook, OneNote, PowerPoint

HR/Talent Management Software (Taleo, BirdDogHR), Customer Relationship Software (Salesforce.com),

Banking Software (LIS, LPS, Hogan, Wizard), Legal Research Software (LexisNexis)

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Central Iowa Society for Human Resource Management (CISHRM)

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Link Strategies (Freelance Political Researcher), Cystic Fibrosis Foundation – Iowa Chapter (Board of Directors, Co-chair, Volunteer Leadership Initiative), Young Professionals Connection of Greater Des Moines (Vice President of Membership, Board Member At-Large)

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