Phyllis Raines
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919-***-**** ***********@*****.***
Skilled professional with over 20 years of experience in the Human Resources Professional. Extensive
experience in full-life cycle recruiting in Engineering, Information Technology, Sales, Commercial and
Government arenas. Proven abilities with permanent, temp to perm and contract placements. Highly effective in a fast-paced, demanding environment. Disciplined, conscientious and detail oriented.
EXPERIENCE
Sr. Commercial Recruiter/ Kelly Services/Onsite GE
Mebane NC March 2015- Present
Recruiting professional and light industrial employees to include manufacturing associates, sales representatives, executive administrators, billing clerks, dock workers, forklift operators, material handlers, product demonstrators, sales and operations analysts, customer service and call center representatives, and administration professionals. Staffed over 240 Contractor in 2016.
Recruiter II / Eli Lilly
IBM - Research Triangle Park, NC - December 2013 to July 2014
Eli Lilly is 10th largest pharmaceutical company in the world, Lilly has remained dedicated to creating medicines
that help improve peoples' quality of life for more than 135 years. At the heart of Lilly's operations are its core
values - excellence, integrity and respect for people.
Responsibilities:
Responsible for the recruitment of qualified talent for professional and IT positions supporting Eli Lilly.
Participate on intake calls with hiring managers and provide consultative support for the hiring process.
Develop and implement sourcing strategies for hard to fill positions.
Submitting 18- 25 qualified candidates per week.
Extensive LinkedIn training on finding passive candidates (purple squirrels).
Recruiter II
Kenexa IBM Company - Cary, NC - October 2011 to December 2013
Pall Corporation is the technology leader in the $48 billion global filtration, separation and purification industry.
Pall has become a $2.4 billion company by solving complex fluid management challenges for diverse
customers around the world. Pall is called the "original clean technology company" since many of their products
deliver sustainable social benefits. Revenues are almost evenly split between the Industrial and Life Sciences
markets.
• Recruiting for various positions in the following areas; Biotechnology, pharmaceutical, semiconductor;
aerospace, industrial manufacture, healthcare, finance & accounting etc.
• Responsible for candidate generation through networking and research.
• Works closely with Staffing Consultants to define, develop, and implement recruiting strategies and to provide
a qualified candidate pool that support our engagements.
• Develops candidate interest for available positions and client companies
• Develops a network of referrals
• Uses networking opportunities such as local community groups or professional associations to identify
referrals for qualified candidates
• Performs queries and searches in Applicant Tracking databases for qualified candidates.
• Searches the internet using search engines, user groups or Blogs and other creative techniques to find
qualified candidates
• Identifies user groups and professional associations which could lead to qualified candidates
Senior Recruiter
Volt Workforce Solutions - Raleigh, NC - February 2007 to March 2010
Engineer / IT/ Scientific/ Biotech, Pharmaceutical/ Medical Devices/Administration & Light Industrial) and
Branch Administrator
• Educated, influenced, and built managers' competency for assessing talent and driving quality talent
acquisition management hiring practices and assisted in the development of a recruiting-centric culture.
• Reported detailed quality of hire, retention, new hire, hiring manager and buddy performance metrics on a
regular basis; provided coaching, guidance and solutions as needed to all levels of management.
• Oversaw and provided direction regarding off-site recruiting activities, including participation in job fairs and
professional organization meetings.
• Coordinated vendor relationships as they pertain to contract labor, research agencies, development of
college recruiting and diversity programs to ensure effective time to fill metrics are achieved, while managing
operations performance metrics.
• Performed full life cycle executive, technical, service and solution sales search, including college campus
and intern hiring.
• Evaluated and refined recruiting processes to ensure maximum efficiency and optimal candidate experience.
• Ensured standardized recruiting road map, interviews, and documentation is in compliance with legal
requirements and guidelines.
• Candidate sourcing competence to develop targeted talent pipelines that deliver high performance WOW
candidates to hiring managers.
• Ran front office scheduling candidate's interviews, coordinated orientation packages.
• Processed payroll checks and billing.
IT Recruiter (contractor)
Credit Suisse / Adecco - Research Triangle Park, NC - April 2006 to July 2006
Reviewed process best practices, recruiting strategy and consulting CSFB on local market conditions.
• Was also responsible for full lifecycle recruiting of over 30 IT positions a quarter.
• Partnered with hiring managers to make strong business and hiring decisions.
Sales Recruiter (contractor)
Cisco Systems / Manpower - Research Triangle Park, NC - June 2005 to January 2006
Recruited within the Cisco US Sales force and CA group.
• Territory coverage encompassed the entire nation, for the Service Provider, Enterprise, Channels and
Customer Advocacy group.
• Handled the recruitment of Directors of Sales Operations, Regional Managers, Account Managers,
System Engineering Managers, Systems Engineers and Technical Support Engineers, and various Business
Operation Managers.
• Heavy interaction with SR/ VP's, Operation Directors, Regional Managers and System Engineering
Managers, in formulating a streamlined recruiting process (for EEOC compliance reasons and Hire right
practices). This included prescreening of candidates, coordinating interviews between managerial team and
candidates, tracking of candidates in Resumix/Gateway system offer process (salary neg., stock. relocation
information etc) and additional government compliance issues.
• Coordinated strategies between company sourcing team and recruiting team to streamline recruiting process.
• Built a recruiting pipeline of interested/qualified candidates, nationwide.
• Assisted in the development of recruiting resources to attract qualified professionals interested in permanent
employment.
• Networked for leads and referrals.
• Used cold calling from research list and used network tools such as Jobster, LinkedIn, network forums etc.
Technical Recruiter
OAO Technology Solutions - Durham, NC - September 2003 to June 2005
Top Recruiter handling Staffing/Sourcing candidates which included employee referrals, Internet research,
cold calling, networking and job fairs.
• Successfully placed 30+ placements with clients.
• Conduct personality and technical screening of potential consultants.
• Exceed target goals and objective weekly in hiring and maintaining quality consultants.
Customer Service Representative
PricewaterhouseCoopers / Nortel Networks - Research Triangle Park, NC - May 2000 to November
2002
CSR (May 2001 - Nov. 2002)
• Interfaced with resources and vendors to resolve client issues.
• Assisted employees, managers, and HR personnel efficiently with Flex Benefits, Retirement Plans and
compensation issues.
• Monitored the US Info center's e-mail account to offer resolutions for clients.
Technical Recruiter
PricewaterhouseCoopers / Nortel Networks - May 2000 to May 2001
Successfully recruited and placed over 185 new Nortel Networks employees within one year, resulting in one
of the highest number of placements for the entire Southeast Region Recruiting Team.
• Developed sourcing plans to include low cost recruiting alternatives, such as direct sourcing, networking,
cold calling and strategic alliances with professional organizations and educational institutions.
• Provided full life cycle recruiting expertise to Global Operations business.
EDUCATION
Business Administration
Elizabeth City State University - Elizabeth City, NC
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
SKILLS
• Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, ACCESS
• Windows 95, 98, 2000, XP, UNIX /Linux
• Bullhorn, Avature, PeopleSoft, PeopleClick, Resumix, Personic, Lotus (resume search engine/hire tool) ProBusiness
(Payroll Database)
• Fieldglass SAP/System Application (HR tool for storing all US employees' personal data); 2XB Brass Ring; Open Hire;, SharePoint
• Oracle
• Triad (HR tool for storing all US employees' data), LinkedIn
SharePoint