Steve Stern

**** *. **** ** #** Chicago, Illinois 60622

ac47ku@r.postjobfree.com

Mobile: 312-***-****

EDUCATION

Bachelors of Arts in Liberal Arts with a Major in Communication

University of Illinois, Champaign, IL 2010

WORK EXPERIENCE

Recruiter Search Consultant Sales - Talent Acquisition 1/2015- Present

Prism Search Partners

Prism Search Partners is a technology and generalist staffing firm that specializes in permanent and contract staffing.

Responsible for recruitment and sourcing of candidates for technology roles (Software Development, Quality Assurance (QA), Project Management (PM), Business Analysts (BA), Business Intelligence (BI), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), etc.)

Responsible for business development, sales and sales presentations at client sites to generate new accounts.

Built and directed the research and recruiting/candidate development function.

Responsible for startup of the entire business from web-site and logo design to building entire book of business

Created new reports and implemented updates to the applicant tracking system resulting in a shorter time-to-fill.

Executed and maintained an average load of 20 concurrent searches.

Possess extensive experience in full life cycle recruiting, managing customer

relationships, understanding the client's business needs and delivering timely

results.

Expert in sourcing and screening qualified candidates, interviewing, identifying

talent and managing the hiring process.

Sourced resources for enterprise business, healthcare, manufacturing,

financial/trading and corporations nationwide.

Director of Recruiting – SR. Recruiter – Sales Account Manager 2/2011 – 9/2014

Solution Partners Naperville, Illinois

Solution Partners is a technology staffing firm specializing in contract as well as permanent Information Technology staffing solutions. Responsible for managing a growing team of 11 recruiters and 3 sales professionals involved in the successful fulfillment of contingency search assignments. Successfully built the team from 4 to 14 people and increased revenue from $11 million to $19 million annually.

Responsible for technical sales and staffing, both contract and permanent

placement, at a Microsoft Silver Partner consulting/recruiting firm

Specialized in General IT, Telecommunications, ERP, object-oriented development

(ASP.Net, VB.Net, C#, JAVA/J2EE, C, C large system implementation (such as

SAP and Oracle) and Network Engineering placement. Have also done data

warehousing, ETL, data architecture, business analysts, project management and

more.

Possess extensive experience in full life cycle recruiting, managing customer

relationships, understanding the client's business needs and delivering timely

results.

Expert in sourcing and screening qualified candidates, interviewing, identifying

talent and managing the hiring process

Sourced resources for enterprise business, healthcare, manufacturing,

financial/trading and corporations nationwide.

Possess excellent technical skills and great understanding of client's

requirement

Effective in building positive relationships with personnel at all levels within

the company and providing the highest level of service to meet the strategic

needs of the organization

Excellent communication, strategy, sourcing and negotiation skills with a proven

track record of excellence in the placement process

Responsible for recruitment and sourcing of candidates for technology roles (Development, Quality Assurance (QA), Project Management (PM), Business Analysts (BA), Business Intelligence (BI), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), etc.)

Responsible for business development as well as sales presentations at client sites to generate new accounts.

Built and directed the research and recruiting/candidate development function.

Hired, trained, and managed new recruiters and sales representatives.

Wrote and implemented a training program and manual.

Created new reports and implemented updates to the applicant tracking system resulting in a shorter time-to-fill.

Executed and maintained an average load of 50 concurrent searches.

Monitored metrics such as: targeted candidates, outgoing calls, candidates submitted to clients, as well as time-to-fill for each recruiter and sales representative.

Helped grow company revenue from $11 million to $19 million presently.

Negotiated 3rd party vendor agreements, as well as contracts with Monster, CareerBuilder, Dice and LinkedIn.

Worked with existing clients to expand relationships and build new partnerships.

Senior Recruiter 4/2001 – 12/2010

TekLine Inc. Chicago, Illinois

Specialized in the permanent placement of entry level through executive level professionals in the engineering field. Clients included large Fortune 500 companies as well as private companies throughout the mid-west.

Responsible for full lifecycle recruitment of professionals in the Chicago area.

Developed clients through cold calls, on-site sales presentations and referrals.

Responsible for business development as well as generation of new accounts.

Maintained and developed new clients through regular onsite visits.

Developed business relationships with hiring managers in various industries to place top quality candidates in the engineering field.

Conducted face-to-face interviews with engineering professionals in order to fully understand career objectives as well as career goals.

Coordinated all interview activity for client and candidate and gathered extensive feedback from both sides to facilitate successful placement outcomes.

Daily recruitment tasks included candidate identification, resume review, pre-screening & processing, in-depth phone screening to assess skill levels and identify career objectives, reference checks, interview coordination, consultant preparation for client interviews, etc.

Specialized in permanent placements for entry personnel through executive level direct hires.

Sourced candidates through various sourcing & networking techniques such as advanced Boolean searches, internal database, LinkedIn, discussion boards, career centers, and referrals to build & maintain candidate pools.

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