SUMMARY:
. Technical Recruiter with ** years of experience for a wide range of
industries including: Manufacturing, Technology, Biotech, Security,
Defense and Banking/Financial.
. Experience with Full Life Cycle Recruiting (gathering requirements,
sourcing, screening, submission to the clients, setting up interviews,
references and back ground checks, salary negotiations, and follow
up).
. Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to
establish credibility and trust.
. Extensively sourced for contract, contract to hire and direct hire
positions. Also worked with W2, 1099 and Corp to Corp candidates.
. Managed high volume requirements, working closely with account
managers to fill the jobs.
. Skilled at sourcing and recruiting both active and non active
candidates through cold calling, networking through LinkedIn,
referrals and job boards (Dice, Monster, Ladders, Google,
Careerbuilder).
. Successful in placing entry level to senior level candidates.
. Recruited from Universities.
. Experienced in building relationships with Candidates, Clients, Hiring
Managers and Professors.
. Ability to keep confidentiality with discretion and good judgment.
. Proficient with Microsoft Office suite.
Specific skill sets recruited for include:
. Application development and Application Integration (Java, C++, .NET,
API, XML, etc.)
. Software Engineers, Software Developers and Software Architects.
. Infrastructure (Desktop Support, Help Desk, Network Engineers, Telecom
Engineers).
. Database Developers and Database Administrators ( SQL, MySQL, Oracle,
etc.).
. Mobile Development (iOS, Android, etc.).
. Hardware and Software Quality Assurance (Engineers, Technicians,
Inspectors, etc.).
. Data Analysis
. Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Structural, RF, FPGA, etc.)
. Business Analysts
. Project Managers and Project Coordinators
. Technical Writers
. Various Management roles
. Marketing
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Rank Consulting Group
Mountain View, CA
Technical Recruiter (remote) 07/2004-02/2014
. Analyzed new requisitions to determine key requirements. Communicated
with Account Manager and/or the Hiring Manager to confirm analysis and
gather additional information.
. Developed recruitment tailored to each requisition and identified
appropriate recruiting tools. Some common tools used were LinkedIn,
Careerbuilder, Dice, Monster, job postings, Google searches, etc.
. Sourced and screened candidates for contract, contract-to-hire, and
direct hire opportunities. Determined applicants qualifications by
interviewing applicants, analyzing responses, verifying references and
comparing qualifications to job requirements. Also made sure the
candidates compensations expectations were in line with the clients'
compensation plan.
. Scheduled and prepared candidates for interviews to insure they had
the best possible chance for getting the job.
. Obtained interview feedback and updated candidates as needed.
Experienced at closing offers when needed.
. Coordinated new hires reporting information and maintained
communication to build long term business relationships.
. Updated the companies Database (Sendouts) to reflect current
information on candidate progress.
. Recruited from Universities
Nova Communications
Lawrence, KS
Human Resources and Customer Relations 2000-2004
Nova Communications was a cable company. They spliced optics, cabled
houses for television and telephone. They also installed DirecTV.
Responsibilities:
. Interviewed all candidates for the positions that were open, also
qualified them for the position in which they were applying for. Made
sure the company had W2's and W9's filled out on each candidate.
. Held a short meeting every morning to make sure all the technicians
had their work orders and knew where they were going for the day.
. Took all the calls that came in and if they were problems, tried to
solve them or at least come to some solution. And if they were
questions, did the best to answer the customers' questions or vow to
find out the answers and follow up.
. Did payroll for all employees.
Kansas State University
Research Assistant 1985 - 1999
Performed scientific research in the departments of: Microbiology,
Immunology, Agriculture, Grain Science and Industry
EDUCATION:
B.S. Biochemistry
Kansas State University