LaRohnda Roberts
Inglewood, CA
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Extensive recruiting/talent acquisition experience in virtually all functional areas and industries, including: entertainment,
non-profit, public sector, engineering, financial, information technology, management and executive search for fortune 500
and 1000 companies. Full-Cycle Recruiting/Offer Negotiation/ClosingInternet savvy/AIRS trained, Social Networking,
candidate sourcing, name generation, cold calling and full-cycle recruiting for Sales, IT, Engineering, Executive and
Professional roles for various companies. Skilled in Microsoft Office, SAP, PeopleSoft, Applicant Tracking (Kenexa, Taleo,
VirtualEdge).
Results Oriented Out-of-the-Box Intellect
Strong Work Ethic
Application Tracking Systems Expertise
Advance Recruiting Techniques/Social Networking/Cold Calling
Behavioral Interviewing
Diversity Hiring
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Independent Recruiting Consultant (Strategic HR, Barco Uniforms, Classic Party Rentals)
September 2013 – February 2015
Source/Recruit Sales/Marketing, Financial Analysts, Business Analysts, Java Developers, Control Process, Mechanical,
Structural, Instrumentation and Automation Engineers. Product Developer, Credit & Collections Management, Demand
Planning, Director Application Development roles.
Center of Hope Family Resource Connections
Volunteer - Center of Hope Family Resource Connections
6/2014
Conduct Mock Interviews; critique resumes; Host 1st Annual Job Fair targeting local African-American and Hispanic
candidates in and around the Inglewood community. Participants include:The Forum, Home Depot, Macy's, Los Angeles
Fire Dept., Los Angeles Int'l Airport, CSC Crowd Mgmt, Costco, Office Depot, Int'l Brotherhood of Electrical Workers IBEW.
Intellect IT/Hyundai Information Services North America (HISNA)
Contract Technical Recruiter
February 2012 – February 2013
Target, identify, source top quality Solutions Manager, Data Architecture, Systems/Data Integration, Project Managers,
Software Developers, Technical Architects, IT Analysts, Front-end Java Developers, Database Developers, Network
Administrators, SAP Functional and ABAP talent. Conduct Background checks, Offer Requests/Negotiations.
*Assigned as "Exclusive Recruiter" after 8 months to newly formed Captive Finance Group serving Hyundai
Capital, filling various Analytics, Data Integration, Business Intelligence, Application Design, Program and Project
Management roles.
Recruiting Consultant (Everbridge)
July 2011 – October 2011
Short-term Technical Recruiter for Linux Systems Administrator, Java Developer, QA Analyst, Technical Project Managers,
Application Operations Engineer, IOS Developer, Service Desk Engineer positions.
Spherion Professional Svcs Group – Burbank, CA
Contract Talent Acquisition Specialist
July 2010 – September 2010
Special project to enhance the Warner Bros. Entertainment MIS recruitment team’s ability to rapidly target, identify, source,
and present the most talented IT/MIS candidates for current and future positions. Proactively research and evaluate new
sourcing and research ideas and methods to create innovative sourcing strategies. Emphasis on SAP Business
Intelligence Analyst and Project Manager positions.
Advantage Sales & Marketing – El Segundo, CA
October 2009 – April 2010
Temporary Field Recruiter
Full-cycle recruiting for various Consumer Electronics, Consumer Packaged Goods Sales and Marketing positions
nationwide.
Intel Corp. – Chandler, AZ
March 2008 – January 2009
Lead Sr Contract Technical Recruiter – Intel Mobile Platforms Group
Source, screen and fill various hardware/software design engineer positions such as, Interns, Platform Architects,
Technical Marketing, CAD, Automation Design, Component Design, Validation/Verification and Test Engineers within the
southwest and northwestern regions. Strong emphasis on diversity sourcing.
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Kelly Engineering – Chandler, AZ
Sr Contract Technical Recruiter – Intel Mobile Platforms Group
February 2007 – February 2008
Source, screen and fill various hardware/software engineering Interns, Platform Architects, Technical Marketing, CAD,
Automation Design, BIOS, Software and Test Engineers within the southwest and northwestern regions. *Strong
emphasis on diversity, sourcing and identifying underrepresented females and minorities.
Spherion Professional Svcs Group – Scottsdale, AZ
Contract Technical Recruiter – CSAA (California State Automobile Association-AAA)
March 2006 – February 2007
Full-cycle recruiter acquired to ramp up newly acquired IT operations center. Lead recruiter for numerous IT Analysts,
Systems Engineers, Business Systems Analysts, Developers, Architects, Consultants, Business Process Consultants and
IT Management positions. Establish rapport with hiring managers to identify and secure exceptional talent. Conduct
extensive behavioral interviews, reference checks and offer negotiations. Initiate background check and drug screen
process.
*Promoted to Lead/Sole Recruiter after 4 mos; 10% Salary Increase
Kelly Engineering – Chandler, AZ
Contract Technical Recruiter – Intel Mobile Platforms Group
August 2005 – March 2006
Source, screen and fill various hardware/software engineer positions such as, Interns, Platform Architects, Technical
Marketing, CAD, Automation Design, BIOS, Software and Test Engineers within the southwest and northwestern regions.
EDUCATION
Ameritech College - Information Technology Studies
Woodbury University - Business Administration Studies