Senior Recruiter

Claudia Vargas

Pasadena, CA Cell: 213-***-**** Email: *****.*******.******@*****.***

EXPERTISE SUMMARY

Proven performer, well-rounded senior recruiting experience, client-centric, mentor, consultant, positive attitude, excellent work ethic, driven professional demeanor, and road warrior with ability to travel.

Operations, talent acquisition, full-cycle recruitment, sourcing, high volume recruiting with low turnover rate, team building, training, salary and fee negotiation.

Recruitment Areas: administration, clerical, accounting, finance, senior level professionals, human resources, legal, sales, marketing, medical, university, creative, tech, insurance, and veterans.

Industry Array: corporate, e-commerce, social media, university, healthcare, insurance, environmental, entertainment, government, law, tech, fulfillment and manufacturing.

Hiring manager relations and consulting range from middle management to C-level executives.

Comprehensive knowledge of California employment law: policies, processes and procedures.

Quick study and an excellent proactive communicator: verbal and written, English/Spanish.

Natural ability to build relationships with colleagues, leaders, candidates, clients and decision makers.

Strong creative business writing, agreement, proposal, and negotiating skills.

Social networking, social media marketing, on-line candidate searches, job fairs, candidate pre-screening, scheduling, interviewing and selection, reference checks, criminal backgrounds, fingerprints, drug screening, verbal offers, offer letters and onboarding.

Mac, PC, strong MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook proficiency, ATS, VMS, CRM, Sales Force, Zoho, Monster, Career Builder, E-Verify, Live Scan, Industry current events, trade news, and RFI, RFQ, RFP.

Avid social media and social networking, Internet savvy, search engines, internet job boards, web research, newsfeeds, chat rooms, e-blasts, Facebook, Twitter, Google, LinkedIn, Craigslist, YouTube, Webinars, Skype, Apple FaceTime, Yahoo, and Gmail.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Kelly Services, Los Angeles, CA Jan 2011 – Oct 2014

Branch Manager / Senior Recruiter

Heavy blended desk, operations, full-cycle recruitment, mid and high volume recruitment, project management, consulted with multiple hiring managers, maintained organization on ATS/CRM tools.

Managed a multi-million dollar P&L and financial targets: top line sales, temp, temp-to-hire, payrolled services, direct hire fees, gross profit, contribution and hours.

Built sound relations with candidates and hiring mangers.

Selected, trained, developed and mentored recruiting and sales teams.

Directed both recruiters and sales teams in first rate customer service delivery, setting recruiting strategies, business development plans, maintaining healthy client and candidate pipelines from administrative support to senior level professionals, marketing campaigns, negotiating salaries and fees, formal presentations, on-line candidate searches, full-recruiting cycle, sourcing, screening, interviewing, skills assessments, background checks, offers, onboarding, and candidate/client retention.

Sourced hundreds of resumes a day on various recruiting sites such as ATS, Monster, CareerBuilder, Craigslist, LinkedIn, Salesforce, etc.

Delivered excellent customer service by giving the best candidate relationship management ensuring that all pre-hire contingencies were met and pertinent documentation was received in a timely manner.

Expense management: workers compensation, unemployment claims and general operating expenses.

Liaised between management, field services and sales team, and oversaw the deployment of corporate initiatives.

Lumea Staffing, Los Angeles, CA May 2010 – Jan 2011

Regional Recruiting Manager

Managed and developed Los Angeles, Ventura, Riverside, and San Bernardino County recruiting teams.

Targeted recruitment: Administration, Clerical, Distribution, Fulfillment, Manufacturing, Marketing, Accounting and Finance.

Trained and mentored recruiting team in full recruitment lifecycle: sourcing candidates, online postings, maintaining candidate pipeline, phone screens, in-person interviews, skills assessment, employment references, backgrounds, formal candidate presentations, negotiation and offering salaries.

Worked closely with recruiting team to build healthy relations with candidates and hiring managers.

Community Career Development, Los Angeles, CA Feb 2009 – May 2010

Business Development / Senior Recruiter

Handled $1.5 million annually in City and State grants for employment training, full-cycle recruitment services and direct placement in a blended desk environment.

Established sound employer relationships, collaborated with Veteran Affairs, US military personnel, contracted schools, instructors, local law enforcement agencies and the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services.

Online marketing and networking to advertise, programs, services and recruitment/job fair events for veterans, civilian job seekers and employers.

Helpmates Staffing Services, Los Angeles, CA Sept 2008 – Feb 2009

Territory Manager

Expanded the Downtown Los Angeles markets bringing in new recruitment business in Administration, Clerical, Marketing, Healthcare and professional positions while maintaining existing business and customer service.

Developed strategic ideas and plans for client talent acquisition recruitment.

Field networking, marketing, creative business writing, email campaigns, face-to-face meetings, presentations, proposals, RFI’s, RFQ’s, RFP’s, and negotiation aimed at building client relationships.

Select Staffing, Los Angeles, CA April 2005 – Sept 2008

Account Representative / Recruiter

Established profitable medium and high volume accounts: Temp, Temp-to-hire, Direct Hire and Payroll Services for University, Health Care and Corporate organizations in Administration, Accounting, Finance, Sales, Medical, Marketing, Human Resources, Technical, Fulfillment and Professional Senior level.

Executed and presented RFI’s, RFQ’s and RFP’s within set deadlines.

Substantially involved with University and Medical recruitment, ATS, CRM, social networking, B2B client meetings, social networking & marketing, proposals, candidate presentations and job fairs.

Delivered best-in-class customer service, consulted clients, negotiated terms, salaries, fees and agreements with upper-middle management to C-level professionals.

Trained and mentored new sales representatives from various cities across the U.S.

Consistent top ranking: Temp, Temp-to-hire, Direct Hire recruitment and Payrolled Services.

Steady winner in quarterly sales/recruiting contests.

West Coast leader in Direct Hire sales and recruitment.

CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS

Circle of Excellence Club.

High-ranking producer in Direct Hire fees.

Achieved top ranking in regional GP sales margin.

Personal GP margin averaged between $10k - $12k per week.

Winner of numerous quarterly contests.

Performed 246% over budget in 2013.

History of landing and servicing high volume accounts.

EDUCATION

UCLA – Music Business Administration, Attended 1998

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

ReMax - Licensed Real Estate Agent, 2012 - 2015

Volunteer Trainer - Summer Youth Intern Program, 2009 – 2010

Staffing Sales and Recruiting experience since 2001

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