David White
Sr. Recruiter
Recruiting Manager
South Saint Paul, MN *************@*****.***
Proven success in long-range business planning, staff development, project management and leadership
A creative thinker, problem solver, and decision maker. Strong interpersonal relations, negotiation, and mediation skills
Extremely effective in facilitating collaborative relationships among employees and management.
Consistently contribute to the development of core efficiency initiatives to drive organizational change and performance improvements
Management professional experienced in hiring, training, mentoring and managing Technical Recruiters
Professional Experience
I/T-Engineering Recruiter
Doherty Career Solutions
July 2014 to Present
Develop dynamic relationships with clients and candidates in the Manufacturing industry, maintain constant touch points and follow through
Use best practices to target market and organizations, establish networks, identify, and qualify potential prospects
Establish relationships and quickly build rapport and credibility with difficult to find candidates, transition passive candidates to active candidates
Oversee placement of job postings, resume collection and review. Drive recruiting and interview process to ensure requisitions are filled with the best talent in the shortest amount of time possible
Maintain applicant tracking database and sections of company Intranet/Internet
Present appropriate candidates to hiring managers, check references and extend job offers
Attend regular staffing meetings to keep abreast on current and future requirements
Corporate Recruiter
V3 (Video Cubed)
January 2011 to May 2014
Responsible for developing and driving all aspects of recruitment including process, sourcing, interviewing, offer, negotiation, closing and administrative components
Develop strong relationships with business leaders, hiring managers and candidates to assist in growing their departments
Setup and maintain applicant tracking database
Plan and execute creative recruiting events to attract passive technical talent
Employ traditional sourcing strategies and resources as well as developed new, creative recruiting ideas and strategies
Consistently look for new ways to improve, revise, and/or update the recruitment process
Consistent communication with CEO and hiring managers
Follow all corporate hiring policies/practices and all federal, state and local legal requirements
Recruiting Manager
Ajasa Technologies.
September 2009 to December 2010
Consistently evaluated recruiting process in order to identify unneeded steps that resulted in the slowing down of the Submittal Process
Strategized on a regular basis with the President/Owner of Ajasa regarding the sales and recruiting process
Managed recruiting of the Midwest Region for Ajasa’s largest client.
Partnered with Project/Program Managers to ensure all data regarding every requisition was collected to ensure only the closest matching candidates were submitted.
Routinely contacted hiring manager’s to endure the needs of the business were being met on a consistent basis
Technical Contract Recruiter
Advanced Personnel Group
March 2008 to August 2009
Interacted with department managers and hiring managers to coordinate planning activities of trends, needs, hiring, and recruiting strategies
Developed and implemented effective recruiting strategies in order to attract, screen, recruit, and select high quality candidates
Directed the hiring process with each candidate from first point of contact to acceptance of offer.
Sr. Technical/Engineering Recruiter
Wynedge Engineering
July 2007 to Feb 2008
Responsible for full life-cycle recruiting of candidates with specialized skills, most in the top 10% of the Engineering talent in the state of Minnesota
Sourced candidates indirectly through cold-calling and networking
Sourced candidates directly from on-line job boards and personal contacts
Represented and negotiated difficult candidate compensation packages
Interviewed candidates using various methods that catered to the needs of the client
Met with Hiring Managers and CEO level individuals regarding collected data of all Job Orders
Generated weekly and monthly tracking reports for President of Wynedge
Senior Contract Recruiter/Sales
Alliance of computer Professionals
Nov 2006 – June 2007
Responsible for full life-cycle recruiting.
Sourced candidates indirectly through cold-calling, networking and local user groups.
Sourced candidates directly from on-line job boards and personal contacts
Represented and negotiated candidate compensation packages
Worked with hiring managers of all clients on a consistent basis to ensure requirements are gathered accurately and expectations are being met
Hosted functions/mixers with Managers, CEO’s, and VP’s of various Clients
Generated weekly and monthly sales, recruiting reports
Senior Recruiting Manager/ Sales Manager/ Acting Branch Manager
Volt Technical Resources
June 2005 to Nov 2006
Increased branch revenue from 75 to 120 billable personnel within first 6 months
Improved branch performance from tenth place in the region to second place
Recruited, hired, trained, and mentored a team of recruiters and sales staff
Managed a team of 7 recruiters, 2 account manager’s, and admin staff
Received training in Six Sigma Methodologies
Generated reports for weekly meeting with regional directors
Worked on several inter-company development committees
Consult and strategize with hiring managers weekly to ensure all objectives are being met
Managed all client relationships including weekly onsite visits and quarterly metric meetings with directors of H.R
Senior Contract Recruiter
Milestone Systems September
September 2004 to June 2005
Responsible for all aspects of recruiting including; strategy, budgeting, interviewing and placement
Mentoring of Jr. sales associates in opening new accounts and building the relationships with the accounts
Lead recruiting direction for the organization
Facilitated and generated reports for a weekly meeting with President and CFO to track progress and growth
Worked to develop new interviewing and tracking process which resulted in a more efficient time management methodology.
Senior Recruiter
Ambient Consulting, LLC
November 2003 to August 2004
Managed and tracked the daily, weekly, and monthly progress of 4 senior recruiters
Developed and implemented candidate interviewing process and strategies to track progress
Developed recruiting process to increase billings by 28%
Interviewed, hired, and trained new recruiters in the full lifecycle of the recruiting process
Lead initiative to steadily grow revenue and profit curves by coordinating efforts with sales team and other senior recruiters
Developed strong working relationship with senior management to build a strong and reliable recruiting team that averaged over 8 hires per month
Contract Recruiter/Director of Sales – East Coast
Web AdTV
November 2000 to October 2002
Contracted to hire information systems and programming professionals to meet the ever growing demand of the business
Hired on as director of sales – east coast after recruiting contract expired
Reviewed and responded to request for proposals from potential clients
Prepared proposals and presentations in response to RFP’s
Owner/Principle
Advanced Personnel Group
January 1999 to November 2000 & October 2002 to March 2003
Interview and assess candidate’s personal and technical skills
Develop strong relationships with mid to high level Management for placement of recruited candidates
Represented and negotiated candidate compensation packages
Revenue responsibility for creating placement billings
Sr. Technical Recruiting Manager/ Sr. Business Development Consultant
Northland Employment/RAD
1997 to 1999
Managed team of recruiters including interviewing, hiring, training and mentoring
Developed report process to streamline incoming job orders and assignment of responsibilities
Develop strong relationships with mid to high level Management for placement of recruited candidates
Represented and negotiated candidate compensation packages
Education
IBM Professional Sales School, Certificate of Completion, 1988
Classes in sales techniques and sales closing
Six years U.S.M.C- Gulf War Veteran
Marine Corp. Sales and Recruiting School / Certificate of Completion, 1990