David Powell
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Summary:
Over twelve years of dedicated Agency and Corporate Recruiting, Sales and Business Development. Strong direct recruiting, Internet Recruiting, direct sourcing skills and proven new development and account portfolio growth. Planned and executed customer and candidate acquisition, account management, strategic marketing and business development.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Corporate Recruiting Manager- Amplifi Commerce- 2009-Present
• Responsible for recruiting eCommerce Professionals.
• Partner with Executive Leadership Team to hire ATG Architects.
• Full life cycle recruiting: sourcing, screening, interviewing.
• Gather position requirements from the client Hiring Managers.
• Proactively source candidates through various social networking sources.
• Present qualified candidates to Hiring Managers.
• Manage candidate and Hiring Manager communications.
• Manage salary negotiations and offers.
• Produce recruitment pipeline and candidate status reports.
Recruiting Manager-Volt Technical Resources 2007-2009
Managed a team of four recruiters
Recruited IT personnel for Applications, Infrastructure, and Telecommunications.
Managed day-to-day operations of branch.
Recruiting Manager/ Account Manager- TechStar, Inc. 2003-2007
Recruited IT personnel for contract and permanent positions Nationwide
Recruited IT personnel for Applications, Infrastructure, Telecommunications, Sales and other non-technical disciplines
Developed relationships with consultants to help steer career paths
Negotiated labor rates, benefits and relocation packages with consultants
Successfully trained new recruiters
Sr. Technical Recruiter– TechStar, Inc. 1998-2003
Identify, recruit, interview and place various multi-disciplined IT and Engineering professionals at companies ranging from large Fortune 500 companies to smaller start-up companies.
Interview and assess the skills of candidates to determine qualifications, suitability, and likelihood for success within various organizations in a temporary, temp to perm, direct placement and managed staffing environments.
Manage the recruiting process to include relationships with vendors, clients, advertising, networking, targeted recruiting, direct recruiting, Internet recruiting, negotiate compensation/benefit packages, handle extension of employment offers, coordinated and attended college job fairs & trade shows.
Manage the design and development of recruitment strategies to identify and pursue the best recruiting sources for candidates to meet present and future needs through the recruiting process and client contact, generate sales leads, build relationships for referrals, identify needs, negotiate offers, market and promote candidates.
Responsible for developing the overall recruiting strategies for technical recruiting including sourcing candidates, conducting telephone interviews, managing face-to-face interviews, and assisted with preparation of offers to candidates.
Clients included: Bank One, Wells Fargo, TXU, Texas Instruments, Elpaso Energy, and other Fortune 500 clients.
Handled sensitive and confidential information with prudence.
Technical Recruiter- TechStar, Inc. 05/97- 01/98
Source resumes by utilizing search engines, job boards, networking, referrals, and user groups to identify top technical talent.
Recruit, screen, interview, and close candidates for contract and permanent positions
Proactively seek new avenues to attract new candidates.
Interview applicants by ensuring that their skills match job requirements
Maintain and document candidate and client communications in the data base
Follow-up on all contract employees to ensure retention and quality.
Cultivate and maintain relationships with candidates and clients
Ensure total customer satisfaction by handling all inquiries and resolving customer and contractor issues.
EDUCATION
Faulkner Christian University, Montgomery, Alabama
BA-Communications
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Familiar with most VMS (Vendor Management Systems)
IQ Navigator, Clarity, Taleo and Chimes