Social Media Technical Recruiter

Gregory A. Stevens

*** ****** **.

Marina, CA ***33

831-***-****

ad5vtt@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY:

SR. TECHNICAL RECRUITER

·Full lifecycle recruiter with the ability to handle multiple requisitions.

·Expertise recruiting within a variety of industries for technical and non-technical positions.

·Key strengths include strong negotiation and interpersonal skills allowing for positive relationships with hiring managers and candidates with diverse backgrounds and personalities.

·Identify active and passive candidates using a variety of creative sourcing techniques – including but not limited to direct sourcing, networking, referrals and leveraging online social media outlets (Dice, Monster and LinkedIn).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Community Recruiter Sunshine Villa 0/2023 – 12/2023

·Developed and qualified comprehensive requisitions with hiring managers to ensure all relevant project information, skills, requirements, rates information, education and preferred experiences are identified.

·Identify active and passive candidates using a variety of creative sourcing techniques – including but not limited to direct sourcing, networking, referrals and leveraging online social media outlets (Indeed &LinkedIn).

·Understand talent landscape and leverage talent, competitor and location intelligence to drive data driven decisions that will impact hiring needs

·Developed two internship programs to develop a constant flow of new hires in

·.culinary arts and caregivers.

Talent Acquisition Recruiter Equinix (Remotely) 04/22 – 09/22

Partnered with TA lead to develop pathway programs/talent channels in partnership with TA Centre of excellence, with the focus on reginal alignment.

Leveraged actionable data/dashboards and market nsights to influence recruitment strategy and demonstrates in-depth expertise.

Development and coaching of internal TA eam and business around best recruitment and industry practices.

Identified strong sourcing and social channels to gain in depth understanding of key messaging to resonate with talent pools.

Acted as a talent advisor, working closely with functional business leaders to drive workforce plans.

Understand talent landscape and leverage talent, competitor and location intelligence to drive data driven decisions that will impact hiring needs

Technical Contract Recruiter

IBM, (Remotely) 11/2021 - 04/2022

·Developed and qualified comprehensive requisitions with hiring managers to ensure all relevant project information, skills, requirements, rates information, education and preferred experiences are identified.

·Recruited, sourced, pre-screened, and interviewed qualified candidates from all aspects of the IT arena i.e., Network Administrators, Software Developers, Software Engineers, Field Application Engineers, Sales Account Managers and Marketing professionals. Using the latest social recruiting vehicles, LinkedIn, networking, trade Shows, job fairs and professional organizations to identify and engage with active and passive talent.

Technical Contract Recruiter

Microsoft, (Remotely) 06/2021 – 10/2021

·Executed hiring plan within aligned business groups. Balances multiple timeframes and expectations for budget, scope, and time.

·Used an understanding of talent markets and complex candidate profiles, as well as relationships with talent pools and communities, to identify, secure, and/or develop candidates for immediate and near-future needs and pipelines in the IT arena i.e., Software Engineers and Data Engineers.

·Developed a pipeline that generates strategic and differentiated candidates to meet the future talent needs of the business. Identified unique and non-traditional talent.

·Leverages tools and assessment frameworks from Operations teams and Center of Excellence to assess candidates.

·Executes initial screening and assessing of candidates. Identifies and gathers information (e.g., ability to hire, relocation, immigration, compensation) to qualify talent pool.

Sr. Recruiter

QCT (Quanta Cloud Technology, San Jose CA (03/2016 – 04/2020)

·Developed and qualified comprehensive requisitions with hiring managers to ensure all relevant project information, skills, requirements, rates information, education and preferred experiences are identified.

·Recruited, sourced, pre-screened, and interviewed qualified candidates from all aspects of the IT arena i.e., Network Administrators, Software Developers, Software Engineers, Field Application Engineers, Sales Account Managers and Marketing professionals. Using the latest social recruiting vehicles, LinkedIn, networking, trade Shows, job fairs and professional organizations to identify and engage with active and passive talent.

·Conducted phone screens or in person interviews, manage reference checks, background checks, scheduling interviews and negotiated offers with candidates.

·Tracked open requisitions and provided metrics for all recruiting activities.

Sr. Technical Recruiter

Johnson Service Group, San Jose, CA (01/2015 – 02/2016)

·Experience in encompassing the full recruitment life cycle with focus on information technology.

·Extremely skilled at sourcing and recruiting both active and passive candidates through cold calling, Boolean search, data mining, networking, referrals, internal database, networking events, job boards and LinkedIn.

·Responsible for all phases of recruiting including utilizing multiple channels such as data mining, networking, research, employee referrals for sourcing and pre-qualifying candidates.

·Partner with hiring managers to develop marketable job descriptions and drive staffing solutions that meet the needs of the business.

·Served as the primary point of contact for candidates and clients throughout both the interviewing and the business development process (i.e., communicate status, answer questions, extend offers, schedule start dates and coordinate all follow-up-efforts).

·Identified new information Technology staffing opportunities through client contacts and consultants via candidate marketing and relationship building.

Corporate Talent & Acquisition Recruiter (contractor)

AT&T Big Data, Palo Alto, CA (03/2014- 01/2015)

·Experience in encompassing the full recruitment life cycle with focus on information technology professionals. Data Scientist, Software Developers, Software Engineers, Field Application Engineers, Sales Account Managers and Marketing professionals.

·Exceptionally skillful at negotiating salaries and rates to meet client needs,

·Extremely skilled at sourcing and recruiting both active and passive candidates through cold calling, Boolean search, datamining, networking, referrals, internal databases, networking events, job boards, and LinkedIn.

·Responsible for all phases of recruiting including utilizing multiple channels such as data mining, networking, research, employee referrals for sourcing and pre-qualifying candidates.

·Partner with Hiring Managers to develop marketable job descriptions and drive staffing solutions that meet the needs of the business.

·Serve as the primary point of contact for candidates and clients throughout both the interviewing and the business development process (i.e., communicate status, answer questions, extend offers, schedule start dates, and coordinate all follow-up efforts).

·Identified new Information Technology staffing opportunities through client contacts and consultants via candidate marketing and relationship building.

·Qualified and prioritized incoming job orders for recruiters, Reviewed resumes submitted by job boards and make final decision of which candidates are sent to client. Coordinate client interviews with candidate and communicate necessary feedback throughout the recruiting process.

·Work closely with recruits in efforts related to candidate activities including but not limited to quality assurance, follow up, retention and extension, lead generation, re-marketing, and assignment end.

·High quality time management multi-tasking skills and ability to meet with deadlines.

·Strong written and verbal communication skills

·Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build and maintain strong rapport with candidates and clients quickly and effectively.

Sr. Technical Recruiter

Technology search international, San Jose, CA (02/2010 - 03/2014)

·Successfully operated a full cycle recruiting desk, from developing clients to sourcing candidates. Build a strong pipeline of talent to respond quickly to client needs.

·Build and maintain strong relationships with hiring managers and candidates.

·Sourced active and passive candidates using Boolean search on job boards, Utilize user groups, blogs, LinkedIn, Facebook, referrals, networking, and numerous other avenues to source talent.

Technical Recruiter

The Xcelgroup, LLC, San Jose, CA (02/06 to 09/09)

·Operated a full cycle recruiting desk which included high volume phone calls per day to maintain and keep my recruiting pipeline constantly full of active candidates, this practice helped me partnered with VP's, Directors, hiring ‘Managers and HR Departments to recruit, source, interview and place qualified candidates.

·I was responsible for qualifying technical requisitions with hiring managers to ensure all relevant projects, skills required, rates, education and preferred experience were identified.

Education

BA in Photojournalism

Point Park University

REFERENCES

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