Medical Device Pharma Recruiter

Christopher M. Kent

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Waukegan, Il 60085

224-***-**** cell

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Education: Bachelor of Science–Finance University of Wisconsin-Parkside

Cielo March 2017 to Aug 2020

Sr. Recruiter October 2020 to Present

Full Life Cycle recruiter BMS, Sourcing for Halyard.

Recruiter for Smiths Group

Use Workday, Talent Link, Smart recruiter and various sourcing sites/tools.

Staffing Consultant (Contractor) April 2000 to Dec 2017

Clients worked: Thermo Fisher, Allstate, BMS, AstraZeneca, Amgen, Siemens, J&J-Ortho, Baxter (2x), Abbott/Abbvie Labs (3x), and additional clients.

Responsible for Full-life Cycle Recruiting at all clients or a Sourcing specific role. Behavioral Based Interviewing techniques.

Recruited for Sales/Marketing Pharma-med device (All Levels), R&D, Operations, Market Research, Marketing Analytics, Engineering (mechanical, Electric) IT Hardware/Software/web content development, HEOR.

ATS used Workday Recruiter, Taleo, Brassring, Success Factors, Peopleclick and proprietary Applicant Tracking Systems.

I have recruited both US and ex-us based positions. Global experience.

Use various recruiting techniques – please refer to Research Techniques.

Stopka and Associates August 1999 to April 2000

Sr. Technical Recruiter

Recruited Hardware/Software development and e-commerce specialist. (Entry-Level to Senior Prof.)

Prescreened, interviewed, and recruited IT professionals for contract or contract to hire basis.

Attended IT job fairs and recruited using variety of resources. (See Research Techniques)

Trained staff on recruiting techniques and management techniques of contractors.

Aerotek June 1998 to August 1999

Technical Recruiter

Same as above

Research Techniques/Tools

Internet Research, IT focused search sites, chrome extensions, LinkedIn, cold calling, Job Fairs, Bullhorn, Applicant Tracking systems, Enterprise Recruitment Platforms (Smashfly, Jobvite), newsgroups, usergroups, employee referrals/ references, internal/external referrals, zoom info (directories), Webferret, Boolean search string’s, targeted competitor companies, newspaper and journals, employment services, DP Bluebook, and Chamber of Commerce.

Training and Development (AIRS CIR 2003/2005)

IT Technical Recruiting Training (June 1998)

Technical for the Non-Technical (December 1999)

Behavioral Interviewing (September 2000, May 2001, 2005, 2009)

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