Elliott Hardaway

**** ********** *****, *******, **, 22032 Cell 617-***-**** adejc5@r.postjobfree.com Professional Experience:

Cvent, Inc. December 2015 – May 2020

Global SaaS Leader in Event and Hospitality Management Software. Lead Technical Recruiter

• Lead Recruiter of a small talent acquisition team, responsible for growing an employee base from 1,800-4,500 within a fast-growing SaaS product company in my tenure

• Served as right hand to TA leadership team on recruiting strategy, team engagement, and tools selection

• Primarily recruiting and networking for Software, Information Security, and Infrastructure/Cloud Engineers, as well as architects for HQ (D.C. Metro area), and five other locations in North America

• Leveraged different tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter, Monster, CareerBuilder, Indeed

(Prime), and TalentBin to source candidates for a very selective hiring team

• Mentored and guided other recruiters on the team, both local and in India. On two separate occasions, directly managed one recruiter in India

• Filled 100+ experienced level openings for Technology and IT departments throughout the U.S. and Canada over a four-year period. Acceptance rate was among highest on team

(95% in 2019)

• Involved in interviewing and selection of internal candidates for HR/Recruiting positions, as well as training of new hires on the team

• Supported Internal Meet-Ups, including OpenHack DC and DockerDC

• Co-chaired the TA Incentive Competitions Team – Came up with creative ways to incentivize the team to increase productivity on a quarterly basis

• Received a Department Wide Corporate Service Award for Q1 and Q2 of 2019 referencing my achievements both in production and contributions to team engagement.

• Engaged with hiring leaders for consistent reporting and recruiting updates, to pivot and plan accordingly, etc.

• Participated and Finished the Cvent MBA Program

Motion Recruitment Partners March 2008 - December 2015 Nationwide Staffing Firm based in Boston Massachusetts d.b.a. Workbridge Associates (branch in Arlington, VA): Practice Manager October 2014 – December 2015

• Managed a team of 2-6 Recruiters responsible for full life cycle recruiting, including account management and new account generation in the Network Infrastructure (IT) market

• Responsible for hiring internal recruiters, including sourcing, interviewing, and negotiating offers

• Spent a lot of time in support of existing accounts and previous candidate inventory renewing brand image for the team

• Had team on pace for $700,000 in revenue for 2015

• Maintained previous responsibilities of Lead Recruiter Lead Recruiter March 2012 – October 2014

• Responsible for leading the team in account generation, management, and overall sales.

• Responsible for recruiting through different avenues to build talent database, including but not limited to LinkedIn, Monster, Twitter, and Posting of Ads.

• Responsible for advising and consulting both clients and candidates on hiring/search decisions and building their team, company, or individual careers.

• Responsible for training and mentoring of junior staff both on team and within the entire office.

• Responsible for giving weekly meetings/presentations to staff.

• Assist Regional Director in key decisions in hiring, culture creation, and vision.

• Responsible for full life cycle of recruiting with both clients and candidates. d.b.a. Jobspring Partners (branch of MRP):

Practice Manager January 2010 – March 2012

• Managed a team between 3-6 trainees in generating over $500,000 in revenue annually with a high of close to $900,000 in 2011

• Responsible for directly mentoring and developing entry-level staff from scratch in both recruiting and inside sales for the software development market in D.C.

• Assist Division Manager in key decisions regarding hiring and culture throughout office.

• Directly responsible for building my team from scratch.

• Played the role of Account Executive, while still developing relationships with new clients through cold calling and various networking channels.

• Responsible for recruiting through networking and other various social media websites

• Responsible for weekly meetings, delivery of weekly goals, and tracking progress of team’s skillsets.

• Responsible for motivating staff to reach and exceed goals. Lead Recruiter

• Responsible for leading the team in account generation, management, and overall sales. Achieved Top 3 in peer group in nation in numbers of sales transactions/placements.

• Responsible for recruiting through different avenues to build talent database, including but not limited to LinkedIn, Monster, Twitter, and Posting of Ads.

• Responsible for advising and consulting both clients and candidates on hiring/search decisions and building their team, company, or individual careers.

• Responsible for training and mentoring of junior staff both on team and within the entire office.

• Responsible for giving weekly meetings/presentations to staff.

• Assist Division Manager in key decisions in hiring, culture creation, and vision.

• Responsible for full life cycle of recruiting with both clients and candidates. Recruiter:

• Responsible for majority of full life cycle of recruiting with assistance from Division Manager in Contract and Salary Negotiation.

• Responsible for new account generation as senior member on team through cold calling.

• Responsible for advising and consulting both clients and candidates on hiring/search decisions and building their team, company, or individual careers. Recruiting Tools: LinkedIn Recruiter/Lite, Indeed Prime, Facebook, TalentBin, Entelo Trial, Monster, CareerBuilder, Dice, Workday HCM, Zoom Communications Platform, Cisco WebEx, Hirebridge ATS, eRecruit ATS Education:

Virginia Tech: Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing Management

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