Steven M. Avella

**** * **. *** **, Sacramento, CA, 95811

916-***-**** adikfm@r.postjobfree.com

Summary Statement

• Successful Recruiter with 10 years of executive level IT placements.

• Proven track record of high volume recruiting and innovative sourcing strategies

• Strong team leader with demonstrated success in fast paced environments.

• Sourcing expert of Director Level Talent with emphasis on diversity recruiting,

EXPERIENCE

Owner January 2020-Present

Radar Talent Group

•Full desk Technical Recruiting in high level IT Engineering. (EDD) (DMV)

Senior Technical Recruiter/Team Lead August 2019-April 2020

Wayfair Remote

• Common Requisitions: Director of Technology, Chief Technical Officer, IT Manager, AWS Engineer, Fullstack Developers, ect

• Managed an average requisition load of 25-35. Producing 20 onsite interviews per month, with over 100 phone screen per month, with an average of 8-12 hires per month.

• Negotiated compensation for Full time employees as well as contract and temp to hire positions.

• Brought in as a Technical Sourcer where I was promoted to Team Lead/Mentor within 60 days.

• Established diversity recruiting implementation by working from job posting descriptions to be designed to encourage diverse candidates. Specific sourcing hours dedicated to outreach in targeted communities while partnering with the onsite Visa/immigration teams to ensure inclusion and legal requirements.

• In charge of all aspects of recruiting, from sourcing, phone screening, technical assessments as well as compensation and onboarding.

• Team Lead of 5 Recruiters where I provide weekly training, 1 on 1’s, headcount of departments. Performance reviews, career advancement as well as terminations. Working closely with Hiring Managers from multiple departments. Monthly onsite sourcing best practice seminars, companywide.

• Hiring Committee Lead where I review candidates with department Leads/Directors/Stakeholders.

• Hosting bi weekly Sourcing Best Practices training company wide.

RPO-Senior Technical Recruiter February 2018-June 2019

Kornferry Int. Nationwide

Walmart Labs- Senior Corporate Recruiter/Team Leader 8/18-7/19

• Common Requisitions: Linux System Administrator, Cyber Security Lead, Chief Technical Officer, AWS Engineer, Assistant to the IT Director, Fullstack Developers, ect.

• Managed an average requisition load of 85-95. Producing 30 onsite interviews per month, with over 120 phone screen per month, with an average of 16-22 hires per month.

• Fulltime Employees as well as Contract and temp to hire.

• Recruited and filled over 200 mid-level to executive senior-level positions since August 18’.

• Diversity recruiting implementation by working from job posting descriptions to be designed to encourage diverse candidates. Specific sourcing hours dedicated to outreach in targeted communities while partnering with the onsite Visa/immigration teams to ensure inclusion and legal requirements.

• Provided daily supervision, guidance and assignments to Coordinators’ 16 recruiting teams and ensured adherence to service level agreements.

• Daily standups with Hiring Manager to understand their needs in a consultative manor.

• Have received numerous performance-based bonuses during my time with Walmart.

• Aggressively recruited well-qualified applicants from a variety of sources, including job boards, social media, and sourcing on LinkedIn as well as multiple (ATS) applications.

Cox Automotive – Senior Technical Recruiter 2/18-8/18

• Common Requisitions: Chief Operating Officer, Chief Technical Officer, IT Manager, AWS Engineer, Front End/Backend Developers, ect.

• Fulltime Employees as well as Contract and temp to hire.

• Applied full cycle recruiting for Technology, Engineering, Corporate and retail sales and production positions.

• Consulted with hiring managers to determine job requirements and draft detailed job descriptions to support planned growth.

• Leveraged a variety of recruiting resources to source talent - internet sourcing, advanced Boolean searches and job boards.

• Utilized innovative search strategies in a tight marketplace and pursued alternative methods to locate rare or difficult skill sets.

Recruiting Director March 2017-February 2018

Amtec Inc. - Portland, OR

• Common Requisitions: Director of Technology, Chief Technical Officer, IT Manager, AWS Engineer, Fullstack Developers, ect.

• Initially tasked with business development and talent acquisition.

• Acquiring large enterprise accounts as well as mid-market accounts reaching over 80 jobs per month.

• Promoted to PNW Recruiting Director where I opened my own office and with a team of Recruiters as well as Account Managers to work on acquired jobs.

• Oversee all contract negotiations, web meetings and client visits.

• Specific sourcing hours dedicated to outreach in targeted communities while partnering with the outreach programs and organizations.

• Matched the headquarters at Chino Hills, CA, GP for 2017.

Technical Recruiter July 2015-March 2017

Randstad Technologies - Portland, OR

• Common Requisitions: Salesforce Development Lead, Wordpress Developer, IT Manager, AWS Engineer, Fullstack Developers, ect.

• Managed an average requisition load of 25-35. Producing 20 onsite interviews per month, with over 100 phone screen per month, with an average of 8-12 hires per month.

• Fulltime Employees as well as Contract and temp to hire.

• Account Management/Recruiter of large volume clients, sourcing exceptional talent to fill job orders, employee relations, job coaching and etiquette to temps, interviewing, and job offers as well terminations.

• Weekly blocked out days to source specifically diverse candidates.

• Conduction of phone screens and completion of pre-qualifying questioning, on site visits to clients, reference checks, sending out profiles on candidates to generate business, daily meetings of goals to generate revenue. Sales calls, assigned projects, posting jobs

• Administered candidate testing, data and order entry; on boarding process from beginning to end negotiations, ATS usage, retention efforts, analyzing data/ metrics

Corporate Recruiter January 2012-June 2015

Nike – Beaverton, OR

• Common Requisitions: Scrum Master, IT Director, IT Manager, AWS Engineer, Fullstack Developers, ect.

• Fulltime Employees as well as Contract and temp to hire.

• Manage and oversee full life-cycle recruitment for a high volume of requisitions across retail, sales, distribution and call center functions.

• Proactively source, screen, interview, and recommend candidates for open roles and effectively share talent across the portfolio.

• Ensure a strong candidate and hiring leader experience through demonstrated knowledge of requisition and business acumen as well as proactive nature and responsiveness.

• Responsible for creative, cost-effective sourcing strategies utilizing direct and creative sourcing channels including professional networking and social media sites, etc.

• Identify, develop and maintain network of contacts and resources to generate qualified, diverse candidate pools and pipelines for strategic needs.

• Establish and maintain meaningful partnerships with management and key cross-functional stakeholders. Internally (e.g. IT, Legal, Finance, HR, Compensation).

• Lead and/or participate in special projects that support continuous business process improvement.

Education

Bachelors of Business Administration Communications (BBA)

California State University – Sacramento 2011

Technical Skills

Experience with PC, Linux and Mac platforms, Microsoft Office, LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, Monster, Dice, Career Builder, Salesforce, SAP, Bullhorn, GreenHouse, Hubspot, Jobvite, Hired, Seen by Indeed, Hiretual, Beamery.

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