EMMANUEL KANKAM

Manchester, CT ***** • 860-***-**** • adyo08@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Experienced Professional with proven abilities in building relationships. Creative problem solver with strong organizational, interpersonal, communication and decision-making skills. Energetic innovative contributor with knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. A reliable self-starter with the ability to establish priorities, work independently and as part of a team by contributing my thoughts and ideas but also listening and learning from the rest of the team

SKILLS

●Boolean Searching & Logic

●Internet Recruiting

●Strong Networking and CommuUtilize various recruitment channels (job boards, social media, professional networks, etc.) to source and attract qualified candidates for aerospace manufacturing roles.

●Develop and maintain a strong talent pipeline to ensure a continuous flow of candidates for current and future hiring needs.

●Screen resumes, conduct initial interviews, and evaluate candidates based on their qualifications, experience, and cultural fit

●Experience with Sourcing Techniques (social media, Internal recruiting, referrals)

●Negotiating

●LinkedIn Sourcing

●MS Word, Excel; Google Sheet

●Benefits and employee on boarding

●Greenhouse ATS, Lever ATS, Bullhorn

●Branding

●Strong Communicator

●Interviewing

WORK HISTORY

Recruiter

Randstad/Harcosemco (contract)

●Utilize various recruitment channels (job boards, social media, professional networks, etc.) to source and attract qualified candidates for aerospace manufacturing roles.

●Develop and maintain a strong talent pipeline to ensure a continuous flow of candidates for current and future hiring needs.

●Screen resumes, conduct initial interviews, and evaluate candidates based on their qualifications, experience, and cultural fit.

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Apollo Professional Solutions 04/2022 - 01/2023

●Sourcing candidates for several positions through various sourcing tools (LinkedIn, Dice, Indeed, Monster, Zip Recruiter, Quora, Twitter, Company site and HireEZ for diversity)

●Head-hunting candidates for open requisitions

●Job posting on different platforms

●Cold calling candidates

●Meeting with account managers

●Handling 15+ Requisitions at a time (system engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Cable Assemblers, System Engineers, Technical Support, Test Technicians).

●2-3 hires per month

●Maintain relationships with active and passive candidates

●Build and maintain talent pool that align with company's future goals

●Manage interview, selection, offer and assist HR with onboarding process

●Maintains presence on social media and in professional networks to enhance visibility and interact with potential candidates

●40 to 50 outreaches a day (cold calling, emailing and direct messaging)

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Xashyinc.com - Remote, CT 07/2018 - 04/2022

●Met with hiring managers to gather information needed to source out top candidates

●Responsible for full life cycle recruiting, including sourcing, interviewing, qualifying and placement of full range of IT contracts, contract to perm and direct hire positions on w2 hourly/salaried work type

●Leveraged multiple sourcing strategies and channels, including external network, job boards, and internal referrals, to provide high-quality candidates for open positions

●Identified top talent through internal resources and ATS, reporting top talent finds to recruitment team

●Collected job requirements and posted job descriptions on company site and social media, Indeed and Glassdoor

●Interviewed candidates with leadership team

●Communicated with candidates through application process, and updated candidates' status in Greenhouse

●Proactively Identified top talent on different positions

●2 to 4 hires per month

●Actively recruited for roles like (Devops, Frontend, full stack and backend engineers, Data scientist, cloud engineer and Architects, Program managers, product managers, IT Manager, IT Business Analysts, System Engineers, Scrum Masters, Help Desk technicians and Cyber systems Security Engineers.)

●responsible for 10 to 15 requisitions per day

●8 to 12 phone screens a day

Talent Acquisition Specialist (Part-time Volunteer)

Boateng Luxury Group 03/2016 - 06/2018

●Social media searches, cold calling, building and maintaining relationships

●Search for potential business partners

Senior Airman/ Recruiter assistant

United States Air Force Reserves (Travis, Ramstein, Westover ARB) 01/2015 - 01/2021

●Assisted four managers in determining training needs, and collaborated to find best solutions

●Visited colleges and high schools to recruit students

●Created and posted job ads, scheduled interviews, and managed pre-employment drug screenings and background checks

●Developed and led training programs to prepare for projects

●Explained benefits that come with being in military

●Built strong relationships with schools and potential recruits

●Scheduled meetings between main recruiter and recruits

●Recruited at job fairs

●Reported all potential recruits to head recruit

●Provided others with information about job opportunities

●Shared information at job fairs

EDUCATION

●High School Diploma (East Hartford High School)

●Certification of completion (USAF Tech school Fort Lee, VA)

Training

●USAF basic military training

Certifications

●HR recruiting Communication Strategies to Attract and retain Top Talent

●Technical recruiting Foundations: Waterfall, Agile, and DevOps for Recruiters

●Technical Recruiting

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