Hector Mercado

484-***-**** adzt27@r.postjobfree.com

Career Objective

I am a Senior Technical Recruiter seeking to leverage my 6+ years of recruiting and placement in various industries in order to provide an aggressive focus, full-cycle approach, and pipeline relationship management, while exceeding goals below budget.

Specialized Skills

Applicant Tracking Systems

ICIMS & Salesforce

Consultative Sales

Project Leadership

Social Media (Facebook, LinkedIn)

Phone Screening

Relationship Management

Pipeline Development

Candidate Assessment

Career Progression

Recruiter/ Onsite manager, SevenStep

oOnsite manager/ Recruiter for Lineage Logistics- ran hiring events for warehouse workers. responsible for relationship with local unemployment office

otechnical/ engineering recruiter on dish account where i hired techs and engineers for their colorado home office

orecruiter for lasership/ ontrac warehouses across the country

Recruiter, Insource performance solutions

o Hired on to staff new client in the Lehigh Valley (Keurig/ Dr. Pepper) and hired over 170 associates including Fork Lift Drivers, line workers & office personal.

oCreated list of Facebook jobs groups in cities we have clients in to assist recruiting partners

oLayoffs moved us from 170+ workers down to 35. At last count we are back to 135+

oFacility in Allentown was highest earning one in the company after just 4 months

SKILLED TRADES RECRUITER, PEOPLEREADY SKILLED TRADES

Aug 2021- current

Jan 2020 – 08/2021

JUL 2018 – AUG 2019

PeopleReady is a national provider of trained, skilled workers in construction and similar skilled trades industries.

oRecruiter, pre-screened, and placed 40 electricians for new Amazon Warehouse project exceeding time goals.

oLiaison between Skilled Trades and Operations divisions to streamline communication, leading to increased client retention and satisfaction.

oPartnered with sales division to expand client portfolio by managing client relationship and foreseeing needs beyond skilled trades division.

CONTRACT RECRUITER & SOCIAL MEDIA EXPERT

APR 2017 – JUL 2018

As a Contract Recruiter, I partnered with Express, People Source, and AHS Staffing to assist their internal teams with hard-to-place positions and trained recruiters on Social Media recruiting best practices.

oUsing various ATS sites and Social Media (Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter), increased placement rates by 32% in a quarter, by coaching candidates on how to showcase skills on their resumes and matching skill sets to open requisitions.

oManaged full-cycle recruiting including negotiating candidate salary, negotiating bill rates with clients, and candidate on-boarding preparation.

oIncreased social media recruitment at partner agencies by 41% through focused process training covering posting jobs for clarity and reach, online screening, and candidate engagement through groups.

SENIOR RECRUITER, PROGREXION

NOV 2015 – FEB 2017

Progrexion is a national leader in consumer credit repair having brands such as Lexington Law and CreditRepair.com in its portfolio. Progrexion entered the Oklahoma City market looking to establish its brand and open a dynamic sales and customer service call center. I was tasked with staffing Sales Reps and managers while providing a candidate experience that aligns with the company culture as an Employer of Choice.

oExceeded recruitment goals consistently between 8% and 19% monthly, while remaining 23% below budget.

oWorking with national team, crafted interview guide to streamline and consolidate interviewing process, ensuring all candidates across the brand receive the same interview experience, no matter location.

oSelected as Interim Recruiting Manager where I managed our recruiting budget and implemented a social media recruitment strategy that increased recruitment for the site by 22% percent within one month, leading to a pipeline of candidates.

SENIOR TECHNICAL RECRUITER – CONTRACT ENGINEERING, AEROTEK

OCT 2013 – OCT 2015

Aerotek is a global recruiting and staffing agency with a local focus. I specialized in placing professionals in the Engineering and Manufacturing industries that are located in the greater Oklahoma region.

oHighest spread in Oklahoma from 6 month mark forward

oPrimary recruiter assisting account manager to 2 full year contests

oCompleted Sales Readiness class with highest number of appointments set & only one to get and fill a req

oQuarter contest winner Q3 2015

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