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Talent Acquisition Specialist

Location:
Jamaica Plain, MA
Salary:
95000
Posted:
March 23, 2025

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Resume:

CHRISTOPHER OSER

Boston, MA *****

857-***-****

********@*****.***

Proactive results-oriented Talent Acquisition Specialist with exceptional people skills.

Versed in multi-tasking under time constraints with a strong work ethic and superior organizational skills.

A proven track record that demonstrates self-motivation, perseverance, and the ability to provide error free work under deadlines.

Results-oriented, able to initiate steps to address issues, anticipate and resolve conflicts, and reduce administrative and organizational demands on senior executives.

EXPERIENCE

South Shore Staffing (Canton, MA) Feb 2024 – Oct 2024

VICE PRESIDENT OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Made extensive outbound cold calls daily to establish new business relationships with HR, Talent Acquisition Management, Company Presidents, EVP, SVP and C level Executives daily within the Accounting-Finance, Supply Chain Management, Non- Profit, Legal, Construction and Banking industries.

Established relationships with hiring managers to develop a deep understanding of their objectives, challenges, and team style.

Sourced active and passive candidates through employee referrals, networking, internal databases, contact lists and research.

Marketed candidates to existing and potential clients to develop Temp and Perm job opportunities.

Negotiated contract terms with Human Resources and hiring Managers.

PRA-Staffing (Walpole/Boston, MA) Jul 2013 – Present

TALENT ACQUISITION SPECIALIST

Develop policies and strategies for acquiring new talent. Analyze the company's hiring and talent needs to anticipate hiring. Utilize various channels to source candidates. Work with hiring managers to anticipate needs and fill positions.

As sole Owner/Operator I acted as Account Executive and Recruiter.

Direct source VP/SVP level CRE and C&I Sales and Operations candidates for client banks throughout New England.

Research talent acquisition trends to improve the process, the goal is to anticipate the organization’s needs based on growth, goals and change to get new employees in positions efficiently.

Make extensive outbound cold calls daily, market candidates to existing and potential clients to develop new business relationships.

Establish relationships with Human Resources and Senior Management. Negotiated salaries/total compensation/commission with all Candidates and Clients Prepared cost analysis and salary range comparison reports for vendors.

Provide Team Meetings/ZOOM options for both clients and candidates when necessary.

Poli Mortgage Group (Norwood, MA) Nov 2010 - Jul 2013

TALENT ACQUISITION MANAGER

Strategically sourced for all internal departments and hiring in excess of 65 sales and support staff for 6 branch locations. Played a vital role in the design and implementation of Poli’s talent management and strategies to support a diverse working environment.

Personally, oversaw all Talent Acquisition/Recruiting for this multi-state/branch regional mortgage lender.

Provided Team Meetings/ZOOM options for potential candidates/teams. Provided Thought Leadership on Talent Management.

Shared best practices with all internal departments and how this can be integrated effectively.

Made extensive outbound calls daily, conducted email campaigns via Constant Contact and Outlook.

Conducted live webinars (Zoom) and utilized various online marketing tools/social media including LinkedIn, FB, Constant Contact (email campaigns) as well as Job Boards daily.

Negotiated salaries/total compensation/commission with potential employees and company President.

Partnered with company President, internal Management and Human Resources to develop recruiting strategies and Best Practices to help grow all departments and company.

Successfully opened 4 new branches located in Plymouth, MA, Myrtle Beach, SC, Charlotte, NC and West Palm Beach, FL.

Ledgent/Division of Roth Staffing (Boston, MA) Jan 2010 - Oct 2010

ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

Strategically sourced, recruited, and interviewed candidates into corporate positions in various departments within high tech.

Made extensive outbound calls daily, marketed candidates to develop new business relationships.

Built agency/direct client relationships with senior level executives.

Ran daily job board meeting with recruiters discussing each client and status of jobs.

CONTRACT

Staples, Inc., Framingham, MA J Jan 2024 - Feb 2024

CORPORATE CONTRACT RECRUITER

Supported Supply Chain Division for major Fortune 500 Retailer.

Supported all elements of recruiting/sourcing, qualifying candidates, interviewing and negotiation of offers.

Used Taleo ATS to find candidates for the Charlotte, NC FC.

Supported both full-time and temporary staffing needs and may focus on specific elements of the recruiting process.

SKILLS

Numerous recruiting seminars/events (including Peter Lefkowitz) Behavioral Interview Techniques, Boolean Searches, Diversity/Equity and Inclusion, Employee Onboarding, Job Advertisement, Facebook, Negotiation Skills, Social Media Recruiting, LinkedIn, Bullhorn, Salesforce, CareerBuilder, Indeed.com, Website Development/Management

TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE

Microsoft Office includes Word, Excel PowerPoint & Outlook, Adobe: Acrobat Writer/Reader SalesForce, Multiple Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), Teams, Zoom, Facetime, ARIBA, Workday

Preszi (presentations) Concur, SAP & Certify QuickBooks

EDUCATION

Northeastern University/UMass (Boston, MA)

AREA OF STUDY - BUSINESS AND MARKETING

Freedom Trail Realty School, Boston, MA 2023 & 2021

Completed 2 online classes successfully



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