Talent Acquisition Customer Service
Resume:
Stephen Barba
Round Rock, TX 78665
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SUMMARY
Energetic, Results-oriented Technical Recruiter/Recruiting Manager with many years of experience in In-House Corporate/Agency Recruiting, coupled with strong Management, Career Guidance, Marketing, Sales, Customer Service, Training, and Technical Skills. Excellent communication and presentation skills are combined with strong industry knowledge, resulting in the ability to quickly develop rapport with people at all levels.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Experienced Recruiter, Talent Acquisition Manager and HR Generalist with experience in all aspects of corporate and contract staffing.
WORK HISTORY
December 2022 – October 2024 – CRH – Texas Region – Talent Acquisition Manager/Senior Recruiter
Responsible for leading the talent acquisition strategies and initiatives to attract and engage hourly construction/office personnel employees across The Texas Region. Responsible for all recruitment of hourly labor and administrative personnel for the Texas Region. Carried my own Req. load to support hourly labor and office recruiting for the Region. I leveraged my extensive experience in recruitment, people management and marketing, to develop and execute innovative sourcing strategies, build a continuous candidate pipeline, and ensure a seamless recruitment process from pre-boarding to hire. Led recruitment efforts focused on all hourly business functions. Oversaw the workflow of the department, including coordinators. Identified and coordinated career fairs for new acquisitions and growing business, participated as needed. Reviewed and updated job descriptions, job families to align with the evolving needs of the organization. Assisted in developing and implementing talent retention strategies to reduce turnover. Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and inspire a team to achieve results. Deep knowledge of talent sourcing and recruiting methodologies in Construction or related industry. Used my proficiecy in applicant tracking systems (ATS), recruitment marketing platforms, and other relevant HR technologies to attract volume hourly talent. I demonstrated my track record of success in developing and executing effective talent acquisition strategies in a fast-paced start-up environment.
October 2019 – December 2022 – Varian Medical Systems – Sr. Recruiter
Developed, researched and identified prospective talent providing a pipeline of qualified candidates. Acted as a strategic partner to hiring managers for job opening requirements. Defined, refined, executed and communicated search strategies. Aced as an expert in assigned regions, line of businesses, functions and technologies. Analyzed industry, product and geographical trends in talent. Determined appropriate recruiting sources for advertising and posting positions. Promoted the company image to candidates and external service providers. Documented and evaluated recruiting and candidate interview process. Negotiated and/or supports hiring manager in developing new hire compensation package/offers. Managed tools, resources and technologies in identifying talent. Worked with agencies, recruiting contractors and/or internet website representatives when conducting employment advertising campaigns.
July 2016 – October 2019 - Office Depot - Austin, TX - Sr. Recruiter
Manage full life-cycle recruitment for the Austin Inside Sales Organization
Build relationships with Universities, Veterans Groups, and community organizations to strengthen talent pipeline and build brand awareness
Partner with VP, Directors, and Sr. Managers to forecast hiring needs, develop talent and implement programs. Develop proactive recruiting process
March 2016 to July 2016 - SunPower - Austin, TX - Sr. Contract Recruiter
Responsibilities include recruiting in a corporate environment for solar technology and renewable energy candidates.
Responsible for using a variety of sourcing methods, including extensive Internet recruiting.
Sourcing capabilities that include the ability to proactively seek out the most qualified candidates available. I possess the strong ability to develop rapport with all levels of hiring managers and candidates.
July 2012 – March 2016 - Flextronics, Austin, TX
Sr. Talent Acquisition Manager – US and Canada – July 2014 – March 2016
Responsibilities included partnering with Vice Presidents, Senior Hiring Managers and HR Leaders to set and drive strategy, goals, process, and metrics while managing a client-aligned recruiting team.
Managed a team of 18 who own finding, scheduling, assessing, and closing entry to senior level candidates.
Interact with recruiting teams from other locations to provide consolidated view of organizational staffing. Skilled at partnering with hiring teams to build effective sourcing, assessment, and closing approaches.
Ability to manage customer/partner expectations through a deep understanding of ROI
Experience creating, measuring and scaling workflow between Candidates, Hiring Managers and the Recruiting team
Recruiting Manager -– November 2013 – July 2014
Sr. Lead Talent Acquisition Specialist – March 2013 – November 2013
Contract Sr. Technical Recruiter – July 2012 – March 2013
Recruiting Manager/Lead Recruiter on confidential green field project. First recruiter hired on project. I was on this project at genesis to current state of 900 plus hires in a 16-month period. I partnered with hiring managers to recruit for Technical and Non- Technical positions through multiple sourcing channels including LinkedIn, web, job boards, cold calling, referrals and networking. Identified, engaged and screened potential candidates for all high-priority positions.
January 2012 – July 2012 - Pearson Education, Austin, TX - Temp. Human Resource Generalist
Responsibilities included recruiting and hiring, handling employee relations issues, maintaining employee files and other HR duties. This was a high-volume staffing position that required the recruitment and on-boarding of temporary candidates. Responsibilities also included accurate and timely data entry into an information management system.
April 2010 – November 2011 - Kelly Engineering Resources, Austin, TX - Engineer Recruiter
Working with the team and clients to understand staffing needs and fulfill position requests.
Understand Kelly and customer hiring processes, procedures and policies.
Recruiting, selecting, and placing of candidates at strategic account customer locations utilizing internal and external recruiting resources and methods.
September 2007 –July 2009 - Thermo Fisher Scientific, Austin, Texas - Talent Specialist
Responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining employment and other recruiting and sourcing programs by reviewing resumes, interviewing and screening candidates while providing them with appropriate information and expectations, conducting employment advertising campaigns, writing complete and detailed job profiles, and developing and maintaining strong working relationships with Thermo Fisher Scientific leaders. Recruited Scientist, I/T, Engineer, Finance and H/R professionals
March 1997- September 2007 - PDS Technical Services, Austin, Texas - Senior Technical Recruiter/Branch Manager
Senior Technical Recruiter Responsibilities:
Responsible for providing staffing services to existing customers in their recruiting and personnel needs. I was responsible for exercising discretion and good judgment in recruiting candidates for customers and for sourcing candidates via the following methods: cold calling into companies where known talent resides, personal candidate network, internal resume database, Internet resume banks, the general Internet, etc..
Branch Manager Responsibilities:
I was accountable for branch performance. I reviewed activities, costs and operations to determine branch progress toward stated goals and objectives.
Worked to develop business and business partnerships. Conducted sales and service calls. I developed relationships with high-level management at existing and potential clients to increase market share with businesses and/or secure contract extensions.
COMPUTER SKILLS:
MS Office, MS Word, MS Access, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Exchange, MS Internet Explorer, ACT and Telemagic. I have Radford and Cartus experience also.
Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS): Success Factors, Authoria, SmartSearch, Taleo, IQ Navigator, HR Smart and AIRS Sourcepoint CE
EDUCATION
1993-1995
BS Management/Human Resources--Park College, Parkville, MO Graduated Magna Cum Laude – 3.76 G.P.A.
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